The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-09
i DAY OF METHODIST
Followers of Wesley Occupy
the City Pulpits.
a,sHop BOWMAN IN THE BIG TENT
r.rxrus Audience Deeply Moved by a
simple Yet Profound Discourse
Tribute 10 the Church.

sandal during the session OF an annual
.s~gsrence Is always a red-ietfer day with
- rsfhodlsss. ard yesterday was no sx-
esesson 10 the rule According 70 an in
...sahss custom. the presiding bishop
--.a~ssS AZ n o'clock IN the church which
: ssA ssat Of the conference. and many Of
ssa othsr Protestant pulpits of the city
-sre occupied By members Of the confer
ssoe az distinguished visitors who are at
tsadl4g is sessions
Conference Love Feast.
The day thus filed with religious serv-
srew began al 9 - O'Clock with an ole-fash-
toned love feast. or experience meeting
SslA N the large tent at the corner Of
pa8nler and Jackson streets. Nearly every
,se7nfer OF the conference. lay and cieri-
al waz present. and after the simple eic-
rre~.a Of bread and water had been passed
areslna each took his turn IN uarrating IN
sr,ef his religious experience. it is need
Isss 20 say that these stories were as
,aried as the temperaments ard lives OF
-,sr. and as some OF them brought out tho
uafhstie phases Of ministerial struggles or
lie frsumphs OF faith over temptation and
hsraships tears Of sympathy and shouts
~ exuitation abounded on every side. In
faet. 80 enthusiastic were all IN this sers-
s-e that Il was allowed To run right up TO
sss hour for preaching az II o'clock
Bishop Bow mans sermon.
Tae place OF honor on the ministerial
programme for the day was accorded the
venerable senior bishop or the church,
WHO Is presiding over the sessions or the
eouference and right Worthily cid he ill
I. when he began the service at IL
o'clock the large tent was filed TO it's
Utmost capacity. As be began TO speak
he glanceS out over the large crowd and
asked whether those fn the rear could
hear his voice distinctly. Some one re-
suauded. YES" and voices from the plat
form gave a chorus Of Thank the Lord"
AZ the bishop stood announcing his
theme be presented q picture well worth
looking at OF short but vigorous stature
firm face with prominent nose arched
wlrh glasses. his long life Of good work
and lofty thought has stamped it's i'm
press or his countenance, and when his
face becomes lighted up with the fash
Of animated discourse the crown of white
hair above his high brow looks almost
ike the streaks OF light which artists
love 10 paint above the heads of their
saints Many who heard him yesterday
we're impressed by his resemblance TO DR..
George F. whitworth His voice is clear.
sonorous and resonant, and possesses
great carrying power
s.The Pearl OF Great Price,
His theme was worthy OF the hour. II
treatment was simple and yet profound.
lie stated that he wished to speak so
that every one in the audience, even the
lftle children. might understand him,
and he succeeded In his effort. As he
told Of the kind Of life necessary TO the
true Christian. his sermon became a plea
for the simple and old paths. His views
we're orthodox 10 conservatism, and he
had no new theories to advance. His
hail va
and apt Illustrations and anecdotes drawn
from his travels in all lands.
The story OF his conversion In 1888 was
told with a dlrectness that gave IL the
spirit Of some Of Buuyan's strongest pass
ages o. OF an extract from Wesley's jour
nal Some of his narratives approached
the sublime, as for instance. the one In
which he told Of his journey from Alden
20 Rome. during which he tried TO pray
for his wife. but felt as II the gates OF
prayer were strangely barred. and found
tAe explanation only when on reaching
Rome he learned that his wife had died
during bis voyage.
4 Touching story of Homo Life.
Others, In turn. were homely but effec-
tive. aud perhaps the one that drew the
strongest expressions Of sympathy from
his auditors was that in which he told
of how he punished his son by making
bis son punish him. As the picture Of the
pain home interior was brought 10 view
as by masters brush. and the stern
man OF God subjecting himself 10 the
lash In the hands Of his boy. who threw
down the whip and burst into tears Of
pen!ience one good brother on the ros-
fram could not contain his feelings. but
shouted aloud. Just Ike my father"
while home memories and the thoughts
Of trouble and love combined swept In a
tide OF religious emotion Over the as
Eemhly
The whole discourse was such as cannot
Ae reproduced. X was preceded by a good
Methodist baptism 81 several children. and
followed By a good Methodist collection
Tor defraying the expenses of the camp
meeting, which Is spokcn'of az an annex
ie The church. the appointments FOR the
Gay there being referred 70 as the Grace
street appointments. The closing feature
q DE morning service was the ordina-
floa q the young men who were formally
ST apart % the service OF the ministry
ey the LAYING on Of the hands Of the
bishop and elders. The ritual IS A re-
sponsive one. ana was Joined in heartily
b. the preachers
The conference resumes its session AZ
o'elock this morning. and viii IN al prob
ABILITY reach final adjournment today
TIE last stem on The programme VIII De
ne reading Of the appointments by the
bishop There VIII be preaching In the
tent a. o'cock p. m. and At p. m.