The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-08

| tian and anti-American. He must he driven
| out by mohs or metamorphosed by Christian
| effort unusually excited
| Third-The Mormon question, extending its
influence In every direction, especially in Idaho
| and Arizona under the protection of a dilatory
| government In this connection Dr. Franklin,
| OF Utah, a Norwegian by birth gave us the as
| tonishing information that without her knowl-
| edge or consent, Mrs. Garfield has been sealed
for the next world to a Mormon elder. Think
| of it, ye ladies who are leaders in society and
| prominent in moral reforms, how these one
sided contracts may be piling up complications
| undreamed-of for the day of judgement to settle
These questions call for strong measures and
| redoubled energy and liberaity on the part of
| the church The speaker paid glowing tribute
| to the work of the missionary bishops of the
Protestant Episcopal Church; also, to the work
! or the Congregational, Baptist and Presbyte-
| rlan churcneS. He said the CongregationalistS
had planted fifty five societies in Utah last year,
| and the Methodists He claims that this is
| on account of lack of money, and that they are
| not doing all they are able to do. DR.. Spencer,
| who spoke next, claimed that while more
| might be done, 43 per cent of this
| conference having given nothing during the last
| year towards church extension, yet the size of
| the Methodist denomination must be considered.
In the matter of expenditure, the size of the
| family Is the regulator In making the silks and
satins go around These other den omin atoms
named would all together hardly fill the cradles
of Methodism, and therefore the NJ. E. Church
had about all it could do to take care of the fam
lily it already had Its history is one of toll
poverty and sacrifice, and therefore it was un-
fair to always judge by outside appearances.
In the evening of this day we were treated to
a missionary sermon from brother whose cul-
tivated manner and command of language would
indicate good training, but who read every word
of his address with head down, and in a monot-
onOus school-boy fashion. He must have been
an escaped Presbyterian minister; no other
theory will account for this anomaly among
Methodist preachers. Has man of this descrip-
ton the faintest conception of the soul-stirring
inspiration OF meeting face to face large, intel
hgent audience and talking to them on the great
questions of human sympathy and divine love?
IL this body may be seen goodly number of
hne-lOoklng men, and judging from the compare
lively few old men and the number of young
candidates, the race of Methodist ministers is
not likely to diminish.
Bishop Andrews is remarkably handsome old
man. Evidences of the character of perfect
Christian gentleman shine all through his digni-
fed department and his most noble. beautiful
countenance; and as orator he cannot be ex-
celled.
Some old superannuated fathers there are on
whose faces the coming glory is even now shin
| ing. Noticeable among these Fathers Dare
and Kiger. The latter with the grand old voice
which age has not destroyed, carried his audi
ence up on the heights the other day, the people
joining him in the chorus, 'Then
Palms of victory" ETC. It NAV
possibly not predicate culture, but On,
how it thrills the SOUL this singing of heart to
heart What cared that crowd of men in that
hour or song, and hand grasp and glorious antic-
patton for all the honors the world has to bestow
And as some of US sit on one side and observe
putting this and that together-we that
the young members sit modestly in their Seats
learning of their superiors; we that they who
do the most talking do the least hard work; we
see that poorly paid ministers called on to
give, give, give what their people should give
we see that they ara a noble. lf-sacrihcng,
accomplishing. poorly remunerated class of
men, of whom the world is not worthy
God bless them every one, and open the
hearts of their people TO take better care
of them. And now, when they changing
places they have no homes. Shame on those
charges who offer them dipgy, uncomfortable
unhomelike dwellings, al though it made no
difference to a minister and his family if he just
only had place to stay. L.. M