Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-19
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DIR. ID. H. MOORE.
THE NEWLY ELECTED BISHOP

Special Reference to the Theories
as to Dreams-Was Greeted by a
Large Audience-He Will Leave
Shortly for China.
Bishop D. H. Moore, of Cincinnati.
Ohio, one CT the newly elected bishors
Of the Methodist Episcopal church,
who will soon depart for China, adj
dressed a large congregation at the
German NJ. e. church on the South
Side, last evening, taking for his SUBJ
ject 1.-THE Mysteries of Sleep" The
reverend gentleman called special at
tention to the many different theories
that have been advanced in regard to
the phenomena of dreams and his re-
marks, which were very interesting
and argumentative, ELECTED the closest
attention from those present.
The congregation was led in prayer
by Rev. Archibald Moore, presiding
elder of the district, after which the
pastor, Rev. Louis Allinger, made a
few appropriate remarks introducing
the bishop, and With pleasure stated
that he felt certain that DR.. Moore will
not only lead the preachers as a bishop,
but also as a sympathetic brother.
In responding Bishop Moore highly
complimented the German people for
their heartiness and aptly classed the
German constituents of the Methodist
Episcopal church among the best types
of Wesley-Methodism. He began his
lecture by stating that there is at least
one advantage in talking of sleep, that
is that no one seems to know much
about it and therefore n feels as
it anything hat pleases him. He de-
scribed sleep as a sort of silence and
oblivion and fully and clearly explain
ed the many theories that have been
advanced as to this state of the senses
In speaking of yawning being intim-
atty associated with sleepineSs, the
bishop, explained that yawning is to
get more oxygen, because it Is really
time that We need more pure air, when
we are going to sleep, and continuing
upon this point ittingly compared
ones gaping with the whistle toots Of
an engine calling for more coal. He
also called attention to the fact that
some people go to sleep gradually
while others are asleep almost as soon
as they lie down and audibly indicate
it too The question often arises" he
continued, las to how long one should
sleep, especially the young man, and
l suppose that the length of time re-
quired by each person for sleep is
governed entirely by his particular
temperament"
Taking up the question as to wheth-
err or not the mind is always active
while we are asleep, he agreed with
those who have said that we are linn
tied in discussing the phenomena of
sleep and pointed out that dreams are
convincing evidence that the mind is
awake while the body is asleep. In
pointing out the fact that some claim
that the mind is always active and W.
are liable to dream at any time while
we are asleep. the speaker gave ONE
very interesting Illustrations of the
brevity of dreams. He concluded his
remarks by impressing his hearers
with the reasons why dreams should be
considered prophets and showing that
dreams are inexplicable rather than
supernatural. He did not think that
people should look upon dreams as
being supernatural, because they are so
often ~ r'ained by natural causes. Gil
ing for instance that dreams that we
are slipping and falling are invariably
due to the position in which we lie in
bed.
After the lecture an informal re-
ception was held in honor of the bish-
op and he received appropriate greet
ings from the congregation. He re-
manned in the city until midnight,
when he departed for his home.