The herald., 1893-01-24
THE SECULAR PRESS.
Its Value Recognized by the Episcops
Convention,

Its value Recognized by the Episcopa
Convocation.
The convocation OF Southern Cali
fornia opened last evening in st. John
church with choral evensong. Their,
were present in the chancel Right Rev
Bishop Nichols, Very Rev. Dean Rest
arick, Rev. F. w. Adams of Pomona
Rev, ] F. Sweeney Of Ontario. Rev. W
h. Ramsey OF Santa Barbara, Rev. j. d
II. Brown of Pomona, Rsv. W. H. Mar
riett OF Santa Paula, and Rev. B. W. r
Taylor, and the latter sang the service.
The clergy in the body of the church
were Revs. A. Fletcher of South River
side, A. L. Mitchell of National City, A.
5. CLARK, j. F. Bugbee, II. Judd of Los
! Angel es. W r. Burrows of Santa Ana,
George Robinson of Tustin, and G. A.
Kienzle Of San Pedro.
After evensong the choir and clergy
retired from the chancel, removed their
surplces and entered the body of the
church to take part in the discussions.
The bishop presided in particular y
happy manner. The first subject for
discussion was the Laymeu and the
Kingdom OF God, introduced by Mr..
Sherman OF San Diego, who read pa.
per on the subject. Among the laymen
who took part in the discu ,sion were G.
W. Parsons, J. F. lowell, DR.. Wey-
mouth and Judge Anderson. 1t was an
earnest call foi the laymen to take their
part in sustaining the active work of
the church and to relieve the clergy of
those burdens which do not bear dis
tinctly upon their Office.
The second eubject was introduced by
Rev. B. W. r. Taylor. being the Dis
semination of Church Literature. The
speaker called the attention of the audi.
ence to the fact that while the laity of
the Episcopal church stands pre-emi-
nent among all laymen for their sim
cerity, integrity and devote to their
religion, yet he could not blind his eyes
to the truth that the aity of the Episco-
pal church were, in a majority of in
stances, sadly deficient in knowledge of
those vast progressive movements which
are taking place today in the church of
God = He urged strong plea for the
circulation of the church newspaper
and for the utilization of the secular
press in disseminating news of interest
to the church at large. Other bodies of
Christians recognized the great agency
of the dailv newspaper as being the most
wide reaching agency of modern times.
The church OF Rome has recognized the
apostolate of the press and every move
ment in the church of Rome is faith
iully depicted. We should not be be.
hind hand in this respect.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Taylor
was seconded by the Rev. D. III.
Brown, who advocated the circulation
of the Episcopal prayer book as an
agency in reaching the public.
This discussion was participated in by
several clergymen present, among them
the Rev. A. S. Clark, who deprecated
the idea of using the secular press to the
extent advocated by Mr.. Taylor, and
gave some amusing experiences which
ne had had in loaning the manuscript
u his sermons 70 newspaper reporters.
The Rev q. F Bugbee, while advo-
Eating the dissemination of church lit.
'rature, made telling point in stating
hat the appetites Of the general public
lad been 80 weakened by cheap fiction
hat they had no relish for the church
newspaper, and the church must cuiti-
rate their appetite before giving them
he church newspaper to~read
The resolution was unanimously car
led
In closing the meeting the bishop re-
erred feelingly TO the death of the
)ration of the holy communion az ~
!. m. at which Rev. WHY'S Hall of
Pasadena will preach the sermon. At
ts conclusion convocation will organize
or hnsinees