The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-13
BISHOP WALDEN 4 GUEST
The Methodist Social Union Ten
ders Him Banquet.
Greeted by Prominent Ciergymen.
Statesmen, and CitiEcns-an Elnb-
crate Menu Scrvcd-TOnsts to the
Church Proposed - Music by the
Eldorado Mandolin Qunrtctte.

The Methodist Social Union OF Washing
ton held banquet last night at the Ho.ei
Cochran in honor OF Bishop Walden. Of
Cincinnati, who is visiting in the city.
| large number of the members of the union
and invited guests greeted Bishop Walden,
including many of the most prominent
| clergymen. statesmen, and citizens of the
Capital.
Letters of regret we're read from Pres
ident Mckinley. Senators Foraker and
Beye.idge, Representatives Hepburn. Hof-
| fecker, Dolllver. and Hill. and Rev ]. W.
| DufIey, d. D.
The supper was served in the banquet
| hall. the tables being arranged in parallel
| lines. with the seat Of honor at a circular
table at the head of the room. so arranged
that the guest Of the evening could b, seen
by everyone present when all were seated.
C. W. F. Swartzell presided, and the in
vocation was pronounced by Rev. II. X.
Naylor, D.. d. A. B. Browne acted as toast
master.
Music for the occasion was furnished by
the Eldorado Mandolin Quarteite, consist
ing OF Messrs Amis, Todd. Galleher, and
Judson.
After the courses had been served the
following addresses were delivered:
"Methodism and Education DR.. John F.
Soucher; The Layman in Methodism.'
Hon. A. B. Duvall; 'Woman's Work in
Methodism," Mrs. General Fisk; "Metho-
dist Unity" Judge William NJ. Springer;
The Outlook for Methodism,' Bishop
| Walden.
In the opening address DR.. John F.
! Soucher. President Of the Woman's Col
lege of Baltimore. paid tribute to the ini-
tiative of the Anglo-Saxon. which had
made old England and New England. and
had peopled the earth with the most en-
| terprising men and women in history. But
| he thought that one fault of Methodsm
had been that ii had too much initiation
SO far as starting educational institutions
YVES concerned. They had been started in
| many instances only to die, and the amount
| invested in those unfortunate schools and
| lost would endow the 225 colleges and
schools of higher learning in the land
sufficiently to meet the coming century.
! The vital question which confronts the
| Church today is the education OF our
youth. What shall be done with them"
asked Dr.. Soucher. The speaker then a
| ferrAi in glowing terms to the decision
| rendered by the Bishops OF the Church that
one-half of the $4,000. 900 offering pro-
posed for the opening decade of the TWEEN
tieth century was to be laid upon the altar
OF education. to endov Methodist schools
and colleges.
The next speaker was A. b. Duvall, who
responded to the toast, The Layman IN
Methodism." Mr.. Duvall eulogized the
| Church. He said that she had been critl-
cised as ciergy-ruled and non-republican.
| III true" said he, 'it is strange that this
Church has obtained such a grip on such
people as this republican nation" The
| Methodist Church has not closed the door
/ TO any field of preferment in this coun
try, and 1t is her pride, said the speaker.
| the house in Executive Avenue. toward
which the politicians laok so longingly is
not closed to humble layman OF Metho-
! dism
Judge William Springer. the next
| speaker, uttered an eloquent plea for union
| between the Methodist Church. North and
South. He maintained that If this unity
could be achieved enough Methodist cler-
gymen could be turned loose TO send
missionary to every town Of tive hundred
| inhabitants in the Philippines and Porto
| Rico.
Mrs General Fiske spoke at some length
o; womans work in the Methodist Church
She outlined what was being done to
rescue women and girls in the large cities
of the country, and spoke in general terms
OF the need OF money TO carry on missions
and 10 reach out after the fallen.
The guest of the evening was then called
of Methodism." Bishop Walden gave fe-
| lieitous expression TO his gratitude fer the
! compliment that had been paid him in
| Washington. He attributed the feast and
| the good fellowship of the occasion 10 the
| high esteem in which the Office of Lishop
| is held in the Methodist Church. He said
that some one had referred TO the occasion
as birthday party. He accepted the sug
| gestion, saying that his sixty-niuth birth
day had begun Sunday morning in the
Metropolitan Church. IL had continued.
he said, in a most pleasant afternoon spent
at the White House. and one expression OF
good will after another had attended him
until the esteem of Washington Methcdists
| had eliminated in this complimentary
banquet My birthday" said the Bishop,
has lasted forty-eight hours"
There was then only time left for the
briefest reference to the toast. but In few
sentences the venerable superintendent of
the NJ E Church expressed his profound
faith in the future of Methodism- He de-
clared it had been successful by strict ad-
herence to its mission. That mission was
| to the middle classes of American society,
and he believed that the Methodist Church
would still exercise dominating influence
in the social and political life of the coun-
try.
| Judge William NJ. Springer. Rev. DR. and Mrs
| Wilson. Gen. and Mrs. W. b. Shaituc, Col. W
B. Thompson. Rev John +. Goueher. d. D.,
| Rev Dr. and Mrs ;. VI. HartSock, Mr.. Frank B.
Littell. Mr. Jesse H. Wilson, Prot. Edgar Frisby
| Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Harding, Mr.. and sirs. Ar
! thur C0wsill, Mr.. and Mrs Melville Lindsay
Rev Lucien Clark. u. D., Mr. and Mrs. Frcder-
| ick Van Dvne Mr. and Mrs J. ". Davis. NJ
and Mrs. {. W. +. SWartzel, Mr. and Miss
| Cheesman. Dr. aud Mrs. Street Mr.. and Mr.. ].
r. Quinier. Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Humphrey.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles b. Campbell, Mrs :. 4.
| Magruder. Mr.. and Mrs T. u. Touner, Miss
| Toyner Mr. and Mrs o. T. Towncr Mis- A. C.
| Gravrs Miss Jennie Graves, Mr. ". :. Wash
Durn, Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas II. Martin, Mr.. and
Mrs j. l.. Nuber. Mr. and Mrs. E. d. Godfrey,
Major and MIS-. llillman 4. Hall, Mrs. Frances
Poikirhoru. Rev. aud Mrs. John u. Wright Mrs
Goodell. Miss Lucy Rich, Hrs. and Mis- wilkins
Mrs General Fisk, Mr.. Robert J.. Middleton,
Rev. Dir. and Mrs. H. r. NaloT, Dr. and Mrs
| Thomas C. smith. DIR. and Mrs Richard Kings
man. Mrs Smith, Mr. and Mrs G. II. La Petra,
Mr. E. : La Fetts, Miss Florence Polkinhorn
Mrs Chaplain Springer, Hon A b. Dutall and
Mrs. Duyal. Mr.. and Mrs. ". q. kldridge, Mr..
| George W GRAY, Mrs VI. n. ulloeh. Capt. b
and Mr. Thomas II. McKee, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
F. Dales Rev DIR. and Mrs. Henry Baker Col
T u. Anderson, Mrs. +. A liaines, Dr. and Mrs
r. NJ Mofitt. Mr. Benjamin ;. 6rsves Rev. Dr.
and Mrs Frank NJ Bristol Mrs. j. Ellen Foster,
Mrs Charles W. Pierce. Miss F. F. Pierce, Hon
and Mr. VI. c. Emery. Mr.. and Mrs. L. /. Iiar-
vey Major and Mrs. c. NJ. Forrest, Mr. II. J..
s;rang Rev 4. y. Gill. Mr.. and Mrs. +. VI, Hall,
Mr. and Ms. ". II. HoughtOn, Rev. 5. L. BRYANT
Mr. aud Mrs. A. Is. Browne. Prof. and Mrs. A. C.
True Nj. and Mrs. Robert Cohen, Mr.. and Mr..
J. r. HIT Miss Dasliell. NJ. Charles +. Howe,
| Rev Dr. Nheatley, Mr.. ]. ". Lewis. Rev. Dr.
and Mrs E d. Iiuntley. Dr. j. ". Hodge, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Ashley. Mr.. and Mrs +. :.
Wescott Mr. and Mrs. J. Finney Ense. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas ". Smith. Mr. L. J. Ellis. Rev.
and Mrs j. Frederick lleisse, and Rev George
V Lcech d. d.