The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-10-20
Evange,is,,c School of Methodd.

EvangeliStsc School OF MethOdd.
DR.. WILDER F. Sheriden introd uced
his theme Where Shall Vie Place the
Emphasis"
At the beginning of his career the
young preacher emphasizes the saw
ing of souls but gradually drifts into
preaching on almost every other
phase of Christian teaching. He
would emphasize the speculative as
poets Of thought but to TIM ,pTcacher
this is a misplaced emphagis.
All truth to the speculative preach
er is equally important. This is a
mistake for the needs OF til, cultured
man is that of the ordinary man. They
have their temptations in common,
such as wine, women, love gold and
love of power. The preacher s,.ould
get down to where men are living
and preach about sin. The Christian
evidence sermon should only be an
exceptional one The preachers job is
TO save souls and he should be able
to do his job as we'll as scientists do
theirs.
Whatever part of a mans life gets
the feeling that part get the man.
Man is won by the appeal 10 the emo
tional rather than by the mere ap-
peal to the mind.
The R%itualistic emphasis attracts
some. 1t is a religion in it's esthetic
forms. This arises from the more
rapid development of the esthetic than
of the religious faculty. i. grows
from confusing religious and es-
thetic feeling.
1t gives an easy religion and de-
nlands but little time for mental
thought or religious growth.
The literary emphasis is also a mis-
placed emphasis. Such preachers will
have a hearing and a wide hearing
but they are not preachers. The
preacher is a prophet and a 5oul-saver
The preacher who makes this an end
in itself is indeed a %perversion. To
win souls the preacher must want
souls above everything else.
DIR. Sheridan is an author of prac-
teal works on the pastoral relation
ship and a pastor whose ministry has
been one of great power in great cen
tiers of the United States.
Sunday School Anniversary.
Wednesday evening DR.. Barclay
sary Of the Board of Sunday Schools,
lkS =, L. IAdllC UlCS1OullH uuA4uS tAC
evening.
DR. Barclay is an enthusiastic work
er in the Sunday school work of this
country and in the foreign fields. for
his observation extends across the
seas into the mission fields where he
finds a vast amount OF work to be
done to help save those countries. He
quoted n of the missionary bishops
as saying that it was through the
|children of these heather lands that
the hope lay of saving and-making
the nation religious. DR.. Barclay
said with emphasis that the interest
in the modern Sunday school was far
from waning, and that it would be a
Isorrowful fact if there was no a great
interest displayed this year than last
Year. In his travels he found an in
creasing interest every year that he
has been in the work. In stat sites he
said that 35 years ago there we're L.
065 Sunday school children in the
Methodist church-at tlh7 crescent
time there are $4,000, and iHsail de-
nominations there are $500, 900. He
declared that it was not many years
ago that one had to contend for the
right to have a Sunday school in a
church and that the doors were ac-
tually closed against the children of
those days. In these days the speak
er found that the doors cannot be OPP
ened too wide and the effort is great
er than gel to bring the children of
the country into the fold.
One of the features of the Meth
odist Conference session this morning
was the presentation of the Woman's
Suffrage movement, which came up
in the form of a resolution, present
ed by DR.. j. w. Taylor, OF Aberdeen.
DR.. Taylor's resolution called for an
endorsement Of the legislature for
submitting the suffrage amendment
to the V tiers of the state and for the
support of the amendment by the
pastors Of the conference. 1t was
passed unanimously.
IT was intimated yesterday that If
such a resolution la brought before
the Conference that there would be
some opposition to it's endorsement.
However, what opposition. might have
been lying under failed to de-
velop when the resolution Was pre-
sented.
In the selection Of a place to hold
the next Conference two candidates
were named. Aberdeen and Madison.
The former pressed its claims on the
grounds OF having built an $4,000
church and wanted the Methodists OF
the state to see it. A vote of ~ to
II located the Conference at Aber-
deem for 1911.
DR.. G. E. Hager, the retiring SUI
perintendent of the Huron district
was called on the carpeth by Rev. J.
e. Lombard, of Miller, and took oc-
casion to say a few kindly words OF
appreciation of the preachers on that
district for the kindly consideration
he had shown them and the ever
ready help and assistance he had al
ways extended. DR.. Hager was pre-
scented with a volume OF Bishop
Fowler's Patriotic Orations." With
in the leaves of the book DR.. Hager
discovered some green appearing pa
per, which gave evidence Of the coin
of the realm. DR.. Hager expressed
his thanks to the brethren for their
splendid gift in words Of kindness
and appreciation.
DR.. Sheridan conducted a school
for evangelism that lasted for a half
hour at the opening of the Confer
nee session, and gave some sugges-
lions for starting the work and keep
ing it up in a successful manner.
Joseph j. Franklin and ]. H.
Hunter were elected to receive ordi-
nation as elders. and together with