The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
METHODIST CONFERENCE
BISHOP WILSON BREACHES ON THE
 MINISTRY OF PAUL.
Love Feast Held at the Opening Of the Fifth Days Session, and Strong and Affecting Talk Are
 Made,

Taliadega. Nov. 27.-(Special )-The North Alabama Conference opened its fifth days session with a love feast which lasted fom nine until eleven It was a communion of the spinits in- deed. For two hours the various mini sters opened their hearts and told in words of great emotion their experi- ence of the past, of happiness and sadness. Many strong faces were seen smiling through tears of joy.
 Bishop A. w. Wilson, preached on the Ministry of Paul. He said that there was no better preparation for the min istry than a study of the life and preaching of the apostle Paul. He told of how the apostle stood before the people and proclaimed the preachings of Jesus under all conditions.
 The one aim in Paurs life, was to serve the Lord as he would have it done. He was indeed a servant of the Lord There are several terms in tho original scriptures used in signify ing the word servant. One means d house servant. one means an official, but in all instances Paul chose the one which conveyed the meaning of the most humble submission to his Lord and Master He took upon himself the term which expressed the most dDJttl SuDJtCNlbIF uiu UOl ltel QlS- honored by that place in the eyes of his master. Christ said my meet is to do the will of Him who sent me and Paul simply merged himself into Christ the only Ruler worthy of service. bet ter than all the fancied gods of heath endom and mightier In all his re- sources than all the powers of earth. When a man begins to shuttle and divide his allegiance between Christ and the world, he simply surrenders his service to Christ. for He does not by the lights of the world or won by l its ambitions. The speaker declared :: | If Christ is anything he Is everything |; | if he is not everything. he Is nothing. He is not going to submit to the indiG- nifty of taking second place in any mans life" The only way to break up the kingdom of heathendom and sin is to bring in the destructive force of the cross of Christ.
 Intellectually, Paul had no equal | during his time or since. He gave the world phislosophy which it is gradu- ally beginning to understand. and will | bye-and-bye accept as a standard. Hs taught that there is mightier power than is lodged in the thrones of earth. After going through his life of suf- | fering, tears and humility. The apos- | tie said; 'I have fought good fight, etc. He knew that he had done the best he could. He did not depreciate himself and when q man does. he is | either telling falsehood or suffering | In false attitude: but said Bishop. Wilson there is no humility in man acknowledging his inferiorty intellec- | tuallH: 1t may be so.
 l Bishop Wilson told of Paul as a sen 1 sitive man, q man of tears and heart aches as he plead with the people. T | don't know that an insensitive man can ever make a successful preacher of the gospel. the gospel is too tender a thing Paul was sensitive; he did everything as if he was dealing with | an open nerve.
 The Bishop declared for more tears and feeling in the pulpit. saying that dry scholarly discussions and the de nouncement of sin was not going to | save people Let them see the streams of compassion running from the cross
 don't he too hard upon the sheep with
 out a shepherd: give them more tears
 and less theology.
 He said the church was becoming
 chrystalized into organization. Nc charity can be practiced save through an appointed agency. and the people
 were stifiing thelr more sensitive i'm
 pulses. Man must bInd himself to | Christ: there Is no salvation for the
 man to whom Christ Is preached and | does not accept"
 Speaking of modern science and
 helps on religion" the speaker said
 the pulpits were giving out false notes
 they are sitting and trimming the gos- pei of Jesus Christ. We cannot afford to dilute the truth. Paul did not know anything of modern science, but | l,,o YahtlnGnnhV which IpiI ] save the world.
 The missionary anniversary was | celebrated Saturday night. Bishop
 Wilson delivered an address on mis- sions. which was a mas.erful one.
 Dr w. R. Lambreth, Secretary of the Mission Board. also made an ad- dress.