Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-20

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He said there IL nothing IN tho
spirit Of the New Testament opposed 10
the moderate and rational Use Of
smusemcnts. 10 Is obviously not her
duty 10 be hostile towards them.
Bishop FOES Of Philadelphia said the
urgent need Of children ives play, aud
ns iOr athletics, the jolller tho better, n
they were harmless. But " tfniuing
made louhing but splendid hrutes,
church colleges should put them out.
The sunday paper, he sald, was In.
dictnble before tie hnr of God, aud the
church stood with II p0rticcDs ortHiiiis.
Rev. Dr. bolmcr " Manchester,
England, said II was strange that tn.
church failed 10 recognize the need Of
tho people for amusement. lie stfolled
once into the Lyceum Theatre aud
found 10 many preachers there that he
thought for n moment he was In an
ocumenical council.
The theatres were full while the
chapcls were half empty. Tho church
should purify the theatre, and to do II
church members would have 10 20
there. Mingled cries Of ono" and
"lou are fight."l
Rev. Nr. HuUbard. OF Baltimore,
feared that the gates were too widely
opened. 1--WE have got In the dance
aud the theatre, aud by and by We
viii yet Ina the circus" said he.
DuRiNG the AFTERNOON SESSION
Dr. Chapman, OF England, from tho
COMMITTEES charged with ~ prepare.
tinn, read the address Of theVcumenical
conference 10 the Meihoditta through.
out thu world. u sends greeting 10
the hfefhfcn IN every land TO which
the c1inmon faith has spread, and glo-
rife God Tor the prosperity lie hhs
Hiycn the Methodist churches, under
which they have grown until thoy
number 81, 900, 900 sdhetrnts.
10 FayG that by the most memorable
tests Nrthudi-m has htrn proved To bp
sinpuInfiy adapted 10 the needs "
man. Although many adjustments
and developments must undoubtedly
10 made TO accomplish fully our NILS.
sion, let us beware VI thinking that
any vital changes are necessary.
Faithfully using our present means,
under the blessing VI God, our pros.
poriiy VIII grow.
"Wo rejoice 10 recognize tho sub.
siauilgl unity which exist, among the
various Methodist bodies, the firm
tasis Ia a common creed, aud We are
proud Of the same spiritual ancestry;
we sing the thmo holy hymns; our
modes o. worship are very simllnf,and
what IL most important u all, the type
Of religious experience Is iundhmout-
ally the sans throughout tho Method
let world. Rejoicing In these things,
we think the time hpA come Tor q
closer cooperation Of the Methodist
churches, both at homo aud abroad,
which shall prevent waste Of power
and unhallowsi rivalry. We neod to
combine our energies for the work We
have 10 DO Is vast and urgent.
"sKErTGIsn AND ISDIrFERENOE,"
no natural 10 the human heart, has
been reinforced by the abuse OF science
and philosophy. This hard lots Of the
millions makes II diiiloplt for them TO
believe In God. ThuIes 70 much thst
the churches have not done ~ redress
the wrongs and heal suiierlngs Of man
Kind, that II II hhni for many to believe
m their divine mission.
"Let ~ preach and live the Gospel
Of Christ In IT. integrity, diminishing
all narrow conceptions " our duty.
Let us trace the moral evil Of men 10
liz true sources IN thelr surroundings,
theIr physical natures, their Ignorance,
their passions and their will, and sot
ourselves 10 deal comprehensivcly with
them.
'"TO do this II win be- necessary for
the members Of our churches 10 make n
use " their political rights. For 10 nj.
low the great powers Of the law and the
government, and their still greater in.
iluencl, to fall into the hands OF un.
godly men would bo incredible folly
aud Sin. God forbid that any Of our
churches should become the lnatru.
mcnt Of political parties. When "A
member takes place In that Dollticn |
connection which IL mort In harmony
with HE ideas and convictions, let him
never forget that there are great moral
Interests superior to all party eNigen.
Giles, In which he must s0ok first the
Kingdom Of God and His righteous.
ness. Every proposal that imperila
the sRnctlty Of the home, tho purity OF
women, the innocence Of children;
that violates the Christian sabbath;