Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-17

ISHU llic idIIIDS, Uullu IL HIc, VI uo any tIIIH
t toward preparing the house of God for wo1
ship. Now, as Bishop, l am ready to do any
thing necessary to be done to maintain ant
build up the church of God in this land
have not heard word of complaint from
any clergyman of the work he has to dc
I believe in industry and diligent attention
to business. I have received a great deal O
kindness and much helpful cooperation from
laymen who profess to be neither Churchmel
nor Christians. But this / may say, that a
far as we are Christians, we ought to b,
"laborers together for Christ and His church
1t is the day Of small things with us now
but we look for large increase in the future
And to accomplish that increase we must al
take part in the work. There is money t.
be raised, churches to be cared for, Sunday
schools to be carried on. New missions anC
Mission Sunday schools must be established
BY and by we shall look for schools Of diff:
ferent kind, hospitals of mercy, homes for the
suffering and all the institutions which 9
Christian philanthrOphy can provide. There
will be work enough for us all to do while we
! live, and the aid of all is needed in the doing
! OF It, This is not picture drawn from fancy
/ the result OF idle day dreams. What all
want IS more earneStnCSs and faith. Who
that studies the Gospels and has followed ST.
Paul in the story of his missionary life and
labors can doubt that there are heights OF
achievement which we never venture to
climb, and depths of faith which we have
never yet begun to fathom? "All things are
possible to him that believeth,' said our
Savior to the doubling parent Il can do all
things through. Christ, which strengtheneth
me-" was the words Of the intrepid Apostle
to the Gentiles. Give us then such clergy
and such laity, working together like the
early Christians, with zone heart and one soul"
and there need be no fear for the Church s
peace, unity, power, or final success. There
can then be no time for dissensions, no losses
by inaction and no earthly power that
can withstand the Church's progress. For if
we hold steadfastly to the faith, and use
faithfully the means which God has placed
in His Church for doing His work, we must
realize the truth of the Apostles words: Il
can do all things through Christ, which
strengtheneth me-
| turn now to some special feature OF our
work. | entered the Territory on the Goth,
day of February 1881, holding my first service
at Dillon on the evening of that day. From
that date until the first Sunday in June /
was occupied with the duties which the
care Of this parish entailed. On the tenth Of
June | began my general visitation of the
Territory, and returned FROM this work to
my home on the evening of the 18th Of Oc-
tOber. | have visited 4S places, and inclll-
ding the work done at Helena. have preached
on 116 occasions. | have solemnized two
marriages, buried three persons, admins
tered the Holy Communion once in private
and twenty times in public. / have bap-
tized 5 adults and Is children-21 in ALL e
have confirmed 81 persons, only two men
among the whole number July the eighth
| laid the corner stone of st. Johns Church, !
Butte, Rev. Fl. c. Hutchings of Deer Lodge I
making an address, and November the sixth, /
| consecrated st. Peters Church, Helena the /
Bishop of Utah and Idaho preaching the
sermon. / have received notice Of the de-
position of four clergymen from the Min
lstry of the Church and the removal of one
person from the list of Candidates for Holy
orders. | have received and accepted letters
from the diocese of Albany, the Rev. Robt.
Murray Duff from the diocese of Central
New York, also for Sydney Douglas Hooker,
Candidate for Holy orders from the same
diocese: And have given letter dimissory
or the Rev. Mahlon n Gilbert to the diocese
If Minnesota. 1t was sad loss to us when
Mr.. Gilbert resigned this parish where he
lad labored so faithfully and had won the
learts of so many people. Our compensation
md consolation is that we have in his place
me of the best scholars and workman which
CENTRAL New York had to give. Il
Last fall the General COnvocation took steps
or the raising of q Church Building Fund
o aid weak and struggling parishes and
MISSIONS i'll their efforts to build houses of
Worship. [ have received letters from tie
Rev. DR.. Malcolm, Secretary and General
agent of the Building Fund Committee, ask ,
ng that we should make offerings for this
und 1t may be well that we should devote ;
ne offering year to this purpose. Compe- J
ent church authority asks it of us. That is '
nough. But we shall be likely to gain help i
rom it in the future. One mission i'll Mon /
ana has already made application for a loan |
rom this source. And doubtless others will
Tish to do so as time goes on. We cannot eX- q
ect the help unless we do the little that a
les in our power to aid the enterprise And d
therefore, l suggest that this be added to eur
st of objects for yearly offerings.
have now been over nearly all the settled
ortions of the Territory, and can realize
9th its promise and it's need. Like all
-ork of this kind in any field, ours has its q
and discouragements. We 0
ave a large field and few workmen. We v
ave nearly 10000 square miles of territory q
, occupy, and we are but ten in number q
ne Bishop, seven Priests, one Deacon, and o
ne Candidate for Holy Orders. The problem x
hich constantly recurs to my mind, is how "
do all that needs to be done with the men J
nd means at our command. We ought to p
ave three additional workmen at once one La
r Miles City, one for Beaverhead county, n
Id one to work between Helena and Boze- te
an. But how long we shall be in securing %
hat we ought to have to-day only the u u
ord of the Harvest can tell. Thank God y
at | can speak of some progress made dur I'll
g the few month since have been your "a
shop. The debt on this church where we U
G assembled has been paid At Benton
ey have SO far finished the building begun
st year as to use it for worship. At Butte
ey have nearly completed stone church,
hich will be the best in the Territory; and
Dillon they have pledged sixteen or sew al
teen hundred dollars, and have already Gl
geral plans for building at least as early as w
KIT spring. This is something for our en- th
But after all, the living stones La
heshly human temples are more to be v;
ought of and looked after than the stones ID,
quarry from our mountains and fashion ov
to temples for worship. How to reach the go
arts and save the souls of those for whom co
e Saviour died,-that is our problem for vo