The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-24
EPISCOPAL oHURon CONGRESS.
"What Principle Should Govern Church
Extension In This Country"

"what Principle Should Govern Church
Extension in This Country"
NEW York, Nov. 23.--At this mornings
session OF tho Episcopal Church Congress
the topic was "What principle should
govern church extension in our country in
fields already occupied by othcrs?"
Tho Rev. I. H. Harris, ID. d.. Of New
York City, spoke of the demorolizing effect
upon n community OF having number OF
Protestant churches whoro one or two
would ho amply sufficient This compcti-
ton in Christianity was erroneous and
what was needed was cooperation. Tho
term purity Of the churches" was much
abused, MS is the assertion that all men
are born free and equal. lIo did not
accept the idea Of purity Of all churches.
On the contrary he considered the Episco-
pal Church the best and highest tpye Of
church. lie looked forward to the time
when oxpcdicncy would give way to prin.
cipic, and while the church fully rccog.
niEcd work done by othcp, IL would not
bc satisfied until Il had reached every
hamlet Of the nation.
The Rev. l., II. lBogps, u. u, of New.
ark, n. j., said careful survey oi the
whole field should be- made before new en-
tcrprisos are begun. Each bishop should
have at his command few good men
whom he could send hero aud thcrc when
that particular part Of territory wcrc occu.
pied or not
The Rev. W. n. Mcvickcr. u. D., Of
Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia, said
the question was how the Protestant Epis-
copal Church could bc extended Ia places
already occupied 10y other church bodies.
II was a matter oi principle all the way
through. In this country Il was compcti-
ton In business and politics, and, sadly or
gladly, ~ II might b. called, competition
IN religion. Not long ago the speaker rc.
mcmbercd leaning over the bed oi a diving
man who said. "lho Roman Catholics
tell me one thing the Mctholisis another.
the Prcshytorians something else, and now
YOU tell me 10 do ~ and ~. for Gods
sake what will do2 What will do2"
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson. OF Nils.
sifsippi, said the average American citizen
thought lac had perfect right TO make
| church or preacher Just tho same M h,
had riglit 10 make a state. Man can
make faiths and ie can't mike churchc
or crccds II an American don't like hii
| church, sometimes hc and his wife start d
church of their own. They, ~ AmcH.
cans thought they had right to. Again,
II nu American doesn't Ike his preacher
lac Is liable 10 80 homo and start preaching
himself.
The Rev. Mott Williams, Of Detroit,
deprecated the idea ol having "picty
hill' In every city. By that lac meant 4
favored spot where there arr only a few
people aud where nll large churches arc
built, while on tho other hand moan
little scycn by nine pine box would b,
erected out among the dcnscly populated
parts OF a city. The iiut extension Of M,
church should be among the line OF least
resistance. but because lot Of other
churches were located In town WIS moi
any reason why tie Protestant Episcopal
Church should keep out
Tho koy. y. Albert Talber, Bishop ol
Idaho and Wyoming. after speaking Of ar-
gumcniA against apostolic succession thni
have been brought up in various bodies,
said that members oi thc Protestant Epis.
copal Church should preach the gospel M
they received IL and 40 their Conscicncra
tell them to preach. Tho church must
over be- aggressive, and 'go into all the
world aud preach tho gospel 10 every crca.
turp."