The sun., 1900-03-22
FIRST DAY OF CONFERENCE
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eighteen Methodist Churches in the city.
RESOLUTIONS thanking John White, Jr
and Henry G. Conrad for their excellent
papers were passed.
DIR. Cadman's Eloquent Lecture.
For two hours and ten minutes last
evening, DR.. S. P. Cadman, pastor of the
Metropolitan Church of New York city.
held the attention OF an audience which
crowded Epworth Church, with his ad-
mirable lecture on ''The Puritans .
He eulogized Oliver Cromwell and
begged to differ with the inscription on
a memorial window in an Episcopal
church in PhilaGeIphia which describes
Charles as martyr. He declared that
there could not have been Washington
without there having been Crom-
well.
He held that men could not be made
good by education or legislation. but
that regeneration was needed. He said
the Purltans did not read from daily
newspapers, but lived with the books OF
the ages. In speaking of war, he de-
cIarcd that no war was moral one un-
less it relieved worse condition of af-
fairs. '''-' 0-
He told OF how the Puritan soldiers
under Cromwell listened to sermons for
SIX hours at time, while in New York
city people get uneasy at tile end of
twenty minutes, and where, however,
an attempt is being made to upset the
decalogue and teach people to hate their
nelghbors and loye their neighbors wives
and where people will sit for three hours
to see a drama. The Venus denicted
comes not out of the sea but ont Of a
sewer.
lie attacked the song books used in
some churches and remarked that White
Harrison once said cheap coat made n
cheap man, he believed that a chean
song made cheap Christian.
Chief Justice Lore presided and Miss
Florence Z. Walton sang "The Holy
City and Rev. +. Burgete Short "The
Golden Pathway" Rev. DR.. c. w.
Prettyman offered prayer.
TOday's Session.
Conference will reconvence at $40
O'Clock this morning when Rev. +. p.
liarrls Will conduct devotional exercises.
me business session will commence at 8
O'Clock. The report Of the trustees OF
the Wilmington Conference Academy
VIII be the special order of business at 10
o'clock. ~ ~
The trustees held meeting Yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, DR.. Martindale
presided. Reports were made showing
that plans were being completed for the
raising OF the debt on the institution.
which is $3l 200.
The Woman's Home Missionary An
niversary will be held this afternoon in
Epworth Church at 9 clock and Rev,
Henry Q. Turner will preach at 3,45
O'Clock. The Veterans Anniversary will
be held at 7.30 p. m. va
Rev. John d. G. Hanna, d. D.. secre.
tary of the Twentieth Century Thanh
Offering reported that $4,000 had been
raised for the Academy. Rev. Y. s. Col
Inns reported that s., 300 had been raised
by, subscription. Modificatins of the
rules were considered.
The Y. M. G. A. has kindly offered
the use OF its rooms to the ministers and
lay delegates. "''o
A second meeting of the Twentieth
Century Thank Offering committee was
helc last evening. A partial report shows
receipts from preaching services. Sc
593, y; Sunday schools, $5O.l5; lecturess res
20, ,6o4.50, total OF $40 2S9.97.
The election of ministerial delesates n
the General Conference will be sneciai
order for business on Friday morning