The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
K|LGO BELIEVES
IN INSPIRATION
Bishop Declares God Was More
Than 1900 Years in Writing
the Bible.
NEW PREACHERS RECEIVED
Plea for More Spirituality in the
Church-Several Reports
Presented.
NEW PREACHERS RECEIVED
ny MAMIE BAYS.

timore Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, was occupied
with the two addresses of Bishop Kilgo,
one having been delivered at the open
Ing of the session and the other in
connection with the reception of
class OF seven preachers into full In
duction in the conference. Bishop
kilgo read the words found In First
Corinthians, second chapter, as the
Scripture lesson this morning. and his
remarks in this connection were
largely In defense of the inspiration
OF the Bible and a plea for more spir.
ituality in church.
When 1 was a young man" he said
/ learned to believe In inspiration. and
tell you inspiration is not simply an
impression, but it is a reality
we used to hear about the teach
ings of Paul, Peter and John, but now
these have been evaporated into
Pauline. Peterine and Johanine teach
ings
I'VE used to talk about going 70
heaven. but now We hear men talk
about going to eschatology. know
some men say that ] am out of date
when l ralk about trying TO get to
heaven. but 1 do not care about being
III date. am interested in God. in
my soul and in heaven.
II don't care anything about nav
chology in this connection Christian
ny has no psychology, but it has spir-
ituaiity. Adam was PSYCHOLOGICAL
man. and he was the man God got rid
OF.
Il believe in education. but believe
In bringing IT TO the feet Of our Lord
IN order that lie may have a better
chance to use us.
No amount of money can take the
place of spirituality in the church, and
missionary interests and operations
cannot be calculated behind bank ac-
counts, No unsaved man can buy his
way 10 heaven by giving 500 to
shanghai, nor can a worldly church
get right IN the sight of God by sun
porting special missionary
God wrote the Bible. He was more
than 1900 years writing it. and I be.
lieve every word. in it just as il ia
and without any modern Interpretation
and comparison
Visitors Introduced.
Several visitors were introduced to
the conference to-day. Rev w. A.
Christian. d. D.. of Richmond. being
among the number. When Bishop Kilpo
presented Dr. Christian he said that
ne desired to present The only Chris
tlan IN the Virginia Conference"
question two was called again. "Wbo
remain on trial?' and Harry G. Bitner
having passed the examination NJ
character and the committee of exani
nation in tie conference course Of
study, was advanced to the class OF
the second year.
Mr.. Bitner reported successful re-
rivals on his charge the past ycnr INA
Bishop kilgo said: 1T seems REVEALS
are still in style here Yen. and "a
N'a's nave gone out of style ONLY
them" hoio
On motion of f j. Pre,tyman. the
aa'ne OF j. a. Hupman was recalled
from the committee on conferences re-
iations' to which it had been referred
Tor the supernumerary relation.
On motion of w. II. Wolfe tho mama
~ W. "a Jordan was referred to the
I"''iiiliI'cc on conference relations for
.he superannuatc relations
-" hotion OF their presiding elders
Ing been met, Frank T. Ridgewav -
n. Roads and w. r. Hardison were
elected TO elders orders.
ne order or the day for II O'Clock
was the reception of the class into fuli
connection. This class consisted of tho
. Town named rnershess: Y Af.
Swann X, H. within. V. w. Wheeler
- FRANK Fielding. George G.. oliver
II a. Roads and Lee " Ruckpan
before commencing his charge IN
,his class Bishop l<ilgo stated that he
nao cndeavored to get Bishop Wilson
Va .is.op Jenny 10 perform this I'm
portant work, but that both had do
clined '' ue
He began the charge by exprcss,,s
me wish that he could impress the
class TO be received with the s,lI
solemnity OF the hour.
Ministry Not Losing Power.
The worlds leadership" he said
ma. has peen committed to the ministry
from the beginning, and IT is nothinr
less than gigantic conccit and stuniI
assumption TO assert that the ministrv
is losing power, and that this mower
~ passing to the class room, to the no
iitical platform or to the press. This
power OF leadership was not given 70
the politician. the scholar, the warrior
or the press, but ii was given to tho
ministry. and when the ministry loses
It's power the world will lose It's va
IL is not the scholar but the ministrv
.hat mas the world view, and when the
ministry fails the world will fail.
we hear great deal about the
preacher or this age. but there is no
such thing as preacher of any ago
Ihere ought to be no such thing as
preacher of the twentieth century.
nave no criticism to make against
schoiarly things, but there are no new
doctrines. and there are going to he
none. One OF tho great thoughts in
the mind OF our Lord was that az atar
o.
trines or eternity. of Calvary or of
salvation. and 1 want you to tie your-
selves TO these doctrines Don't he
embarrassed by the statement that the
scholars have agreed about certain
things They never have agreed about
anything. and If they had there wonId
be no sovereignty in their action and
you hold to the doctrines of God In
His word
The shorter catechlsm says,it is tho
duty OF man to glorify God and enjnv
Him forever. but there Ia too much
tendency now to secularize Cod and the
church. Too often we have dctiod
humanity and secularizcd Jesus
Christ"
preaching now In many instances
has degenerated to tho point where
1t can be compared with a glass OF
coca-cola, to be enjoyed by foolish wo.
men and weak men. Too many pres-
ent-day preachers are so busy going
around the community coddlinE men
and women and entertaining children
they have no time to read the Bible
In the homes and TO pray for others
and themselves.
II have no patience with the CLAW,