The morning call., 1894-09-21
ALL ONE CHURCH.
Bishop Fitzgerald Thinks
the Prayer Answered.
Remarkable Utterances at the Re-
ception TO the Head of the
EpwOrth League.

The reception given by the local
branches of the Epwortb Leaguerto Bishop
Fitzgerald. head o the organization, filled
every seat in DR.. Hirst's Simpson Memo
rial Church last evening.
The church services were presided over
by c. A. Maydwell, president OF the Ep-
worth Alliance. In his announcement of
the purpose of the gathering, be said the
great Methodist organization of young
people re ioiced in the fact OF their leader
being in their midst and thought they
owed it to thems elves t. give him hearty
welcome.
DR.. Z. r. Ollie of Central NJ. f. Church
delivered an eloquent address of welcome.
Speaking of the league, he said it was
a distinctly UNCONVENTIONAL organ
ization, loyal to methOdism, loyal
to the tenets of the church, loyal to its
methods, loyal TO that distinctive feature
of the church-the wOmen's branch, loval
TO the old Methodist doctrines of prohibit
ton, loyal to their pastor, and when TIE
poisoned arrows of malice, calumny and
hate were directed at the head OF one of
our most honored brethren. for the arrows
Of hate like the arrows of death love a
shining mark. and sought TO destroy him,
these young people of the Epwnrth League
instantly rallied to his support, locked
their shields about him, beat down the cal
jimmy and carried him triumphantly
through the ordeal. When he heard the
young men at the recent conference pIedg-
ing 10, 10 and even 20 per cent of their sal
aries, he heard with 1t the motto, "For cur
church and Christ" and that other league
saying, For our church, with love to
every other church that seeks to further
the work of Christ" To the Bishop he
then rendered California. no better, a
Matb06ISt yValPOmp -
Mr.. Norton, "A banker and prominent
leader in the EpwOrth League at Napa,
seconded this welcome in short address,
aud then the Bishop made a short but
stirring and eloquent reply.
As to the EpwOrth League and the fact
that 1t was the only denominatonal So
cietv of young folks, there had been many
criticisms, he said. And why shouldn' t it
be denOmlnatiOnal? Why shOuld there be
UNCONVENTIONAL Suuday-schOOls and de-
nominatlonal churches? There were as
many reasons for the one as for the
other. Observation-Disclosures was beneficial
Many prayed for time to come
when the lines between churches
be withdrawn, the barriers torn down.
To those praying for that time he had to
say that il was already here; it had long
Deen here. eve love all churches who
love our Christ" he said. The lines that
separated the churches now were merely
branches of the army were separated in o
cavalry, Infantry, artillery, etc, to make
the: whole more effective. So the churches
were maze effective by these different
forms, all Of " hich appealed to a different
class of people, just as Mehodists loved
Methodism, ana the Presbyterian. the Con-
gregat!onalist, the Baptist, The EpIscopa-
liam and the others all loved their own
forms, and the rivalry between them ac-
cOmplshed many times more good results
than could possibly be ACCOMPLISHED were
al alike
The Bishops address concluded the
services in the church, and all adjourned
were spread, and the evening passed in
social enjoyment.
Following the completion of his work
here Bishop Fitzgerald will go to Los An
geles to preside at The Southern Confer
ence, AID thence will return East.