The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-12
THE CONFERENCE CLOSES MONDA,
A Brilliant Sermon by Bishop Newman.
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On Tuesday afternoon one would not have
known that body of nearly three hundred
ministers had been in session in the f rst
Methodist Episcopal church from Wednes-
day morning Of last week until Monday
evening. Only the Uttered floors of the
church and the semi confusion in nearly
three hundred rooms remained as evidences
of their presence.
The attendance on Saturday was very
large, nearly every member Of the confer
ence being present. Bishops Newman and
Merrill alternnted in presiding.
The order of business consisted in passing
upon classes Of deacons and elders. Revs
Lyle, Morley and Westerdale we're before
the Bishop for ordination. The Bishops
address was crisp and pointed. In the
course Of his remarks he said: al would that
the word specification were expunged from
our language as applied to man. Let COM
pleteness be your aim. Mans physical
nature must be properly cared for, for no
man can be good orator who has not a
good stomach. The memory should retain
only things of good report Let your
thoughts be pure and attain that power
which can e1pel all evil thought. Be pure
in your lives. Abstain from all oorrupting
influences. Do not even listen to lustful
stories or those of q doubtful character.
Rather put your fingers in your ears and
run. General Grant once told me that an
officer once came into his tent and said that
he had good story to tell if there were no
ladies present. Grant told him there were
no ladies present but were gentlemen pres.
ent. That story was not told. Remember
you are gentlemen when you meet woman.
Your mother was woman. Remember
that. The conference like the church itself
has two doors, one where you 60 in and one
where you can 60 out. Don't preach doc
trinsl sermons, but be grounded in christian
|ity."
The committee on the worlds fair presents
cd report heartily indorsing Chioogo,
which was adopted by standing vote.
In the afternoon Rev. P. II. Swift preach
cd the missionary sermon. He said that all
the Methodist men had been missionaries
Their church now numbered 100000 souls
with $4,000 churches, which have seating
capacity of 100000. From 1870 to 1886
they increased in membership at the rate o.
81 900 per year, now at the rate Of $4,000
year. The reflex influence Of the missionary
brings material prosperity to the nation and
the individual. It 10 certain that the CON
verified heather demand more of commerce
than those who remain in heathendom. TIT
Sandwich Islanders pay in agricultural i'm
plemsnts 60 per cent on all expenditure:
made there. They ask for Sc, 900 Of com
moditiss each year, and that shows the good
work.
At four O'Clock the conference and prom.
inent citizens were taken to ride on Ottswat
boast-the electric railway. Mr.. Evans hat
issued an especial invitation and ct the sp-
pointed hour Q train Of twelve splendid
Pullman cars were in waiting. They were
filed rapidly and after being photographed
by Bowman moved out over the full length
of the completed lines, an imposing proce
sion. The result WAS splendid electrical
Test, the twelve cars gliding along Is smooth
| ly and rapidly as though there had been bu
one.
In the evening some fifty of the pastors
we're entertained BY special camp fire q
Seth C. Earl Post, into the ranks of which