The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-23
BISHOP TALKS TO
LARGE CROWD
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by telling him to walt until the
preacher came After the evening meal
had been finished she told the boy to
ask me his question. He said, II
Adam hadn't eaten the apple that Eve
gave him would God have sent him out
OF the garden? That was a pretty
serious question. and didn't know
how to answer 1t. Finally l told him,
Young man. when you grow up and
your best girl goes outside the palings
Of the garden fence you will find that
there will he trouble In Paradise. You
wort hesitate
Wow does that apply to the Home
Missionary society. you ask? 1t Is the
root of the whole business. for the
home mission Is based upon that same
thing that drove Adam out of the gar
den--the need of human fellowship.
80. when I stand here In this
church I am moved to say. This is It,
know of no other church on the
continent so well fitted In every way
to meet with the demands of Method
ism. to satisfy that need of true fell
lowship that the good church alone
can fill. see in this building tho
silently eloquent record of long
struggles. of self sacrificc--records
which make this victory spot, as
thrilling in its suggestions as the field
of Waterloo or of Gettysburg. I tell
you that like this city and this
church. am glad to have spent some
Of my money here: / am glad that |
am n contributor to the Home Mis-
sionary society. which made this
building possible. see now where my
money has gone and I am glad"
Bishop Luccock then proceeded to
outline the three fields for home mis-
sion endeavOr-the rural. the urban
and the foreign. He showed In detail
tho need of missionary work In the
country, which Is out of touch with
religion. the city. which Is departing
from 1t. and the foreign nations where
Christianity has not yet gained foot
hold.
He said. In conclusion. with Won
Moltke we may say, the Crown Prince
Is on the field and the day Is won. for
the Lord Is with us and with His help
we cannot fail. There Is great work
before us, but we are the people to do
1t, and by the grace of God we will"
Financial Report.
The chairman of the meeting. Rev. s.
A. Oliver. reported briefly on the fl
nances of the society. Gifts for church
extension were made during the year
as follows: comanchc, 5000; Laurel,
$500: Mssoula. $4,000: Birney, 800;
Three Forks, $3.50. Loans were made
as follows Missoula, $4,000; Laurel.
$1,000.
At the morning session of the con-
ference. a great deal of routine busi-
ness was transacted. Three pro-
bationers were reported as having
completed the conference course OF
study, and were recommended as ready
for ordination. They were David
Hardy. Fred c. Fulford and r. O..
Linge;.
Three new preachers were transfer
red from other conferences. Rev. +,
A. Kelley was transferred from Rock
River conference: Rev. w. T. Western
was transferred from the Upper Iowa
conference, and Rev. II. M. Cooper
was transferred from the Des Moines
conference. and Rev. John J.. Ross
from the north Montana conference.
Two Montana preachers were trans
ferred to other, conferences; Rev. W.
r. Coin to the southern Illinois con-
ference, Rev. G.. N. Kline to the Colo
RADIO conference.
Rev. J. r. Coad was permitted to
withdraw after complaints had been
heard against him and Rev. DaWd
Hardie and Rev. william Elliot were
admitted to full membership In tho
conference.
p. II. Hughes. editor Of the Pacific