New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-11
BISHOP FOSS breaches
TO DISCUSS ADJUSTMENTS.
Discipline Paragraph in the NeS0-
York East Conference To-day.

F,nfhvsia IN the NeW-1ofh East NohASiOANO -
Increasing. The Bovine heresy case is settled me
new charges preferred by the Rev. George W.
Cooke are disposed Of finally. and Professor BOVINE
IS more strongly fortified than ever in his theoloS-
zeal convictions and teachings.
To-day there will be three sessions There VIII De
discussions Of the amusement question. the time
limit" and other subjects Of like interest Inc
discipline ragraph. No. 24S, with its well known
prohibitions concerning theatres, dancing, card
playing et,. viii be debated without reservation
A love feast was opened at 4. m. yesterday in
the Simpson Church. conducted by Dr. D. O.
Downey. At 1880 o'clock there was preaching by
Eishop Foss. who announced his text St Luke
tx. 1920 emphasizing the words whom say the
people that / am" and whom say ye that am.
Introducing his subject he referred to his visit to
India six years ago. where he saw the power and
glory Of the Lord Jesus Christ manifested. The
following is an outline Of the bishops sermon:
Who is Jesus? What does the world say of Hm7
What has the Intelligent world come TO thlnK OF
Him? First, a man and not myth. Second, He
that Jesus Christ is a model man. II is an underiy
ing assumption that Il We knew what Jesus would
Jew lie has no bigotrv about Him; He is a citizen
Of the world When people hear OF Him and know
Him they say He belongs TO us. He IS equally at
home at the poles elsewhere on the globe.
Fourth-He is philanthropist SO the world
thinks he went about doing. When the shipload
OF v heat distributed among the famine stricken
a few years ago IN India, they told it came
from The home Of the Americans. the homo of
their missionaries. Then they said. He must be
Fffth-Jesus Christ is a reformer. He can break
every yoke and bear every burden This is what the
world says OF Him wherever lie is known. Jesus
has come to take Of the Individual Before
lie came. man as man, was % little account
Captives were killed. regardless Of any considera-
ton , The strong man respected not the good man. ian,
Of old Rome. Brutality and paganism said. Let
the captive die" but now the Yestal Virgin says.
infdg4 4l he has +; sygsd hgmsnty NIFTY b, mad with
rage because OF their sense of wrongdoing. If
say TO them, II the Church were here it would
scorn; but if YOU say. II Jesus were. here you
SiXth-Jesus Christ is great Teacher. Men have
said much Of the mistakes Of Moses and Paul but
dns+ a1S re M bia me t 3 9tbrI me
porters wrote the story Of Ills life, and We have
An moral and religious truth Is in the germ IN
oPe semtenee that is not in germ in the teachings
Seyenth-4e IS an absolutely unique and peerless
years a steady and advancing thought among those
who are Christians A learned pantheist said. To
gI SL d has sac. He rTmains the highest
! am?'~ II would be better for TO bow in prayer
Iga s Reere We 9hs%rT say what me
olite. philanthropst, reformer great teacher.
o5i sad an Simishty saviouT Has not Jesus esTs
Resurrection. and planted the love Of himself in
the sol OF this world and made II grown
he made E9roPe ana the world trerbie at every
step he took His body lies in the second finest
leon. he is dead But there is one grave where the
TeTeT Were snv asbes there 4e baf r seTre
Bishop Moore tells Of the horrible martyrdom Of
rising and that sfterwsrd his son a local preacher
thar the pagan temple in which his father vas
slain might be used for Christian worship. 1t was
given: ard in this temple he preached the Gospel.
Christianity is Winning its way in India and
pel IS being preached there in twenty-five different
languages.
At the afternoon service the following
dsined deacons by Bishop Foss: William F. SaFht,
Arth,
c. Flandreau Hcber l. Thayer and Newton q.
Wright Those who were ordained elders
George A. Simons. Charles 5. Gray, Noah f. Hon
mold. William II. McMaster. George ". Osman.
Ridgway r Shinn. Cyrus II. Taylor. Samuel II.
Hadlev and George F Freeman
At $50 p. the Epworth League meeting was
conducted by Arthur Atkins. president Of the
Brooklyn North League The conference mission
AIRY sermon was preached by the Rev. John II. Bell.
Of New Britsia, Conn. He said in part:
The kingdom OF God is a spiritual ag>ncy. The
spiritual force which has wrought for righteous
age is back from nnaterialism to spirituality, but
the Church is TO some degree blocking the way.
external tests The test is not the size of the
II the leavca in the loaf
The second truth OF the kingdom needing em-
phasis to-day is the progress which is being made
The uervadng. expanding leaven IS the triumph
ing kingdom; and there is no cause worthy enough
obscured. The CHARACTERISTICS Of our present day
len9e peace ana progress The cause Of Christ is
q winning ard conquering cause
The third upon which stress needs to be
ea IS Dey e God in lis world bu lie is here TO-
stay tin lie wins He IS here not by reason OF
some unlocked for exigency- lie IS making
implroysea cxpedient God is the intelligent author
Of marvellous plan part OF which we know. and
reign until lie shall have put every energy under
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