The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-03
Rich Folks Are Not
Bossy--Bishop Quayle
From Thursdays Daily.

we're inc OILY C6uuludleS lOI ZIG
next conference, and there was a
decided interest taken in the choice
of the meeting place. Rev. Benja-
mini Lonsley finally clinched matters
by making plea for. Parker col.
lege, which is located at Winnebago
He urged the necessity of the min
listers of the conference visiting the
college and, as he expressed it, 'look.
ing after their adopted child"
Rev e. C. Cliffs who had extend
cd the invitation from Window,
withdrew his invitation and it was
voted to meet in Winnebaso in 1914
and If Window extends tho invita-
ton in 1915 to so there at that
time.
In his opening remarks this morn
ing Bishop W. A. Quayle dwelt on
the unwisdom of what he termed
'sepulchral preaching" Il WISH he
said, that we would quit installing
worrying for Cody piety." Bishop
Quayles religion is one of good
cheer and JOY, and hc never misses
an opportunity of reminding his au-
diences that he is having pleasant
time here on earth.
Rich Are Not Bossy.
In his formal address he based
his remarks on Winston Churchilps
novel. The Inside of the Cup" The
story is one which deals largely
with affairs of the church and which
gives the impression that rich PEG.
pie in the churches attempt to boss"
the church and the minister, and
that the tendency OF. pastor in
such church is to DRIFT away from
the real church doctrine. 1t is
what is commonly called u purpose
novel
Bishop Quayle's address was fun
OF terse sentences containing his
real philosophy of life, and his tense
whole souled expression of ideas is
delightful and impressive. He as
serts emphaticalIy that rich people
are no more inclined to be bossy
than poor people and that in his
twenty-five wears of ministry in the
Methodist church he has never ha6
rich people attempt to dictate tC
him what doctrine shall be preached
in their churches. .+f
II have been tyrannizcd more by
ing and amount to nothing than
have by rich people. ] believe ir
the absolute and authoritative equal
ity in members of the human race
There is no difference in the heart
OF the rich and the hearts of tbs
poor. The church mainly is no
managed by the rich. The working
people do go to church and if the!
didn't we would not have churches
because there are not enough ric'
people to keep them going. But bi:
churches in big cities have as mucl
piety to the square inch as LITTLE
churches in little towns. Religion i:
the same everywhere"
The, "New" Ideas.
The bishop then went into thu
various new" ideas which are con
stantIy attempting to ind a wa.
into the church and dwelt briefly 0,
socialism. He summed up the infiu'
eBce and necessity of socialism il
this way: 'If you haven't got reli
gon, socialism won't work, and j.
you have got religion, you don't metz
socialism," He also mentioned the
Blue Sky Laws" and declared tina
such laws are an assumption tha'
people arc imbcciles and in need O
guardians q would rather b.
thought to have sense enough nc
to be fooled and get fooled, than t
be thought to have SO little scnsf
that Ineeded state protection to keel
me from getting fooled"
Study Gospel of Christ.
"If some of us would study sociCl
Ogy a little less and the gospel O
Christ little more. we would have
better religion. The church's bust
ness is to say, One is your Father
even Christ He mentioned sin il
passing and declared it to be not {
disease of the skin, but hear
difficulty. -
In summarizing Bishop Quayle
said: "'The Inside of the Cup il
totally superficial, unauthentic ant
incompetent The church is now, al
ways has been and always will be
trying to find the will of God ant
tell it. 1t is not true that churches
are infected with riches. The reviva
Of religion is more important than al
the political and social propagandas
under heaven, and the best reviva
is for every preacher to tend to his
business. There should be sanity il
religion"
Admitted to the Conference.
Nine men were admitted into full
connection into the conference ant
declared qualified for ordination a.
deacons al the business session thi
morning. They were: A. B. Gedye
john Watkins, Benton B. Wood, Wal
ter Pickering. Oswald Sandbach, Eu
gene C. Hickman, August Raunshau
sen. r. 3. Culbertson and Fred 3
smith Eight mon were also foun'
TO have completed the entire confer
ence course Of study and will be OF
dained as elders. They are Perc.
Kenderdine, George c. Lee, Geofg
L. Stowe, Leroy D. Williams, Sam
uel J. Wallace. Howard w. Mitchell
Harry W. Bedford and Ernest
Reineke.