Evening journal., 1908-03-20
ELECT DR.. A.
5. MOWBRAY
CONTINUED from FIrat pegs1

IH' huuu - L. r. barrett, z; II. x.
stephenson, 6; T. e. Terry, 6; A w.
lLightbourn, s +. c. Macnichol, s; W.
IA. Wise, 5; S. N. Pilchard, 4; r. II.
Adams, a E. L. Hohecker 4; v p.
lNorthrup 2; W. l.. S. Murray, 4; AL
bert Chandler, 4; T. A. H. O'Brien, B.:
W. L. White, 2; f. F. Carpenter, q;
Edwin Gardner, J. NJ. Lindale, j. NJ
IS. Van Blunk, G. W. Townsend and
H. 7 Quigg, 1 each.
Another ballot was taken. and Il viii
be counted during the recess and an
lnounced this afternoon.
Early In the Ministerial Conference
bishop Goodsell announced the death
lof Bishop Fowler, of the Methodist
Church in New York. The bishop said
he had left Bishop Fowler feeling
strong, even though his health had
been declining and he was threatened
with invalidism, on Saturday night,
and his death az this time came as a
great shock.
Brothers, 1t Is getting lonely" re-
marked Bishop Goodsell, choked with
lemotion, as he sat down and wiped the
tears from his eyes. Some of the min
listers are considering an adjournment
las mark Of respect. but Bishop
Goodsell expressed the belief that Con-
ference should proceed, for he thought
that would be Bishop Fowler's wish if
he could but express it.
Admitted Into Membership.
j. K. Easley. J. L. Sparklin, Emory
w. Mcdowell, William G. Harris and
Daniel Wilson. who had completed the
studies of the second year were ad-
mitted into full membership in the
! lt1ft IL
orders. Bishop Goodsell in addressing
the class, made a characteristic adj
dress.
In asking the class the disciplinary
questions the Bishop. in referring to
the question relating to the accept
ance of the doctrines of the church,
said:
Every once in a while a movement
starts which you may think may tear
the church TO pieces. ] have gone
through four Of these movements and
am now going through another-Chris-
tian Science and its allied follies. Don't
be alarmed"
Continuing, the Bishop said in part.
Il believe that the faith Of a Chris
tian which is reached by hard work
and fervor and an inner consciousness
is firmer more illuminative and glor-
ious than a faith imposed by law.
The man who is a self-made man
and prosperous, can hardly be reach
ed by religion that demands hu-
mility and penltenoe.
The church must justify itself I
have never figured up what Christi
anity has invested in this country and
property I can tell you what the
Methodists have-S1S600 Of
churches and properties and 100000
600 in educational institutions. That
is our anchor
IF the church shall be merely a
pleasant place to enjoy "reminiscences
OF the past and the accumulations OF
orr fathers, 1t viii die; but if the
church shall be a force to lift the world
up from the dirt and the bitches, the
world will not let the church die.
You can't know too much OF any
thing except sin.
The fact is that a minister to-day
ought to be a good enough business
man TO run factory, so far as organ
ization and penetration Of human ma
ture is concerned.
Modern Illustrations.
Get your Illustrations from your
own observations and readings and let
the books Of Illustrations for sermons
remain unopened and untouched.
once heard Of an official board that
took up a collection to buy a new
book Of Illustrations for sermons for
the pastor. If you use Illustrations OF
1900 or 1000 years ago they won't
have anywhere near the force and e.
feet Of illustrations taken from around
us in our daily life and within our
knowledge.
Il want you to be for Christ's sake
the greatest men in heart. in intellect
in industry that it is possible for YOU
TO be. If you expect to lead you must
Keep ahead. If you expect to lift hu-
manity up you must be higher than
they and upon a firm foundation.
The church into whose ministry
you are about to enter is a peculiar
church and most of its preaching To-
day Is under the terms and methods Of
our Father. SO I think the children
and heirs OF that religion should have
q little better knowledge Of Il than
those who are just coming into a
knowledge OF IT,
IT am glad that belong to a church
that can improve its machinery. Some
churches cannot improve their machinery
for they consider the machinery so divine
that 1t cannot be improved
"Our machinery has two remarkable
qualities about it-it hearkens back "a
the early ages OF the church and also has
some modern qualities that did not belong
10 the early ages" The Bishop referred
70 the pre-eminence Of the Methodist
Church and the Roman Catholic Church
IN maintaining the apostolic authority Of
mission work He added:
Church Is Broad
! II want you 70 represent a church OF the
greatest comprehension without sacrinc-
ing the word OF Jesus Christ. There is a
demand for a broad church. but I say the
Methodist church is one OF the broadest
A man ought 10 have room enough In il
TO be pretty comfortable.
There is no machinery In the world
that can defend a man against himself.
The churches are combing the churches
with a fine-tooth comb to find the men
who can do things.
If we're only going to work when
we've reached our grade. may I ask what
is our grade in the kingdom of God
What is our grader 1t is what we've
earned by our work.
Churches and Salaries
Il wish the larger opportunity for do
ing good wasn't so often linked with the
opportunity for a larger income. There
isn't the smallest church in the Whining
ton Conference that but feels Il should
have the strongest preacher in the Con.
ference. Why shouldn't the strong man
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