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Show COLDNESS IN CHURCHES. Director Nntlonnl Bible Conference Scores Ministers, D'clarlng They Are Not Freachlnr; Christianity. Warsaw, Ind , Aug 17 The eighth nn-nual nn-nual session of the Isntlonul Ulblo conference con-ference opened ut Wlnoni today with 1500 ministers of vnrlous denominations In nttendace. The opening sermon was preached by Ilev J W Chapman, ill-rector ill-rector of the lonfcience, who lamented the condition of toldness prevalent In the churches of today. He also told the preaiheis that they were not preaching preach-ing Chrlstlanlt) nnd thnt the ministry seemed to have nn nceentutted disposition disposi-tion tow aid idleniss In the aftemoon Hev, Oeorge P. Ross of London pi cached his first sermon In the United States Ihe Hillside service which corresponds corre-sponds with Northllelds ' Hound Top" meetings, wn conducted by Hev. James MuiBCll, also of London Nearly 3000 pirsous attended this meeting The evening sermon was delivered by Ilev (leorge Jackson, piBlor of the (Methodist tabernacle 11 1 Udlnburgh, biotlind At the Sundny-school theio was an attendance of 2000 the largest In the hlstoiy of the conference At this meetliiRfVtttrim C. Hall ot Indlinupolls announced (hat n movement move-ment was on foot to mnke lnona the Sunda)-sthool center of the country, by securing the annual meeting of the International committee whoso work Is to nrrunge the bunda) -school lessons for tho world |