Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-21


first essay OF the session was on the subject OF
the Christian resources Of the Old World, Dy
Rov. John S. Simon, Of tho Wesleyan Methodist
Church, Kent, Eng.
In the discussion which followed Chancellor
Edward Mnyes, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, Oxford Miss, spoke OF the
"Christan Resources o. the Now World. IL
appears from well-authenticated STATISTICS that
the actual communicates In the various churches
number about 100000. which Is about one
fourth OF the entire population. This enormous
statement must arrest attention Doiore i's
numbers the masssd armies OF all Europe
dwindle The total Is four times as great as was
that OF our entire population one century ago.
CHURCH VALUES.
The invested values in church edifces, parson-
ages nanses. rectories, schools, colleges, PUBLISH
ing-houses, religious periodicals, orphanages,
hospitals, md refugees are enormous IN tnef
total We may note the vast missionary enter
prises expendng annually moro than Sl3,O0O,-
900. forty-ive religious publishing-houses are
maintained In the United States and Canada.
Over 300 colleges and universities OF denomi.
national character are TO be found in the I nl,en
States alone exclusive OF semnaries, academies
and institutes. The Methodist Episcopal church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
have alone $20,000000 invested In her school
property, With sl5,000,000 OF endowments.
The foregoing statement OF Christian resources
In tho new world Ill US with thanEfulness Tor the
Advancement made and With hope for the future.
Let agnOstics and atheists sneer as they viii
let pessimisin wear it's gloomy front rs IL VIII
yet the glorious fact romans and the hard cola
logic OF statistics demonstrates u 10 be TACT
that "Gods truth Is marching on
REV. DIR. ". V. TUDOR,
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South. Rich
mOnd, Va, quoted DR.. Curry as saying that the
greatest need OF tho Church today was that the
pockets Of the church millionaires should be
emptiad in the service OF Church missions lie
would 20 q step further and say that not only
should the rich In tho Church dedicate their
wealth 10 church work, but that the rich and the
poor alike should be willing TO dedicate them
selves and their possessions 10 the service OF
GOD. That service demanded greater sacrifices
than more wealth. Christians must give them
selyes-all they arc and all they hayo-t0 the
work Of the Saviour.
Rev Dr. J. &. Price African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Chur IA, North CIrolina. told Of tho re-
SOURCES OF the churches IN all natural manifes-
tatiOn u Goda energy. Every man, woman,
and child living represented tne iininaterlai
forces that would be used in Christs cause. Inc
Church should 90 TO these people outside oil the
Church and demand OF them their help, for they
owed their being and welfare 20 Christ; demand
Of them by the authority Of the King that they
come into the Church. The Church had bright
outlook because IL had IN II the vitality ana per-
sOnality Of Jesus Christ.
TIE pARwIsfAN THEORY.
Bishop Keener, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. had, he said, been much disturbed at tho
spirit Of higher criticism shown, and particularly
by tho British Wesleyans. They may DeneVe
that they were In advance Of Americans. With
ln twelve hours Of tho Conference were deposits
OF the fossil remains OF every known animal In
enormous Quantity-the Ashley beds. AgasSN
had visited these beds, and they had presented
10 him n tray of horses teeth. lie had gone
down on the floor and studied theIn anu III .ne
morning had exclaimed: "These old bones have
sot me crazy; they have destroyed the work Oh
hietimein
The Bishop adjured the brethren 10 take the
problem OF evolution home with them 10 ge.
down and look at II. The doctrine OF evolution
was he watch under the steam hammer and tht
steam hammer was the wonderful deposit OF tht
Ashley beds There was nothing IN the oar
winian theory II you took tho time out OF II; anc
these beds took the time out OF H.
The greatest thing about Mr. Wesley was tha
he knew what 10 get rid OF. lAppianse. ne
admired greatly his English friends now IN th'
conference, bat he had word OF ADVICE iol
them: " Go homo; get rid OF this doctrine OF
evolution that puts bomb nj the bottom OF th'
Pentateuch and Moses that Will blow you up !
You don't get out OF H."
II YOU cannot get rid Of the doctrine. get rid o.
tho men and institutions that teach 1t, no mat
ter how dear they are 20 you. They will blow
Won up II you don't. / must confess that TINS "
the nrst great fssuro in the Methodist iaitn
There have been schisms, but this u the mrs
nssure. This IL not speculation. Knock TN
time out OF Darwinism and there Is nothing lef
Of 1t; and these Ashley-beds knock II out. TAP
plause.l -
THE LA5T SESSION.
Bishop Hurst called the Council 20 order thi
afternoon for the last OF the twenty-seyen ses
sions It has held during the past two weeks
Through Secretary King the Business Commit
tee presented the following resolution, whcl
| was adopted: "That this Conference views viii
deep concern the subtle and persistent efforts 0
the Roman hierarchy 10 make its power felt ont
| side its own proper sphere In many lands, 10 IN
detriment and danger OF the civil and religion
liberties OF the people. This Conference re
| cOgnizes with satisfaction the fact ina
| the Roman Catholic laity have In nota
| bic instances had the courage ana th
wisdom 10 Withstand the unwarrantsDle preteh
| sOns Of their ecclesiastical superiors, and tn
| Conference further disclalms any intention U
seek for itself, or the churches 1t represents,
| single privilege which II would not readiiy con
cede TO all others but II feels bound TO remin'
| the members OF these churches OF the sacre'
| rights and privileges they enjoy, won Tor theh
by the sacrifice and fidelity OF their forefathers
| and 20 call on them 70 unite Win the inelnper
| Of other Protestant churches In maintaining
| their great inheritance Of freedom, and handinl
down the same intact TO succeeding genera
| tions."
The committee also reported resolution re
auiring n foot-note 10 be added to tho report o
| tine proceedings 10 be hereafter published 10 Tn
| effect that each writer and speakeri alone re
sponsiblo for tho opinions expressed In the vol
ume and that the Vows a,n1,ons Q, ,pY and the al
| dress which II has adopted by vote. The resolu
| tion was adopted.
The topic OF the day, "The Outlook" wa
then again taken up ana tne ias' sssay cs .n
editor Of the New York Christian Adroedts. III III
speclal subfect was: "The Church OF the Fu
ture."
TIE THANKS OF THE CONFERENCE.
At the conclusion of tho discussion, Dr
| Stephenson, by request Of the business commit
| tee. voiced the thanks of the Conference In va
rinra dirac,;ons He presen.ed the following
Resoired, That the cordial and afiectionat'
| thanks OF the Conference and especially OF In
Eastern delegations be, and are hereby, pre-
| sented 10 the Methodist churches OF America
| and particularly 10 the Christian citizens Q
| Washington, for their generous hospttnty
| That the very hearty thanks OF the conference
be presented to the toh9wing oso'nagn ana Tboma b
shape, and DR.. Baldwin and DR.. Hamilton:
| The Conference Ia especially grateful for IN
| services rendered by the representatives OF IN
press, and particularly 70 tne ,IY r''
In moving the resolution DR.. Stephenson sai'
| he preferred 10 treat IL In the old-fashioned wa
| Of considering IL by sections. referring 70 Va
| hospitality shown the foreign delegates, NO sal
that 1t had been so generous ~ hoa Ha a. -
make some OF them wish to stay here he tt
| ferred by name In felicit0us manner 70 IN
| persons who had given receptions ana enter
fained the delegates and wished God-sPeed
the magnificent pfolect ol INC IN nolno4ios oA's =
| sify. fie said that the colored churcnos Ia
| given them the best music and as nearly we
como as was to be found anywhere. lie ereierre
| to the Presidents visit TO the Conierence, an
said that he had done honor TO the CohIerenc. .
| and TO himself and had set o noble example
the heads Of every great community Ia III
| world.
He was very grateful to the Associated Pres
which had dcue for the Conference yesterda
what had never been done for Methodist cor
ference before-sending last night 70 eight nui
dred newspapers the full text OF the admiraol
| address Issued yesterday. That was Ieet !
the Journalism Of the religious community J
which he thought there had been no parable
GApplause.l
THE MEETING OF COKE AND AsBuRY.
Dr. Stephenson then drew touching pictui
Of the meeting In this country hundred yea
ago OF Coke aud Asbury, marking the nrst IorIn'
communication after the war OF inoepenoons
and sealing the lasting ktnship petween In
Methodism OF the New World and tho Ola, an
also sealing the perpetuity OF peace ana goos
| will between Engiand and America lApplause
A Conference was Of little use IN itseni OF
only IA preparation for what was 70 come irol
II. Tho Conference should be mighty Powe
but We should not live for that; We should i've
save souls: tt Was the business OF every one
keep at that great work God hsd given 70 tnen
Tho close Of Conference was always so!emn =
affair, and who could say whether no WOULD
| present ten years hence at the next Ecumenic'
Conference? Let the delegates work for uoo y
tho few months that might bo left 70 thenis
that when called thsy could say; have ioukl