The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
.LOVE-FEAST DAY
AT CONFERENCE
Simple and Impressive Service,
in Which Spirit of Fellow
Ship Is Emphasized.
SERMON BY BISHOP KILGo
Intense Interest Is Manifested in
Forthcoming Assignment
OF Preachers.
by MAMIE BAYS.

Stanton. Va. March 30-The SER
vices Of Conference Sunday" Of the
Baltimore Conference of tho Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, began with
the love feast In Central Church at o
Clock TINS morning, and continued un-
III few minutes before the time for
the sermon OF Bishop Kilgo. two hours
later. Rev. j. ~. Dulaney of Wash
ington, one Of the older members of
INC conference. conducted the love
feast and within half an hour from
the time this service began the church
Was crowded with members of the con
terence and visitors who desired to
witness the love feast 5u1 To hear the
sermon which followed
The conference love feast is her
,taEe from the carly days OF Metho-
uisin. and the simplicity and impress
sivencss of this service are such tina:
the passing OF years has not caused
II 10 lose any OF it's interest The sing
ing OF hymns, prayer and the exchange
OF Christian experience. accompanied
with the distribution OF the elements
of bread and water. constitute the fea-
lures of this service.
The exchange Of experiences relative
10 the trials and triumphs, the sor-
rows and joys, which have come to
them during each yea is especially
enjoyed by the older preachers cni Ii
is probable that in no service IS this
snilit of fellowship more distinctly
emphasized than in the love feast of
the annual conference.
1t is probable that not many preach
ers who have occupied pulpit in
Staunton have preached to a larger
congregation or TO one more appre-
ciative than that which heard Bishop
kilgo at ! o'clock to-day Prefacing
his eimou, Bishop Kilgo read two les
sons from the Scriptures. one from the
fity-third chapter of the Prophecy OF
Isaiah and the other from the second
chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews.
He used as the text of his sermon the
words found in Romans t. 16: For I
ann not ashamed Of the Gospel of Christ
for II is the power OF God unto saliva
ton to every one that helievcth-to the
Jew frst, and also to the Greek"
Points of Emphasis.
The teachings of tie text upon which
Bishop klgo placed special emphasis
were these:
-. This Gospel brings before US God
in action the whole Godhead in move
nent in Jesus Christ, and when YOU
come to deal with this Gospel, you come
to deal with God
'2. The incarnation of Jesus Christ
is the only answer TO the difference be-
tween time and eternity. between spirit
and matter. All OF the attributes of
the Godhead came together in. .Jcsus
Christ, . ..,'-.'"'
%. God reconciled this uniysS!za ..ra,.a
dsss W @-a'b '''''' ss''SiiJdAiy o" Cal
a. The problem to be considered
here is not problem of human well
fare, but problem of salvation-not
a problem of sociology. but salvation
Don't belittle this Gospel of the aw-
ful tragedy of Calvary" said Bishop
ktlgo, by treating it n mere ben
eft, but recognize in it all It's power
nj .nh Ie
psychological power is not known, and
that Is al the mourners bench, when
n soul OH fire with the flames OF hell
Is seeking salvation through the power
OF Jesus Christ. Away with your the
cries about higher life, where you as
men and women are asked to sign cards
as the indication OF your desire to reach
this higher life. Away also with your
decision day in the Sunday school as
a means of enlisting children In the
service OF the Lord There is no sal
walton In such theories. These meth
DDS are forms Of paGanism as dark
as can be found In the world.
There is no heresy in the world
that Is worse than for men to become
sc interested in physical dement's that
they forget spiritual issues Every
thing else in this world is as nothing
compared with the Importance OF sal
vation through the power OF Jesus
Christ. Preach the Gospel as the Cos
pei of salvation, not merely s a human
beneflt, but the Gospel OF salvation for
the soul"
Deacons Ordained.
After the sermon Bishop Kilgo or
dained the following named to deacons'
orders: II. NJ. Swami, r. L. Wittig, G.. G.
Oliver, e +. Fielding, ]. Harvey Milley
and William J. Bernard.
mass meeting in the interest OF the
Sunday school was held this afternoon
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Wesley adult Bible class department
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