The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-27

Andrews Delivers an Address to the
Young observation-disclosures of the
Old Veterans Observed.
Yesterday was a great day with the
Methodists of Wichita, and as many
expressed the meeting of the conference
it was a Pentacostal day, and the gath
ering resen2bled an old fashioned Meth
odist revival. Fervent amens were
shouted and many went throughout the
audience shouting, praising God, sing
ing and clapping hands II was i'm
possible to close the afternoon meeting
at all, but it was dismissed with a gem
eral handshake.
The devotional exercises in the morn
ing were led by Rev. ]. W. Fox and the
first half hour was an interesting ses-
sion and the days work was entered
into by the spirit, as the members eX-
pressed il.
When the conference was convened
Bishop Andrews requested that all Wis
iting clergyrnen should come forward
and be introduced to the conference
This invitation was answered by the
following ministers: Rev. ]. r. Coop
er, East Ohio; r. M. Smith, Oklahoma !;
DR.. Stever, Erie; w. ]. Osborne, Kan
sas; Rev. Riley, Montana and Elder
Delaphine of OklahomS conference.
The proceedings Of the previous day
should have stated that Rev. NJ. V
Burris had been selected as statistical
secretary, and he and his deputies are
kept busy tabulating the different re-
ports.
Presiding Elder HOdgson Of the Nc
PhersOn district then gave a lengthy
address concerning the work done the
past year. The address was interest
| ing and will be found in another col
umn. The character OF each of the
ministers Of the district was then pass
ed upon and as their names were called
they returned their report as to the
beneficial collections.
Presiding Elder Howes then made his
address reciting the work. trials and
triumphs of his district during the past
year. The address is given elsewhere
The same steps We're taken as to the
ministers OF the Mcpherson district
Presiding Elder Martindal then made
his fourth annual report and the char
acter of the members was passed upon.
/ The same course was taken as 10 the
I Winfield district which was reported
| by Presiding Elder Tawther The
addresses of the last two districts will
be given in tomorrow's issue.
NJ. V. Winery, Edward Robbins
William Clapper, John K. Redrick
William L. Williams and s. B. Osborne
We're then called forward and required
to answer the questions of the disci-
pine touching their qualifica tons for
admission into the ministry.
In his address to the class for admis-
sion into conference, Bishop Andrews
in part said:
Brethren, we have now arrived at the
most important portion of the confer
ence work-that of admitting TO the
ministry men who are here before us
having signifed their intention and de-
sire of entering the ministry of the
Lord. The work Of the ministry is
different from that of any other branch
of the Lords work. 1t means, as ex-
pressed by Paul a setting apart for
the Lords service. Paul was the best
equipped man for the ministry that the
world has ever known. In many re-
spectS we can not initiate him, while in
other things il is not only our privilege
, but our duty so TO do. No man can be
a successful minister Of the Savior IN
less he takes the lessons given TO US
in the blessed Word of God.
ne DTCdcUeu q SdlNdLlon IN1L CuISQ
from all sin and his great success was
due TO the fact that he persuaded men
/ 10 seek salvation. A minister can do
nothing more. He can not force men
to accept the gospel, ii must be by rea-
soning with men that the truth Will be
received We are no longer Popes. al
though there is too much of a tendency
at the present time TO make this the
plan of the ministry. We must take
the word of God and reason and per-
| suade men to come into the light and
the more successfully we do this the
more effectual viii we be in the minis
! try of the Lord.
! What greater lesson can we find than
! in the glorious sermon at Mars by Paul.
He was able 10 reason with them He
} was an orator and a philosopher. He
was able TO combat inteligently against
/ their preconceived ideas. He was able
/ to ridicule their religion. but there was
( none of this. He did not call them ig-
/ norant. He did not point out and crit
/ cize their mode of life, but he chose for
I his theme an inscription from one OF
/ their own affairs and said. unknowingly
! you are Worshiping a false God. Moth
/ ing here to stir up their worst nature
nothing to wound the feelings OF his
/ hearers; nothing 10 set their prejudices
/ on fire, but calmly and with the spirit
/ of love did he set before them the
/ truths Of the gospel, and by his work
/ OF faithfulness. patience and love, did