The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-07
RALPH C0NNOR ST|RS
METHODIST AUDIENCE
Veterans of ConEedernes KesToaa 20
Bisiicp Ho~~" Summons AMER
Famous Canadian ~reaA-,
co>f1Rr>cA HARD NJ WORK
Conflicting Re~pmsuc8Jsttieas 91 &as-
Nisal ot Church Laws and Litnrss
DR.. Booker Assigned e. @aF W@sA
Committee.

Atlanta, Ga. MAY s-Tnbs hsAs been
patriotic dav AT the Methods gen
ora | conference nov tn@sesStcn. m West
Memorial church this city DR., Cur
tis fraterral delegate frocs Cansds
stirred the conference by his coInpo~
mcntarv references tn the South. nr.
rasker British Wesleyan delegate
from England, set the conference ring
ing with applause BY his praise OF
President Wilson and of American
Meihodism Major Charles W. Cor
don chaplain OF the Canadian High
landers in France. better known ss
RI lph Conner the author. brought
the conference to its feet with cheer
after cheer as he thrilled them with
his clarion summons.
said Major Gordon. referring to
Canada's feeling toward the United
states IN this war: Once we called
YOU cousins then we were ashamed
to call YOU anything; now we call you
brothers"
Don't discount the atroeity stories 3"
he said Nothing you have heard can
be as bad as the facts This war
viii be over when two million Ameri-
cans get over there and --appla use
drowned rest of the sentence.
You preachers have the big job
CT the war. The financiers will set
the money and the government the
troops. lou hold the heart of tho
nation in your hand. You must lift
up that heart prepare it for sacrifice
and show the glory and beauty and
triumph of the way that leads by the
cross,
Righteousness must conquer. and
The ideals of Germany forever perish
from the GARTH
Here the audience leaped to its
feet and handkerchiefs went into the
air as cheer after cheer went up
Major and Chaplain Gordon" said
Bishop Hoss, who was presiding. i
want you to see what this body thinks
of heroism for a cause VIC love. stand
up, you Confederate soldiers. A j.
Lamar. of Alabama. let us sec your
face. J. c. Reed, of Virginia, show
your empty sleeve. j. O. wilson of
South Carolina, stand up. F. T. Brew
err. of Oklahoma, show your SCARED
face. Bishop Morrison. stand up.
These are our testimonies of our ever
lasting devotion 10 what we believe TO
be right. These are the fathers of a
Methodism that goes with you to
France"
A ripple of laughter went round the
conference as a memorial was am
nounced ITO protect the church from
ineffciency. maladministration and
abuse of authority on the parr of the
bishops"
Some stir has been caused by Il
card issued. it is said, in the interest
of the election of DR., George r. Stu
art as bishop by DIR. knicker bocker
Houston. Tex DR.. knicker book er
justifes his action by saying ne is
simply saving time by printing, that
the friends of sixteen other candidates
are boosting their favorites by word
of mouth. DR.. Stuart states that the
card OF his friend was prepared with
out his knowledge.
Two reports from the committee on
revivais came in today. one advising
the removal OF the time limit to pas
torates, the other opposed 10 a change.
Two other reports also came in from
the committee. one advising and the
other opposing the substitution in the
creed OF "Christ's holy church" for
holy catholic church" All these
went to the calendar for future ac-
ition.
DR.. Booker, of Virginia, was named
on a committee on war work The
Sunday school board gave a reception
this afternoon in honor OF DR., Edgar
Blake the Sunday school editor OF
the Northern Methodist church. DR.
Blake sometimes called the present
DR.. Buckley of the NJ. f. church, de-
| livered tonight to a great audience a
speech Of unusual strength and
beauty.