Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-27
SESSIONS OF BISHOPS
CONTINUED AT FOUNDRY M. E.
CHURCH.
Meeting Held at Metropolitan M. E.
Church Last Night
The Speakers

The session Of the bishops conference
was continued at the Foundry NJ h.
Church today There were number OF
discussions touching the interior economy
of the church, but the only matter OF
public interest was a report from Bishop
Moore of Portland. Greg. He reported the
holding of conferences in Alaska. Idaho
and Ohio on his way east.
The conference session will continue
this afternoon. and in the evening there
will be a reception to the members OF the
board of bishops In the Foundry Church
The reception will be under the auspices
OF the Methodist Union. A large commit
tee of ladies and of Iaymen Will serve re-
freshments Afterward there will be an
address of welcome in the auditorium OF
the church.
Mass Meeting of Methodists.
A. great mass meeting of Methodisls was
held at Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. corner
of John Marshall place and c street. last
night. under the auspices OF the Methodist
Union of this city at which four of the
bishops delivered addresses.
A. b. Brown, president OF the Methodist
Union. presided. and in his opening remarks
told of the object of the meeting. He intro
duced as the first speaker of the evening
Bishop w F. Mcdowell of Chicago who
plunged at once into the subject of The
problem of the cities. which was the special
topic of the evening. He pointed out that
the great problem for the church today is
In the cities. the great centers of popula-
ton in this country. we are apt, he said,
Ito look at the vast numbers and varieties
of people in the city with Encouragement
and with little hope. because the vastneSs
of the task makes 1t look hopeless But
God is not helpless before q great problem
like this He has seen fit to have His peo-
these centers of population. He intends
good results from the gathering.
What would Christ think of 1t? What
would He try to do with the problem If He
were here? He would not advise to be-
gin at random. He would advise an fntelli-
gent study of the constituent parts of the
city; He would analyze the population. and
then he would adapt the methods in each
section TO the needs and the peculiar con-
ditions If you to Christianize Wash
ington spend time in studying 1t. Do not
establish institutional church where
family church should be- 1t Is only intelli-
gent methods which bring results
Bishop John w. Hamilton of San Fran
cisco was the next speaker. and his keen wit
and clever advertising for his home country
brought much laughter. He took up the
change in the problem for the church in this
country. A century ago 1t was the popula-
ton In the country: now the population Is
In the city. and there the problem lies The
chief feature OF the city population today is
that it Is not native but foreign. OF the
JnIrty-elEht cities In the country over 1OO.-
coo In population only eight have a majority
of their inhabtant natives. The cities are
made up OF immigrants. At first the Irish
came here in large numbers and formed
part of the population; then the Germanic
races came for period of years; following
the people that inhabit southern Europe
came; and now the immigrants Slavs,
Turks, Poles and races of that blood. This
constantly changing kind of immigration
makes the problem of the city difficult, said
the bishop.
great-great- grandfa theirs of Chinese, ItaI-
lans. Slavs and other races. In San Fran
cisco we have several cases of Cinnamon
marrying American girls. That will grow
more and more common, until we finally
have the composite but typical American"
Bishop David II. Moore of Portland, who
was the next speaker. took up the main
aims of the Church Extension Society He
said that in unity there is strength, and
that that Is the motto of the society. 1t
aims to unite the churches over the coun-
try, so that rich churches may help the
weaker ones and the new ones may be
tablished where they are badly needed
He said that the solution OF the problem
In our cities meant the solution of the for
eign mission problem. If the vast number
of representatives OF the races of the earth
that come here are converted they will send
back their representatives TO their native
supply the missionaries for the Christianiza-
ton of the world.
The last bishop to speak was Bishop Earl
Cranston. whose residence Is in this city
He said the work In this city Is growing
steadily. 1t is very encouraging, he said,
but more could be done to lend united sup
port to the movement for church extension.