Evening journal., 1914-01-07
BISHOPS SEE
GREAT FUTURE
FORM.E.CHURCH
evangelism All the Year Is
SuggeSt.d d by Bishops in
Dover Meeting
MEMBERSHIP GAIN
REPORTED FOR YEAR

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Jan. Large audi
snces greeted the bishops Of the NJ. f.
Church here yesterday afternoon aud
evening in Wesley IA. +. Church in
the special evangelistic services held
during the day and at which ad-
dresses were made by Bishops Berry.
Cranston and Henderson and DR..
Randall, Of Chicago, all of the al
dresses being listened to with in
tense interest.
DR.. Randall spoke twice at the af-
ternoon session, the keynote Of his
alks being evangelism. particularly
within the church. from the official
board, quarterly conference and other
organizations where the individual
member might have some influence
and good in his or her official position
I'm the church He emphasized the
necessity of evangelism all the year
around He put the pointed questions
to some OF the laymen in his audi
ence, as to how many unsaved per-
sons there we're in their communities.
and how many had a preference for
urged the Constituency roll as well
oa the regular church roll.
The central meeting idea was also
urged and emphasized by Dr. Randall
He declared that the spirit of evan
gelism was in the air and predicted a
great wave of revival interest in the
near future.
Bishop Cranston stated that he
r..I4 h.E h. frt1r arf
IN the conference, because of the fact
that he had mainly come to Dover 20
consult with the four district super
intendents of the Wilmington NJ. f..
Conference in relation to some
things relative to the coming session
OF the Wilmington Conference in
March next.
The bishop, however, used his time
well and acceptably to the ministers
and laymen by giving them the best
Of advice in their work for soul win
ming and soul saving. He thought a
pastor should go to work with what
force he has at hand and with power
could accomplish most anything de-
sired.
The bishop read a poem which he
aad clipped from the Daily New York
Sun of a few days ago, entitled
Grant Me Thy Peace" making the
application that such a poem in such
paper was indication enough TO
aim that the spirit of evangelism was
IN the air. and that a decided change
was coming everywhere as TO Chris
tianity He urged the minister tc
get closer to the laboring class, and
by warming up to them could accom-
plish much that otherwise could not
pc accomplished.
At the evening session, BishoI
Henderson, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
addressed the conference, his theme
being effectiveness and Definite
ness" in church work. He said th'
secret of inefficiency has been indef
liteness and that If the church is go
ng to be a power il must be definite
u all things. Jesus. he declared
was amazingly definite. He pleaded
'or the improvement of the talents
which God has given us and not tina
hey be wrapped in a napkin. A def
rite local church he claimed woul'
accomplish much for the good of th'
community in which it was located.
Bishop Henderson showed the com
oarative gains the church has mad
within the past year having increased
from 81 100 in 1912 to 1879 in 1913
or an increase OF 3 and eighteenth
oer cent. He predicted greater thing