The daily Republican., 1902-11-07
WANTS SOCIAL
LIFE IN CHURCH.
Biehop Vincent in Philadel-
phia Says Methodists Should
Enjoy the World.
GFEAT NEEDS OF CHURCH.
Delaware Conferences Asked
to Give S!O,O75 to Church.
Wilmington Conferene
Amount Not Fixed.

Amount Not Fixed.
! Bishop Vincent, of the Methodist
. EpstUpai Church, is a rrelate who;
does not believe there is anything
Nn"" -slr.iy Incompatible in young
! p"sp." enjoying themselves socially
and at the same time being good
! church members.
"Euioy the worid,' he said at
dinner given by the Methodist Epis-
ryrai Social Union to the mem bers
Of the General Committee of Church
Extension last night, in Philadel-
ljiH, but let US have at the root re-
NglJUs devotion, positive and de-
ci9lve, 50 that we shall stand be-
fore th3 people at all times as
servants Of the Lord Jesus Christ.
believe in social life. Wise men
may turn conversation into sermons.
Social life ElTes Us an opportunity
. Of impressing personality upon
people, Of eXertlng an unconscious
influence on those with whom we
come il contact. We should train
our cE!.dren to live every hour Of
every day with high motives, and
IL their play and their study be con-
secrated to God. We neglect our
children sometimes, and our young
people, going into society, are some-
times alienated from the church.
METHODISM's GREAT NEED.
"We have two great needs in
Metholism We depend upon re-
vivals, and ! would not suspend this
form of activity, bnt I plead more
for the religious training of little
children at home. Then, the re-
hgious training at home should be
backed up by some one who be-
lleves it ALL by mother and father
who are inCarnate examples of all
they teach. Give us training like
that for our young men and women
AMI we shall have young men and
women who will be ornaments to
both church and society.
The Church needs social life at it's
best intelleCtllallifeat its best, art at
Its best, culture atits strongest, poliqg
cal power at its wisest and tirmesL
and all the factors that make splen-
did individualities and genuine
social power; bat at the heafU of all.
Gods Worl. enshrined in the
breast and Illuminated by living
illustrations OF its power
GIVING DOLLARS INSTEAD OF DIMES.
The Rev. DR.. J. [. Arbuckle, Of
Ohio, another speaker, said the lib.
erality cfgiying in the present ex-
ceedeQ that Of any other tune IN the
history Of the Church.
1--WE are giving dollars to-day
where we once gave dimes, and yet
upon the whole, the Church is SIM
ply play ing, as vet. Tomorrow we
shall be giving teus and hundreds
OF dollars where we are only giving
dollars now. hope to see the tlme
when the Methodist Church will
place annually IN the mission try
treasury OF the Lord SO, 900, wv Tor
the redenT lion Of The world.
Bishop Warren, OF Denver, COM
pared the members OF the church
to lights, and the aggregation of
th ese lights 10 sun. The churches I
Of this city" he said, constitute a
6 glorious galaxy"
The kev. DR.. W. D. Parr, OF In
diana, spoke OF the leavenIng lnllu-
ance Of the Church IN religion and
this country IN civil freedom.
The genuine American" hs
said, "Is Il Protestant he is Puri-
tan, aud he is saxon. too; and the
Saxon always wins. America shall
cad the world.
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ices.
Bishop Hamilton presented a re.
lNest from the Conference Of South
I'm California for S8s00. a rule Of
ne board prohibits aid to cALrcnes
costing more than $4,000, and as
he University Cnuryh, tUr which
$1,000 was asked, coat IN CACcss OF