Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-14
THE EPISCOPAL MISSION.
The Services at st. EaFy's E8sa Week
To be COntiuued at Calvary
This Week.

Those of our people who have at
tended the services which for week
past have been held at st. Mary's
church. under the auspices OF the Epis-
copsl Evangelization society, Rev. Drs.
Cross and Morgan, officiating, have
been seriously impressed with the con-
viction that whatever may be the esti-
mate of the particular method adopted
by the missiOners, the intense earnest
ness with which they go about their
work can hardly fail of the very best
results. The quietness and soberness
which usually characteriZes the worship
of that church has long been regarded
as one of its principal charms. The
aesthetic taste OF its people is prOverbial.
The dignified and orderly rendering of
beautiful, and at the same time
solemn service, will be the last thing
our Episcopal friends will wish to sur
render. But there can be no doubt that
along with this devotion to an inherited
ceremonial there has been for many
years past growing conviction that
this service was OF especial value, only
to those who were already within the
church, and that for the extension of
that church's worth and iDfiu-
ences other and different agencies
were demanded: Extraordinary ap.
pliances for extraordinary objects.
Only last year there was conducted in
London what was called united mis-
SIGN, in which two hundred churches
participated at the same time, putting
out of sight all petty differences and
working together for common object.
That the same church in America, real
iZing the same wants should adopt like
agencies, was no more than should be
expected. For this purpose the evan
gelization society is formed. That So
ciety does not propose TO suspend the
ordinary parochial work of that church.
It's missioneTs distinctly disclaim being
revivalists, since their mission is not 10
the church, but to those who are not Qf
the church, and this GeeIls to furnish
the answer to the question Of the West.
erR Methodist, repuOlished in the AP-
PEAL, why these services are called
missions rather than revivais. In these
mission services it is observed that the
evangelists coDfine themselves TO the
prayer. book, though they 90 not use the
full or regular service. From five to
ten minutes only are consumed in devo-
ton when the missioner announces his
text and proceeds to deliver his sermon.
The success which attended the preach
ing of Mr.. Morgan 10 the various cities
he hag visited justified in the mind
of the Episcopal church Of Men-
phis very high anticipations from
his laboTs here. He is without
doubt very attractive speaker. OF fine
presence, pleasing face, and gifted with
q rich baritone voice, he favOrably i'm
presses mis- audience in the beginning,
while in the progress OF eacn discourse
he develops anintelleclual strength very
attractive 10 tlioHghtfHl men. HIS Ian
gaage IS always SeIl Gnosea aAd cEas;e,
a. his thoughts are original apd bright.
The mission liz st. MarS g church closes
-" the eleven O'Clock service to day,
sut reopens in Calvary cuu1c.. ,,-.,.Si.l :" ,.s.
1t is undefstGoi that the effort is to be
united one on the parI CT all the Epls-
copal congregations OF the city. The
distinguished bishop OF Central New
York says: "Life is born Of such action,
as surely as man and the kingdom keep
their constitution and God keeps his
promises"