Evening journal., 1904-03-21

staff Correspondent Evening Journal.
Dover, March a.-wesiey Nd. E. Church
was literally packed to the doors yester-
day morning with people who wanted to
hear bishop Fitzgerald preach the con-
ference Sermon Men and women sat on
the noor in the aisles and others stood
throughout the entire service.
Every available space was occupied and
q was Unusual to see women In the pulpit
at a sundly morning service.
Those Nhorheard the bishop were well
repaid He seemed 70 make no EFFORT for
.rhetoriehl effect yet Ct was wonderful
how he sw9s-ad the great concourso Of
'peop'c with his direct. simple eIoquence.
His @xt was n-mans, G:S--"lf we be
dead SHh-c' aow that we shah
live vsf
sermon.
In the ormon Dc Is st pos
sible that A .sAop gently chieed some
Of theI mcfnhers oi the conference who
aave been seeking nonors at its hands.
lie said
Good precept, divine or human, Is a
good thing As ministers OF the gospel
we delight in them and give them to our
people. We go beyond and take them OF
men and preach them. when you take
such good precept and then suhstant->S ~
it by good example, it becomes double
stroag. on the other hand contradict
this blessed precept by example and II
passes for naught. II Is so with the church
and rs precepts. II they are not borne
out BY example, the precept win bear no
fruit
Christ gave us a prccept- Lay not up
treasures for yourself on EARTH lhe ques-
ton is, did His example correspond? II SO
It stands before US as a strong precept.
His life gave force to his example.
Take again the matter Of honor. What
is His teaching? He did not care for the
honors men confer. What was His teach
ing. I receive not honors from men,. AS
you iove the life OF the Lord. seek not for
preferment or 70 be recognized among the
great Of the earth. Did Christ seek asso-
lciation with the great Of the earth? Among
His disciples He stoops and washes their
feet. What cares He for honor
About Marriage.
Christ was never known to participate
IN any scene OF worldly pleasure. 1t is
true that He was present at a marriage in
Galilee. But he went to honor The holy or
dinance instituted In the time Of mans
Innocence. Marr re then was not the
scenes Of such fisolity as are enacted in
our own times.
Reference to Resurrection.
The bishop made reference to the
resurrection which Is significant in view
Of the recent controversy along that line
He said: Swe OF the ministry rejoice that
the evidence OF Christs death is most con.
elusive. That st is so is plainly the wis.
dom Of God, when men would declare thai
there was no resurrection. We are in thai
day now. There are men who say there 4
/ no God, no hereafter. that death ends all
Now they profess to believe all but on,
little thing the doctrine Of the resurrec
tion. They know that II He be not risen
our faith is vain. II they carry that poln
they carry all. But the death Of Christ d
made so sure that no one could question
il. II there were doubt Of his death. Their
would be difficulty in proving the resur
rection. but with his death well establish
ed. his burial, .the rolling away Of tn
stone and his subsequent appearance
there can be no doubt.
Great Love Feast.
Previous 10 the preaching service ther
was love feast. beginning at $50 o'cIocl
\ and continuing two hours. 1t was Fl
charge OF the Rev. Ralph +. Coursey
Hundreds OF men and women gave testi
mony and some Of the old people said i
was 'cne Of the greatest ouipouring o
the spirit ever known"
Following his sermon, Bishop Fitzgerald
ordained the following young men as dea
cons; John NJ. Mitchell. George c. wa