Evening journal., 1921-04-04
.THRONG FLOCKS
To CRISFIELD
Some Travel to Conference
Worship in Old-Time
Ox-Carts.
NO SUNDAY TRAINS;
USE BOATS, AUTOS
STAFF Correspondent.


roads lead to Crisheld. the meeting
place Of Wilmington NJ. e. Confer
once. yesterday, and all rivers and
bays as well, TO Judge from the hun
dreds who came from Tangier.
Smith Collins, Hollands Deal and
sexas Islands and from points along
the Chesapeake bay on the Eastern
shore.
To one unaccustom TO this sec
tion OF the country it would be hard
I to picture the various forms Of con-
veyances used in which to reach the
seat OF the Wilmington Conference
yesterday.
Two thousand automobiles were
parked in all parts OF town, coming
from points all over the Peninsula,
and probably bringing the greater
part OF the crowds, as there were no
Sunday trains. but a large number
came in schooners. bugeyes, bat
teaus. canoes. skip-jacks, sloops and
pungies. Tho most modern as well
as the most primitive means Of
/ transportation were to be seen, rang
[ ing from the most expensive auto
mobile down TO the single OK team.
carrying the whole family. with the
exception Of the driver, who walked
beside his slow but sure steed de-
pending more upon an occasioned
Gee" or "Haw.' than attempting
TO turn the animal by the use OF the
single rope attached to the oNen's
horns
While the densely-packed streets
could not fail TO interest the visitors
from the northern end Of the Pen
insula. the greater attraction was the
large collection OF island beats.
There are six islands Within dis
tance Of twelve miles OF Crisheld,
and apparently every islander took
day of yesterday.
While some OF the islanders took
their meals on shore. by far the
greater number brought with them
enough provisions ITO feed a small
sized army Early in the morning
smoke was seen ascending from the
cabins Of many Of the boats IN the
harbor and a hot breakfast was
served. all hands coming ashore soon
, afterward and making their way TO
Emmanuel Church to hear Bishop
Mcdowell preach.
Mayor f. p. Wyatt and force
OF special policemen we're early on
the Job and roping OF certain streets
. and stationing officers where the
tconrestion was greatest, kept trat-
, fc moving
Every church IN town threw its
: doors open and every pulpit was
, occupied by a Methodist preacher.
4 While the attendance was large In
4 all churches. that OF Immanue
. Church probably exceedd all others
i, as the Bishop preached there, al
though Asbury Church at Lawsonia
q which occupies hastily construct
& ed but comfortable tabernacle since
. the destruction OF their church bl
n fire some months ago, was unable
! TO care for all who fiocked to heai
n Rev. Clarence True Wilson in th'
q morning and DR.. J. W. r. Sumwal
/. at night.
I The services Of the day begar
with a love feast, in charge Of tn
Rev. DR.. r. X. Stephenson, assisted
by District superintnedents Watt
wise. Mowbray. Collins. and th'
i. Conference host. the Rev. J. /
\ johnson. Long before the hour SCI
for this tlme-honored service. tn
large auditorium was packed. Tn
- SUNDAY school room, In the rear o
the pulpit, was thrown open. nearl,
d doubling the capacity OF the room
/, but IL sufrced for only a short time
- and hundreds were unable to gail
"a admittance TO the church
DR.. Stephenson. who has conduct
&. ed this service for four successiv
u years. by diplomatic handling o
to those desiring to give their eNper
~ ience for the past year, kept n
~ speakers going in both rooms at once
some times as many as ive or 81
A. persons were speaking at once an
= "Hallelujah." Praise the Lord" an
80 similar expressions OF religion
~. fervor. we're frequently heard.
=, Taking his stand little TO one sid
- OF the platform so as TO be heard
~ both rooms Bishop Mcdowell deli'
cred a powerful sermon. that swaye
s, the audience. eliciting frequei
n, shouts OF amen" from the pews.
"a lie took as his text st. John. Al
ms chapter and the eighth and mint
H. verses;
- philip saith unto Him. Lor
AZ shew us the Father, and It subject
ed us.
ha Jesus saith unto him, Have bee
"a so long time with you, and yet ha
,is thou not known me, Philip? He IN
- has seen me has seen the Father; al
h. how sayest thou then. Shew us q
Mt Father?"
The Bishop dwelt at some leng
on the subject OF Seeing q
Father" as described in the IA
chapter OF St John, in which Chri
- comforteth his disciples. professli
E, Himself the way. the truth and q
life. telling them OF the efficacy
prayer and leaving them with
promise OF the Holy Ghost.
L III we allow pride TO stand in o
ra way we miss great things" said q
m. speaker. There are two kinds
on men with -pride-some have gre
Tor pride In their personal attainmen
nr and are so filed with that pride IN
ne. they have room for little else. T
n man who thinks that he has {
m least reason for feeling proud OF hin
ne self is often so filled with good qua
not hcations that he has no room I
,an pride.
am According to the old belief d
to man can see God and live Our I
ted lief today Is that no can can be 3;
ex- TO live who has not seen God a
lble has a personal knowledge OF Him
ave. "Our knowledge Of Him must bl
on different kind from that obtain
from a dictionary. We read