, 1874-12-14
BISHOP WHlPPLE.

lH0 EcrflCG9 ynaIcfuhI IllulLlu6 w NJ. uHlElch
Episcopal Church woro Of an unusually listor-
estiug ollaraotnr, oonHis1inH in pnrt Of aormnn
by tho 1T. nov. DIshor WlIrplo. of Minnesota.
Tho Bishop chose for l,is toxt T. portion Of tho
tonsl chapter and eleventh yerHo OF st. Ll,ku
"Do 70 B,lrc Of t'.lg, TINT tho kingdom Of God
Ia coma nigh unto you." Tho sosn,om was ono
OF encouragement 10 tho Church, mud Of ass,1r-
auce Tint the Kingdom OK God waa como nigh;
M vol MS au appoal for Erenlor faith and moro
ciroctive worlt. lIo sald that tito words Of tho
toxs were spoken at q tme when tho Lord had
sent out mon to preach tho Gospel of tho kiuE-
dom OF God. Tho Apostles wore not cent to
teach o now ro'lglon or 4 now philosophy,
but as tho horalds OF tho roal king
dom. Sorrow, Mn, md death woro tho
hard curscs belonging to every man's lilo
and hoac, and Cur common wona Witnessed TINT
Wo woro the children Of ono fnther. The world
did not then necd u NOW religion or now phi
loHophy; oyou 1900 yoars ngo 1t was alrDaiy
weariod with tho wranglnga OF ucholars. PHI
geaor no soa btosen st es spy yGa oea s' pro- TO-
yloualy unsHttsted, tho worlds doiyorer csmo,
bringing now life to oloynto ana purify hu-
mantF. 1lo came not only as mnn'a holper, lut
lIo houamo man'D roloomcr. In this day a,.l
hophistriuB, aud toll ua' TINT Nature WIS God.
Could Natuye hear ,ls and fcol for uH? Tako
away tho Gosppl OF Christ md ts.oro waH no koy
10 tho oarths ridtl}e, no eyo to pity, no tod TO
sny0.
The history Of tho whole world was tho history
OF tho coming of tho Kingdom Of God. Tho
oycrsurning OF Empires tho awful battles that
had donXed tho carth with biool tho elevation
oppressed tho progresu Of acicncc. knowledge
and civi1,zation-What wero t!IoHo but tho Klng-
dom7 Underlying ali tho uphoayings Of this
ja,rlng world had been tho movngs OF tho Spirit
of 0od. Tho difine plan ind purposo wore
revealed in tho hiatory of the Church OF uod,-a
History. from tho doath Of righteous Ancl to tho
lnai ponau,nmatlon OF nu things, inwroughk
With Gods divine purpoao. Il!ero was mover
timo whom events 40 full Of prophecy wero
crowded upon cach other aB In our own day. OF
ull othora no would hnre chOBon to ilva in this
aGo. Brothers the world ovor wcro roachlug out
to lind brothers hands; churches Woro being
united; tho groak mastcr-mlNas Woro not busy
With hpeonla2tion but wero looking for tho M
ta1nata truth. True, it was nn ago whom lrrol-
igion and yico wotc active, but God placed His
Ghuycl, among thcfn that Bllo might succeed aud
triumph. Think OF the WORK done Tor IniB5ionA
tho gftp to Churches schools. nnd llospitas dur
needed was hopo and fnith in Col; tho battle Of
tho Church would DO u hand-tohAnd fight with
every form Of unboliot. This was not tho time
10 play church lko children, to discuss tho color
mud tho shape Of manu- uniform. 1t MAS a
time for grcat-heartca sympathy md work: Sui
that it should lo given them WIS needed.
III this dny aul ago Of ,lubolief 1t would he
found sometimes hard thing 10 answer Il mnn
when he challenged tho faith and disputed tho
Christ Of history bnt tue CAlist Of to-day. who
lived anu worked With na. no man cnuid gainsay.
10 each and every one tho King Ind given bis
work to Do, and there remained Just tilMo to do
it. Tho kind words spoken, tho hand OF SYM
churches butt, the good deeds dono Of whatever
Rind-all woro bread cast upon tho water, to re-
turn aftor many anyH. The Church had 4 grand
opportunity ln our own and, where all races
mid rations OF tho Garth wcro fuHol and
blended l d. 'uto ono people people; grea: power
ovl,. God lad given tho Anglo. saxon
Church n grons heritage in tho contrUl OF tho
dcst!ny Of this people. Carrying tho Dlblo in
ono hand. mud her creod IN tho other. and only
was tho lroaaost Church in NIL Chrlstenuom.
III conclusion, tho bishop spoke OF subject
which lad seemed to linn Of vital consequence to
tho Church md tho coming Of tho Kingdom OF
God. III 1871 lie enitl, her schoula contano1 $50
men enrolled ms candidates Tor tic ministry; in
1874 thoro were but 3u0. slIo Ind lost 1b0 il,
Tires years This ras nomethiug for Bishops
md pr1esta to taao TO thor closets. Tor fifteen
years lie had prayed for grace 10 nBsist him in
establishing d trai,,ing-school for Cl,rists work.
no did not now ark for their aims but for
their prnyors; and he a}so ashed that
! sonlo nf these young men with bounding pulse
| aud strong ilntlro would remember that tho
! highest and most beautiful and most satisfying
work was tho 11Mstor's work, committed to tLcir
charge, and TINT tho hnpplcBt OF al liyes was
that Of d faithful parish Priest.
At tho cloBo Of tho Bishops sorn,on tho Rector
Of st. james, the 1suy. Arthur Droola nnde I'll
oni1cst appeal for funds With which 10 finish Oft
Tho mnln andionce room Of tho church. lie suid
tint IS, 000 would be sufficient, ami Lo insisted
that this Guoliut coul1 unl must be raised by
Monday night.