Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
THEIR FOURTH DAY.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE
VIRGINIA METIIODIsTs.
INTERESTING SESSION.
More Characters Passed-A Flow
of Eloquence-A Canadian Orator
An Address on Educotion-To Full
Relation.


ence this morning. There were just
twenty-six persons present and it was
impossible TO attend 10 business.
"They are downstairs. Bishop" ex-
planned DIR. Brown. Brother r. Is pre-
siding down there"-mentioning the
Bishop Of the Kitchen Cabinet"
"Then, ask the Bishop and his confer
ence to please meet with us, or else we
shall have TO appoint a committee to
send them fraternal greetings said
Bishop Duncan.
The preachers in the basement soon
got wind OF the matter, and came troop
ing I'm.
The devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. j. l.. Spencer.
An hour was spent in passing the char
acters Of a number Of preachers, whose
names were passed over the day before
and then the conference settled down 10
feast of eloquence, which will not be
soon forgotten. 1t was red-letter day.
one preacher, I'm making his report, SAID
that in his community, fifteen years ago,
a. Methodist minister could not have got
ten an invitation home to dinner. This
year his people entertained the District
Conference. Another preacher concluded
his report. by affirming his loyalty, and
declaring that he was ready, quoting
| the Dr. L. NJ. Lee. "to go anywhere
even 10 the Richmond District"
Il have a decided surplus Of candidates
I'm that direction already" said the Bishop.
Il am afraid you spoke too late
Rev. j. o. Moss stated that he had
inst completed his fortieth year in the
| conference. and that he could preach
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| from Monday languor. and, though 1T
tie gray, felt that he was still young
man.
A CANADIAN ORATOR.
Rev. z. r. Young. OF the Toronto
| (Canada) Conference, was introduced
and. I'm a most delightful speech. which
was a revelation to those who imagine
| that eloauence is unknown In cold coun-
trios extended a cordial invitation to
the Methodists of Virginia 10 attend the
Epworth League International Conven-
ton. 10 be held in Toronto next summer.
DR. Young was for many years mis-
! sionary TO the Red-River Indians OF
british America, and in his speech ne
gave a thrilling account OF his work IN
the land where the auroras glance ana
| glitter I'm all their splendor, and all things
are covered with a mantle OF snow eight
months Of the year. He related
touching story OF an Indian. who tried to
scalp him and failed. and how he tried
To save the Indian, and succeeded, ana
noid a tribute TO the much-malgned Red
| River Indians, who. he said. are never
| known to steal. and IN whose care he
had often left his wife for six months at
| a time They had, he said, great reVer-
ence for the name Of God, and never
swore in their own language. IF an In
dlan wants TO swear he added, he learns
English, and swears In that language
DR. A. Coke Smith read the report OF
the Board Of Education. The report Is
| an able paper on the subject or educa-
| ton. and concludes with the usual reso-
| lutions, recommending the several educa-
tional institutions of the Church 10 the
patronage OF Methodist people. There
| was some discussion over the resolutions,
after which Or. j. c. Kilgore, represent
| ing the Board Of Education, addressed
the conference.
DIR. KILGORES ADDRESS.
There were problems TO the front. said
the Doctor one Of which was. should they
educate at all. and the other was how
should they conduct. the education. The
| first problem belonged 10 the household,
| and was matter Of parental conscience.
| Education. in its broader sense was the
| divine scheme Of creation. First came
piece of human potentiality, which was
10 be developed by the mother whose
| heart was made by God 10 protect the
little weakling. There was something
sad I'm the achievement Of motherhood.
When her child first succeeds in stand
ing alone Il IS theoretically the swapping
asunder Of that tie that binds the mother
To- the infant. All things were COM
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| dwelt the agencies for the development
OF divinity and spirituality. Parents, how
ever did not regard their children from
~lcb a standpoint. Education could
only be built up on true and honest pa
renthood and that was what was lack
ing. The mothers Of to-day were neglect
ing their children and surrendering them
TO hired servants for their training. The
failure 10 educate was clearly due TO
banl<rupt parenthood. The weighty ana
serious question must be placed on the
hearts of the mother and father, and
they must be talked with ptainly and
practically.
THE SECOND QUESTION.
The second question discussed by DR..
Kileore was how education should be con-
ducted and achieved. There were two
distinct phases Of education-the secular
and the Christian-and all education was
by no means beneficial. Building or
schools was by no means sign o. pro-
gress in education, and the Injurious ef-
feet Of mistaken theories were PLAINLY
evidenced ia foreign countries, where
communism and anarchism was over
whelning the Church and government.
Ruin had come TO Gods people through
education. and there were In the coun-
try more educated rascals than unedu-
Gated rascals. DR.. Kilgore In pronounced
terms denounces the political methods OF
the day. declaring that Coxey could
march TO Washington, the pet or the
nation. In Congress and other poiitlcal
bodies the educated was found 10 be the
| unprincipled demagogue
Fducation. he said, was frequently hurt
ful and the conditions OF to-day de-
manded reform. IL was impossible TO
get a coIege-bred minister 10 preach out
side OF the hearing OF a locomotive
and the graduates OF some OF the Dig
institutions wanted work In cities or IN
big charges The education OF today
ifted men above sympathy with his fel-
lows. What would save the country from
The ruin of education was the Christ
idea of life, to permeate the work. The
doctrines OF sin and regeneration, the
same old road from the world TO Heaven,
should be taught in the country's col
leges. Let the boys be taught 10 be
servants Of God. and you have slain the
demagogue and raised up pure-minded.
noble. useful man. Let the old Method
ism be revived with all Of its love for
doing good, and with all OF its spirit OF
sacrificing self for others. Education
should be conducted IN the Church and
by the Church.
FULL CONNECTION.
William S. Page. - Colonna, George