The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-25
PREACHERS IN THE PULPIT
Rival the SensatiOnalism of
Sunday Papers
MAKE MONEY FOR MISSIONS
Bishop Thoburn Presea ats the Cause Of
India
Come Home or Continue Work
Without Pay


Without Pay
SEATTLE, WASH, May 24.--Dr. J. II
Acton, pastor Of the First Unitarian
church, In preaching the baccalaureate
sermon in the University Of Washington
today. developed sensation by pictur-
ing the present condition of the worll
| In the darkest possible colors and prom.
esyfng q speedy revolution In the United
btates. which he said would be accom-
plished ''at the cannon's mouth, If need
| be-, and which, he predicted, would
overturn the existing order of things
and radically modify national govern
ment. Comparing this country with the
Roman empire, he said:
Rome could levy taxes at the will OF
her ruler. declare any complaint treas
| on, marry her daughters for money and
titles, punish a servants tardiness with
death. let the thief and murderer go free
with mild rsproof. and make slaves OF
the profoundest philosophers. What
less than this is America doing today?
Rome's moral policy sealed her doom
Oh, my country, is II true Of thee? The
last appeal of an outraged nation is rev.
olution. For America now there is no
other redress. 1t must come. We do not
want new hands at the helm, but new
ship. Revolution is at hand, but 1t need
|
long considered divine will be torn up.
Constitutions long considered sacred
Will be changed. This will not come as
the echo of a patriotic song.
| There is great loss, ruin and great
upheaval near at hand. Do you ask
| to be inaugurated? I will tell you. BY
the power of intelligent decision. BY
the explosion of expanding Indignation
by the f1nal climax of a fruitless pa
thence which at last eliminated in the
resistless fury of the tempest
The sermon has provoked severe crit
fcism, as 1t Is know no such sentiments
are cherished in the university and it
| Is thought out of place for DR.. Acton
to air his peculiar Views from the COM
mencement rostrum.
MONEY FOR MISSIONS.
CLEVELAND. O.. May 24.-Bishop
Thoburn took occasion, in sermon
which he delivered at the Armory to-
day. to lecture the delegates to the
Methodist conference for their indiffer-
ence regarding missions. Bishop Tho
Durn has been q laborer in the mission
ary field in India, and he took the con-
ference to task seriously for not giving
better financial support to the work.
Some day." he said, we shall. all
stand before the great white throne.
and We shall be asked why, when we
were In Cleveland four weeks. we did
not do something for the mission cause.
The only answer we can make will be
that we were SO busy with previous
questions, questions Of privilege, points
of order and laying things on the table
that we could not attend to missions"
The bishop said he had come to this
country expecting something to be done,
ana II the Methodist church would only
act the other Protestant denominations
would follow 1t. 1t might be possible,
GO 20
souls year in India. but even at that
rate it would take 200 years to Chris
tianfze the country.
Bishop Thoburn's sermon has given
rise to talk to the effect that a motion
VIII be made tomorrow to reconsider
the vote by which 1t was decided to re-
elect no more bishops, in order that an
assistant for Bishop Thoburn may be
chosen. The bishop said tonight he did
not care so much for an assistant Since
the hard times began the money supply
OF the missions has fallen off to such an
extent that 1t will be necessary to send
home from India one in six of the mis-
sionaries now there. Bishop Thoburn
mas been quoted as saying that he would
resign II the conference did not afford
him help. He denies that. He says,
however, that If financial support is not
provided by the conference he will re-
main in this country and iendeavor to
effort.
BROWN ON DECK
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24-The Rev.
G. o. Brown made his temperance to-
DAY as an expounder of the gospel in
Odd Fellows hall. It. was the ex-
pastors nrst appearance in the role of
a minister since his formal retirement
from the pulpit of the First Congre-
gational church. OF the 300 people who
listened to DR.. Brown about half were
members of the First church.
Promptly at II o'clock in the morning
Dr: Brown walked to an improvised
pulpit in the center of the stage He be-
gan by informing his hearers that he
was pleased to see so many familiar
faces.
This organization" continued the
pastor, rs religious Organization. 1t
is to provide place where all who will
may come and worship. We want the
stranger within our gates. and see lots
Of them here this morning. God bless
them"
Then DR.. Brown told his friends that
thls religious organization would
continue to hold services in Golden Gate
hall, where 1t was hoped permanent
quarters would be secured.
DR.. Browns sermon was devoted To
an expatiation Of the kingly attributes
of Christ, both spiritual and material.
AS the people passed from the build
Ing the preacher stationed himself at
the door and greeted each one of them.
AT the evening service DR.. Brown
preached a memorial sermon on The
Heroes of Our Honored Dead, paying
glowing tributes to Lincoln, Grant
Logan and other leaders of the cause of
the north. About 800 people were pres
ent.
THE PRESBYTERIANS
SARATOGA, N. Y, May 24.-Moder-
ator Withrow. newly elected to office
in the Presbyterian conference. said to-
day in the course of his discourse, that
he was pleading for moderation and
conciliation. His subject was Loving
Deeds, Rather Than Violent, Reveal
Christ.
This truth, he said, was illustrated
In the career Of Christ, in the course Of
Christianity in the world and in the
conduct of Christians. With great en-
phasis and reiteration he exclaimed:
claimed:
"The horridest thing out of hades ia
to see human beings trying to hurt one
another"
Theological contests never have been
source Of benefit, though possibly
good may have been brought out Of
ecclesiastical duels. He expressed en-
tire dissent from the principles of those
who declare: I'VE will cleanse the
church. even II we split It apart in do
ing So"
Christianity does not receive the con-