The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-06

a leader in Israel, one OF the princes of the
church. Peace peace be unto thee, and peace be
unto thine helpers, for thy God helpeth thee"
Following DR.. Wakefield, Hon. John II. stot-
zenberg, of New Albany, spoke on behalf of the
laity.
JUDGE sToTsENBERG's WELCOME.
the Judge said the Bishop did not come to us
unheralded and unknown. His good works in
Minnesota we're we'll Known here, and, as they
were to continue, wherever he led in these la
bors Of benevolence and charity the laity OF In
diana VIII obediently follow. You may well
place your trust in the laity to help you in your
works of love and mercy, for they will be with
you always. The clergy may be sent to other
and distant fielde, but the aity will be with you
while life lasts help you do battle for the Lord
and win victories in HIS name. Judge Stotspn-
berg gave eloquent praise to the noble and de-
voted women OF this diocese, who, by their I'M
tlrlng zeal, had kept up number OF languish-
ing parishes, and had infused new life into the
church. ae hoped the only rivalry there
might ever be among the parishes would be in
spreading the gospel, and their chief desire
would be 90 help one another. He saw no reason
why the Episcopal Church should not increase
wherever the gospel of Christ is preached. He
bade the Bishop go on in his missionary work
and in rebuking sin, especially the sin of intern
perance, the fruitful mother of most OF the
crimes that aff1ict this land may God grant
you length of days for your noble work.
Rev. E. A. Bradley here said that as it was the
intention to make the Bishops welcome as wide
as the State, that Governor Porter would also
speak.
GOVERNOR PoRTER's WELCOME.
Governor Porter said: 1t is with pleasure,
Bishop Knickerbacker, that 1 welcome to the
State a citizen whose life has been filled
with good works-one who through good works,
and by no adventurous helps, has seemed to grow
rather than to he appointed to the highest dignity
hn do I1srh
mute, have spoken loud the doer ls is when for
lives crowned with good deeds the highest dig
mites of the church bestowed, that the
words of St. Cyprian have special force in your
church, 1.-THE church is in the bishop"
remember that when, in another hemisphere,
the seven good bishops withstood with heroic
trmness, the throne itself and staked every
thing in favor of civil liberty, all creeds for the
time seemed TO be fused together-a generous
good feeling "untwisting all the chains that tie
the hidden soul of harmony"
Ia entering here, as you now do, upon wider
field OF effort, with greatly multiplied agencies
for doing good, we shall feel that new moral
force has been added to the State. In lifting up
the poor and neglected, in helping to instruct the
ignorant in intoxicating everywhere the pure
and exalted morality of the New Testament, the
State will be strengthened by its citizens being
made better and fitted more highly for discharg-
ing the important trusts coBfided to them as re-
positories of its sovereign powers.
Bishop Knlckerbacker, bowling to the pleased
audience of ladies and gentlemen who sur
rounded him, with considerable feeling said:
BISHOP KNICKERBACKERs REMARKS.
81 only wish, dear friends, that on such an
occasion and on such time 1 was gifted with
tongue of elequenee to make fitting response TO
the welcome you have given me tonight and
not only tonight but from the moment I set
foot in Indiana need not tell with what
trepidatIon came among you, nor the pain it
caused me to sever ties that for twenty-seven
years had bound me to a willing. cordial and
happy people," The Bishop said he did not think
of the kind of welcome he was to have coming
here among strangers. He simply wished to
take up the work to which God had
appointed him and came prepared
to love Indiana, as here his life must be spent,
and at the end, which must come soon or late,
that he would be LAID in some quiet graveyard
TO await the resurrection. He felt that the well
come must belong more to the office he bore
than to himself. The term ''father" sounded
strange in his ears. He simply wished to be a
brother and co-worker with the clergy, ..nd to
follow in the work of his predecessors. He had
known that noble man, Bishop Kemper, and had
also known Roosevelt johnson, the founder of
the church at Lafayette, whom he had loved TO
hear talk Of Indiana. He also called to mind
one who had lived in this State and who later
had assisted him III Minnesota, a noble, faithful
soldier long since laid to Fest-Dr. Scion Nanny.
These things, the Bishop said, made him some
what FAMILIAR with the WORK mere, where
he hoped to do something to stem the
tide OF unrighteousness which seemed
to be spreading over the land He
made a pleasant alusi0n to Judge StOtsenberg,
whom he said he remembered as leaving the col
lege grave and reverend senior as he 1.-THE
Bishop entered it, a freshman, thirty years ago,
and whom he now met for the first time since
that parting to be welcomed to Indiana by
him. He spoke of that passage in Scripture
which represented Joshua leading the forces of
Israel against the Amalektes with Moses stand.
ing against hill with his hands being help up
for the success of Joshua He hoped that like
Lords work wOuld prosper. The missionary
spirit is here. It has been shown
IN the efforts of mute brother (Rev. MANN to
reach those who are, like himself cut off from
speech, and in the efforts of another (Rev.
Bradley to care for the poor and neglected in
the streets and alleys of this city. He was made
nominations; they were helping in the same
work, preaching the gospel Of peace on earth,
good will to men. The more we catch the spirit
of Christ ana exemplify it in our own lives, the
all Christian men. IL is the duty of
of the church of God to care for the homeless
orphan, so that they may be trained in the
nurture and admOnition of the Lord, that their
souls as well as their bodies may he ministered
to. He gave thanks for this kindly greeting.
Thanks to the churchmen who have come up
from distant parishes. The Bishop felt sure
that he would receive like kindly greeting
wherever over the diocese ne might 90.
The Bishop then spoke of a number of remeIn-
bran ces and tokens of affection and welcome
that he had received by letter, and read one
from Minneapolis from the last presiding officer
of the legislature and his wife, Mr.. ana Mrs. l..
Fletcher, and one from the rector and vestry of
st. Thomas Church. at Plymouth, Ind.
II Bishop KnickerbacRer was pleased with his
reception, il must be said that all who were at
the Denison House last night were equally well
pleased with the Bishop, and there was no end
to the complimentary comment regarding the
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