The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-17
BISHOP WILSON'S ADDRESS
The Philadelphia Bishop of the Meth
odist Church Spoke to
Mitchell People.

Mitchell People.
an address at the Methodist church
Friday evening under circumstances
that were not OF the most pleasing
character, the main feature OF which
was the distressing heat of the even
Ing. For so many to come out Oh the
on the occasion the bishop thought
the people of the city were OF an
heroic class.
DR.. I'll. S. Wilkinson had charge of
the meeting and after a few prelimi-
mary exercises, the pastor introduced
the bishop to the audience. Bishop
Wilson wanted the people to under
stand at the start that his effort
would be brief, realizing the fact that
it was decidedly uncomfortable for
the audience as we'll as himself.
His address was general in it's
character and he touched briefly on
several important points. He select
ed a text Of course, from the oath
Psalm, referring to the strong man to
fact. said the bishop, that strength
does not dread the contest, and it
is ever eager for the race. He thought
that we ought to tone up in contem-
plation of the great work before us.
He contrasted the wealth of strength
in the athlete of the college as he got
in readiness for the great contest
Where his strength was to be matched
against strength of equal vigor, and
drew a comparison with the strength
that should be developed in the
Christian man and mn of today
to battle for the rights of the church
and religion. He touched on this
idea of strength in several different
ways and referred to the motherhood
of this country as one of the delights
OF the age which left a train of glory
over it's pathway. He said m
was not to be classed with the racers
in the matter of strength, but within
the walls of her own home she devel-
oped the strength that brought up
her boys and girls in the right way.
Her strength could not be computed
when she had to put up with the hun
dred and one ills hal cross her path
way every day of her life.
In referring to the strength of the
millionaire in developing more mil
lions to his already large store, the
bishop said he wondered if it was
not very much the same thing with
the millionaire as it was with the
child who sought something more or
less for the mere accomplishment of
it, and that he was not governed by
a sordid desire merely to hoard the
millions in a selfish maner. 1t was
the race he was in for which he had
prepared his strength, and it was but
natural for him to follow it out to
the conclusion. He thought it to be
more Or less of a philosophical rea-
son why the millionaire pursues his
course. The bishop believed it to be
a matter of congratulation that we
live in an age which demands the
greatest strength to do and accom-
plish results. He urged his people
to acquire greater strength to enter
the battle and win the victory that
shall come to the great cause of the
age.
In closing his address Bishop Will
son referred to two important things
that were scheduled for victory in
South Dakota this fall-that of coun-
ty option and the Punishment of the
lax divorce laws in the state. He
said he did not believe that South
Dakota wanted to act in the capacity
as a home for the domestic infelici-
ties OF the east, and he prayed that
the fight for civic righteousness in
this state might be grandly success
full.
At the close of his address DR.. Will
kinson called the bishop and the
five district superintendent of Da-
kota Conference to the front of the
church, where they stood within the
railing of the altar, and an informal
reception was rendered the party of
Methodist leaders.