The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-11
GREAT DAY FOR INDIANA
METHOD|STS AT MUNC|E
Series OF Remarkable Religious
Meetings in the Annual
Conference.
ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, April l0-It is seldom that
Indiana Methodism has greater day than
IT, has had in Muncie to-day. Despite the
severe weather and the alternate storms OF
rain and snow the trains this morning were
crowded with fully 1900 Methodists from
the adjacent cities who came here TO at
tend the Conference.
The Conference love feast which opened
the services for the day at O'Clock. was
one of The most remarkable meetings Of
the Conference. Long before the hour the
church was crowded with 1900 people and
fully 1000 were turned away. The
love feast was led by the four patriarchs of
the Conference, the Rev. a. Greeman, Mil
ton Mahin, T. Stabler and j. w. WEIGH.
Then followed such a scene as is possible
only in a Methodist assembly. Dozens OF
gray-haired ministers were upon the floor
at once. with tears streaming down their
furrowed cheeks they told their ex-
periences and shouted praise TO the Lord
The emotion OF the audience increased I'M
til the entire assembly seemed to be swept
away In the overpowering wave OF rehglous
fervor.
At 10 O'Clock the Rev. Charles c. McCabe.
d. D., LII D., the beloved bishop, deliv-
erred a sermon TO the Conference. IL was
en- eloquent and mastery effort. The ven
cradle bishop showed that he had lost
none of the powers which placed him In the
front rank OF Methodist divines- His subject
was taken from the story. as told by
= Haggai, OF the reconstruction or the tenn
pie In Jerusalem.
In the course of his sermon Bishop Nc
Cabe said that although religious liberty
has cost seas OF blood, he could stand a
little more war II the United States and
England would unite TO exterminate relig-
ious persecution from all parts of the
world
His closing words were a masterful and
brilliant tribute to William Mckinley.
of Jesus Christ, then drew a never-to-be-
forgotten lesson from such life. His pic
ture of the martyred Presidents closing
hours convulsed the entire audience with
sobs that drowned the voice OF the
speaker.
At 2:3o o'clock this afternoon the Rev. j.
+. Berry. d. D., delivered a sermon on
individual Evangelism" This was fol-
lowed by the ordination OF the deacons and
deacons were ordained: Alfred d. Wagner.
Francis A. Reichelderfer, George II. Red
ding, Preston Polhenus. William f. Ingalls,,
Aaron E. Powell, Charles j. Everson and
William E. Lovelace.
At o'clock the usual Pentecostal serv-
ices were led by Evangelists Hart and
Magyar.
The anniversary of the Epworth League
followed at $50 o'clock. Addresses were de-
livered by the Rev. Berry. d. D.. and others.
ium Of OF the Hieh-street Methodist Church
was again crowded In every inch of its
space and hundreds were unable TO gain
admittance. The evening service was the
anniversary celebration OF the Missionary
Society. Addresses were made by the Rev.
w. F. Oldham. D. d., and J. c. Floyd. mis-
sionary secretaries
In all of the Protestant churches of
Muncie this morning and evening the pull
pits were filled by visiting Methodist min
listers. Large congregations We're reported
from each church. and the day was truly
one OF Methodism in the city
The conference sessions will close by Mon
day evening Bishop McCabe will prob
ably have his list of appointments ready
for announcement by Monday afternoon.