The sun., 1900-03-26
ECORD Breaking CROWDS
Conference Sunday at EpwOrlh
Church Was Without
a Parallel.
NOT LETTER BUT THE SPIRIT
Bishop Andrews Speaks of Questions
Asked by Church Members as to
Amusements, Dancing, etc.
Editor Dickie Saws Nc
Kinley ia a Tippler.
EOT LETTER BUT THE SPIRIT

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Conference Sunday at Epworth NJ. E.
Church yesterday was record breaker
even at that church, where the popular
ity Of the pastor, Rev. F. Burgette Short,
together with his able sermons and the
music of the excellent choir under the
efficient leadership of Professor George
j.. King, very freque ntly crowds the
auditorium and it is only early corners
who are sure of seats.
But yesterday all previous records
were excelled. The crowds commenced
arriving before 5 O'Clock in the morning
to be in time for the love feast which
commenced at $50 o'clock.
The Auditorium was not long in filling
and long before it was time Tor Bishop
ANDREWS to commence to preach the
conference sermon, people fouEd it un.
able to secure seats or even suitable
Banding room and steady stream ol
people began to flow to other city
churches where visiting Methodist
clergymen were 10 preach. In this way
enough people were turned away tC
have hlled large church.
Tine loye least resolved itself into ar
cd time experience meeting. Peopit
aiuse in all parts ol the congregation ant
Tod OF experiences i'll their rehglous life
"A number OF women started hymns.
Bishop Andrews Sermon.
1t vas shortly after 10. so o'clock wher
the bishop announced his text as beins
portion of the sixth verse OF the thirI
chapter OF the second epistle to the
CorinthinIans: 'NCt of the letter but o
E tue spirit" The verse in full is as fol
lows: "Who also hath made lis abb,
"A ministers Of New Testament; not .
s ihe letter but of the spirit-for the lette
iis skilleth but tie spirit giveth life"
M lie said this " as one of St. Paul's mos
3 strlEing contrasts between the old anC
the new dispensations.
6# He stated that in the Old Testamen
On we find rules set down for the Jews TO
the conduct OF their daily life, restric
z tlons on food, dress, rules for marriage
and funerals, precepts for agriculture
u servitude, etc. In religion it is the same
| only the rules aie more particular an
precise. In the Od Testament we fin
81 only a few passages about the inwar
s spiritual life. IN the New Testament W
"a tind wonderful emphasis placed on a
# moral questions ana a great deal abou
"a the splrltual lie.
III In the New Testament baptism take
az the place OF circumcision and the Lord
NJ Snpper, the feast of.the Passover.
NJ La the Old Testament times title {
~ ole.tenth of man' S income was SUI
n posed to be given to the church. In I'll
N spirit Of the New Testament all that
N man is and all that he possesses bolons
NJ to Christ.
"a May Deal in Margins.
q Persons becoming Christians look
N the New Testament as to u guide Tor tt
81 conduct OF their daily life. The busine
man asks how may he run his busines
a another asks may he deal in margin
may he sell things of which he does M
n approve, as tobacco, coffee and whiske
or adulterated goods; another, may !
always buy goods III the lowest inarke
and sell in tile highest, always take IL
highest interest the law allows.
Are They Christians?
But the Bible don't tell us about the
questions. The questions are also askt
canwe spend money on great indulgence
on grand houses ano sumptuous furnis
ings. Some people are content with thou
ands of dollars, while others have gre
many millions. Are they Christian
You can't tell by the letter of this boo
linen there is the theatre, the race cours
the ball room and the gaming table, Il
matter of entering polltical lie, votil
4 the least of two evils, support or oppo
s the tariff. Must one oppose all trus
and corporations; can one Join lab,
a union and prevent others from laboriI
and 10000 other questions.
" The New Testsment, II it containe
VI volume could not contain them all AT
4 be oil use in all the centuries. In Del
ware you have your statutory law
which cah be contained in compara iv
ly small space, but what is known as Il
common Law fills many volumes. III
New Testament sets oud principles al
i. u v lsr way uf training o human sou
as IL makes lnen and women real
grand in human character. You are
decide thes- qut tsti9ns for yourself.
Cl arIcters of Actors.
In the matter OF the theatres, v
should take into consideration what I'll
general cunst quences of the plays al
Ior there are no particular precepts. "
ought to ask after the characters of IL
plays, the characters OF the actors then
selves, whether they are pure, get
vorces to- often. This question as
whether all tins will help, our spiritu
life or help our fellow man. What v
need is a revival of perfect loyalty
principle.
Ordination Service.
People were again turned away at Il
ordination hervice at 2.3U O'Clock yeste
dav afternoon.
The following deacons and elders we
ordained according to the impressi
ceremonies OF the Methodist ritual:
Dsacons- Orman E. Jones, Floyd
Dlextun, +. Y. Moore, John w. lone
Harry Taylor, A. Howard Covey, Jam
IL. Gardner, Milton McCann and w. L
hest Greenfield.
E!dei-Luther f. Poole, Clarence