Evening star., 1912-04-01
Bishop Cranston's Advice.

Pausing in the midst of the ordination
of thirteen young men to the ministry of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop
Earl Cranston, presiding over the one
hundred and twenty eighth session of the
Baltimore conference, yesterday afternoon
at Monument Street Church, advised the
prospective pastors to avoid agitation and
to refrain from personal expressions from
the pulpit
Young man. said the bishop and al
though he spoke in low voice. it carried
distinctly to every part of the auditorium
when you go to your charge wherever
to be an agitator In the church should be
the pastor. Gossip and schisms in the
church membership should receive no en-
couragement from the pastor. He should
shun them and endeavor in every way
to bring about peace and harmony EX-
erc1se forbearance and wisdom
AVOID giving utterance to all personal
expressions from the pulpit. Remember
you are minister of Christ. and the pull
PIT Is no place for personal controversy.
Nothing is more unbecoming than to
carry on contention from the pulpit.
1T belittles the sacred office which is
yours. Christ has given His command to
preach the gospel. and His servants
should follow that command
Those Who Were Ordained.
The men ordained We're:
Deacons-Dayton B. Miller, G. Ellis Will
liams. Frank Steelman, John E. Fort.
Hamilton p Fox and Leopold Vaccaro.
Elders-William NJ. Hoffman, Frederick
c. Reynolds. S. Carroll Coale, Charles H.
Hastings, L. st. Clair Allen, John S. Ger
man and John A. Shockey
Clement c. Archer, who had papers
from the Southern Methodist Church.
was admitted as deacon.
Rev. DR.. Lauress J. Birney. dean of
Boston University School of Theology, de-
livered the ordination address,. Taking as
his subject THE Power of Personal Ap-
peal" he urged the young ministers to
make 1t their business in their congrega-
tions to which they were assigned to get
in personal contact with not only their
own members, but with the significant
men in the community.
A love feast and experience meeting
opened the days exercises. These were
held in First Church and were presided
over by Rev. G. w. Hobbs. Although
many OF the members of the conference
were out OF town or filling pulpits in the
city, they were we'll attended Ministers
told experiences they had had in various
charges.
Bishop Cranston preached in First
Church.
Refers to Legislature.
What did God expect Of man and what
is Gods men?" began the bishop. This
takes us back to the beginning Of things.
1t were better to accept the first of Gene
sis. Others before us have accepted this,
and those principles are strengthened by
testimony.
God did not create man wicked. What
government ever willingly created rebels?
The Ten Commandments were built into
the nature of man before they were ever
written into the Bible. Blasphemy and
irreverence is sin against your nature
as man. l do not know any sin men
toned in the Bible which Is not practiced
in Europe and America today.
Love SWeetenS life and makes paradise
of any spot. When person loves he
thinks more. The average man and wom-
an are not thinking. God made man to
creature is not doing them. Will God be
satisfied with legislature that sells out
the cause Of the people?"
The appointments are the chief matter
of interest, but it is understood that very
little has been done on them In order to
get through the conference today it may
be necessary for Bishop Cranston to
designate some one to preside temporarily
while, with the cabinet, he considers the
Bishop Cranston will ad-
here to his rule to send a man back
wherever it can be done.
That this state of affairs may result in
shifting the Presiding elders around. thus
keeping Rev DR.. j. c. Nicholson in the
cabinet by assigning him TO some other
and blocking what would be
big opening, is predicted. But if he should
leave the cabinet there is strong senti-
ment developing for the appointment of
Rev. DR.. B. F. Devries. pastor Of Mount
Vernon Church, who is popular in the dis
trict, to the position.