The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
Especial correspondepce Of 1'he Post


fortnight. receive any marked attention
firm King Edward ana Queei Alexandra
No one at present can answer this question
with certainty. Against the likelihood OF
any formal reception az Marlborough house
is the fact that during the first two weeks
OF September the court Will still be In
lucl rning for the Empress Frederick, and
the furtner possibility that their mAjestics
may not be in town at that time. But
the forfnality Of court mourning could cas-.
ny De relaxed 10 meet special case, uhl
Tor the same reason could an ahrdgment
OF the royal holiday he easily arranged
II would seem. therefore, to be largely a
question OF eNprdieuCy on the king part,
and on the part Of the committee Of nl.
ting'ments a question Of enterprise hnd
Whatever this committee is doing in this
direction is being carried forward very
quietly. Or. John Bond. who is the lead
ing spirit Of this committees. is wisely 81
lent upon this point lie would not like
To put The king before The Methodist world
as having been approached in the matter
uhtl he was sure OF a favorable response,
and even then he would hardly diyugc his
majesty's secret until the conference as.
Sembled, for TO let II out beforehand would
ne too much Ike an advertising scheme.
sometimes, however people let ont secrets
ny thclr very anxiety 10 conceal them, and
when Or. Bond told me with So much EN-
phnsls-uS though he were determined to
pat an anxious Inquirer completely OIL the
oT the CITY would extend no special clyillty
10 the conferences. US they had been asked
10 dn so and had declined. showing no ar
parent regret ln telling me this, but look
lug rather as though IL were trivial cir
tu.nStlhce TO one who had something bet
ter mp his sleeve, naturally concluded
mat quiet effort was Hfoot 10 connect
that plain city road chapel of John Yves
lels during the early weeks VI September
WIN mother striking plain landmark Of
ms CRY, VIZ. the fnyurite residence Of
hlUg EDWARD In Pail Mall
lt the king ana queen should follow
American initlatiye In this matter the
Wuuld surely invite these rcplC sentatiycS
o., world wide MethodSm to come around
ana see them for This ia pretispiv what
tal conference met ten years ago ia Wash
trEtuh King Edward will surely, too have
SclMe enough To- see that in any social
recognition he may give THIS ndueat al
chance to honor the United States Rrlt,sh
MCthudism ls relatively small AFFAIR In
mis- world conference of 5u0 dc,cgat 3
and t6c Amcricln 800. Bun Il the = TWO So
sections were fCprespnj cd ia strict rcfc
cucr o tho relative strength Great Bit
atm would send less than hundred men
10 THIS body, and the other 400 would come
from tho American side
IN the lana OF rs blr,h Methodsm has
iIV au NphnI JON. II mas been over
Swallowed ana hlmncrnd hy powerful
Sl"lc chulch, and TO some extent u has
i. ,r'rcG llae'I pF apIE INC rilual or INIT
1919 ss,uiCn' ~ John Wesley csapcl
eh3t Nus1Y2N utuI,hllE the prayers OF Tue
,i.I,rvH "4 ,aiHIElunI gre reno, anu Ine same
AZ 10 tIt'"HCu ln 1|u! otdet Hellu-
pr"yi0ces ~. ,Inso ,r nfInJ NJ ~
.ilre M c1f,,,tt 'Vt huiu'tI " ~. pt ,i
rcrulncd n rGrr.bunn "ntU H. h.,tb
drI 'fL, sr+i S'ui N,iu'uh w" u.s u.ath,
clWrrb rltW1ii SrotSo5issr,, Um"E,'nI w ~.
to Mold IFS voung pponIe Who "a +,raIv
tl;-ser fhn uG,yprfnl 'ipduer,.a ~ mo cs4oh'
llshed cburcb. grow no 10 like in nIhiic
wOrSuip what M more or lpSs formal ma
stereotyped BE good though The motlvs
may be the tcsuits are UndnmhtedIv detri-
iucntal. 4 service with seams snbiir1,
In ST. Paul's cathedral secms little more
than a traycSty when rendered by an I'M
gowncd minister aud choir IA pan
comes IN the unconventional chape of
Mu'hriism Aud when so long aud formal
a service is topped Oft by sermon OF the
uS4al Nethodls site length. Instead of hv the
"tul"4Y uIIecq minute sermouette of the
SAtr'h "f E'gland, what might otherwise
nave f'9EokCu only smile OF depreciation
~ nriH pKeE to provoke one TO inward
El,,1uiu-S a.,
d. While howeycr. English McihodlSn has
~ ,lt'H. anu plhyI ways peeu greatly nam
WIeu lh lJs Ii2Wth' American Metholsm,
w.. '. y ~ ", ", WHO SUI 'natSh
Z" 90, o'''7hAHoW H.. meetlug IN new settle
lu'ptS new ,"hl1'hS OF ne. ahd always
ir""lS au3puhE iiselt 70 Wh4t II found,
XVVgS, t"'Fvu 'gt'ulE ahe9d, Lite could
~ N7!,' -iu1' .uo'Ent' Whch ne sent oul
wv, - ~ ~, u. ~. .t,cIS, SaHiHT 10 Iucm' l
.n,n N"u iGYSe ON me great American con
LHNnl puuusH your commission IN the face
vi W. SUP mat American MethodiSm
W.ulu IN F." snort q time completely eclipse
w ~ NNsl runners the Struggling Meth
9NSt hoSlS o. the mother land; The taCl
~, however 'hat While wesley followers
UN w. mere can COUNT q membership ot not
m."nE WHtr Iuan WntNo the American
,rleE VIZ ,piai IullY hWmWo' aud It Is
IulH 4"Ct Whl'h oHcHS 10 hlnS Edward, In
"nE suci"l recognition ne may choose TO
u,nhc Oh lhc approaching conference, an
Hpl"l ,uh'tl ,Hura as ne has not yet had and
iT"paoN WI not have again 10 specially
IivJioI HiRr ana influential section Of the
,.r,,t4 oI"'eS' IN % WORD, ne can by the
w. 'utH OF AiS manu- or nj any rate ny
tlr InyI' opening or the gates Of Mal
c,,..,.- u"Ise MAKE hilnSeii solid with
t,ns 3l1ltu OF ne most numerous rcliS
S." nHut w Aihrilen, barring the CATHOLICS.
~ "M thtee 'tahheS OF Meuodlsm VIII
,. ~. semen al TINS tnWd Ecumenlcal
'ITusr. \oJ merely the great Me,h
tUu3ir, ulIs.NpAi c1ufca, whose holdings ami
l,l'o 3lg cRi'lN IN the Northern States
uII iuc MOI 9oulst Episcopal church, South,
MutVu uycupI's a position OF equal honor
uuu power I'm the Southern and In some ~
ny western States, but the three large
~, lI9p divisions Of this American MCtn,
Hu6t army VIII have pace in this con
iurturr ana the smaller Vet no less r.
s9'Clan.e nodes VI which the chief Is the
Methodist Protestant church.
u seems pity that a conference so largo
should have a plnce so small 20 meet H.
nus Us another Instance OF couyeulaucr
p'lhg sJcTlhced to sentiment Tho Cut{re