The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
About Six Hundred Commissioners At
tending the Presbyterian Gather
ing at Minneapolis.
REV. DR.. RADCLIFFE'S SERMON
VIEWS OF THE RETIRING MoDERA-
TOR ON IMPERIALISM.
DE-. McGinert Reported to Have Exon
Grated Himself OF Heresy Charges
Other Religious Meetings.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, May 1S.-Rev. Dr.
r. +. Sample. of Westminster Church. New
York, was elected moderator OF the elev-
enth annual assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church IN the United states. which con-
vened In Westminster Church to-day. I'M
mediately after roll call in the afternoon the
election OF moderator was taken up. DR..
Sample was elected on the first ballot. re-
ceiving 33s votes, 800 being necessary for
choice, to l27 for the Rev. Matthias l.
Haines. OF the First Church. Indianapolis.
and 1S3 for the Rev. r.. +. Coyle. OF Oak
land. Cal. The contest was a spirited one.
and DR.. Samples election is regarded a.
triumph for the conservative element
The morning session was devoted to re-
ligious services. which were attended by
about six hundred commissioners and 80
many spectators that the j $50 seats OF the
church were not sufficient to accommodate
them. DR.. Henry Branch, of Elicott City.
Md. pronounced the invocation; Rev. Pleas
ant Hunter, of Minneapolis. led in respons-
i've reading; a number of hymns was sang
and DR.. Douglas p. Putnam. OF Logansport
Ind, read the Bible lesson. Dr. r. +. SAN
pie, of New York. made the prayer. The
sermon was preached by the retiring mod
orator. the Rev. DIR. Wallace Radcliffe.
Washington. His text was:
Where there is no vision the people per-
ish."-Prov. xxx. Is.
In the course of his sermon DR.. Radcliffe
said: Our national life has new impulse
and dazzling ambition. We are looking be-
yond from our provincialism- We have
made war for humanity. We have COM
quered for humanity. That victory viii Be-
defeat and that endowment q poverty and
destruction save as through these open
doors the church shall Immediately and en-
Enthusiastically carry the vision OF Jesus
Christ. see peace. white fields, inviting
doors OF commerce. liberty and enlightened
races, but / see them all beyond the crosA
There is no other way than by Calvary.
believe in Imperialism, but an imperialism
that is benehcent repubiicanism- be-
| lieve in war for humanity, but in war
for humanity that carries TO humanity the
enduring peace and good will Of the gospel
| Of Christ. We cannot escape responsibility.
| This is not the time for swollen ease. II We
daily another will dominate. II we evade
| the scepter will fall from us. We have
come into the kingdom for such time a.
this. Hawaii. Cuba, Porto Rico. the Philip
| pines-these are the summons OF our media
torial king. The man Of Macedonia waves
| and calls.
NOT THE DAY FOR RETREAT.
"This Is not the day for microscopic
vision We have waited long over material
! considerations and delicate distinctions and
refined determinations. We are tempted 10
| see and consider only the little circle which
bounds the domestic. the comfortable, the
| polite 1t is the day for telescope vision
| A wide horizon. high achievements, bcatihc
prospects, stars of magnitude and brilliance.
worlds OF spiritual wealth await and invite
| our enterprise and conquest 1T Il not the
/ time for retrenchment To retrench - ts
retrograde- Our mediatorial king commands
now never before. Opportunities gleau
with the glory OF His presence Indiferencs
Is disloyalty. Apathy Is sin There Is es
pecial obligation upon U.S. American repub-
| Hcanism has its mold and inspirations from
| Presbyterian republicanism- American Inn
| perialism must have its counterpart In
Presbyterian imperialism which win awaken
to the significance of itself; which viii
| recognize its own fitness and opportunfy.
and in the disunctness and responsibilities
of its own life go forth and carry its rs-
| publican benefcence. it's spiritual republic
anism. its divine spiritualness to the ends ot
| the earth. %
THE opening door OF the twentieth CEN
| tury reminds US that we have signalixed
| other epochs with special gifts-the reuuion
with 100000, our relief fund with 81. 100000.
We would be Indifferent and un<aithfui ff
| our significant position did not have q sig
nificant recognition Our objects are MANI
| fold. Schools and colleges. churches. hos
pitals. the poor, the benighted. the helpless
| in this and other lands implore for aid ana
| enlargement. The hour Is striking. The
time must not pass without the initiatiou Of
| n movement which will lay upon the altar
| million dollars for each century for the edu-
| cational and missionary work OF the Pres
| byterian Church. / summon you to thought
| fulness. to gratitude 10 high and holy en-
| deavor. 1t will cost money. but IL Ia always
| better to be crucified with Christ than 70 be
released with Barabbas-to be poor with
| apostolic power than rich IN Roman con-
| demnation."
THE MoDERAToRsHlP.
In the afternoon Permanent Secretary
| Rev. w. Z. Moore called the roll and imme-
| diately afterwards the election OF a nodsr-
ator was declared to be In order. Dr. Me-
Kibben. of Cincinnati. hitherto prominent
candidate for the place himself, got the
| floor and nominated the Rev. r.. +. sample.
| This was regarded as a move TO concentrate
the conservatives on a single candidate He
| appealed 10 the assembly 10 elect Dr. SAM
| pie unanimously.
DIR. II. p. Carson. OF Brooklyn. placed IN
nomination the Rev. Matthias Hainss. of
Indianapolis whom he characterized - =
man OF keen. ripe Judgment. sagacioua
methodical and OF the most honorable puy-
pose.
Dr. r b. Wright. OF Austin. TEX. nomi-
mated Judge Robert Wilson. of Phila0ol-
phiA because. he said. he a.says made h