The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-15
The VIRGINIA CONFERENCE,
A Preacher Ready to Go Anywhere, Even
TO Richmond.
AN ELOQUENT VOICE FROM CANADA.
III Is Followed by an Equally Eloquent One
from the South-Bisbop Dun
can Makes an Interest
ing Address,

one reported that the preachers were in
the basement, and a good deal Of amuse-
ment was produced by the Bishops re-
marks. which did the work of the ser
geant-at-arms.
Another hour was required TO dispose Of
odds and ends OF minute work and then
the Conference gave itself over TO the
enjoyment Of eloquence Of a high order
IL was by far the most interesting ses-
sion yet held.
SPOKE TOO LATE.
One preacher reported that in his COM
munity fifteen years ago a Methodist
preacher could not have gotten an invi-
tation TO dinner This year" he said
I'VE entertained the District Conference"
Another preacher, in concluding his re-
port affirmed his loyalty and quoting
the late DR.. Leroy NJ Lee. said: Il am
ready to 80 anywhere, Bishop, even to
the Richmond district"
Il have decided surplus OF candidates
in that direction" replied the Bishop,
"am afraid you spoke too late"
A MESSAGE FROM CANADA.
Rev. f. r. Young. OF the Toronto (Can-
ada Conference was introduced and ad-
dressed the Conference. He IS here in
the interest Of the International Epworth
League Convention. which meets I'm
Toronto next summer. and in extending
an invitation to the Conference 10 attend
the convention, made a speech which was
revelation 10 those who have supposed
that the inhabitants OF cold countries are
devoid OF elOquence. more fervent
spirit and a more delightful talker il
would be hard to find. DR.. Young has
been for many years n missionary 10 the
red Indians of British America. lie
told an affecting story OF an Indian who
tried TO scalp him and failed. and how
he tried TO convert the Indian and sue
ceeded. Religion IS the same everywhere
he said-here in Virginia. yonder where
the auroras glance and glitter in all their
splendor. and where the mantle Of snow
covers all things for eight months in the
year. Ho paid a tribute to the much
maligned northern Indians, who are never
known to steal. and in whose care he
had often left his wife six months at a
time. 'The Indians never swear-in
their own language. When he wants 10
swear he learns English" Toronto. he
said. was the more religious city in the
world. out Oh a population Of 10000 the
reporters Of the daily papers on a re-
cent Sunday counted 1900 in the several
churches OF the city.
a GREAT SOUTHERN ORATOR.
The eloquent man Of the North was
followed ly one Of the greatest orators
Of the South--Dr. John c. Kilgo. presi-
dent Of Trinity College. who addressed
tho conference on the general subject of
education. There is perhaps no man IN
the South who possesses more Of the old
time eloquence-the sort that sways au-
diences--than Or. KilsO; and in his speech
to-day he was at his best. The entire
audience came under the spell or his
enchantment.
Too many people said Or. Kilgo, in
terpret their home into q kingdom Of
slaves. Men boast OF their sons as plow-
boys and Of their daughters as cooks,
and stop there; few 90 down deep enough
into their children TO see kingdom there.
If the world is getting loose anywhere,
il is getting loose I'm the home. We lack
parenthood People turn their children
over to the Kindergarten, which is moth
ins but a baby range. and dump them
into the Sunday school as a nursery, to
escape responsibility. As for the plea OF
poverty. no people have more children
at college than our poor people. 1t Is not
so much a financial problem as a bank
rupt parenthood.
RELIGION WITH EDUCATION.
DR. Kneo does not believe that educa-
ton apart from religious instruction is
worth the trouble.
There are as many educated rascals in
this country. he said. as there are unehu-
Gated rascals lie called attention to the
fact that the negroes of the South with
all their intolerable ignorance, had never
thrown bomb. That was left 10 th'se
hruliant geniuses Of the Most and Deps
tvne-the educated anarchists OF the
North and Wet. \ purely secular edu-
l,,ion does not make a man. and sepa-
rated from morality. or religion, does not
boin man TO make his way into the
world 4 young man may carry MS col
roee dinloma 10 the bank and he cannot
borrow FIVE cents on II.
CoLLEGE-BRED PREACHERS
,,oot deal of our education Is taking
o,'t of sympathy with the people
10 nced them. And the people are levl-
no If Our farmers, who may not hho"
,,,,.oh about Aristotle but 90 hNo"
,at AL about bacon" realize IL, ana
Ssi,,',,har il when coaX6d 10 send their
49,. IA college. IL is the hardest thlhs
IN, tl,. world 10 get COucgc-ufed pIedcA-
-, IN nreach the gospel out OF hearing
of a locomotive Il tell YOU, blshop'
said the doctor, If you send one OF lhese
college boys into the country tNey @ ~N'
t,irk and when YOU come back 10 VIZ
n,,19 vou will ind the traces and the
Saeb-board gone" II is not enough 10
cducate We must put an idea into our
education II we are 10 save 1t. That lded
is the Son Of God. -,....
Dr Kieo said that some preachers
were afraid to press the educational COZ,
lection because the people were oppose1
IN education That is not true, nc aihrm-
od IL is useless 10 say that our people
ore onnosed TO education when Nirs mans
,ax themselves thousands Of dloars "A
,,eor 20 sunnort the University, and II
is a popular tax. Tho people are not
AGAINST IL; but, II the general runs away
the array will follow.
The address was filed with magnih-
cent fights Of eloqucnce which literally
held the audience sDell-bound.
ADMITTED INTO FULL CoNNEc-
TION.
The names OF Revs. w. c. Pace NJ. 5.
Colonna. Jr., j. w. Parrish, c. I. Gibbs
u. w. Reed. W. r. a. Haynes. l.. l..
Wincneld. G.. W Jones. T. w. Davis, ana
g w DYER was called. and these gen
,lemen presented themselves al the bar
OF the conference FOR admission into full
connection. The address Of bishop on
such occasions is always one or the most
interesting features Of a conference ana
IL Is enough 10 say that Bishop Dun
can did not disappoint his audience. He
urged with great earncstness the neccs-
sitv OF conservation, and said that AZ the
Young men before him were not In touch
with Christ he would beg them not TO
commit themselves 10 the work Better
stop now and about face.