The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
WITH THOSE WHO LABOR
IN THE LORDS VINEYARD
BY d. v. f RANCIs

New York, August 27.-(Special 1.-The
Interchange of pulpits between famous
preachers of England and America is not
new but this year there has been an
unusual number of such exchanges. In
London, for example, there are three
famous American ministers now preach
ing. They Rev. DIR. John Balcom
Shaw of Chicago, Rev. DR.. Lew g.
Broughton of Atlanta and DR.. Parkes
Cadman of Brooklyn We have here J.
Stuart Holden, chaplain of the lord lieu
tenant of Ireland, Rev. John A. Hutton
of Glasgow, Rev. Advert Lewis, the ia
nous Welsh preacher, and Rev. E. B. H.
Macpherson, a leader of the English
Presbyterians.
The English wesleyan conference at its
recent meeting took up the question of
woman preachers
The conference declared its opinion that
cases in which it is desirable that women
should preach were exceptional. Where,
however, a woman possessed special gifts
and gave evidence of having received
divine call to the work of preaching.
liberty should be given her for the ex-
-ercise of her gifts, but in all such cases
the preaching of women shall be subject
to the following conditions:
; /. That they shall not preach until they
perintendent and quarterly meeting.
g Before they go into any other cir
cult and preach they shall have written
invitation from the superintendent at that
circuit and recommendatory note from
Abe superintendent of their own circuit.
One of the most gratifying develop
ments of the open air work undertaken
by the evangelistic committee of New
vorlr citu this summer is the growth In
power and in number of the so-called
"auxiIary meetings" In connection with
26 organizations. including various Ep-
worth leagues Christian Endeayor soci-
eties, brotherhoods and other mems or
ganizations, outdoor evening meetings
are he Sundays and week days at STRAIT
egic DO ITS on the west side from the
northern end of Riverside Drive, as far
south as old Greenwich Village, and on the
east side from the Bronx to the Bow
cry The Evangelistic committee fur-
nishes music and speakers, other speak
ers and singers are provided by the organ
tzations. This cooperation is resulting
in the definite training of young people
for personal evangelistic work. The open
air services. under these conditions, not
only carried the gospel message to I'M
expected hearers, but is providing itself
a practical training school for laymen.
Young men who have never before spoken
In any meeting are now successfully con-
Quoting services with the help or the
eyangelistic committee.
The Rev Irvine Goddard of Owens
boro. KY, has accepted the rectorship OF
the Episcopal church at Gloversvilie, N.
Y Is one of the most interesting young
ministers in the Episcopal denominations.
Mr. Goddard was born in 1878 in Liverpool
and came to the United States when he
was Is years old and entered Phillips
academy at Andover, Mass, going from
there to Yale university and then to the
general theological training at the Uni
versity of the South, Sewanee, Tenn,
from which institution came also DR..
Manning, Trinity's rector. Ordained dea-
con in 1903, Mr.. Goddard was ordained
priest by Bishop Gailor of Tennessee, and
soon became rector of Holy Cross, Mt.
Pleasant Tenn. He went from this
charge to become assistant at Christ
Church cathedral, Louisville, KY, was
also assistant secretary of the diocese Of
Kentucky. This young minister has been
at .Owensboro as rector of Trinity for
three years and enters on his new work
in September. He is singulariy gifted
with a sympathetic interest in his fell
low men which readily wins confidence
and friendship for him. During the sum-
mer Mr. Goddard assisted with the sum-
mer work at st. Agnes's chapel.
1.-THE cry for union is in the religious
air." says the Jewish Outlook, but why
shout it aloud from the housetops when
no effort Is made to realize it Why cry
union when there is none and seemingly
cannot be any? Reform and Orthodox
Jews can no more unite in common wor-
ship than the myriad sects of Christian
ity can or will unite. Every now and