The St. Louis Republic., 1902-04-01

tain SO much Of detail but that 1t always
brought out ''the real man.
He took occasion to warn the young
Christians present against emitting those
portions Of the Scriptures which seemed
unpromis!ng. He called attention to the fact
that this fifth chapter of Genesis compassed
a period of fifteen-hundred years and that
1t was the death roll of centuries.
Passing TO the consideration of his topic.
Mr.. Morgan stated that it was his intention
walked with God" and would note in only
| q brief way the statement 'and was not
for God tool. him" He said there were
four things involved in walking with
rythm-
ferred to a certain sermon on the words of
the prophecy of Isaiah. Mr.. Morgan said it
was one Of the most striking specimens Of
how not to preach" he had ever heard. He
said the preacher spent the whole hour in
warning his hearers against ''the flames of
hell"
Mr. Morgan's second point was that to
walk with God" meant perfect agreement
with him. No difference of opinion, no con-
troversy. but in perfect harmony with the
divine mind and will. That there was moth
Ing in the life which We attempted to hide
from God. and at the same time would be
trying to do Gods work.
Mr.. Morgan's third point was that to
walk with God was to trust him. That this
involved three things-trusting him as to
spiritual restoration, ae to all our arrange
kingdom" That such trust had its basis in
the belief that God could do no unjust
thing.
! "rythm" or walking side by side with God
Not walking ahead. or tagging behind. but
keeping step with him." He said those who
ran ahead Of God were those who had zeal
without knowledge. and those who Jagged
behind were those who had knowledge with
out zeal
At the Evangelical Alliance.
Mr.. Morgan addressed the st. Louis
Evangelical Alliance yesterday in Odd Fell
lows Hall at II a. m, ana there were about
500 ministers present. His theme was
Preaching" He said that he felt he had
no right to talk about preaching to those
before him who had preached more years
than he had lived" but that his remarks
were directed entirely to the younger min
Mr. Morgan went into a somewhat minute
description of the methods employed by
Christ and the apostles in their preaching.
and declared that both observed the same
era and then IA" on ~ the basis Of this doctrine.
made their appeal to duty dLecs hs said that
on conduct was vaiueless. That a man
must not only hold the truth. but that the
truth must hold him s, as well ,h.Ia He to took a Up
such a change in human society as to de-
mand a change from the apostolic method
f pcens We op hs P9sSn the ssm sns
First of ALL he declared that mans spirit
usi need was the san sane he na Is stu H. par par
When When he would do good. evil is present
with him."
Mr.. Morgan also favored returning to the
apostolic Classification Of teachers of the
Word specially that de tscribed in Ephesians
fourth chapter He further said that as
matters now stood, pastors were expected
to have all the other gifts named and hence
the m!sfit He expressed 1t as his belief
that only one such gift was bestowed upon
the ordinary man, and that his success lay
in finding out what that gift was He
scored tie evangelist who prlded himself
in his lack Of scholarly attainments and
said that a new order of evangelists was
needed In this country.
Alliance Elects Oncers.
The alliance was also addressed by the
Reverend Doctor Ely of Philadelphia. one
of the Assembly Committee on Summer
Evangelistic or Tent Work.
The matter of union tent meetings was
referred to the Evangelistic Committee. as
follows: Christian Church. the Reverend
Howard T. Cree and Mr.. J. H. Allen; Pres
byterian. the Reverend Doctor F. W. Sneed
and George T. Coxhead: Presbyterian,
South the Reverend Doctor ]. F. Cannon
and Mr. l.. L. Prince; United Presbyterian,
the Reverend J. W. Ashwood and Mr.. Sam
uel Mckee: Reformed the Reverend w. F.
Horstmeyer and Mr.. N. b: Jackson; Cum
berland Presbyterian. the Reverend Doctor
B. p. Fullerton and Mr.. Patterson; Congre-
gational. the Reverend Doctor NJ. Burn
ham and Hobart Brinsmade: Methodist
Episcopal the Reverend C. n. Carlos and
E V. r. Ritter; Methodist. South. the Rev
erend Doctor W. F. McMurry and Mr.. G.
H Oliver. The names of the two repre-.
not be secured. Englist Evar gelical Luth-