Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-07
FALLS CHURCH MATTERS.
Eloquent Sermons by Bishop Walden-An-
nOuncement of Conference Appointments.

Eloquent Sermons by Bishop walden-An-
nOuncement of Conference Appointments.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, March z, 1892
Bishop John NJ. Walden preached, pursuant
to announcement, yesterday morning in the
NJ. E. Church here to a crowded congregation
The opening hymn commenced with the line
20 for thousand tongues to sing God 3
praise The bishop stated this was an ami
yersary HYMN and WIS composed by Charles
Wesley just one year from his conversion
to Christianity. The text of the sermon was in
LIST Corinthians. second chapter. fourth and fifth
verses. The bishop spoke of the wonderful ad-
vancement OF men in wisdom and intellectual
force In the present age. Faith could not be
based in the wisdom Of men, but in the power
Of God. Recognizing the superior wisdom Of
the men of this age. and also the fact that man
has moral and spiritual nature, it does not
necessarily follow that in his wisdom and great
intellectually that they can meet all the de-
mands OF mans nature. The end of the
apostles preaching was that men must be
saved through power, the power of God. The
exercise of this power Of pardoning depended
upon the belief in Christ OF the subject to be
affected The President of this nation exer-
cised the pardOning power by the authority
vested In him by the nation. {Ihe President.
the bishop incidentally remarked. was his
classmate.) at Was more difficult to affect the
moral and spiritual nature OF man than it was
his material and intellectual nature" The
bishopsaid. II can conceive an instance ola man
being pardOned, and YET being Just as much of
a scoundrel afterward as he was before it. And
yet that pardon was etficacious still"
There was preaching in the evening on the
passages in the Acts relating to Saxrs con-
version in general way, but more partic-
ulGrly on the passage, viz, saul, Saul. why
persecutest thou Me?" and Sauls INQUIRY.
'What shall do, Lord?'
The bishop took up the above text, also
making extended remarks OF great practical
excellence, experimenting them with sugges-
tions with reference to the action of the min
listers of Virginia conference for the ensuing
year. He desired to have large accessions to
the membership III all the charges in the con-
ference territory. The Methodist method for
securing these was revivals. What was q re-
viyaR How many know what it is? He was
converted in 1850, and by Mother Hunter, at
the ''nlourner's BENCH" who came and kneeled
beside him and prayed, Lord, convict the
sinner, convert the mourner, reclaim the back
slider and sanctify the believer" That was q
revival He urged upon the preachers to en-
pioy faithfully the revival instrumentality; 1t
was peculiarly a Methodist one. He said
further that some preachers had reported to
him on other conference occasions the mem
bers they had obtained from other denomins-
tion churches with great apparent gratifca-
sions. The kingdom Of Christ was not in
creased thereby, and he did not want them.
Increase your membership by conversion from
the world. Ii any one wanted to leave the
Methodist church for some other ask Gods
blessing on him and send him away. But if
any one Of his own accord and for satisfactory
reason came and asked admission then take
him III. The announcement of the appoint
ments for next year followed the conclusion Of
these remarks by the bishop aud the Virginia
conference was dissolved.
The list OF appointments is a. follows:
Alexandria district-A. j. Porter, P. E. {; Berry,
vile, Robt. Chew; Chesapeake, c. w. Ball;
Claremont, W. f. sheppard; Falls Church, s.
p. Shipman; Falmouth, A. Il. Snedegar; Hern-
don, s. A. Ball; Hillsboro', Jacob Halpenny;
Leesburg R. A. Scott; Manassas, U. g. A.
trict-J. X. Rumburg, T. E; Auburn, ]. B.
Keister; Eagle Rock. G. W. Stailings; Floyd G.
H. Thompson; Franklin, Peter Vest; Grayson
A. NJ. Chapel; New River, W. Al. Fitzwater;
Roanoke circuit, W. A. Lyle; Roanoke city,
First Church, W. T. Schooley; Roanoke city,
Second Church, to be supplied; Radford, to be
supplied; Wytheville, G. =. Wsnlesk Green
brier district-R. r. Little, P. E.; Augusta and
Sherando, r. H. Clark Edray, s. c.. Morgan;
Myers; Highland, s. L. Gilmer; Lewisburg,
John Adamson; Monroe, W. A. Shap; Pendie-
ton, G. P. Hannah; Pocahontas, G. s. Wexford;
Paint Bank, G. r. Neese; Ronceverte, D. c..
Hedrick; Rich Patch. G. T. Spencer. Abing-
don District. P. Feltner; Friendship, to be
supplied; Gladesville, N. G. Burkharte; Lee, w.
Y. Elliott; Marion. l. N Pippin; Mendoza, G.
Nicholsviile, A. H. Ingle; Peunington's Gap. ].
NJ. Newton; Russell, H. J. Crumley; Scott, H.
J. Parsons; Tazewell N. N. Davenport; WASH
ington, T. ]. Crumley. l. & A.