Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-21
THE EPISCOPAL MISSION.
The services During the Pnst week
Question for To-day: "Can Y0R
Prove the BIbIe 90 be Trut?''
what a Elissfssippi Clergyman Thinks
OfIt-Ehe want 4 the Age.

The services which for fortnig bit pas
have been held in this city by the Evan
gelist, DR.. Morgan, have attracted laTg'
assemblies, not of Episcopalisns alone
but Of christian people OF every name
While not few of that very large clas
of our population who attend no worship
habitually, have gone regularly to hea
the stirring appeals of this earnest ant
fluent speaker. The fact that mission
services are to certain extent a novel
ty, at least in the Episcopal church D
Memphis, was itself sufficient to excite
in the minds o. many persons who fire.
quent the ordinary worship OF that emf
nentIy conservative body of christians
a suspicion that the new effort involved
a confe ssion of weakness in the hereto
fore recognized methods which they
were not prepared to make. The mum
ber Of those who shared this feeling has
grown smaller every day since the mis-
sion begun. The recognition of this
kind OF work by the highest authorities
in the church was itself sufficient rea'
son with many for the with.
draWal of opposition, while the
quiet and orderly conduct of the
mission, as it progressed, has al.
layed the fears of such as anticipated q
hurtful excitement. The promoters oi
the work express themselves well salts.
| fled with the results. Many persons
have been convinced as they never have
been before of the capacity of a church,
whose worship is altogether liturgical,
to reach the masses of men and to inn
press them with a sense of its own
earnestness in seeking their salvation.
Many of the hearers have become wor.
shippers, and after the spiritual dis,
cipline and training, for which the Len.
ten season affords excellent opportunity,
they will be confirmed about Easter and
advanced to the full communion OF the
church. The mission of the same
church, held lately in Nashville, was
productive of very happy results, and
| this is, indeed, the report which comes
from this work wherever it has been
tried. All this was foreseen by Bishop
Otey, the first bishop of that church in
this diocese. In 1856, as chairman OF
a committee upon "Evangelists'' he re-
ported to the general convention:
"Such corps Of active laborers seems
almost indispensable to the complete
organization Of the church according to
the primitive model, and unquestiona-
bly, necessary to its extension in our
land.n
That the church is now catching Up
with the wise old bishop and accepting
what he urged upon her near twenty
years ago, is evident. The mission
closes to-day, Mr.. Morgan preaching in
Grace church this morning at eleven
o'clock, in the Good Shepherd in the
afternoon, and in Calvary church at
night, at which hour the reverend gen.
| tleman will answer g. question which
has come up in writing from the cOngre-
Cation, namely. "Can you prove the
bible to be true?"
GRENADA, MISS February 20, 1876
have just returned home from Mem
phis, where / have been enjoying the
services of the Mission in progress
at Calvary church. feel constrained to
write some little notice thereof because
/ think that the movement is hardly
understood or appreciated by those who
are strangers to the ways Of the Episco-
pal church, that they may see how much
| good is being accomplished. The eX-
traordinary work now ia progress in the
Episcopal church in your city, known
as "MissiOn,n is exciting much atten-
ton. The movement was begun only q
little more than a week since, and al
though during much of that time the
weather was anything but favorable,
the congregations have gradually in
creased until the church has be-
come well filled. 1t was remarked
on Friday evening, the twelfth instant,
that so many men were never seen in
st. Mary's cathedral (where the mission
was then in prOgress) before on any Oc.
casiOn, it being estimated that three
fourths of the copgregatina were men.
The religious services of the mission
are selected from the prayer-bOok, and
are very short, after which follows a
practical, pointed sermon and soul-stir-
ring hymns. After the sermon the con-
gregatiOn is dismissed, those interested
or desiring TO remain being requested to
remain for personal conference or con-
versation. Many have already signified
their desire to find their way to the COM
munion Of the church. The object OF
the mission is to rouse churchmen to a
sense Of their duty in the great work OF
saving souls; to carry Christ's gospel 20
the Scattered Sheep and to stir up
those who, having once known the way,
have departed from it; IN short, to lead
all men 10 the fold of Christ.
The services were begun by Rev.
j. Cross, DID, he, however, hav-
| ing left for another field, his place was
taken by Rev. P. B. Morgan, who
has continued the work, preaching
twice every day since he came to the
city. Mr.. Morgan has strong faith in
his works, is an earnest preacher; and
in gil he says shows that MS heart is
given 10 this great undertaking. While
| IN Nashville he received the very un-
usual compliment of being inVited to
preach to the legislature, which he did
with great satisfaction on the subject of
the "Relation Of Christianity to Civili-
cation" He also brings with him the
confidence Of his fraternity, the $50
ciety of the Evangelists," as some have
been pleased 10 call it. This movement,
while new to many cnurehmen, seems
| to find its way to every heart. Botn
/ clergy and laity were we'll represented.
The Fectors of the Memphis churches
have expressed their hearty approval
of the work, which Es9 also
received the commendation OF
the bishop OF the Diocese OF
Tennessee. During the services OF the
mission not less than sight or ten cler-
gymen have been ia attendance. 10
movement has received a warmer or
, more general indOrsement' among the
bishops and clergy OF the entire Episco-
pal church. The want OF the age is
more spiritual life, and ] believe that
such life will spring from these missions.
! It is intended to advance the moral and
religious interest OF every community,
and iBstil new life, new energy into the
hearts Of Inen to lesd their thoughts up
ward to the higher lise-IhS tite that Is
"hid with Christ 10 GOd.h
STEPHEN II. GREENE,
Rector All saints Church, Grenada, Miss.
A telegram from Paris says that the
left has decided TO support the Dill foi
tbs organization Of the senaI6, ghlch
nrovides that the assembly shall appoint
sevepty-five of the senators, who are to
be irremovable, and that the remaining
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