New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06


Concern, and encourage the people to buy books
then the problem How shall VIC take care Of the
worn-Out preachers p will be nearly solved.
Bishop Andrews then asked Who are elected to
elders orders and admitted into full connection :"
The following practitioners then took the stand before
the Bishop: Frank b. Upham /. B. Ilman, Lewis X.
Moore, A1Sin McRossie, J. j. Motif, William +. Smith,
Gustave Lass William A. Dickson and F. b. stock
dale The Bishop addressed to the candidates the
usual questions, interpreting their meaning lie said
Have you faith in Christl' That is, have you
ions do yon believe a lie S he one a sole Judge Of
men, the son of God and saviour of mankindi r., Only
be able to do your work 1t is this fire that Will
bcget fire all overflow Of soul is coquencc Genuine
devotion to God produces true eloquence. Don't
We We want you to have true pcty so that you may
that while you live close to God revealed in
Christ, you make acute and face all your powers.
to We O. DO no Seny rs e G sn
gather and worship under other politics We rccos
ME- ME-; them as true believers At the same tine we
Church. We think that following in theology
the teaching Of the New Testament. In polity we
have "A system that works well and fts into Amcr
can Institutions. Holding IL right TO exist
as distinct body, we think II right to ask you. Are
you Methodist" That l. yonr position now. There
Will come times when you will question methods
onr statements OF Theology perhaps questions with
comes, be honest with yourself, with your God with
your Church. :" Buy the truth and sell IL not II
our Church, after fair trial then true honestly
retire. but never, ! charge you before God. change
your views or trlhlIS reasons, on account OF position
or salary
VIII you give yourself wholly to the work Of
God :! Wesley wrote this question. lie himself
worked in many lines. There Is nothing grandcr than
TO speak 70 men directly. stick to this work Of
Judge OF your lines of work, guided BY Gods Holy
spirit.
chanically but 80 that yonr character shall come in
contact with your brothers character. cannot think
nf Paul sft..t.f chi trl.. V.al
Wherever he went men were infinitely precious to
him lie may have talked Of secular things, but lie
prayed in his heart while he talked &c pastors.
H. dGpendI upon y9nr SaGhGS mgn DAY yo by
preaching and aid In Your study.
several items Of rontinc business rapidly trans
acted Then D.. Leonard. one of the secretaries Of
the Foreign Missionary society. invited TO address
the conference. part Of his address is follows:
would like to talk to you in the interest Of the
years aco entered the foreign missionary field. We
have entered countries nominaly Christian and c>ab-
nShed missions there DR.. Mast came mere WINE
Young man. lie received the Gospel OF Christ into
a humble heart. The result is conference In
Germany. SO. many foreigners have come here. and
later returned 10 their countries to start churches
in switzerland and scandinavia We have work in
countries not Christian. In North India VIC have an
annual conference with four presiding clder aSri o
Mahometans and liIndoos listening 70 the GOSPEL;
do hope United senate. out Of honor 10 the
with respect TO the Chinese In our country.
To day in Japan the missionary can speak freely the
us that the largest halls will hold the people who
want to hear their All through that empire
piece Of classic literature We must have Increasing
appropriations because work Is Increasing Shall
prayer meeting Let US rise and link hands with
Jesus for the conquest Of the world.
Dr. stowe. Of the Western Book Concern was intro
duced to the Conference Just before the close OF the
morning session.
The afternoon session occupied with the ami
vcrSary Of the Frccdman's Aid society The Rev.
william H. Barton. Of Paichcguc. L. l.. presided The
Rev +. /. Thorpe. u New Haven, was tho first
speaker. lie said
40 physical contest decides question. The prin-
cplcs which were contested during the late war wcro
not decided by H. battles. To DAY We are spiritually
contcnding over the same questions that lay al ihc
foundation Of the contest OF quarter of century
ago. The questions which are hoing conicndcd are
the more grave Of the increase Of population
Two methods present. Themselves by which Tie QUO
Is the external method. by dcpor alton Of The colord
people back 70 Africa Tn, Is iHpractcan ..
that the coorcd race can be improved. The African
here 10 siay. We must reach him In his hone.
We cannot do It simply by giving them fine nouss
The home idea must be put into their mlnd'; 10 al
lfc For tn, purpose Christian education affords
the best means.
Dr. Chadwick. the secretary Of the rrcciman's
Aid society the next speaker. He asked
IL doing In the south of our country there lives
A people who. twenty i've years ago came out 81
Nv their side are nearly many ignorant whites
oar work is among on" third 81 N" people 81 the
country is confined {" the sixteen southern state,
We ind ra'e in ienorau'" if"icc,. ana {? a iirsr
iu-tral literary and religions. Us our industrial
schools wc present trade, - tho loys. We have
.itv IN Tennessee. 80 Young men Who were being
trained IN manual labor The s'ho.is teach Tie
The colorcd people ~ the south are not Incapable
They n"w Iay tANc' on 10000 600 worm Of pI9p"ry;
medical and dental aid. our college for colond men
at Nashville Tenn. cost u about 500. Al thiS
ilnuallv studying medicine. The color~i people must
have teacher G'oria has The bot public schools
.truction are guaranteed % the children there We
send there Christian 'ca'hcrs. In the south We
ars there ia thl, countr 100000 and over.
1000 600 Of thc-c cannot rad 10000 Of thee are
the great lcprosy o the laiion that parayzcs every
limb. the cataract that dins the na-A's eye.
crs who try l., teach a Bible they cannot read Many
communities are not only ignorant. bat hll"f ~ith
do something but the Hauoi cannot 90 ne WORK INA.
the Church ought 10 do. i Is said. These people
drink Nc.. bui Cornell and Harvard have each
had colorrd students who ,ok the honor, Of their
another race They p,rf ~ our Nation. They
love our nag work Is I. help these people along
The problem IS delicate. farTaching and profound,
hut what power 4, better capable Of carving on TINS
work than the Church Of the Lord Jesus Christi
THE NEW MINISTERS WILL not SMOKE.
At the session Of the Scwark Conference. at
Newark yesterday. bishop >ewman addressed the
candidates for the ministry DWELLING the duties Of
a minister The applicants d the close were asked !
II they promised to abstain from the Of tobacco
The answer Wa In the Affirmative. Clifford t. |
scott Jamcs &. Howard. W. & Kinsic and David r. |
Howell were admitted 10 full Connection. a commit |
tee was appointed to consider What methods can best
be taken for the relief Of sulcrnnuatcd ministers
The report on the stewards fud recommended that
s. 500 be distributed among TN four districts Tho |
Rev DR.. &. H. Payne, secretary Of the educational de
parimcnt. addressed the conference the subject OF
education Of the needs Of tc educational depart
mcnt. In the afternoon he'd the anniversary Of
the WOmcn's Home Nis-ionafr Socicy addresses
being delivered by Mrs. Jennie +. yelling and the
Rev DR.. VI. H. Gat"s. To-day ! number Of the con
irmcd preachers will occupy The pupits OF the local
churches