The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
Pastors Invite Their Wives 10
Their Regular Monday Morn
ing Session.
LUNCHEON AND ADDRESSES.
Laymen Join in the Discussion of
the Forward Movement - Doe
tor LuCcOck Recommends
Heart-tO- Heart Effort.

| The Methodist Episcopal ministers mad
a departure yesterday in the manner o.
| holding their Monday meeting. They
| gathered as usual in the parlors OF th'
| Salem Church. Fifteenth and Wash streets
| but the unique feature was the presence o
| the wives of the pastors.
| The address of the occasion was delivered
| by the Reverend Doctor Oldham. Assistant
| Missionary Secretary of the Methodist Epis
| copal Church at large and was brilliant
| survey of the missionary field and the
| Twentieth Century outlook. The discussion
which followed was participated I'm by the
leading pastors OF the city. and Bishop
| Fitzgerald. and was a sort of love feast
along missionary lines.
| At the close Of the meeting all repaired TO
| a downtown restaurant. where dinner was
served. Then followed a discussion of
THE Forward Movement" recently inaug-
urated by the church-at-large. the Reverend
Doctor s. r. Warner presiding. George W.
Brown delivered the Introductory address
B. r. Bonner. followed discussing the gen.
eral question: What Has Been the Spirit
ual Achievements OF Former Years In St.
LOUISE" Mr.. Bonner said that the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in this city was
scarce a generation old. and that the pres
ert membership was not criterion as to
what had been accomplished. for thousands
of its members had moved away from the
city and could be found In every State and
Territory west to the Pacific
The Reverend Doctor II. L. Stevens. pas
tor Of the Doctor Fry Memorial Church. an
swered the question. can We Expect in
These Days TO See the Good Results of
the Old-Time Revivals?" This question
was answered most emphatically in the af-
frmative. and for the reason that the Sos-
pei had not changed and because conversion
years.
G. W. Day. president OF the Epworth
League of the city. answered the query.
Have We the Hearts of Our Young Peo-
pie With Us in the Movement" Mr.. Day
took the position that IL there was any or
ganization on which the church could de-
pend for cooperation. that organization
was the Epworth League. He called at
tention to the fact that each member Of
the League was pledged in a special man.
ner 10 carry or active Christian work. AMI
so far as he knew they were heart and
soul in the forward movement"
Charles King, an official member OF the
Maple Avenue Church. spoke on Are Our
Official Members Ready to Fall in Line?"
Mr.. King said he did not know OF dis
senting voice. and that Judging from their
faithfulness to the church in the past he
was assured there would be no holding
back in the securing of 100000 conversions
during the present year. and the s2O.g0.Ooo
asked for mission work.
The Reverend II. c. Mais. pastor OF .he
Carondelet Church. answered the question.
rs Our Ministry Prepared and Disposed TO
do its Best?' MIR. Mais said that being the
natural leaders of the church, and having
been specially consecrated TO the spiritual
work of the church. Ii was but reasonable
10 suppose that the pastors Of the churches
were more than willing to do their part in
helping the movement.
The closing address was made by the Rev
erend Doctor y. Luccock, pastor Of Union
Chu III in response 10 the question, What
Remains to be Done to Realize the Success
We Deslre?' The doctor said his answer
was to be found in the counsel given Israel
by Abner when David was about TO be
chosen King: said he: I'm effect. Abner
said to Israel. you have been talking for a
long time about making David King now
do it, The speaker further said il would
not be accomplished by merely talking
a bout what was to be done. but by a con-
secrated hand-to-hand. heart-to-heart eff.
fort to do IL.