Evening journal., 1916-04-03
FILLED TABERNACLE
HEARS BISHOP BERRY
Another Big Audience Hears
DR.. Wilson at Night on
Temperance Issues
ORDINATION AT
AFTERNOON SERVICE

Yesterday was a great day for viii
nington Methodsm. There were three
services held in connection with the
iorty-eighth annual session of the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Con-
terence. The attendance at these SER
vices exceeded all previous records at
conference time. But for the fact that
he Lyon tabernacle was for use at the
morning and night services. many per-
sons would have been disappointed. as
no church in the city would have held
he crowds in attendance
A sermon of great force was deliver
ID by Bishop Joseph II. Berry, ID. D.,
II Philadelphia. at the morning SER
vice. An old-time Methodist love
east preceded the morning service.
More than 1000 persons heard the
sermon by the bishop. The singing,
ed by William p White. was from the
familiar hymns used in connection
with the tabernacle campaign.
The opening prayer was delivered
by the Rev. DIR. l.. w. Munhall. an
evangelist Of the Moody school, OF
and a quartet composed OF William p.
White. J. Frank Jones, Mrs. J. B. Saw
yer and Mrs Gertrude ArbuclSle. fur
nished the solo work Of the service
he quartet singing "Oh. Love That
Wilt Not Let Me Co." "Take the Name
II Jesus With You" and 81 Love to
FELL the Story" were sung by the con-
yregatiOn.
Bishop Berry selected as his sub
iect, Jesus Christ the Panacea for
tho Worlds Unrest" quoting his scrip
ture from Isiah 11:1O. He cited how
at the coming OF the Messiah. the
world was in a state Of religious un-
rest and that every faith was in alb
s0lute voidness Of any character. The
religious as well as the pagean beliefs
we're losing ground and the people
knew not where to turn TO base their
religious tendencies.
Natural inquisitiveness." said
Bishop Berry. "has been the starting
point Of all discovery and invention.
It is the basic principle OF all philoso-
ply"
Continuing. he said: "I want 10
know that is the universal question
and yet I can stand here and ask you
question after question which you
cannot answer" The Bishop here told
of the humble start of Thomas A
Edison and his rise from a newsboy
10 the electrical genius of the world
and added that even he could not de-
1ne electricity.
Bishop Berry continued to elabor-
ate various things which come up as
unanswerable question. AS a con
clusiOn, he said: "In the face OF al
lhese contradictions. Of all these mis-
carriages Of life, il is little to bl
wondered that men are doubters. Blu
II you get the doubt out OF a manl
mind you have him brought TO Jesul
Christ and when you get the worll
cleared of doubt you have the wOrll
at the feet Of Jesus Christ"
The sermon was divided into three
distinct parts and in these the bishol
sought to show how the supremac!
of Jesus Christ would bring rest L
The mind to the hand and to the heart
The War Due 10 SeliishnesS.
in America today we have the con
gestiOn in our cities" he stated, eth
organization Of capitalist. the Organi
zation of labor. both of which ar
trusts in the true sense and an indus
trial activity which will be at aool
tide when the war in Europe is over
The world today is in the grasp of
greed for wealth and a selhshness un
paralleled i'm history. We have com
To the point of looking out for mum
Der one. which is perfectly commend
able. but the dire results come whe
the bound is overstepped and we begi
TO look out for number one at the eN
pense OF number two and numbe
.hree. Il is the overstepping Of thes
bounds which has brought on the Eu
rOpean War.
"The world wants better men an
not better laws. Better men, however
can be secured i'm only one way an
that is not through education, agits
ton or legislation. but through reger
Grafton. Enthrone Jesus Christ I'm th
world and you will have the desire
result OF bettered conditions and be
ter men and a saved world"
AT the afternoon service in UniC