Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
SCORES ENEMIES OF DR. GooDELL
DR.. LOveland Says He should Have
Been Elected

Dr' LOVeland says He should Have
Been Elected Bishop.
Members Of the general Methodist con-
ference at Baltimore who started rumors
derogatory to Rev. Charles L. Goodell in
order to prevent his election as bishop
were scored by Rev. Frank L. Loveland at
the First Methodist church yesterday morn
ing. DIR. Loveland was speaking from the
theme, THE Limitations of Life and had
just referred to limitations placed on some
men by misrepresentation.
The biggest. best and greatest man that
ever preached the gospel. a man who ought
to have his field broadened by consecra-
ton as bishop. is sitting in his eastern
home today the victim of Misrepresentation
by people who were considered big enough
to go to the general conference. I refer to
Rev. Charles L. Goodell, pastor of Calvary
church, New York. He is a prisoner OF
Misrepresentation"
In his sermon DR.. Loveland said, in part:
Among Christian people the idea of free
dom is extant. Christianity believes in
freedom Of body and of mind and IL any
barriers have been erected in the past be-
tween humanity and freedom they are bar
-Iiers that should not have been raised. 1t
is not always wise to grant perfect free
dom to the bad, the weak, the unwise. In
the building of human character I am not
sure that some limitations must be laid in
order to develop the character. There is.
In fact, In all of us a sense of restraint.
There are times when we feel as II there
were chains around us and we long for
the opening of the prison door.
slavery OF the body is "incomparably less
than slavery of the mind. It was a great
thing to free the negroes from slavery of
the flesh, but 1t will be centuries before
we can strike the shackles from THAR
minds.
There are some prisons that we buiId
ourselves. There are some people who are
Imprisoned in a narrow view of tie truth
Limitations are dangerous IL they ~confina
the capacity to learn the truth. This har-
rier may be built by education. II NAV ha
the result Of that which has come 10 Won
because of some other acute or circ,,r-
scribed mind that has put before Won one
Island or continent OF truth and Won are
then unable to see the other great CONT.
nents OF truth not on the map. II NAV he
because of prejudice. When prejudice gets
old It gets tough. and when it gets tough n
looks very much like a principle to one
who holds it.
IL may be the result Of u~nwillinRness In
''Au'iohS lhat surround us In the
past or we may limit ourselves by limit
ing our own expectations. II I'VE do ~.
expect to succeed we never will succeed
again we may build about ourselves a
narrow Held of activity. Nine out of ten
OF the limitations around us are placed
there by ourselves.
But should qualify this statement
mere are some limitations for which we
are not responsible. Some so,,. We
a big creed because their Rran e. ~
small. They can't nave great experisncos
because they are not capable OF II. Tbev
cant nave great activities because tboir
stride is too short. There are prisons
around us that We do not build ourselves
ior xampl the limitations that CONF
rom physical misfortune. Who knows bur
some OF the prisons may be necessary To-
me development OF the soul. II vou -
the love Of God in your soul prisons lin
become palaces" VIII