The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23

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noon: Temperance committee, Sabbath
observance committee Epworth league
committee, church extension board. edu-
cational committee. mission board, joint
board of finance and others.
| A large congregation gathered yes
terday afternoon to hear the address
delivered by DIR. r. X Brown of Nash
Vile. Tenn. at the First Methodist
| church. DR.. Brown is one of the most
prominent men in the Methodist con
ference, and his discourse was full Of
interest. Last night the third day
session of the conference concluded
with stirring address on Methodist
Education" by Prof. Gus Dyer of Van
derbilt university, Nashville. Tenn.
Morning Session
Bishop Hendrix opened the third
days session OF the conference a few
minutes after o'clock yesterday morn
ing with When | Can Read My Title
Clear to the Skies" The church was
filled with one of the largest congre-
cations of the conference assembled
for an opening Session. After the
hymn the prayer was offered by DR..
Hammond of Nashville. Following the
singing of several verses of the hymn,
20, for the Faith That Will Not
Shrink" Bishop Hendrix delivered his
short address before the conference on
The Vision of Joseph" Bishop Hen
Dirk read a portion OF the scripture
from the fifteenth chapter OF Gem
esis. beginning at the fourteenth verse.
III we had no Bible but the book of
Genesis, how rich we would be-" be-
gan Bishop Hendrix. Here we find
a great ruler of Egypt Cod, who is
in the family. is also in the nation.
continued the bishop. Africa has been
in many particulars model for the ma :
ton.
Joseph, the model patriot. never had
a country. Josephs earliest plea that
he be taken back to the home of his
fathers came from a broken heart He
was treated very cruelty by his broth
ers. but there was something in that
man which showed the heroic. Joseph
became the instrument of God 3 hand
in saving two great nations. lie stands
before us next to our Lord as the
greatest character of the Bible He
burned the midnight oil in trying TO
save his nation. His hands were never
bribed but stood for everything that
was good and right.
Joseph led the pure. noble and ideal
life. II is not strange that his heart
should go back to the home of his
childhood where he had been exiIed
What would this world have been
without him2 The twelve tribes would
have been blotted out for God writes
history with the nation. He has more
than one chosen people. the Hebrews
the Greeks, for instance. God has had
his chosen people to this day. There
is no nation producing greater men
than Great Britain-Gladstone Hale
and others.
Made This Nation
God made this alton. He kept it
out OF sight. This nation might have
passed into Spanish control" contin-
ued the bishop. Bishop Hendrix stated
he was promised by President Mckinley
some vears since that he would send
only Christian men abroad as ambas-
sadors. consuls and the like. The pa :
triot must see more than coal mines,
geld mines, etc.
sBrethren. cultivate patriotism as a
larger part of your fife. Pray for the
nations, pray for the nations Of the
world" Bishop Hendrix cited the won
derful work accomplished BY DR.. Sun
Yat Sen for China
Following the bishops address the
entire congregation standing sang the
national anthem, MY Country It's OF
Thee" Saturday morning Bishop Hen
drix will speak on Moses, the Man
of Vision as a Prophet
The conference here heard the min
utcs of the second days session read
| ~ the acting secretary. These were
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