Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-26
Refers to Excitable Ones Who Try to
Brock tho Boat" in These PeriIous
Days-Says Wars Will End When
Men Cease to Hate One Another.

am powerful: IL cannot am weak
He said II was possible for a people
to be impartial when a quarrel Is none
OF theirs"
Referring to tho danger to mission
aries In some foreign lands, OF which
no said ho had thought much OF late.
he added:
Wars will not have any ending until
men cease TO hate one another, cease
TO he Jealous OF one another. get tho
feeling OF reality in the brotherhood
of mankind, which is the only bond
that can make us think Justly of one
another. and act r!ghtcously before
God Himself"
Bishop Warren A. Gambler. OF At
lanta. Ga. In introducing the President,
declared that tho members OF tho con-
ference wero behind him as patriots.
Secretary Daniels occupied Il seat on
tho speakers platform during the SEES
sion.
THINK OF THINGS GOOD FOR
HEALING OF ALL NATIONS
Tho President said. In part:
Il have the feeling look upon
you that I have had in many other
church conferences. that am looking
in the faces OF men and women who
arc not Interested in the temporary
things. but are Interested in the per
manent. hnEs, who Eivc very little
thought. L hope and believe, to the
things that separate us, and give "a
great deal OF thought 10 the things
that unite us-thngs that arc good
for tho healing OF this nation not only.
but for the healing OF all the nations
This Is Il council OF peace. not to
form plans Of peace. for 1t is not our
privilege TO form such. but TO pro-
claim the single supreme plan of
peace. the relation of our Lord and
Savior. Jesus Christ. Because wars
VIII never have any ending. until men
cease to hate one another. cease TO be
jealous OF another, get that feeling of
reality in tho brotherhood Of mankind
which Is the only bond that can make
US think Justly of one another. and
act righteously before God Himself
MANY TRYING HARD
"TO ROCK THE BOAT~.
Il value the churches of this coun-
try as l would value everything else
that makes for the stability OF our
moral processes. There are great
many people. not so many that they
give me any particular concern, but,
nevertheless. a great many people, who
In the language OF the day are trying
haru 10 rock the boat The boat is
too big for them to rock They are OF
such light material that they cannot
rock II very much. but they are going
through the motions. and It is Just
as we'll for them TO look around once
in while and see the great steadfast
body of self-possessed Americans not
to be hurried into any unconsidered
line of action, sure that when you are
right you can DO calm, sure that when
the quarrel is none OF yours you can
be Impartial. sure that the men who
spend their passion most will move the
body polite the least. and that the
reaction will not be upon the great
body or American citizens, but upon
themselves
so that | look upon you IN the
present circumstances as n great part
OF the stabil!Zer OF the nation You
know that somebody has just invented
thing called a stabilizer that Is
used In connection with acroplanes. and
by some process. the mechanics OF
which have not had explained 10 me.
ana perhaps could not understand II
had this corrects the erratic move
ments of the machine so that Il, when
adjusted, determines the plane upon
which the machine is to move and the
machine cannot depart from it. Some
thing like that Is tho function of the
great moral forces Of the world. 10 act
as stab!liZers even when we go up in
the air.
COMES TO UNDISTURBED
BODY OF REINSURANCE
1 have come to you tonight, there
fore, may l say, for reinsurance TO
look upon an undisturbed body of men
who have their compasses and know
the moral chartlng OF the world. we
know what haven we are bound for.
we Know the only legitimate pro
cesses by which can work his
way against the trade winds Of evil
in the world to the haven desired.
So ! am sure that | shall go away
from here reinforced.
Il need not tell you that the Presi-
dent by himself is absolutely nothing.
nation sustnins. and IL it does not sus-
tain him. then his power Is con-
tempible and Insignificant. If. can
speak for you and represent you
and In some sense hand on
the moral forces that you represent.
then l am indeed powerful II can
not. then I am Indeed weak. shall
hope and believe that I go away from
here sustained. rs Bishop Gambler has
80 generously said, by your prayers.
l hope shall feel that I am also sus-
tanned by your confidence"
The evening session Of the confer
ence, which the President attended. was
the nnniv ersary Of the board OF mis-
sionS. me principal address was de-
livered by Rev. James NJ Moore. OF
Nashville. general secretary OF the
board, on home missions
CHARACTER OF MINISTER'S
IN CONFERENCE PASSED
To-day's session, devoted chiefly to
the business Of passing on the char
acters and ability OF the 800 ministers
OF all grades included In the eight
districts of the Baltimore conference.
was replete with interest and even sur
prises The chief surprise of the morn
Ing was furnished by Rev. H.. " Reg
ester, D. d.. SECRETARY OF the confer
ence. who rendered his resignation from
that Office owing to the great strain
which the work entailed upon him.
DR.. REGISTERS resignation. coming
after his service OF more than twenty
one years as assistant secretary, and
secretary Of the conference was n
source of great regret to the members