The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-10-20
Fridays Daily.)

An eloquent and soul stirring sci
mon on the love and compassion o
the Savior and an even more elc
quent and impressive charge flon
him to the class to be admitted Of
trial into this conference were tn
features of the third days session
OF the Tennessee Annual Conferenc,
of Methodists.
The session this morning will b.
long remembered as one of the nos
spiritual in the history of Tennessee
Methodism. The spirit of God abid
ing in the meeting. The members
were nightly moved by the earHes
but simple eloquence of the presid
ing Bishop. Old time religion, the
deep devotional, fervor of the early
times characterized the session. II
was full of piety and all who attend
ed were of one mind in exclaiming
ct was truly good to be there
No business of particular inpor
lance engaged the attention of the
conference and only one committee
submitted a report. That was from
the Missions Board and pertained to
the Galloway Memorial Hospital be
ing erected in Nashville by the Meth
Odists.
Correctional officers took up con.
siderable time Of the session, the
claims of several interests of the
church being presented.
Bishop Kilgo took shot at the
election result in Nashville. Discuss
ing education he said that more was
to be feared from mis-education than
from ignorance and in that connec-
ton he referred to the deplorable re-
suit of Nashvilie's election. He said
that Christian education, the educa-
tional work done by the churches of
God would the ultimate salvation
of this land.
At the rate at which business is
being disposed of, it is considered
very probable that the appointments
will be announced on Monday morn
ing and the conference may adjourn
on Monday at noon.
The thirds days session Of the con
ference was opened with devotional
exercises conducted by the Bishop.
Bishop Kilgo announced that in &C
cordance with the request of the com
mittee on public worship he would
preach today and tomorrow morning.
The Bishop took for his text the
21st chapter of st. John and from it
he delivered an earnest and fervent
sermon. He spoke of the love and
compassion of the Savior in his treat
ment of Peter after the latter's den al
Of him. In this lesson the Savior
gives the church an example of what
its true attitude should be toward fall
len men. The Savior came into this
world not to Judge it but to save sim
ners. The purpose of the Christ on
earth was to go down among the fall
len, and the oppressed and the sim
ners and raise them up to salvation.
1t was the purpose of Christ to do the
will of Him who sent him. He was
under the despotism of the mighty
passion of his own eternal heart to
save men. He was not trying to
build up around himself world con-
stituency but he was here to save
fallen men and fallen women to do
the divine will of God, the Father, on
earth. Not my will, but thine be
done" was the purpose Of his mis-
sion. In no scene of the Masters life
was he more beautiful than when he
saved the fallen woman. He did not
gaze upon heL Win Tue eyes Vi INC
curious, but he turned his eyes that
he might not behold her ruin, but
when he looked down upon her he
saw the potential light of redemption.
He saw her with virtue in her heart,
for he believed her saved woman.
He simply admonished her to go and
sin no more. There was no rebuke
nor bitterness, only the tender com
passion Of his great heart moved for
her rescue.
Bishop Kilgo drew a most inspir-
Ing and beautiful picture Of the