Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-19

the last speaker on the program. He followed
on much the same lines as those of Rev. Mr.
Llndes. speaking in favor of the methods of
parochial work as they exist today. The parish
house, with its ramifcations and numerous
convenences, is but an evidence Of the devel-
opment OF church work Still il is better in
matters of this sort TO have too little machinery
rather than too much. Ii would he well
TO have the entire congregation constitute the
church guild and to have the various societies
represented by committees. The speaker out
lined In an interesting manner the work that is
being done in his parish, where, with the as
slstance of clerical helpers and lay workers.
chapels and missions are supported in a num-
Der OF mining towns scattered over the noun
tains around Wikesbarre. The need of the
day, however. is not for simpler OF more per-
feet organization in the matter of church
work, but fuller and more complete conse-
Grafton TO God.
The only volunteer speaker of the session was
Rev. W. Lawton Mellichampe, a Young mis-
slonary from North Carolina. He spoke for
the time allotted to him on the success that at
tends organized effort in the large city
churches as compared with the unorganized
work OF smaller and more insignificant par
ishes.
The session closed at / O'Clock with the HYMN
Onward, Christian Soldiers. and the benedic-
ton pronounced by the presiding bishop.
Immediately after the session the general
committee of the congress held meeting on
ing and held for the purpose of transactiny
some necessary routine business.
ToSIGHT's SESSION.
The congress will hold its final evening ses-
sion at National Rifles Hall this evening at s
O'Clock. There will be two sessions of the con-
gress tomorrow, one at 1890 a. m. and one at
23O pm. The topic for discussion this evening
is Catholic and Protestant Tendencies in the
Life OF the Church" The writer's the pro-
gram are Rev. Prof. Carl T.. Grammer, Alexan-
drla, Va; Rev. Stewart Means, New Haven;
Rev. II. Y. Satterlee. DID,, New York; the
speakers, Rev. j. q 5. Huntington. New York
city, and Rev. Arthur Brooks, DID, New York
city.
There will be a missionary meeting tomorrow
evening at O'Clock, at the Church of the
Epiphany. G street between 18th and l4th. The
speakers who have been invited to address the
meeting are Bishop Dudley OF Kentucky Rev.
VIM. Prall. PHI. d.. of Detroit. Rev Prof Gould
OF Phlladelphia and Rev. James Gibbons, an
Eskimo clergyman.
VISIT TO THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
At the invita- ton OF the faculty CT the Theo-
logical Seminary of Alexandria a number of
the delegates to the church congress who are
alumni of that institution went down this after
noon to pay visit to their alma mater. They
were met at Alexandria with corveyances and
escorted to the seminary. where a luncheon was
served and pleasant time spent by all. The
hev. Dr. u. W. Shinn of Newton. Mass.
The Clergy and Politics
National Rifles Hall could net well have ac-
commodated many more people than were in
1t last evening for the closing session of tlA
second day of the Episcopal church congress-
The gallery was filled and seats were placed up
close around the platform for the accommoda-
ton Of the crowd that was called out by the
10 fha
nence of the speakers who had been invited to
address the congress. The subject assigned for
the evening was. Relations OF the Clergy TO
Polltlcs In the absence of the president of
the congress Senator Edmunds Bishop Dud-
ley OF kentucky presided and introduced the
various speakers.
The session was, as usual opened with brief
prayer by Bishop Dudley, and the singing of
the hymn, up to the Hills Lift Mine Eyes"
AFTER which the general secretary. DIR. Wildes of
new Aork, made some routine announcements.
REV. JAMES MULcAHEY, DID.
The first writer on the program of the even
ing was Rev. Jas. Mulcahey, DID,, of Trinity
parish, New York. DIR. Mulcahey began his
paper with the statement that he wished il TO
be understood that he was of the opinion that
a clergyman is none the less a man because he
has entered the clergy. His RICH. to the enjoy
ment of all the rights of citizenship no man |
may challenge. He is equally subject to all the |
in the state. He is much entitled to the |
ballot any other man and should exercise |
the prerogative. This is the place of a clergy |
man a man. Clergymen such have no |
more to do with politics than simply TO let il /
alone The New Testament. recites number |
of incidents where Christ refused 10 be en-
tangled in such q way that the success Of His |
mission upon earth would have been dependent
upon the success Of some one party or sect.
This, in the opinion Of DIR. Mulcahey, is
more than an exhibition of skillfuI evasion. II !
is part of the system Of His teaching and His
example is O good one for ministers of the
modern day to follow. Politics he defined as
the management of parties for political ends
and argued earnestly against the ground taken
by some that preachers should treat matters of
interest to politics from the pulpit For one
thing such course OF action would not be a
success, for there is no reason to believe that
ministers would give up their independents
and individual choice and the churches on Sum-
day would but become a continuation Of the
political meeting Of the week. Moreover there
II involved In politics something more than a
moral and ethical question. From its very ma
ture the matter Of policy plays large part
Yet Notwithstanding this no party can live that
h based ON wrong or composed solely Of i'm
Only through the efforts Of . ministry who
preach Christ alone and Him cruciasd can man.