The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-01-27
a HEAD AT LAST.
Bishop Brown in Fond du Lac on Sun
day.

Nearly all of the available room in St.
Paul's Episcopal Church. was occupied
on Sunday morning. There was present
such an audience as would do credit to
any church in any city. The Episcopal
society in Fond du Lac is very large.
Add to the members of the usual con-
gregation the large number of our
citizens VINO desired to hear the new
Bishop and you have large gathering,
and one noticeable for its intelligence.
The audience should be excused for
closely observing the Bishop during the
services. He Ii a man who will attract
attention wherever he may be. He is
about six feet high, has very black hair
and whiskers, not in the least tined with
gray, stands erect, has a pleasant face,
a remarkably good voice, and wears
glasses. He seems in perfect health.
that he knows but little, If anything, of
poor health. The Bishop took for his
text, John Oil. ssThis beginning of
miracles did Jesus in Gamma of Galilee,
and manifested forth hls glory and his
disciples believed on him" Laying
down the little Bible he launched out,
and, without single not, talked himself
right into the hearts of the people, max
ing an impression that will be lasting, IN
the cases of many, at least. His earnest
manner and practical ideas were we'll
calculated to do Just what he did do
take the large audience by storm. We
SHALL not attempt to follow him through
the sermon bnt will be pardoned for re-
ferring to some of his points. No one,
said the Bishop, would blame the Saw
our had he taken a position away from
the throng-away from the common
people and surrounded himself with the
choisest OF the nations, His exaulted
position as the Son Of God would have
relieved him from reproach had he done
So. He mingled with all classes the
rich and the poor the sick and the ad-
Gcted the vile and the vicious, and by
his great love and endless sympathy
drew the hearts of the pepple to God.
Christians Of to-day should not hesitate
10 do as the Saviour of the world did
go out among all.clnsses, and by love,
sympathy. appeals and good examples,
bring them to recognize the great, loving
Father who IS eFerssready to receive them
when they seek Him. It is not enough
to sit in easy peBs of a church on Sun
day. We mnst go out among the peo-
pie, and by our sympathy, faith and
good works, bring them in. The Church
katlu Gull Dc up euS
zeal and fidelity of the members. Do
not censure those who differ from you,
but commend all their good traits. Re
member that the leayen is of little ae-
count if it Is not used; the match cannot
t.lild q fire unless it is applied to the
siniling. The miracle of turning water
snto vine was referred to. The Bishop
said that the transformation of a drunk
ard or bad n3sH into good man, was
much greater thing than turning water
into wine. Great results en- be secur-
ed by united, earnest, Christian work
anioI.o the people. Let us not lose the
grand opportunity afforded for doing
good. Bishop Brown, by his action in
accepting his present office, has shown
that he will practice what he breaches.
He left pleasant home, where he could
have remained to the end of his LIE. and
taken upon himself the labor of building
up the church in a new Diocese IN
comparatively new country. He knew
that in coming here he must labor long,
hard and faithfully, if he would succeed.
We see him leave his eastern home and
enter upon his hfe work in his new and
strange home, with an earnes5ness and
zeal that convinces us all of his devotion
to the cause of the Master. His church
IL this Diocese, may well take new
courage, Bishop Brown comes to them
with the reputation Of great worker.
he is man OF wonderful executive abll-
;ty, and such a Christian as cannot min
gle with the people without exsrting an
Influence for good. 1t is easy to see
that If his health Is spared Bishop Brown
will do q wonderful work in the Diocese.
We base this upon the impression we
Know he made in Fond du Lac on Sun
t;ay. He klndled a fire here which will
s1urn 60 5 sod purpose. Being able to
90 that here ti.:see is no reason to believe
that he cannot 90 i il every city and
village in the Dioaase. The Episcopal
ians, and other denominations, are to be
eoseratulatedup upon the presence IN Fond
lu Iso Diocese of Bishop Brown.
:sundes atf.ernoon the Bishop talked
to the ehilarsI. and in the evening
preached another powerful sermon: On
Tuesday evening BIT. FanI,s church will
give him reoeption.-Fo''d az Lac
Commonwealth.