Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-28
4 DAY OF 0RATORY
~ THE BALTIMORE METHODIST
CONFERENCE At ROANOKE.
addresses by Rev. DIR. 4. Coke smith
and Rev. DIR. walter Lambeth
Tducntion and Missions Their NC
..,.ctIvc Themcs-Admittcd.

poANOKE. VA. March 27.-(SpeciaL)-
.r,,s has been a day Of oratory IN the
,....s.,,ro conference Of the Southern
,,..t.lists. IN session in Green-Memoria'
,.,.t unusually striking addresses
Ing been made by Rev. DIR. \. COKE
smith. Of the Virginia Conference rep
....rure the secretary OF the Board OF
,,,.,,t.oo. and Or Walter Lambeth the
.....,onary secretary Of the southern
Methodist church.
mr. smith said that the general SUBJECT
,,.,.-..,ian education is one upon which
80. minister Of the Gospel should be
-.,t and In which every one OF them
't,.,5 take O. vital interest. III the MIN
&C., ora their duty as ministers OF
49,. c..a.L they are teachers as wei as
...s The subject Of education, the
-.,- s,l. was too large TO be treated
... limited time he could devote TO
,be present occasion. All our
.t....a, nature has to be educated. Edu-
..- l.cus at home. The most I'M
,,-,.,, teacher a child has is the mother
49,. ne influences surrounding IL al
t.. All its surroundings are educa-
..,.. The speaker said he was born IN
e.,...r county. $. c.. and was southern
Of, tte backbone. but was compelled TO
.rr+ that We are behind the times IN
having books n our homes. We welcome
a.. gue.t by feeding him. entertain him
~ e.eIrc hm. and bid him farewell by
feeding him. n this keeps on. man VIII
.ser,r3ton or 20 become AL stomach.
LIFT Up THE HOME.
min s,sr should lift up the home ana
Sc 90 .t that the literary department OF
The TpW1rth leagues II worked To IT'S
fullest extent The young people cannot
Dc expected to enjoy themselves reason
ably NJ lfir brains are not developed
The head must belong 10 God as wei
Us tae heart Dime-lJyels are a source
Of crime. II you do not supply
Nrur children with good literature the
lswl VIII give them bad. and they VIII
become fond Of the latter We need
rrore books IN our southern homes. we
need 10 talk more about books, and cul-
t'yate In our children a love for reading
10 10 this we must read with them.
The Church lays its emphasis on
character. All the technical points of
education are the same There is. said
Presbyterian Greek although, ! have
found some Baptist Greek" The Church
ir her schools sets more store on the
making Of men and women than she does
ou education. All that a college ought 10
OBJ Tor boys and girls Is TO teach them
Row 10 use their own powers. The
CIurch believes, and asserts. that the
CHRISTIAN religion Is the highest EXPIRES
sIon 3f truth. and We are not before the
world 10 apologize for our religion. The
church must furnish this education The
State cannot She has no right 20 do it,
oue u the vexed questions Of ne day Is
whether the Bible shall be introduced into
our schools. and II so. how taught. our
church schools. therefore, should have in
them Christian men and women as teach
ere OF we forfeit the right 10 call our
selves Christians.
DIR. LAMBETH'S REMARKS
Or. Lambeth. the missionary secretary
began his remarks by reading an extract
Com q letter from COnsu-General Jerni-
gan. stating that an imperial edict had
been issued In China. eXpunging all laws
against the propagation Of the Christian
religion In the Chinese empire. Appa-
rcntly, he said God had used Japan as
a rod 10 scourRe China. and the officials
in the hour OF their defeat and humilia-
T.
former Minister 70 this country, had
asked Bishop Hendrick in Picking. what
boz could do 10 best serve his country in
tc.s hour OF its need A reform Jour
lal had recently sprung up I'm the Office
&C. the Picking Gazette. the official organ
of the government and I'm this journal
articles from the Christian Advocate
were copied in their entirety. The intel
,ectual life Of a country cannot. said
lr Lambeth rise above its institutions.
hut the opportunity is now presented 10
Christianity TO supplant Confuclanism and
shape the thought of the Chinese in
tie next century
The speaker quoted a great Confucian
scholar as saying that the great Chinese
philosopher hal taught them the brother
hood az man. but the time had ar
rived for them TO learn the fatherhood of
God
Turning 10 the work of the board. DR..
Lambeth said that the collections thus
gar were much better than last year.
Forty conferences elected mission sec
raiaries. and In North Carolina a secre-
idy bad been employed and paid a salary
10 devote MS whole time 10 the work
lhesr secretaries work under the Joint
erection OF the conference and general
boerl Ihey are expected 10 get a good
speaker on missions for every district
conference ana the general board had
organized a bureau Of information TO
supply the necessary material for such
occasion. IL is also their duty 10 secure
writer In each district, who will help
ire SECULAR press. as far as editors will
permit Oh l.sseminate live information
about missions. Thus far no paper had
refused % print the material supplied.
Tn Tine had come for the Church i'm this
great work OF missions 10 lay hold on
the press
TO FULL CONNECTION.
e. v Register, James NJ. Anderson.
Onward H. Dashiell Charles w. Moore.
Frederick a. Gaines, Daniel NJ. Brown.
lev u. Atkins, CORTLAND =. Smith.
William Stevens and Linwood. Ham
monl. having previously passed in ex-
animation of character and also the
committee on the course Of study, were
admitted into fun connection.
Evan Alexis Edwards. from Baltimore
Il-Iict. William Eustace Henry. and
lheres Herbert Cannon. from the East
"@tmore District; David Henry Kern
sHi John u. Jacobs. from Washington
-'ei'ci. Alfred Louis Harnesberger, from
"'.'.ashsm District; George w. Rich
p. and Wallace o. Talbert. from
If"lsolrg District: and Rayson d. Kid
nor from Mooreaeld District. were adj
Fitted on trial