Evening journal., 1905-03-20
BISHOP PREACHED TO
A LARGE CONGREGATION


A. Goodsell. OF Boston. who Is presid-
ing over the annual session OF Con-
ference. deliver the sermon. Every
seat in the large auditorium was filled
and several hundred persons stood in
the aisles.
A lovefeast conducted by the Rev. r.
E. Martindale, OF Elkton. Md. preced-
ed the service. a special musical pro-
gram was rendered by the choir.
The Rev. William Writ King, pastor
OF the church assisted In the services.
Bishop GoodsCl preached an eloquent
sermon. He took as his text the 27th
verse Of the first chapter OF the Epistle
of ST. Paul 70 the Colossians ITO
whom God would make known what is
the riches Of the glory OF this mystery
(which is Christ in you, the hope Of
glory"
The Bishop said that next to Christ
himself ST. Paul had uttered more
truths which were quotable than any
one I'm the Bible. He described the
common understanding OF mystery and
the Biblical meaning OF the word and
divided his discourse into four topics
Christ, Christ within. Christ within as
la hope and Christ within as a hope for
Ia specific thing.
The birth Of Christ was described and
1t was declared that never before had
a similar one taken place.
According to Jewish custom the
Christ child would have followed the
trade OF his apparent father and II is
reasonable TO believe that he knew
what hard labor was This ought to
endear him to all Of the workingmen
OF the world, the Bishop said. for Il
should make them his most ardent wor-
shippers.
Alluslon was made to the miracles
4 performed by Christ upon earth.
. Briefly the Bishop spoke OF this coun-
o try and told how II was composed OF
I. members OF all OF the nationalties Of
8 the globe who had desired to benedt
r their condition and had come here FOR
c that purpose. No one codld tell. he
o lsald. the destiny which the Almighty
g has mapped out for this country.
In conclusion the Bishop spoke Of the
8 definite hone and assurance which all
l. Christians have OF eternal life. They
\ know that this has been made possible
y by tho Saviour OF mankind. They
e have His word and His promise for Il
! and thew feel within themselves that
thev VIII have It.
4 MISUSE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Bishop Goodsell during his sermon
e spoke OF The misuse OF the English
y Language, He declared that the Amer
lean people have become so accustomed
K to big things that they use large and
y extravagant adiectives 10 describe
q small things. They DO this 80 persist
8 entity that when something really re-
o quiring strong words 20 describe II oc-
Y cures there are no adiectives left.
The Bishop spoke for one hour and
s twenty minutes.
Bishop Goodseil in Grace Church yes
d terday afternoon ordained seven dea.
e cons and siN elders.
The deacons ordained were Arthur
n W. Goodhand. Walter r. Gumbv. VII.
e liam Habbard. Thomas II. Jones. Fred
Il T. Mumford. Howard Davis and Ray.
e, mond Fl. Lewis
/ These elders were ordained: william
r. Hvrons. william II. Rennev. JOS.
eph f. GALLAGHER. Flovd r. Bloxton and
George s. Thomas.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
There was also a memorial service fl
the afternoon during which tributes
n were paid TO the memory OF the mem
1 bers Of the Conference who have dlet
- during the conference year and TO tn
wives and widows who have passe,
o away.
{ -Four ministers have died during IN
year. They are the Revs. James r
Merritt. e. X. Green. George W. VII
cox, and +. r. Siddell. The Revs
James B. Merritt and George w. VIII
cox were on the retired list.
D. The memorial on the deaht OF MI
r Merritt was read by the Rev. w. Thom
le as. d. D.. Of the Philadelphia Confer
I'd ence, with which conference the de
n ceased was formerly connected. Pre-
al siding Elder Mowbray read the memor
l., ial on the death of Mr.. Green. the Rev
c. A. Hill. d. D.. on the death OF MI
7e Wilcox and the Rev. DR.. Vaughan S
ig Collins on the death OF Mr. Siddell.
m In his memorial on the death OF Mr..
e. Catharine Murray, wife OF the Rev. "
or L. S. Murray. d. d., DR.. Watt paid
D. fitting tribute.
in The Rev. DR.. Alfred Smith read III
memorial on the death OF Mrs. Cordeli
ct jefferson Rowe. wife Of the Rev. Rob
OF ert Rowe.
n SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
While waiting for the report OF IN
select committee on Saturday after
no noon Conference disposed of some bus
as mess.
NJ on motion OF Presiding Elder Adai
an stengle, the Conference put J. Z. Ora
ie lon the supernumerary list on accour
"A lof IN health. For the same reason "
mn S. II. williams was put on the sam
list.
IN Presiding Elder Koons stated that
be X Morris a supply for two years a
q. lGolts. was ~. He asked for colleo
Is iion and $li3 were raised.
nj The Rev. c. A. Grise was reappointe
as the head OF the anti-saloon leagu
he for the coming year.
Ir. Bishop Coodsell anndinced that tn
40 Rev. ]. w. Easiey. who for the past tw
in Years has been pastor Of Harriso
n lStreet NJ. r. Church. has been electe
TX president Of the Union College, in Ken
ltucky.