The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
AT
CONFERENCE
Bishop Quayle Says Church Is Inter.
ested in League Of Nations
and Gives His View
on Topic.
Especial to The Gate City.1

MEMPHIS, Mo-, Sept. 1S.-Some-
what of sensation was sprung In
the Methodist conference here Friday
morning when Bishop Quayle adj
dressed the audience, using the
league of nations as his theme. He
emphasized the fact that the church
is vitality interested in that subject
and placed before his large audience
his views-gained by deep study of
the covenant His opinion he con.
sidered as good as any other one
mans and on many points takes
direct issue with President Wilson.
With his matchless eloquence and
wonderful magnetism he at times
would sweep his audience off it's feet,
holding them for over an hour. The
bishop told the pastors that the war
was over now and that all could and
should have freedom of speech.
In the afternoon Rev Benson Baker
of India, addressed the conference
relative to his work in the foreign
field. AS means of driving home
the needs Of his work he presented
a pageant depicting the call of the
natives for christian enlightenment
The story was Of a native calling
This call was refused because Of a
lack of interest and funds here at
home to equip and sent out from
America missionaries. The disap-
pointment of the natives was graphi-
cally portrayed. Then came the CEN
tenary and the money from this
source which allowed the mission
aries to send out helpers. The final
scene was the happiness, JOY and
thanksgiving among the natives Tor
an opportunity to hear of Christs
teachings. The closest attention was
given Rev. Baker and so intense the
interest that the large audience wept
with the natives and rejoiced with
them. . .-
The address by Miss Partridge,
returned missionary from India, was
of vast interest to the conference as
her message like Rev. Bakers, had TO
do with similar conditions in dark
India,
AT night Bishop Quayle delivered a
great lecture on Faust He heio
his vast audience, which packed the
church, so completely that time OF
delivery-an hour and three1uarters
was passed before most people pc
Iieyed it. This lecture was on sln'
showing the character Faust was out
a. life history Of it's author.
The conference quartet and the
college quartet favored the audience
with music, the latter being encorea
over and over again. The proceeds
of the lecture Bishop Quayle gave %
the conference expense here ana the
balance to the permanent conference
fund. Several hundred dollars were
realized.
Few people realize the vast amount
of work connected with conference:
The finance committee has worked
almost continuously since "Wednesday
tabE,ating the reports OF tne
pastors. The new addition to the
Citizens bank had been secured lor
their work, but the workmen could
not complete the building in time, SO
r. R. Leslie of that bank secured
them rooms in the court house anu
completely furnished same where the
worked every day anu
until early in the morning.
The different committees put IN
MANY hours each day upon their OIL
ferent work and have been hard at
work upon the numerous reports anu
"a mutations such a meeting calls for.
Friday night after Bishop Quayles
lecture, the committee on conference
claimants reported $4,000 in that
fund. an increase of over $4,000 over
last year. - .--... -,
It is expected the conference will
close Sunday night with the list or
appointments However. should the
various committees fail to get in all
their reports by that time, the SEES
sion will hold over until Monday.
The Sunday meeting will be the big
Law of the session. beginning at $3.50
IN, the morning with a love feast, fol-
owed by the sermon by Bishop
ouayle. In the afternoon Will De the
ordination services and at night the
BOARD of Epworth league and ami
yersary board of temperance.