The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
MAKING GOOD
Among the English
Brethren
LIS Fraternal Delegate E. p.
Jones, Who Represents die
American Branch Of, the
Order

Burton, England, May 27.-The
Rev. e. P. Zones, Of Vicksburg, Miss
1ss1pp1, ,American delegate to the re-
centAnnual Movable Conference of
tha Grand United Order Of Oddfel-
lows, yesterday gave the public OF
burton a further opportunity Of hs-
tenlng TO his remarkable eloquence,
and or nearing an address and SER
mon such as they have seldom the
opportunity. Both the Town Hall.
where he addressed the p. S. A. in
the afternoon, and the New Street
Baptist Chapel, where he conducted
special Oddfellows' service at night
were thronged to the doors with con-
gregattons, whose rapt attention he
held from start to finish.
'lhe AFTERNOON service at the Town
Hall was presided over BY the veteran
+. .. a. leader, Mr., Bassett, who was
supported by Aid. j. r. Morris, Conn
clllor Austin, P. G.. NJ, Bro. j. M.
GurnoW Swansea, D, NJ, Bro. II. T.
Ralson, d. s., Bro. J. r. Taylor, and
others. In an address brirhful of in
cldent and anecdote, and delivered in
ms usual forceful and dramatic style,
the Rev. &c. P. Jones made a most
Strlklng appeal to wOrlIingmen. and
the body Of the hall the hearts of
MANY were undoubtedly reached, The
Workingman, he said, was the back
bone Of this or any other country,
upon his shoulders rested the fabric
or constitutional Government, and
IN MS hands lay the destiny OF the
world. The speaker entirely disasso-
GATED himself with any ideas of So
clallSm and anarchy. He could not
subscribe to the doctrine that such
men as Andrew Carnegie, native Of
scotland, or their own most excellent
Rocketeller--a great Christian gen.
tleman, with heart full Of love, and
VINO was doing such noble work to
alleviate the sufferings Of the Door
we're men to be condemned and their
downfall comprised. He rather
thought that the spirit which Jesus
Christ gave to lis should teach us to
pray Tor the good Of those. who used
tnelr wealth for the benefit OF man.
kind
He illustrated his call to sinners to
come to Christ fright away" by a
most touching story Of a signalman' s.
folly or indecision, and said that the
saddest words in the English Ian
guage were IF | only had" or 1T
might nave BEEN He condemned
as wholly untrue the prevailing opin-
ION that there was no hell and that
Goa would never have made us had
ne intended that we should be eter-
nally punished. Unless the sinner re-
pented and was saved he must inevi-
taOly be damned for ever. Let each
and every man Of them remember
however humble their position in
life, the great God who created all
and held in His hand the destinies
OF the universe, was ever ready to
&toop, to hear. and to succor all.
Special hymns and 0uartette
"Will You Let the Master IN" were
rendered, and at the close "God Be
with Ue Till We Meet Again" was
rendered with great fervour.
The evening services at New Street
Baptist Chapel was Of a most inter
e$tlng character, among the OddfeI-
lows attending being the following
representatives Of the Grand United
Order of Oddfellows: d. NJ. Bro, n,
7. Raisen. D. d. NJ. Bro. s. r Dr.
rose, D. T. Bro. W. Britain. y, 8
Bro. J. r Taylor. G. NJ. Bro. +,
Matltin. p. G. NJ Bro J. NJ. Curnow
p. D. Ms Bros. A. J. Nixon, w 7
Oliver, G. Parker, r. Godkin, A. J
THORNLEY,, f. f. Sinkins. and C. As
bury, i. SIS Jones. Henson. Hart.
and Baxter. The NJ T.. was repro
Sented by D. Prov, G. NJ. Bro. A. w.
Rowlcy. p. q. Ms G.. Tricklcbank
and Hickman. The 4. o. F.. renrcsen-
/ tativcs were p. y. G. r. Bro. Poldcn,
P. G. RS 6 Toon, Cough, and Speed
/ while y. 7. Bro. Beeby represented
The 3. I. Q. T..
! The Rev. e. p. Jones. who dcliy-
cred most clonuent sermon. based
his remarks on the words. "rhy ncO-
| pie shall be my people. and thv God
my God" Special hymns and an
thems were rendered, the service be,