Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-10

According to q correspondent Of the New
lork 7r.lnne Elshop Lee is one Of the most

According 10 q correspondent Of the New
York Tribune Bishop Lee is one Of the most
noted men Of tho Pan -Anglicsn synod
The writer rays that on the evening OF
Sept. 20. the Bishop delivered q sermon in
the Church c! st. Lawrence. The following
report OF the exercises IS e ven:
A, O'clock in the evening the church
was again ts.roavtd to hear the RI. Rev.
Henry W. Lee. ID. ID +, the Bishop Of Iowa.
he same manner 81 conducting tue seivi>
ces as IN the tnorEing Was adhered TO, and
some vi tho choral pccJlisrtties, although
they we've certainly not Of An advanced HIT
Gal,stic character, were evidently q little
too strong Tor Bishop Lee, for he gave a
gentle hint in his sermon which made it
evident where he stands IN the matter which
is now agi,ating the Church OF Englan aud
its daughters in the United states, and he
was At once understood 10 be opposed TO
extreme aud extravsgant churchmsnkhip.
lie selected for his text 81, Matthew xih,
verses 81 81: "rbc kingdom Of Heaven
10 like unto grain Of mustsrd seed, which
. man took aud sowed in bic 6rh-which
indeed is the least Of oil sceds-but when IL
10 grown it ID the greatest among her b, and
bccomeih q tree, 70 that the birds Of the
mir come and lodge in the branches there>
Of"
The Bishop hes fine voice and possesses
great eloquence, and every word he utsered
was heard 10 every part Of the church. Inc
sermon, which lasted for an hour. consiseed
Of On elaborate explanation OF the principles
Of the text ms referring TO the gradual
growth OF inli.iius piety, and u the
Church Ct Christ rs n visible kingdom -
Tne application Of the subject was made TO
bear chieny upon the planting and growth
Of The Protestant Epi. copal Church in the
rin,r colonies OF North America. which arc
now the United States. Many interesting
statistics were gwen in connection with
The carly Efforts Of the "Socic'y for e
Propagation % tic Gospel in Foreign
Parts" which was organized in 1901. with
chief rc.ercnee 10 the colonies IN question.
I lhc Bishop showed tho grca, growth of the
! Church by giving statements VI its prest ut
condition. which were listened 20 with most
apparent interest by the crowded congrcga>
d., ton. lie made reference TO his own young
dipcese, with . territorial extent as latgs ss
ell England, and spoke Of the great Yves,
Generally A. = wide AMI needy missionary
field. and ono to which the Episcopal
church was peculiarly adapted. lie press
cd strongly and earnestly the duty Of en-
gaging in the missionary work. and declar
I'd that such course Oh the part Of minis
tsss aud people would do far more towart
the true prosperity Of the Church than any
particular shade Of churchm anship or AM
mere sectional or party measures or 1850
cations The collection at the close Of III,
service vas, at the preachers request, divi
del between the Society for the Propsga
ton of the Gospel aud the Church Mission
airy Society
Before closing this ecclesiastical letter
may state that the Bishops Of Rhode lslant
aud Iowa have already become very popular
among two very different schools Of church
men. Bishop Clark. though not "Colen
50 man, may evidently be classed With th,
broad and liberal Churchmen reprssente,
by Dean Stanley ard Professor Msurioe, ant
II he chooses he will exercise great powe
aud influence in the Conference 70 be bel,
next week.
The Bishop Of Iowa ia a Low Church
man." or "Evangciicsl ;" he 10 csrtainl'
DEVOID Of the bg,,ii which surround Lov
Churchmen in England, but that may be at
tributed TO the effects Of the American eli
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