The Portland daily press., 1888-04-13

are at the threshold where you can choose
what you can do. You can become 80 aDSo-
lutely dry that there will be nothing 10 do
with you but put you on the shelf You are
called to preach our doctrine. The Method
ist church has right TO demand that you
preach our doctrine. III you want TO preach
anything else, why God bless you, but don't
preach 1t in Methodist church.
Don't preach your doubts. There Is enough
Oh the gospel that you can preach with GER
Ialnty. You can preach any church out OF
n1e py harping on one subject. Preach sancti-
ncatlon but not "eranktlhcation." We were
not born to preach santifcation and perfect
love. That wasn't what called us into be-
ing. 1t Is a beautiful doctrine but it isn't
big enough for q great church that has got
TO save the world. You have got TO preach
about punishment and faith. We were born
on the truth of a movable religion.
In regard to the Sunday school let me say
that you will be amazed to see how much
work Is to be done here. 1t Is good deal
better to save that boy than Ii Is to save that
old hack Of sin over there who for 81 years
has been on the side Of the adversary. Don't
think the children are too small for you.
DO you know how man finds out when
he is forgiven? There Is emily one Being In
the universe that does know 1t and when He
tells II we know II. Don't you 20 about the
altar, l beg of You, telling them that they
are forgiven for you don't know whether
they are or not. God knows, God pardons.
There Is no other truth. In my judgement.
that can be compared with the truth that we
are TO be born again. 1t Is something TO be
born into the kingdom Of God and then for
endless ages to be making your way up to
his kingdom.
II you preach to a man that terrific doc
trine Of endless punishment, enough to para
lyZe thoughtful man, don't see how you
can do otherwise than to fairly present It,
They may not take the doctrine but they
will take the spirit Of 10.
VIII you look after the children2 That's
what will win In the future. Make covenant
and stick TO 1t.
Abel E. Farley and Daniel X. Ford were
the candidates for admission 10 the Confer
ence.
Mr.. Parkhurst, editor Of lions Herald,
was then introduced, and he spoke In behalf
OF the Wesleyan Association and the relig
ious paper Of which he Is editor.
On motion 1t was voted that memorial ser
Saturday.
II was voted to elect delegates to the Ma
tl9nal conference on Friday, at 10 a. m, and
The secretary read the minutes Of the
meeting, which were adopted, and then, af-
ter the benediction had been pronounced, the
Conference adjourned until the afternoon
session.
Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon the attendance was con-
siderably larger than 1t was in the morning.
the church at o'clock, the hour Of COM
mencing, being full.
Rev. w. 5. MeIntire, who was TO have adj
dressed the audience. was not present. An in
teresting conference missionary sermon was
preached by Rev. W. Berry, who referred to
large map Of South America, hung in front
OF the organ, to make plain what he said
concerning that continent.
REV. MR. BERRY's REMARKS.
The speaker said that instead Of preach
ing a set missionary sermon as he did
during the year he would talk briefly about
the work in South America as a missionary
field He said that its splendid system
Of rivers, its vast tracts Of fertile lands,
its mountains, its great mineral products all
fitted IL for future grander, and more far
reaching, than that of North America.
He next spoke Of the power OF the Roman
Catholic church In South America The
people have hardly progressed farther than
they were four hundred years ago. In Chill.
the most enlightened Of the republics, only
80 per cent. can read and write, while In
Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and others, the
per cent Is far lower The Roman Catholic
church loses ground very slowly. In all the
republics save one, however, professionalism
has gained foothOld. In Ecuador no prOtes-
tant teacher Is allowed nor any protestant
Bible. and as fast as the Bibles are brought
in they are burned In the public square.
Henext spoke of the state Of morals, say
ing: There Is no nation on the face OF the
globe where such dense ignorance and such
low grade OF morals prevail as In South
America" Mrs. Louis Aggassiz's report Of
the state OF morals In South America, was
referred 70, and Few extracts quoted. The
people are slowly awakening to a sense Of
their iniquity and are reaching out for in
structiOn. Protestant missionaries are do.
Ing all they can to benefit them and II Is not
vain TO predict a great future for South
America. when she VIII be no unworthy RI
val OF North America herself
AT. 415p. m, the anniversary Of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society was cell
ebrated. Mrs. Charles f. Allen in brief,
neat speech, introduced Mrs. DIR. j. II.
Mansfield Of Maiden, Mass, who spoke In
brief. as follows:
MRS. MANsFIELD's REMARKS.
shall speak to you about our own land;
for II we allow the darkness to settle down
on our own land hsw are we to carry on for
eign missions? The Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society was organized six years ago
with its headquarters at Cincinnati, Ohio,
twas organized for the work which needed
10 be done. The speaker then proceeded TO
show how such work should be done
to offset the growing evils Of the liquor
traffic, Morm0nism, and many other evils.
She urged the necessity Of saving the
people at home. The work Is broad and far
reaching, including, indeed, the whole Unit
ed States. She said "The vastness Of the
work in the South needed to be done Is be-
yond our deepest thoughts. The negro pop
ulation has multiplied itself eight times dur
ing this century. These people hold the
ballot in their hands and to a great extent
could not go, to send money to help the work,
control the destinies Of this republic" She
urged the necessity OF education for them.
She went on to say that superior women are
finding homes where the girls are taught in
all the arts and industries Of home life. The
speaker then referred to the work done at
Castle Garden. New York city, by Mrs.
Matthews and a corps of assistants. The
English speaking girls are taken care OF for
strangely enough nearly all other emigrantS
can go to homes founded by those Of their
own nationality. Deer Island was next
spoken Of where there is grand work being
done, and Of Chicago, where there Is train
ing school with fifty young ladies already
preparing for home missionary purposes.
The speaker then set forth very strongly the
necessity for home work in Salt Lake City
and described the home life Of the Mormons.
She ended by strong appeal TO all TO join In
the work to the best Of their means. III they
could not send money, to send bar
rel Of articles, and so help in the grand work
Of the Woman's Home Missionary Society.
Evening Services.
Every seat was occupied and chairs were
placed in the aisles to accommodate the
throng at the evening meeting. Rev. Geo.
B. Smythe, of China, was the first speaker
introduced. He said:
MIR. sAIYSfHE's ADDRESS.
1 do not hesitate to say that there Is no
heather empire in any part Of the world
that has such great and vast future before
II as the old heather empire OF China, and
want you to know this because in giving
money to the Chinese you are working and
striving and praying for a people that are
worthy of everything that you can do for
them.
sixty years ago there was not a single
Protestant missionary In China. Now there
is not province where a missionary cannot
20 with safety. The missionary work In
China began In q very small and humble
way. Robert Morrison was the hrst mission
airy and he went there In disguise. He
worked for % or % years In translating the
language and in 1885 had little Christian
organization formed in the great city Of Can
ton, having on its role only six names. Now
they are numbered by the tens OF thousands.
The growth and the rise OF the work we're
spoken of, and reference made TO the hospl-
tails and schools established BY the mission
aries in different parts Of the vast empire.
Rev. DIR. McCabe was introduced and