The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
BISHOP YOIT7SLJ HONDA

ISU HOlVLA
wright the Gospel, John XXI. 1917. A
song was rendered with mitch sweet
ness and beauty by a quartette COM
posed OF Messrs. Dawson, 1ng}ehart,
Coates ard Cowen. Bishop Wilson then
delivered the conservation sermon
from the text, Acts Xxx. 1921. After
another hymn. Drs Y. Hirawia and
didate. Or. Y. Honda, bishop elect. for
ordination.
Prayer was offered by DR.. A. y.
Leonard, the charge to the candidate
and questions, including the Venl Gre
ator Spirltus. were read by DR.. a. Car
man, General Superintendent of the
Methodist Church. Canada. which was
followed by prayer offered by DR. w.
r. Lambuth. a,4 I. s,.-,s-.a 5sf. AK
The ceremony Of conservation by the
laying on OF hands was then performed
by Bishop Earl Cranston, Joined by the
other commissioners and Rev. Y. Yosh-
ika, Y. Hiraiwa and S. n. Wainwright,
elders, and Bishop M. c. Harris, rep
Bible was then delivered to Bishop
Honda by Bishop Wilson. after which
the services closed with the doxology
and benediction. .s H
At the next session Of the confer
ence Bishop Cranston 4 introduced
Bishop Y. Honda with a few appro-.
pirate remarks, after which the latter,
| In taking the chair, responded as fol-
lows: II am truly grateful for the
courteous Introduction have just had
to the conference. 1t Is not the time
for an address. but for the assumption
Of duty, desire to say Just a fcw
\ I, a a a..
,uming a new relationship to you,
brethren When thinking OF the as
charge OF my duty l desire to keep
I, mind what read to you: My yoke
Is easy and my burden Is light These
words of Christ have relished. and
know by experience what the words
easy and light signify. Those who
believe III Christ have peace and COM
FORT But not only peace and comfort
in Christ, but they also have his yoke.
We must remember we have burden
mon our hacks. However great may
be our peace and comfort, we are not
like a colt running wild in the wilder
ness We have yoke and q master
We are not to walk In lawlessness, but
20 where Christ sends us and bear the
burdens the Master lays upon U.s. We
arc not occupied with personal affairs
wo are under yoke, under a burden
atty toward Christ, experience the Joy
OF service under this yoke. We must
nvcrmore willingly recognize this bur-
den. We have become an Independent
church, but our purpose has been no.
50 much to establish an Independent
church as to secure the salvation Of
our brethren;6 and to become as use
" full and efficient as possible for tht:
purpose, we have united our strength
and our efforts. Independence is thu
natural result Of union. We trust tina
our independence will show It's powe
b; through the union. We have been as
II sisted by the mother churches hitherto
q but independence Is OF great impor
:. tance. That we are united we owe oul
gratitude to the mother churches. Blu
). we must feel deeply that we have
q yoke and; aGburden upon us. l witt
n you have labored. with great anxiet.
Z at times, to bring this about. Blu
y now that our aim is accomplished W
. aretnot to. rest from our labors on
!, work Just now really begins Let Y
= undertake it not as the work of
: congregation, or an organization. or
A country, but as the work Of the Lord,
> At the conclusion Of Bishop Honda
:, remarks the following resolution wa
e presented and adopted. the conferenc
! standing: as""W s. the members Of !. tn
4 first General Conference Of the Japa
/ Methodist Church, desire to- place 9
: record our. high lapprAciatlan OF It
/. noble personality and valuables ser
a vices Of Bishop Merriman c.. Harri
q Missionary Bishop OF the Methods
3 Episcopal Church IN. Japan and Kore
I. His wholesouled devotion to the we
"a fare OF Japan and the Japanese peopl
$ has deservedly won the honorable re
It cognition he has received at the hane
r Of HIS Majesty the Emperor. His Ell
g thusiastic advocacy of Methodist Unto
It without regard to Its effect upon n
own official relation to the Unite
n Church to be. has called forth our PR
10 found respect and gratitude. And no
Sc that the new church. for the organ
1t cation Of which he has, with US, i
n bored and prayed Is about to emit
e upon its independent career under
"a Japanese Kantoku, we desire to assn
lie him of our unfeigned love, and to 9:
le press the hope that the Japan Meth
ID dist Church may always have his he'll
n full sympathy and hearty cooperate
e in all its work"
& Bishop M. C. Harris then request'
ID permission to respond to the resol
De ton Of the conference In the folio,
n ing words:
ID Brethren, let me thank you wi
a all my heart for the resolution yt
,, have passed In which you SO kind
q refer to me and my humble service
10 beg to congratulate you on the uni
q and consolidation of the Methods
~ churches In Japan and the creation
% the Natinoal Nippon Methodist Ky
IN kwai. You have 9longed and prayed
"a this, and now 1t has come TO pa
With you 1 reverently recognize t
IN hand OF God in this happy consumm
i ton. The future of this church Is
OF bright as the promises OF God Y
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