Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-17
Rev. uK. KS,aarIr MuNrnrA,.


kov. DIR. &. +. knight, of st. James l..
IL. church, this city, has been ' represent
atlVe of the Episcopal church in tho uuitcd
> atcs 10 the provincial synod meeting in
Montreal. Tho DdRy WitacSs. of that city,
Il opt. II, gives au account Of his ad
dress before that body Speaking for
himsolf aud his two colleagues hc said IL
was their good fortune 60 belong to a raco
that had never found 10 necessary to pray
rs the worthy Scotchmu did, "LOrd, rio
me u better opinion - myself" Ap.
plaus'I. Mon Of Euglish speech aud
English birth believed very strongly III the
future ot their race. Ca his side of tho
ltuc they believed yet more strongly ia tho
future Oi their own state, aud were sure
that IL WAS 10 spread Tar aud wide.
Already they had annexed Texas aud New
Mexico, and IL was only u matter of time
before Mexico itself would become n part
aud parcel Of tho United States. As for
Canada that is IN the future. Laughter .
But joking aside, 1t would appear tia;
Almighty God, in his .roat wisdom, had
given this great continent tu mCu Of Eng
llsh speech, saying to thum, "diyido
yc tho land, aud pDsSuSs it, And
even II they bo two governments, both
were built upon the great principles OF
English law aud English personal liberty.
Then into this land come foreigners.
knocking At the doors, asking to be taken in
and scattered though among our people tn
ho como themselves English speaking mon !
The United States can swallow great
deal aud digest 1t afterwards Whcroycr
60 Euglishmon goes also the English
church. The reverend speaker thrn went
on Ia speak uE The great similarity between
the ChurJh ia Canada aud ia tho United
states In form ui government aud fold Ui
labor. The growth of tho church Oi Eng.
land IN tho Unttrd Statcs had boon, to say
the least of 4, extraordinary. when tho
revolution game u au end tho church was
low. 1t had mover boon strung, owing tu
many causes, among which the want of a
bishop was prc eminent, and their stOLd
tlStncss To the cause OF the crown was
almost the ruin uf tho church, for the
Congress SciIri thnir Lands aud mlny Of
their churchcs, aud tho people drew back
ir1m tho church that had uncrOi up pray.
rrS for King George. In New Englaud
II was even malo a penal offence
for any man - become a bishop, aud
the dlpCeso OF South Carolina was
only formed ou tho stipulation that it
should bo without y bishop. TIo effect of
all this was that from 1890 To 1920 the
church did not grow in the slightest. Now
they had - orgaIiAsl diocases, l3 mis- o
siondry d,oocseS, or CT secs in ALL aud al
the next session OF the synod four or six
moro would bo knocking at their door for
ahmlttanco. They had four Thousand
churches, serving in which were
fully 3 600 corgymcu aud 400, 900 commu.
nlcAuts worShlppcd within them, Besides
this there werO great numbers Of adhe
rents. During the three years preceding
lSSO the united revenue of the churches
was S2l 600 900, and thus did not include
the revenue of tbs schools. colleges aud
orphan asylumS that existed III nearly
every diocese. Tho speaker then went on
To speak ui the disuuiou among tho Eng.
lish race, which could not fail to be dis
pleasing to the Almighty, aud the only
means 10y which they could become united
was by union with the Church of England
Applause.