New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-21
DIOCESAN MISSION WORK.
LAST DAY OF THE EPISCOPAL CONGRESS
A DISCUSSION BY PRACTICAL WORKERS IN THE
FIELD OF VARIOUS OPINIONS.

A DISCUSSION BY PRACTICAL WORKERS IN THE
FIELD OF VARIOUS OPINIONS.
Washington, Nov 2O-The general subject of dis
cussion at this mornings session of the Episcopal
Congress was "True Policy Of Diocesan Missions" In
the absence Of the Rev. DIR. Atwen, of Kansas City,
the Rev. Gustave A. Christensen, Of New-fork CltS'
read the first essay OF the session.
There Is danger everywhere he said Of forgetting
that the wisdom that first selects forms and carries
them to the highest usefulness may be Just as divine
In q later change Of them for the newer freedom 10
which the life Of the spirit is ever calling Inc re-
covery Of the waste places OF Christian c1vihza''oh
at the close Of the nineteenth century presents Tar
different problem than that of spent heathenism ID
the beginr ing of the Christian era.
The Rev. Dr. Lindsay, who spoke extemponneousy
m uIace of Bishop At took issue with the preceding
speaker on a number Of important points. He DID not
agree that where fine field Is small one and already
occupied BY struggling churches 1t Is not wise Tor te
Episcopal Church TO crowd In Many tunes this 10
inst the Church that will succeed when Others Hn'
washington the banner city Of the land SO iar az ue
Church is concerned, for there are more members oi
the Church here in proportion TO the population than
in any other city In the land The speaker bewailed
the fact that the Church does not possess stronger hou
unon the rural communities, and said that the only
nav the remedy could be brought out was through the
better support Of the diocese TO diocesan missions.
The first invited speaker of the morning was the
Rey J. T. Zorn, MorristOwn, \. y, VINO said 'na'
he himself vas a diocesan missionary working Nj
little OUTPOST town. Yet the Church, he Thought naa
never paid as much attention to the matter OF
m,ssions as Il should II ought to claim everything
and vet IL seemed half afraid to claim anything
Tho sacond and last invited speaker Of the session was
IN. Rev George c. Foley, of Wllliamsport, Penn. lie
..d that tflnre is much In the methods followed Id
d,ocesan missions to-day with which fault can d
found DR.. Lindsay had said that the Two heeus "
missions are money and men. This speaker thoush'
that there are many more Tran these one VI .ie
most ,mportant Of these is an improvement In the
o,,,,s 81 the assignment Of the men. Mission work
hos been defined as the sending of the Gospel at e
exnense Of the sender As Il Should be, Is the spread
~ the Gospel at the expense OF the recipient
The first volunteer speaker of the morning was
the Rev. DR.. James Muchahey, OF NeW-forh' Inc
church he said laid special value upon Its epscopde
Catholcity and Professionalism are Only Two sues vi
The same truth 1t Is not true that the followers
- one come directly and OF the other indirectly, to
God. The highest ritualst and the most extreme
Protestant come direct to God
The Rev. H. =. Nichols, OF New-Haven, follower
nr Mulchahey For the sake OF the cities the speaker
urged his hearers never 10 give up the country Par
isbes for he characterized the wlckedness Vi tie
country as vastly than the wlckedness OF 'he
city. ard IL the food that pours into the clues Is
| "a
sad one. - s
The Rev. Archdeacon Moran, OF Maryland conhneo
his remarks to a consideration Of methods hodhs
that the greatest need of the work Is men. money
ia the secondary need and will come In GOOD unie
n proper men are found He made an earnest appeal
for more workers in the held, anu urseu i''
concentration OF mission work
The Rev. 9. Gibbons, of Nova Scotia, a fuitbloooeo
Esoumau, spoke briefly on the subject Of missions H'
believed that the missionaries should be adaptable men
men who can put up with plain expressions OF opinion
from the people with whom he has to wort In pro-
This latter opinion he recOunted number OF inter
sting incidents OF his missionary work among the
Tha Fight Rev. y. W. Whitaker of Philadelphia
read the only paper at the at,eno4 Rre soS address s
Srere made on the same subject by the Rev D. Parhe
Morgan q the k So " S SaFe York x 0
RsInD Dudley in closing the last days session
referred 10 the success Of tae Congress and the goo
work accomplished. after which the oooy hnaiS ~"