Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13


that have been delivered by HI
others, from encyclopedias and other III
sources of information, without giving iii
due credit of the fact. intellectual III
honesty" he said, sis as important to III
the preacher as commercial honesty" III
and asked that always the ministers re-
tain strictly their own thoughts through II
out their sermons, and when quotations II
are necessary for emphasis that the II
full authorship of the quotation be II
given. ii
Urges Individualism. III
AS another important characteristic
of the preacher, Bishop Cranston stat
ed that the spirit of ones ministry II
should be a predominant trait. He II
urged that no attempt be made to Uni
tate those who have risen to renown /
in the pulpit, as it cannot be done with |
success, but instead develop their own /
style. True greatness is, not spectacu- !
lar" he added, and explaining that |
greatness lies more in modesty than |
| spectacular deliverance, told of the adj |
vantages of this method of preaching.
He urged that all preachers obtain
complete control of their choirs, and
that they Immediately put out dis
orderly choir. He added that most
Methodist choirs are very orderly and
dignified during worship, but that some
exist which are absolutely demoralized
He also desired retainment of the
poetic verse and music of grace by the
inhn rath ri
position.
He closed his remarks with instruc-
lions upon the best manner of delivery.
He urged that all ministers obtain
complete knowledge of English, learn
to read it and to deliver it emphatical-
Ily He emphasized the value of
careful use of adjectives, and added
that it has become the custom to use
divine attributes and superlative de-
lgrees in too ordinary conditions.
The first floor of the church, a por-
Ition of the Sunday school and the bal
cony were well filled by delegates and
laymen who desired to hear the bish-
Tops address, which was one of the
J main talks of the conference, and his
"
business Session Held.
Following Bishop Cranston's address
a business session was held, continu-
ing from 1890 to 1890 The time was
devoted to the disposal principally of
routine matters. Further action was
taken regarding the care or superannu-
ated ministers, but none of radical ma
ture. Ministerial delegates to the gen.
eral conference to be held in Baltimore
were also chosen.
Rev. Charles NJ. Boswell, speaker at
the meeting last evening, made a few
remarks to the conference, thanking
them for the fact that he had secured
I 80 subscriptions at the close of the ev.
Il ening to his magazine on home mis-
o sion work. Rev. William A. Frye
T speaker at this afternoons meeting
D was introduced. Three of the deacon
e esses made brief reports of their work
: and asked for hearty continuance OF
It support in the missionary field. 1t was
II announced by Rev. r. B. Williams that
e Rev. H. K. Carroll, d. D., who was or
L the program as this evenings speaker
the city, and that another speaker
would fill his place
II Nearly $50 delegates have arrived a
e the conference since the first day O
e registration, and the full membership
n of 400 is present with but few excep
IS tons.
For Home Missions.
- Rev. Charles NJ Boswell, d. D.. on,
70 OF the most prominent home mission
airy workers in the country and for L
years secretary of the city missionar,
society of Philadelphia, was tn
speaker at the church last evening
= His address was well received and b
+ apparently left in the minds of tn
audience a much better realization O
the duty being fulfilled by the societ
- for which he labors.
" He occupied most of his time wit
" the enumeration of cases in which tn
% home mission had done great work
IL He cited instances with which he ha
&c come IN personal contact in man
ie parts OF the country and others whic
IN mad been called to his attention il
~ New York, in San Francisco, and i
IS the north and south. He gave tn
re number of the missionary worker
IS scattered throughout the states, 1905
sd and the sum annually donated to ther
IL by the church and expended by ther
Us in the most careful manner, a millio
u dollars and more. He presented othe
Id figures that gave an idea of the q,
er tensiveness and Christian spirit of tn
OF work
It Much Work Remains.
The benevolent work of the Methc
g dist church is divided, he explaine
lis into three great departments, foreig
US missions, home missions and churc
n extensions, the latter two just recent
d united into one department, and tn
lfreedmen's and Sunday school mis-
OF sions. The home missionary work il
he cluded the territory of the Unite
OF States. its insular possessions an
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