Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-09

studies. 1t Is also degrading the worship.
and is making the services more of enter
tainments He spoke feelingly of the ten
dency to compete with music and flower
shows that some of the other denomna-
lions are putting forth.
he compared, with some scorn, the old
church of love" with the new form of
worship. One new and not altogether de-
sirable feature OF the new style was the
tendency to speech making. He spoke of
a recent meeting in Louisville, at which, 1t
was proudly noted by some one who was
present, there had been seyanty-eight
speeches made. His informant could rot
tell him anything that had been said, but
he had been very much delighted.
Applause Checked.
At this most of those present began to
applaud, and there was strong undercur-
rent OF Kisses. One of the elders sitting
by the pulpit got hastily on his Seet and
pr otested against the federation of ap-
plause In house of worship. This was
seconded heartily. and a rule was adopted
authorizing the chair to suppress applause
DR.. Eaton. continuing, protested that this
speecn-maklns is hurting the church He
SAID that the present system in the Louis
vile church of which he had spoken was
called the lightning hash service" He
went on to declare that the movement Rad
church away from the original views of
the Bible He protested against the use of
the words local church" in the resolu-
tions. What is church. he asked, If it is
not local church," The church is all
ore. and yet each one fills locality fully
and completely.
The Good Features.
He then got down to the good features of
the plan, and first of these was the fact
that the movement is calling attention to
the need of training the young people. But
he criticised the form of the organization
as proposed by the original resolution on
the ground that it removed the contem-
plated union too far from the direct control
of the churches themselves. So he argued
for years delay, so that the churches
themselves might be consulted. The young
people, he believed, could be safely con-
suited He quoted from the last utterance
of the late Rev. Dr. Broadus, who was one
of the originators of the idea of a general
organization, to show that ne did not favor
the proposed plan.
Rev. w. c. Grace Of Tennessee opposed
the substitute. saying that there was no
use in delay, as the whole matter was well
crystallized. He urged immediate action.
Rev. DR.. ]. b. Gamble, president of the
Mercer University of Macon, Ga, took the
platform to oppose the position assumed by
DIR. Eaton. His remarks put everybody in
good humor at once, though he assailed
DR.. Eaton's arguments vigorously.
He declared that graveyards are danger
Gus, the most dangerous in fact, that a
man can inhGbit being full of foul vapors
and JACKIE lanterns He believed that one
of the grave dangers of the church is that
the preachers do not pray enough, but
stopping great work would not help them
to pray more. He believed that the lack
of prayer indicated state of religious
stagnation. 1t is fine point, he said,
for the brother to assert that the proposed
union meant an increase of the talking
in church work, but he did not think the
were many churches throughout the coun-
try, he added. in which the young people
are help and an inspiration to the pas
tors.
Wit and Argument.
One by one DR.. Gamble took up the some
what doctrnal arguments of DR.. Eaton.
and caused good deal of laughter by his
sharp wit, in which his opponent good
naturally Joined
The speaker called attention to the fact
that the Christian Associations are grow
ing in size and number very greatly
throughout the country, and while he is
glad of their prosperity, he deplored the
fact that they are doing the work that the
churches ought to do. The formation of
the Young Peoples Union, he declared,
will tend to bring this work within the
walls of the church.
Sent to II Committee.
A hungry member at the close of DIR.
CANDLES remarks moved to adjourn for
DINER. There was a brief spasm of con-
fusion.
DR.. F. H. Kerfoot of Louisville, KY,
moved to refer the resolutions to a COM
mittee, consisting of one member from
each state. This was carried and the chair
appointed the committee as follows: Dis
trict of Columbia, C. C. Meador Virginia,
r. H. Pitt; Maryland, o. T. Gregory; North
Carolina. T. H. Prtchard; South Carolina,
A. ]. S. Thomas; Georgia, ]. B. Hawthorne;
Alabama, A. j. Dickinson; Florida, N. A.
Bailey; Kentucky, Center Helm Jones;
Louisiana, w. S. Penick; Tennessee, I. J.
Van Ness; Texas, ]. B. Crawfill; Missouri,
R. p johnson; Arkansas A. G. McManna-
way. The announcement caused some ex-
postulations from the opposition, but the
meeting was soon adjourned until o'clock.