Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-08

OF Cincinnati, and Rev. William Nash
BrodbeclS, of Boston. The latter speaker
set forth in eloquent terms the various
duties resting upon the shoulders of
every professed religion. "While," said
he, find thousands living below the
standard of their pledge to the church,
find thousands in majority who are
not living whit above their creed"
He fired grape and canister into the
ranks of his hearers by telling them
plainly that but few church members
have any idea of the creed they profess
to believe. Touching upon the pleas
ures of the world, he said: "Who runs
the card parties? Who runs the thea
ter? Who runs the ball room? The
world, the flesh and the devil. 1t is
big thing, therefore, for a person to
say will denounce the world"
AT the close of Mr.. Brodbeck's re-
marks, the song, "When the Roll is
Called Up Yonder," was sung, Mr.. j.
Nj. Black, the author and composer,
leading the singing. Then the conven-
tion rose and sang two verses of
America" and one of "God Save the
Queen," DIR. Withrow lining the latter
for the benefit of the American dele
gates. The combined songs, sung to the
same tune, were given with rousing
effect.
''The Deaconess in India" was then
discussed by Mrs. @. p. Hard, of Mar
singpur, India, who was given fifteen
minutes for the purpose. Mrs. Lucy
Rider Meyer, of Chicago, the ''apostle
nf hn IN
next speaker, and talked very enter
tainingly of the work. She was followed
by Mrs. Jane Bancroft Robinson, of
Detroit, who has spent number of
years in deaconess work in Europe.
She ended with an appeal to Epworth
Leaguers for the work of the deaconess
movement. Chaplain Lozier sang
"My Mothers Apron String" and the
session was dismissed.
An inspiring song service was the
prelude to the afternoon session. Greet
in New Hampshire, the only one of the
kind in the United States. Rev. DR..
ii. NJ. Du Bose, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church south, spoke
upon Temperance" and made an
impassioned appeal for fallen and
down-trodden humanity. The subject
was also discussed by Hon. Thomas I'll.
Murray, of Clearfeld, Pa.
Rev. DIR. S. H. Werlin, chairman of
the committee on the second interna-
tional conference, read the report of
the committee. 1t was recommended
that the conference be held biennially
and that the next be held in Nash
vile, Tenn, or some other convenient
city within the bounds of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South. The
committee recommended that the next
meeting be a delegated conference,
with delegates from the various chap
ters of the league and the other Metho-
dist young peoples societies, and from
the various conference and district or
CARNATIONS. The report was adopted.
The afternoon session closed with an
address by A. w. Milburn, secretary of
the New York Industrial Christian AL
lance, on Eternal Principles and
Modern Methods"
A grand song service, led by the ia
nous Chaplain c. C. McCabe, opened
the evening programme. Hon. j. Mac.
Laren presided in the place of Rev.
Thomas Cravan, ID. D., of Barielly,
India, who was unable to be present.
The frst speaker was Rev. DIR. AleXan-
der Switzerland, missionary secretary
of the NJ. e. conference of Canada. He
spoke of the fearful degradation of the
heathen and of their great need for the
divine word of God.
DIR. Collins Denny also made a short
talk in place of DIR. w. r. Lambuth,
who was not present. While n collec-
ton was being taken, the report of the
committee on resolutions was read as
| follows:
"Your committee desires to call at
| tention to the fact that no resolution
adopted by this conference is in any
sense binding on the churches here
represented. Our action simply eX.
presses our views and probably voices
the sentiment of many of our Methodist
people, but is not Legislative, simply
recommendatory."
Then, after several resolutions OF
thanks, the following upon the world S
| fair was offered:
| We would be recreant to our deepest convic
| tions were we to fail to testify at this confer
ence against the policy of open gates the
| Lords day ut the worlds fair; this policy is m
affront to the religious convictions of the nation
and violation of clearly understood and i'm
| piled agreement with exhibitors and with the
people that the fair would be closed on Sun.
days-an implied agreement without which we
believe the exposition would have been an i'm
possibility The directory by this policy has
deied congress, which registered in solemn
statute the peoples will In the case; and has
! afforded a fragrant instance OF covenant break
| ing by accepting from the government con
| tribution which has brought about $i,0o) 900 to
| the exposition upon condition OF closed gates
| on Sunday, which condition IL proceeded tC
| break as soon as 1t had opportunity This
policy affords conspicuous illustrate of Sab
| bath desecration on vast and monumental
| scale which has already been heralded by
certain daily papers as - public sanction OF
| u similar policy to be pursued henceforth in
| America whereby the institution OF Sunday is
| TO be revolutionized A policy such this
with consequences 80 far reaching and so hurt
| full to all the interests OF our civilization, de
serves all the rebuke which it has received; and
we are not surprised that great multitudes
moved by profound conviction and rlghieoG,
| Indignation, have taken the stand that under
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