Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-07
DR CADMAN'S TALK
Hot Shot For Republican Cam
 pajgn Doodle.

The Rev Dr S. Parkes Cadman, pas tor of the Central Congregational church of Brooklyn, N. r., was the speaker at the convention of the Ep- worth league in the First Methodist church last evening and delivered an address which was much enjoyed by the large audience.
 During his discourse the speaker declared that it was shameful the manner in which the republican par ty had expended money in order to defeat William Jennings Bryan. He threw hot shot into the grand old party and the machine men who col lected fabulous sums to use for cam paign purposes and said that this kind of politics had gone much too far. He gave the party thorough fiaying on this matter.
 According to Dr Cadman there is not much remedy in legislation as the legislative halls in Hartford, AL bany. Washington and Harrisburg are doing more legislating than the average citizen can keep track of.
 He told his audience not to place too much stress on culture. He com mented upon the giving of libraries by Andrew Carnegie but said this would not bring man his living. no, not even if every town and hamlet in the country were represented with H. braries. He thinks the love of pleas ure is eating the vitals of the people while the richest thing in life is self sacrifice. He paid high tribute tc the Epworth league and said:
 "The man of to-day who refuses to believe in God as his father will re- fuse to believe in his brother on the morrow and the only true soil in which you can plant democracy is through theocracy."
 He is an admirer of Governor Hughes and said that the Epworth league should help the governor stamp out the evil of gambling.
 The election of officers yesterday afternoon was as follows:
 President-The Rev Warren F. Sheldon of Simsbury.
 Corresponding ecretary-Dwight ! North of Hartford.
 Recording secretary-Miss Edith Eggleston of New Haven.
 Superintendent of junior work Mrs Anna F. Jagger of New Haven.
 Superintendent of senior work The Rev c. B. s. Smith of Yalesyille.
 Vice-president for Waterbury group-The Rev M. o. Lepley.
 Vice-president for New Haven group Robert Warren of New Ha. ven.
 Vice-president of Winsted group Miles A. Sheldon of Winsted.
 Vice-president of Meriden and Middletown groups-F. l.. Phelps of Meriden.
 vice-president of Hartford group Willard E. Brown of Hartford.
 Vice-president of New Britain group-R. W. Warfield of New Brit ain.
 Executive committee-The Rev w. w. Bowdish. D. D. of New Haven; the Rev A. J. Boynton of Wallingford, and F. l.. Braman of Torrington.
 Auditing eommittee-F. H. Well-' man of New Haven and Frederick Kelsey of Higganum.
 It was unanimously voted to send the following telegram to the general conference now assembled in Balti- more:
 The Rev Dr Hinckley. Secretary Gen.
 eral Conference. Baltimore. Md. Dear Fathers and Brethren, Greeting:
 The New Haven District Epworth 1za now assembled in the First M. E. church, Waterbury, Conn, grace, mercy and peace be with you. Ear nestly praying that the legislation of this historic conference in Baltimore shall result in geratest good to our worldwide Methodism.
 WELLESLEY w. BOWDISH. Presiding Elder.
 EDGAR c. TULLAR,
 ARTHUR H. GOODENO(JGH