The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-21

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Rev. Edward Laird Mills then called
to order a session which he announced
rs social and informal and introduced
the three speakers of the evening. DR..
Edwin Booth Craighead. president OF
the University Of Montana; Dr. Clar-
ence True Wilson. secretary Of the
Temperance league OF the Methodist
church; J. II. Inch OF the Missoula
church and Bishop Napthali Luccock OF
Helena. He limited all OF the speakers
to 10 minutes each. and despite the
Limitation much of interest and
worth was said during the brief 40
minutes. After the speakers had fin
ished. the Methodist Brotherhood OF
the local church entertained the con-
gregation in the lower rooms Of the
building at social session during
which light refreshments were served
and mutual greetings were exchanged.
Despite their avowed informality the
short talks during the evening were
sharp and to the point and entirely
worth while. They gave splendid prom
ise for the remainder Of the week.
Bishop Luccock and DIR. Wilson are to
speak again. and II the excellence OF
their speeches last night are any In
dication of the ability OF the two men
as orators. their longer addresses will
be too valuable to miss.
District Superintendent Edward
Laird Mills opened the meeting with a
short speech Of general Introduction.
".That there Is SO large a crowd here
haf thn ~ hn nn
Ii due 10 a feeling common to all Of
us from all parts OF Montana--we are
anxious to get to MissouIa as soon az
possible. we know of her beauties. Of
yhe hospitality of her people, and we
cannot get here too soof, to suit our
own pleasure. Missoula is only 70
miles this side Of Paradise. perhaps
that has something to do with It.
During my stay in Montana have
had splendid opportunity to study the
people of Missoula and the soul Of this
Methodist organization in particular.
and l want to say that know OF no
other congregation which expresses so
well In every line OF endeavor the
genius which Is the heart of Method-
ISM This beautiful building, which
needs no comment on my part, ex-
presses the ideals and ambitions of the
Missoula congregation. It Is a splen-
did monument of the work these peo-
pie have done. Here, too. I cannot help
mentioning the work Of the man who
has been the head OF this organization
for dozen years. who has led these
people for three fourths OF their life
as q congregation. This church stands
for him as WELL"
President craishsad.
DIR. Mills then introduced President
Craighead, whose duty It was. he said.
to welcome the delegates to Missoula.
"A few weeks ago." said Dr. Craighead.
Il received letter from Bishop Luc-
cock. welcoming me to what he called
this mountain empire Bishop Luc-
cock beat me to It by only day or
two. He has been In Montana for a
little more than six weeks. he says;
that Is the length Of my residence
here. too. But think that he appre-
ciates as do the opportunities for
good work that lie before Montana and
her people. In calling this a noun
tain empire I like to believe that he
meant II not In the practical sense
alone. but In the figurative way as
well, for this state n an empire with
all OF the splendid characteristics
which the word mountain suggests TO
us. II is a great and glorious empire
with a great and glorious future, and
l am glad to be here In 1t.
A. to Population.
II don't know much about Missoula.
/ have hardly been here long enough
to tell you about 1t. and am afraid
( to try. for fear that may be wrong.
1t Is not necessary for me to tell you
that It Is a beautiful city; you can
, see that for yourselves. was capti-
waited by II when first saw its noun
tains. the snow capped Lolo. the beau
tiful river that divides the town. the
splendid orchards, the rich fields OF
waving grains. the sparkling mountain
! streams that are to be found every
mile or two, 1t seems to me. A Mis-
soula man who wrote to me before I
came here told me that this was a city
OF twenty or twenty-five thousand
people. l don't think that he was quite
right. But l don't blame him. don't
believe that the very best OF Sunday
BcuOOI tedCueTS WOuIu tcIl Nue uoSo-
lutte truth about the population Of his
home town. II Bishop Luccock were
a Missoula man l think that even he
would be little doubtful as to the
exact population.
| AT any rate, II Is a beautiful little
town. But we must not be content
with II or with anything else material.
We must keep striving to make II bet
ter and more useful and place where
young men and women may live In
freedom from evil influence"
Dr.. ciarsnes T. Wilson.
DIR. Mills introduced the next speaker.
DIR. Clarence True Wilson. as IAN &C.
clesiastical bird of passage--a man
who has attended conferences from one
end OF the country to the other. and
whose Impressions should be worth
hearing
DR.. Wilson said; "Dr. Mills has en-
barrassed me as am often en-
barrassed. by referring to my home-
/ lessness. ! live everywhere and am
always asked about my home. When
pinned down. l always claim Portland.
Ore. az my home. for live there part
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