Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-07

plantations of it's purposes. The con-
Stitution gives the Opjectlves OF the
council as being "tO promote fellow
ship and mutual understanding among
the followers of Christ constituting
the several cOmmuniOns of North
Carolina; to serve as medium of
inter-church advice and counsel on
matters affecting the progress of
Christianity in the State; to- associate
the cOmmuniOns in such Joint service
as may achieve more effectively the
ohiectives of the Christian religion y
There was also discussion at the
morning session of a proposed mer-
ger of the South Carolina Conference
action was deferred.
The second day session opened this
morning with the first of a series Of
devotional addresses by the Rev. 7.
NJ. Johnson, D. D.. on the theme,
Jesus and His Father and Our
Father" The music was under the
leadership of Rev. f. l.. Ballard
Mebane. with Mrs. j. &. Martin. Of
his city, at the organ. The first
hymn, sung without instrumental ac-
compartment. was Come Thou AL
mighty King" The Scripture lesson
was read from the opening verses Of
thc 18th chapter of st. John. The
hymn, 30 Son of God Incarnate' was
sung by the large congregation of
ministers and delegates.
In speaking of God as Father. DR..
Johnson said Jesus lived two lives
the two running cOncurrently One
was His inner life in the spiritual
realm, breathing spiritual atmos
phere, in communion with the Father
The other was His outer life, lived
with men in close contact with hu-
manity.
THE inner life of communion and
prayer gave richness sympathy.
strength and power to his outer life
n supplying the needs of the suffer-
ing helples humanity.
His outer life going about doing
good was the fruit of His inner life
we're the output Of His inner life, just
rs the apple on the tree is the output
If the life of the tree.
"Then again. no word or phrase
rom his lips of the Master ever ex-
pressed a greater thought from His
yreat loving heart than the phrase,
Our Father This reveals the close
relationship between God and man
rot merely Creator and creature, but
Father and son, implying the broth
arhoOd of man, all of the same Faith
r."
In bringing his official message to
c. Broomfield. D. D.. Pittsburgh
Pa, president of the General Con-
ference called attention to the pro-
nounced trend throughout the demo-
mination toward the enrichment of
he order and spirit Of public worship.
He lamented the apparent lack of in
innate knowledge of the Word of
God, and urged the pastors, in this
wear of the four hundredth anniver-
;ary of the printing of the first Eng
fish Bible, to lead the people in me-
morizing choice selections therefrom.
After calling attention to the de-
,reased income of the Board of Mis-
;ions. he advised arranging the fl
lancial program in keeping with the
New Testament order of value and
amphases.
DR.. Broumfield announced the is
sli nee of the new Methodist Hym-
nal which was introduced and used
It this conferences; the completion of
national fund for superannuates. and
The completion Of the plan of union
whereby the Methodist Episcopal
Church, trC Methodist Episcopal
| Church, South, and the Methodist Pro
testant Church may be united as The
Methodist Church, making an organi-