Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-21
DEAN BROWN TALKS
ABOUT "SPASMS" OF
EYANGELTSTTC WORK
Retiring Congregationalist MOder-
ator Flags William of Pots
dam" and Discusses
Revivals.
COUNCIL MEETS AT NEW HAVEN
Speaker Takes Up Language Of
Gutter and Antics Of Circus"
in Pulpit.
WHAT CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED


NEW HAVEN, Conn. Oct. 20
The national council OF Congrega-
tional churches began its forty-first
biennial session in historic Center
church this afternoon, devoting its
first sitting to election Of officers,
reception of reports and preparation
for consideration OF UNCONVENTIONAL
matters.
Henry NJ. Beardsley OF Kansas
City, Mo-, was chosen moderator in
succession to Dean Charles r. Brown
of the Yale school Of religion. Rev.
DR.. william Horace Day of Los An
geIes was chosen first assistant mod
orator and Rev. DR.. Alfred Lawless,
jr.. OF New Orleans second assistant
moderator. The council received an
invitation from the Congregational
churches of Los Angeles to come to
that city for the meeting in 1917.
The delegate body was probably the
largest In the history Of the council when
Dean Brown called the gathering to or
der.
Refers to War.
Dean Brown. the retiring moderator,
referred to the ''direful fact that the
world is at war; in his address.
I'VE are met at great crisis in the
moral history of the race" said Mr..
Brown. 1.-THE spiritual force of that
European civilization to which we owe
90 much seems for the hour to have
broken down.
Elm the face OF this disaster It is for
churches to mobilize their spiritual forces
anew and to bear themselves toward the
warning nations. towards China and
Japan In such q way that this land will
be a Messianic nation"
Dean Brown said that work of evan
gelism at home is urgent. I'VE have seen
spasms OF evangelistic efforts in certain
cities" he said. THE introduction of
the Language OF the gutter and the antics
OF the circus in the pulpit may be over
looked for the sake OF the greater good
but irfeverence. blasphemy, the teaching
of immoral ideas and unscripturai con-
ceptions Of religion are harmful and can
not be overlooked
e, Opportunities Great.
'srhe present opportunity OF the minis
try never was 30 great. War with all its
burdens should bring a new and more Ell
fective lineup Of Christian forces The
march Of progress was too much for
Philip II. of Spain; 1t was too much for
Napoleon. and It will be too much for
William II. OF Potsdam''
President N. L. Burton Of Smith col
lege presented the name Of Mr.. Boards
ley for indicate; Rev. r. @. Smith of
Kansas City and Rev. DIR. ]. e. Kirby
of Des Moines seoonding 1t.
Business Committee Chosen.
Rev. d. r. f. Bradley of Cleveland
nominated DR.. Day Of Los Angeles. DR..
Day himself rose, however, to say that
as the overwhelming sentiment was for
a layman. he withdrew his name. The
choice of Mr.. Beardsley was then made.
Nominating and seconding speeches for
the assistant moderators were made by
T. C. Macmillan of La Grange, HI; Rev.
DIR. Proctor of Alabama, DIR. w. e.
Barton OF Chicago. Rev. A. C. Garner of
washington and Rev. Mr.. Dunn OF New
Orleans, and in each instance election
was by unanimous vote.
The business committee chosen In
cluded the Rev. DR.. Patten, Columbus,
o.; Prof. E. C. Norton, California; Rev.
AL Phillips. New Haven. Rev. II. e
Brown. Seattle. Wash; w. Van Patton,
Burlington. VT; Rev. C. II. Myers, Chat
tanooga, Tenn; Rev. c. II. Thorpe. Du-
luth: Marquis Eaton. Chicago, and II. T.
Richardson. Boston.
Assistant secretaries chosen were: Rev.
@. N. Hand. California; Rev. c. r. Har-
Ttson, Ohio. and Rev. r. ID. Thayer.
Massachusetts.
Rev. Joel 8. Ives of Meriden, Conn,
treasurer OF the council, reported that
the receipts for two years had been
tsL75s, and the balance was $S.5H.
The delegates reassembled in Woolsey
hall at Yale tonight where they were
welcomed by Mayor ]. Rice. president
Arthur T. Hadley OF aYle and the Rev
DR.. Oscar F. Meurer. pastor Of the En-
PERTAINING church.