The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-11
PASTOR FAVORS
0NFESS|ONAL
He Advocates It's Adoption
by All Protestant
Churches.
FINDS IT BENEFICIAL
Also Advises Wiping Out OF
All UNCONVENTIONAL
Lines.
FINDS IT BENEFICIAL

Los Angeles. Cal. July lo-Ten
thousand delegates. representing nearly
every part Of the Christian world, to-
OF the twenty-sixth biennial Christian
Endeavor convention in session here.
From sunrise until late at night the
cause of Endeavorers was pushed for
ward. ending with q monster meeting
ut Fiesta Park tonight, at which John
Wills Baer presided.
AT the night meeting President Fran
els 4. Clark, D. D., LID, president
OF the United Society OF Christian En-
deavor delivered HIS address on Chris
tian Endeavor, an Exponent OF All
Around Efficient Christianity" Treas
on AN Efficient Financial System"
and General Secretary William Shaw
gave his report In tho form OF an ad-
dress on "A Demonstration OF Practical
Efficiency"
Most intense interest Is centred
around the question OF what city shall
receive the 1915 convention. st. Louis
and Niagara Falls have added their
requests for the honor. to requests
made by Winnipeg, Toronto and Chi
cago. Predictions arc that Winnipeg
Will be selected. The executive COM
mittce tomorrow Will decide where
the convention will be held.
Twelve hundred Endeavorcrs met in
silent prayer at sunrise at Emmanuel
Presbyterian Church. From this sun
rise service the Endeavorers locked to
the various churches. where morning
services were held.
Speaking on What Has Christianity
Accomplished" at tie First Congre-
gational Church, Rev. Charles NJ. Shell
don, the noted Congregational pastor,
lecturer and author. of Topeka, Kan,
advocated the confessional for all Prot =
estent churches. He ascribed the
power of the Catholic Church to the
confessional and the fact that the
Catholic Church is under one head. He
recommended the wiping out Of all
Protestant UNCONVENTIONAL lines and
the assembling Of all churches under
one head.
DR.. Sheldon told his congregation in
answer to questions from his audience,
which consisted OF Sunday school
teachers and Christian workers, that
he had used the confessional in his
own church in Topeka, Kan. and had
found it a means to get good All
sorts and conditions OF applicants had
come to him. he said. with confessions
ranging from marital woes to college
troubles. Because they had conlded
in him. better results had been OBJ
tained than the confessor had ex-
pected.
After tho meeting DR.. Sheldon was
requested to explain just what he
meant by Protestant confessional.
He wrote the following statement:
by the Protestant confessional /
mean the opportunity given by the
pastor to his congregation OF counsel
Ing with hun on any subject where
they need help or advice.
The time for his confessional may
be Sunday afternoon. when the people
generally you'd lie at liberty to come.
In general. this confessional would
give opportunity for much helpfulness
between pastor and the people"
Rev. billy" Sunday was scheduled
TO speak at Temple Auditorium at
noon. but owing TO a change in the
program. will not make his first pub
lie speech until Tomorrow In an In
terview the baseball evangelist de-
clarcd dancing was vile and hellish,'
that it set alight finder box OF pas
sion" in men and women, and sent
| innocent girls rushing headlong to de-
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