The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-15
Annual Session of Missouri Chris
tan Lectureship Now Meeting
at Warrensburg.
FIRST HELD IN THIS STATE.
DR.. Brooks of jefferson City, the
Clergyman Who Started the Leg
islative Doodle Investigation,
in Attendance at Meetings.
REPUBLIC

SPECIAL
Warrensburg. Mo. April 1.-THE first scs-
sion of the Missouri Christian Lectureship
WAS called 10 order Monday night az 5
O'Clock by President a w. Kokendofer.
The Christian Church. where the sessions
will be held. was filled to the doors. About
20 ministers were in attendance.
The Reverend J. J. Morgan. pastor OF the
Twentieth and Prospect Avenue Church.
Kansas City. read the Scripture lesson and
offered prayer.
President A. W. kokendofer, before In
Producing the lecturer Of the evening, SAID
he was panied TO announce that a shadow
had fallen over the first session of a meet
ing beginning so au~spiciously- The ReyeT-
end Il, NJ. Easter. pastor of the West Side
Christian Church. Kansas City. had dled
but a few hours ago. The Reverend Easter
was a very popular and useful man. emo
much loved by his people. The Reverend
Kansas City. was called upon to offer a
prayer for the widowed wife and orphaned
In the absence of the secretary. J.. II.
Wood Of Shcibina. No. the Reverend l. 5.
Cupp. the rising young pastor al Ilatt CITY,
was elected secretary pro ten.
President Burris Jenkins OF Kentucky
University, Lexington. KY. was intro
duced for the evening lecture. His subject
was The Unity Of The MoTk OF Martin
Doctor Jenkins's effort was masterful. It
held the large audience for more than an
houF. He said in part:
DR. JENKNS'S REMARKS.
Tive men MAY serve the cause OF truth.
the cause OF Christianity at very great dis
tance Of time and place and in very differ
ent environment and still be near together
world. They NAV set for themselves very
unlike tasks and even unlike ideals. and
still. under the hand Of him who gathers
the planets into systems. or draws the rain
lrgnS infD clouds and storms he Brought
TO serve his worldwide. age-lonG purpose.
Luther and Campbell were placed in very
different environments and faced very diff
ferent problems. Luther was in the age
Just awakening from the sloth OF centuries.
Camhbel was In the midst of a great
scientific and religious activity. Luther was
born into a united church: Campbell. into
a divided church. Luther was seeking the
destruction OF the authority OF this unity:
Campbell was bent on the union OF a num-
Der Of divided authorities. And. yet, with
all the difference OF time and circumstance.
there must have been. under the guidance
OF God. a certain harmony in the activity
OF these world-affecting men How much
therefore the efforts of these two, separated
by three centuries OF time and mo:e than
in their contribution to the common pro-
Gress OF Christian purity in thought and life.
II Is nv task in this lecture, II l can. to de-
believe that the church on the whole
Is purer, better, more Christlike in the
Twentieth than in the Sixteenth Century,
AI ~ go mai III AHt - -
eveR in the First; that IL is nearer the ideal
Of the master in st. Louis or Warrensburg
than IN corinth or in Ephesus; This IS not
to say that IL passes beyond the theoretical
apostolic church. but beyond the practical;
not beyond primitive Christianity. but be-
yond the primitive church: not beyond the
apostolic and Christian ideal. but beyond
the Jewish: Greek and Roman attempts at
realization"
MORNING SESSION.
This morning was given up to discussion;
City read a ~thirty-1iinute review Of Doctor
JenkiHs'S night lecture. Doctor Richardson
Of Kansas City. and Doctor Garrison of St
Louis dissented from the lecture in some
points The loolEed-for breeze came, how
ever, when Doctor ". I. Moore of the
Christian College of Columbia. denied in a
large measure. the right OF private inte--
probation Of the Scriptures. as set forth by
Doctor Jenkins in his lecture of the previ-
Gus evening. Doctor Moore said:
Il do not believe in absolute private judE-
ment Much we hear in favor OF this posi-
ton IL just beautiful talk. Public Judgment
must be supreme; We must ALLOW the
vidual what is generally believed.
The venerable doctor stirred up the
closing paper of the morning was by .. W.
Pulpit"
Doctor Green OF William Jewell College
delivered the afternoon lecture. The Minis
terial Education Doctor Green made the
hit Of the day. Thu general discussion was
'pTilCu ny Ahc tNtNtItHu Ia - NldTSldll. the
successor to the pulpit OF Alexander Proc
tor. Doctor DUNCAN Of Canton, the ReveT-
end ]. A Dearborn Of Kansas City, II. L.
Monser, general evangelist, and T. A. Alb
bott. corresponding secretary OF the Mis-
souri, Christian Convention. followed the
Reverend Mr.. Marshall in the discussion.
One of the conspicuous men present IS
the Reverend c. s. Brooks OF jefferson City.
He is pointed out to strangers as -the man
who started the thousand-doIlar-bil Legs
lative investigation"
Doctor Jenkins. who lectured the first
night on The Unity. Luther and Camp
bell" lectured to an immense audience to-
night on The Plea OF the Disciples the
Ultimate prnfastaurfsm