Evening journal., 1894-03-20
OFF FOR CONFERENCE.
Many Ministers Left Here To-
day for Salisbury.
BISHOP VINCENT INTERVIEWED

The p, w. & B. station was thronged
with ministers this morning, aud splck
and span they looked, too, in their neat
attire, with their shining silk hats, and
immaculate shirt fronts. They also wore
looks of expectation and suspense
The prOverbial gripsack and umbrella
were noticeable.
Among those who left the city for
Salisbury this morning were: Presiding
Elder i f. Barrett and wife. Revs. d
f. Waddell Jabez Hodson, r. Irving
Watkins. Isaac l. Wood, harvey Ewing,
II. S. Dulany, A P. Prettymsn, Of Della.
ware City; w. e. .Tompkinson,J j. f. Amos,
s. NJ Morgan and wife, +. B Short,
Isaac Jewell and wife. j. B. Quigg and
wife, T. +. Terry, e. S. Mace f. o. b.
Wallein, Mr.. Mowbrsy and Henry San.
derson. The ministers sat around and
/ discussed the prospects until the
arrival of the ll03 train.
Bishop Vincent went to Salisbury on
the same train.
Bishop Vincent a Busy Man.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter OBJ
tanned a short interview from Bishop
Vincent at Epworth parsonage last night.
He laughed pleasantly when the reporter
asked for an interview. aud said he had
no objection to such a proceeding.
II have been in Wilmington several
times This is my first visit as bishop Of
the conference, but have often visited
here aud preached here several times
during the past twenty-five years"
you came here from New York;
"Yes. preached in that city yester-
day. My present home is in Topeka
Kansas. left there and went direct to
New York"
Now They Find Time for worship.
"What is the general condition Of the
churches over the country"
"Well the general cry is hard times,
but the churches are holding their own,
as in all times of trouble, religion is
stimulated. In times Of not so much
money making men have more time for
revivals as a whole
"You leave for conference tomorrow
"Yes, I leave here to morrow morning
at about il o'clock for Salisbury, where /
will preside at the conference"
What will be the special features Of
this conference2"
The bishop hesitsted AMI studied for a
moment before speaking. Then he said
81 do not know that there will be any
special features. The conference will be
a harmonious one l always try to make
a conference educational in its influence.
The ministers come together but once
year and they need to study the besl
methods of doing their work. and they
need to be stimulated TO become broader
and more intelligent students. | always
work along that line and hope to do that
here
The bishon added that the morning
lessons during the sessions would be
read from Paul's letters to Timothy.
After the close of the conference al
Salisbury Bishop Vincent will 90 "a
Herlximer, N. Y. From there he will &c
to Albany to attend a missionary in
stitute where he will give course OF
lectures on ley work in the chuich
From Albany he will 60 to New Yorl
city, where be will preside at the New
York Conference. About April 10 b,
will return to his home in Topeka.
The Bishops Lecture Last Night.
Bishop John H. Vincent delivered sr
excellent lecture in Epworth NJ. E
Church last night His talk was abou
"Tom and His Teachers" The bishol
has pleasant, agreeably modulate'
voice and a manner that delighted hi
hearers He said, in part:
"Who is Tom? Who are his teachers
What should Toms teachers teach himg
Tom is the average American boy
whether rich or poor matters not, for (
he be poor he may be rich tomorrow. o
If rich to-day may be poor tomorrow
He doesn't care for riches; it matters no
TO Tom, only so be may have a good time
He is an American boy.
"Who are Toms teachersg / shall no
speak to night Of the professions
teachers. think there are about 300. OO
Of them-four times as many of them a
ministers, and five times as many 0
= them as lawyers-which is a good thing
But shall speak of Toms teachers out
3 ! side of the profession. For instance,
. remember the tone OF fault Of Tom
father about the coffee, the manner il
which the mother speaks about th
ladies who called or failed to call yester
day. The tone In which they speak d
more TO teach Tom than any lessen h
could learn in a week. The pictures ol
- the wall the harmony Of the whole room
J. the daily scenes, the talk at the table
the gossip on the street corners. tn
7 flaming posters announcing the last ne'
play 20 appear at the theatre, do more {
teach Tom than a whole term at school
All these things teach Tom. All thing
!. are at work on Tom, all the while.
? "What should Toms teachers teacl
Tom? I should have nothing to do wit
text books. examinations, promotions
graduations. and post graduate courses
N / want Toms teachers to teach him 4
, think on hisOwn account; to exercise hi
5, own Judgment on subjects Commo
sense is the result Of true training, an
, if boy were trained from the begi
ming, when he became sixteen years {
IS age he would be a man of sense.
n Tom ought to be trained to obserS
= accurately, and then report aecuratell
g There is a moral value in scientific Oh
servation, and scientific exactness.
N want TOMS teacher 10 teach Tom wha
" he is. Il is a great thing when To-
Z. finds ont he is the author OF sctiol
IA want Toms teachers to teach Tom
round his own life"
81 Advance Guard Has Arrived.