The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-24

second term yesterday afternoon by a
vote OF the delegates present. The
conference adjourned fnaIiy last
night.
The nomination of Mr.. Andrews was
reported by the Nominating Committee
OF the Leagues This is the second
time he had had the distinction OF re-
lceiving the highest honor of the
Leaguers of Alabama and is a distinct
compliment Mr.. Andrews UP to q
Few months ago was a teacher in the
schools of Prattville, but Is now a
preacher at the Methodist Church at
Billingsiea.
Another feature of yesterdays meet
Ing was the address of Bishop Warren
A. Gambler of Atlanta on the Need of
Missionary Work in Cuba and Porto
Rico"
Bishop Gambler spoke earnestly and
Enthusiastically on the subject and
raised subscription of over $500 for
the establishment of school and
church by the Epworth Leaguers of
Alabama in Cuba.
The League met at o'clock and
the meeting was opened with Bible
study by Miss Daisy Davies of Atlanta.
MISS Davies spoke briefly on the
She argued that Christ was recog-
nized as "A Good Shepherd" but the
trouble was brought about In every in
dividual not recognizing Him as his
good Shepherd. The work of Christ
and for Christ she claimed to be sat
isfying, but the work of the world and
for the world she claimed grew tedi-
Gus. She made an earnest appeal to
those who had fallen. from grace to
come back into the fold
Contest for Members.
G. A. Grant of Montgomery address,
ed the League briefly on the advantages
of a Contest for Members by the
League"
He said that this plan of increasing
membership was originated by the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Some months ago the League of the
Court Street Church was divided into
two bodies and a captain. The best
and Invest workers in the League were
appointed for each of these sides. The
captains chose from the membership
of the League and the sides were
designated as Reds and Blues. An
announcement was made at a meeting
would transpire, that something would
transpire of interest to all interested
in the League. The first night of the
contest. the meeting room was crowded
and between twenty-five and thirty-five
members were added to the list.
Red and blue buttons were given
each member and work began in
securing new members. The increase
of membership was nearly 100 per cent.
Rev. John Shackleford of Nashville
emphasized that the first requirement
for a successful missionary student
should be that he believed missionary
information essential. Those interest
ed in missionary work should study in
class for thoroughness. Missionary
work is easy enough to study. when
only interesting biographies are read,
but in studying the principles of mis-
sionary work is where the pinch
comes. Leadership in the work must
be developed in the League.
He told the [Leaguers of the best way
to organize a Missionary Study Glass.
Personal influence was the greatest
force required. The person, whom 1t
is desired to interest in missionary
work, should then be asked to read
interesting and inspiring passages from
missionary works. He should then
be asked to discuss these passages and
then should be asked to join a study
class. He told the conference that
the annual missionary meeting of the
Leagues is set for October 80 and clos
ed by recommending program for
this meeting.
Bishop Gambler Speaks.
Bishop Gambler spoke on the mis-
sionary work. He said that it must
have been a striking thing when the
command was first given to "go into
all the world" The larger an idea
is, said the Bishop, the crazier 1t ap-
pears and the idea OF 500 people on a
man Empire. going into all the world
and converting the peoples to their
religion must have seemed more than
absurd.
1t seems to be an idea in the present
time to get rid of the supernatural in
religion he said, but If religion is
brought down to the merely natural
there will be few souls saved in
single town in Alabama regardless of
the whole world, which the command
of Christ emphatically says shall be
to his cause. Paul wanted
to stay in Asia, but the Lord sent him
to Europe.
Bishop Gambler then described the
trials of the little band of apostles I'M
der Paul and how the great work of
the conversion of the Western Hemis-
phere was begun in a prison at
Ephesus.
The trouble seems to be nowadays"
said the Bishop that when a man is
converted he makes no effort to take
up the work with his fellowmen. Too
much dependence is placed on the
preachers.
The distinguished divine compared
the Monroe Doctrine with the work of
the Evangelical churches. America will
not allow crowns on either of the Amer
lean continents and the evangelical
churches should not allow paganism or
Romanism to brook with them where |