The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-03

old man, bemoaning the fate of his
children. asked the bishop what he
should do "Give away your money
by the hundreds and thousands of dol
lars until it sobers your sons and
makes them see that they must work
for their living" The old man would
mt take the advice because he loved
money too well. 1.-The old man is go
ing to hell for keeping his money and
the boys are going to hell for spending
it," One class wants to keep pace
with the other and that is responsible
for defalcations.
The bishop came back a~ain to the
sin of the age-gambling. Once
duelling was not uncommon. 1t has
disappeared because public sentiment
and the laws quit calling it duellng
and called it murder. Gambling will
flourish as long as we call it specula-
ton, but it will be wiped out when
we call it by it's true Misunderstanding.
The man who puts up his money is
willing to venture it to get money
that does not belong to him. Pro-
gfeSSlNo GuCnEe ana OtDer ike SdulCo
encourage gambling or stealing.
The man who deifies wealth and adj
ministers it for selfish or corrupt aims.
for extravaganza living. is sowing the
seeds of socialism. Just as long as
poor men burn incense before such
rich men just so long will we have
wrong ideals. The duty is not alone
upon millionaires to use their money
for the spread of the gospel but 1t
applies alike to those who have small
Ter fortunes
The bishop returned again to the
prophecy of an early conversion of the
world to Christianity by the use OF
men and the great fortunes of this
fast moving age. Matthew Hale object
ed to a speed of twenty miles an hour
on railroad trains because it tended
to give men apoplexy. 1t took Young
j. Allen six months to go to China.
There were only one hundred and fifty
converts in China as the result of the
first forty years of mission work. The
Southern Methodist church has been
in Cuba only six years and already
has / 800 converts. We move rapidly.
The bishop drew a grand picture of
how the wealth of this day could be
applied to missionary effort so that
soon those who sit in darkness will
see the great light.
1t is winning more rapidly than men
suppose Churches and individuals are
being nightly moved to great liber-
atty. He gave two incidents in MS
recent observation. Last week near
Guantanamo, a Methodist preacher
held a great revival which was blessed
with sixty conversions. When the
priest saw the success of the preach
ing of this missionary, he refused the
further use of the house in which the
revival services were held. The
preacher wrote the bishop and the
bishop wrote to the little Georgia
town from which this evangelist in
Cuba had gone out and appealed to
that little town to raise the money t.
build that man a church in Cuba.
TO night said the bishop, Il have
letter enclosing New York exchange
for the necessary amount. Ten years
ago that would have been impossible.
We are going forward rapidly now
Another illustration of the growth
of the mission spirit was the story OF
saw mill man in Missssppi-not a
millionaire by any means-a success
full, Woodworking man who has relig-
ion. He pays $1,200 a year to keep
true man as missionary in Cuba. How
long will you continue 10 give $1,000
a year," the saw mill man was ask
ed? "As long as the preacher will
keep on living and | have the money
was the reply. That man gets more
| JOY out of that Cuban church he sup
ports than out of his home church.
In that one Cuban field there have
| been four hundred conversions.
The bishop told of conversation he
| had with Jap at the st. Louis Ex-
! position. The Jan told him that one
| of the leading admirals was a Meth
odist, that Togo is a Christian, and
the bishop declared that he could see
Japan a Christian nation in the not
far distant future. There is more
| reason 10 look Tor II IMAM raul HAY
to expect Rome to embrace, Chris
tianity when he was prisoner in the
imperial city"
/ have thus hastily jotted down this
imperfect story of an address that held
! the undivided attention of a congrega-
ton that was packed in the church
| like sardines. 1t was enriched by both
classical and homely illustrations and
incidents, and humor rippled through
| it, with sarcasm and ridicuie that
flashed and scintillated. 1t made a
profound impression that will abide
with the great congregation whose at
tention and deep interest must have
been an inspiration to the bishop.
The optimism of the blShop, his
confident prophecy and his clear WIS.,
ion were in marked contrast to the
doubts ana indifference that have long
marked the great work which the
Christian church is commissioned to
execute. The fact that mere and in
every other gathering of Christians OF
every creed and country the heart o.