The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-09

ADDRESS. Jake lace SnOne IKE d ieN
range with new cook when the BISHOP
with dignity nodded assent.
A united chorus repeated thrice wa
heard "Ump-ump--ump."
jet Black Jake" proceeded.
The thnness of his clerical tie, vel
worn, the bgness Of his collar, thu
largeness Of his set back ears, his grea
protruding eyes, I seem to see. Hi
voice was the melody of Parepas whei
he reached his peroration.
Mr.. Bishop, Brudders of dis Confer
ence. 1 loves de Lord--I loves Chris
tians-I loves Methodists-I loves thu
souls of every Dade county sinner, bu
Mr.. Bishop, dem 'pintments you signed
me am thirty miles apart, They ain
contagious. l can't sept them"
My friends, Summerfeld and Epwortf
are not thirty miles apart. They are
contiguous. But my prayer, brethren
is that my own interest in the two
churches-in all our churches-indeed
in the churches Of every denomination
in our city, may be contagious.
Pardon an experience.
Twenty-Five years ago in those memo
rable Hayes and Tilden days. just be
fore the coming of the Judge Davis
year, in the Providence of the good God
/ was resting among those beautiful
islands well described by Mrs. Eames
and sized by Mark Twain.
One Sabbath Afternoon I strolled q
mile or more from the city of Hamilton
over to the north shore. There was no
disturbance no noise except the roar OF
the Atlantic occasioned by the presenc
Of vi lie nd iC1 a y, n )
which the Industrious and ambitious CO.
raj insecta had built heavenward.
J The variety of color.ngs in the agta-
ted water, the crest of waves mid spark
ling foam, as Scott describes it, fascna-
| ted me. l had no inclination to return
! to my little Bermuda cottage. In that
bleak place amongst the cliffs, with
| rugged rocks under me, with Gods
blue above me and the great Atlantic
beyond me, / knelt and asked my Heav-
emily Father to equip me for usefulness;
! to touch my heart, my mind; to show
me some specific work.
Then-there-I received my call.
Then-there--I resolved that no small
proportion of my earnings should be
applied to church building. to minister
helping, to benevolent doing. to soul
saving.
Soon after the coral Yves cyan church
at Bermuda was the first outcome =.
this conservation. Then followed a chap
el near my summer home. Later on. in
| 50, church in Florida swamp.
Then another on the hills OF Litchfleld.
Later on a chapel in the Granite state,
will not further enumerate, but my
mi ind ir of 30 OF bn
tase of a wonderful mountain in the
Blue Ridge and it's not many miles
from old White Face by the side CT an
Adirondack laughing water, a veritable
Minnehaha; and it's over at St. An
drews. This morning I'm thinking Of
my dream years since at st. Augustine,
/ was standing at the doorstep of the
chapel, was watching the coming Of
the children from scattered homes: Sc
rious John, Blind Mary, Crippled Joe
and a half dozen half grown boys. who
hurriedly removed their saturated nit
tens when Julia, loved of all, says:
Boys, don't you sse the supernten-
dent?"
/ proceeded to the desk, turned half
round to Brother McLallan and look
at the plain old clock. 1t was one min
ute after twelve.
/ saw the annoyed face of Serious
PunctuaI John. l tapped the bell. 1t
did not respond.
| was awake.
/ heard the north wind blow. I lis
tened to the fury of wind and storm.
heard the roar of the Atlantic on the
beach of Anastasia and the surf beat on
the north shore.
The cathedral struck one--two-three
-four-five. 1t was the Sabbath.
thought of the mission school near my
country home and praised God for that
experience at Bermuda on its bleak
north shore.
Amidst the suffering of a protracted
illness in '97, in dark room in my home
for two months, shut away from all ex-
cept God. I was comforted was stimu-
lated when I considered that in many
of the homes of Gods ministers had
been permitted to add little to the
scanty meal; to provide adequate gar
ments to protect the pastor and wife
and children from the sting of ineon-
sideratc January'a cold.
This is my apology, my explanation of
my interest in suffering Summerfiald; in
Epworth; in most worthy
Grace.
Brethren, it's not church building.
but it's church saving this time, and |
best of all. soul saving.
And now I desire you to question me |
a little. It's direct exaination. The |
answers must not be evasive You Ie-
quest me to prepare an account and to !
balance it if possible. Rule two red |
lines under it if it balances
Are you indebted to the Methodist |
Episcopal church? This is your first !,
question. If so, to what extent.
Has your connection with the church |
restrained you in temptation, in pros
oerty amid pleasure? Has it contrib
lted to your happiness; to your materi-
II prosperity? In your trials--your
lark days-has there been solace?
Amidst pain and suffering has there
oeen assistance?
In the thick of the worry or the fight
has there b en- a rainbow. light on the
shore? Tell me, won't you, all about
t?
What about the preaching you have
istened to? Has it been instructive
md helpful? Be frank, won't you, and
ell the whole truth.
Have you found friends in the
'hurch?
Put on the debit side of the balance
sheet all the items which occur to you
md then the cash credits. Now, my
brother, we wish you to answer as you