The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-12
Dr.. ]. Wilbur Chapman DeIiv-
cred a Strong Address on
Need of Greater Interest i'm
Church Work.
REVEALS A SOLUTION
FOR PRESENT HARDNESS
Whitewater Presbytery Had a
Busy Day Yesterday At the
Reid Memorial Church
Missionary Committee.

The meetings OF the Whitewater,
Presbytery adjourned last night with
the address of the eminent divine, J.
Wilbur Chapman.
Preceding his remarks and after the
choir had sung several selections, DR..
l. M. Hughes of this city, paid beau
tiful tribute to DIR. Chapman. who had,
Joined curch under DIR. Hughes pas
torate. The Rev. Ware of the East!
Main street Friends church, also gave.
Dr. Chapman warm welcome on be-
half Of the Ministerial Association.
In his address DIR. Chapman stated
that he believed thoroughly in evan
gelistic work, and said that the world
was approaching a mighty religious
awakening. The present time he
held was the beginning of the best
that the churches had ever known. DIR.
Chapman dwelt at length on five
points upon which he based his ad-
dress. The first of these was that
owing to the lethargy that existed in
the world SO far as religious matters
were concerned. it needed broad.
cast religious awakening He favor
ed the old time religious revivals as a
means of accomplishing the end.
Churches Falling Behind.
One of the most startling state
ments by Dr. Chapman and which
caused considerable comment by all
those who heard him. was that the
churches are not holding their own
with the world. owing to the fact that
they do not reach the masses. He
held that as many OF the churches are
conducted. the poorer people do not
want to go into them and farther than
that they were not wanted.
He said, Il do not want to misun-
derstood in this matter. The church
es are holding their own SO far as
membership is concerned. in fact. they
the past year have shown remarka-
bic growth. The greatest sin is the
fact that after the churches get the
thousands of people ino them they fail
to hold them.
Must Hold Membership.
The churches should take special
pains to hold the people who join
them and the most plausible means
is by revivals. Interest must be kept
up in church work" He said that
the churches needed a revival that
would shake the earth from center to
circumference. and one which would
inepire the church members to go into
the highways and hedges and seek
the sinners and lead them into the
broader and higher life.
He said that the ministers of the
gospel were to blame to certain ex-
tent for people breaking away from
the church. He also stated that
many people depended upon the
preacher and Sunday School Superin-
tendent to save their children and
hold them in the church. therebh
casting all responsibility from
themselves
Business Of the Day.
From a point of business the Pres
bytery had all it could attend yester-
day 1t accepted the resignation OF
the Rev. Walter Z. Price from the
church at Shelbyville and of Rev
David w. Parks of the Liberty church.
They also received one minister from
the United Brethren denomination,
he being the Rev. Geo. Z. Floyd.
The Home Missionary Committee
was reconstructed, owing to the faat
that several ministers had resigned,
and removed from under the jurisdic-
ton of the Presbytery. The newly ap-
pointed committee Is as follows. r.
II. Dunaway, Greensburg; Julias
Schwartz. of Shelbyville; who was