Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-15
MET IN GODS NAME
Convention Of the Brotherhood q
St Andrew.
BISHOPS SANITY ADVICE
Eioqaenf Address, and Large At
tendance a. the Nesting la De-
troft Yesterday The REPORTS.

DETRoT. Mich. Sept. IA Nearly
100 members Of the Brotherhood Of st.
Andrew. whose international convention
vas opened in this city to-day. gathered
in 81 Johns church al 10 o'clock this
forenoon and attended divine service.
Bishop Davies welcomed the brother
hood
The sermon was delivered by the ven
cradle Bishop W. r McLaren Of Chi
cago. a sweet faced old man whose face
alone gave lesson Ia benesolencs and
love. The bishop took Tor his text the
4ad psalm. first and second verses.
Zeal. enthusiasm. reports. statistics
all these were Of no account. he said.
unless the Presence had come with
them
Are we not TO try our pinions because
we have not scared! 10 there monop-
oily Of holiness in tho Kingdom u
Heavenl The biographies Of the saints
do not tell us everything. They had
their frailties. their temptations. the
same devils to fight They were simply
men who let their thirst for God have
its own way regardless OF the cost
The act OF creation by which l came
into life gave God absolute dominion
over me; 30 absolute that / have no
right even 10 myself. And as that was
the end for which was created. my
loftiest and sweetest aspirations should
be the thirst for God. There was but
one way" hs declared. Tin which man
athirst for God can quench his thirst
He who would live unto God must die
unto verifying else"
On the retirement Of the St. Johns
parish house. where the convention is
being held. the ST. Andrew brotherhood
was welcomed 10 the city by Rector
Pral OF St. Johns church, and for the
laity. by w. c. Maybury in eloquent
terms Rousing applause greeted the
efforts Of the latter.
Announcement Of committees followed
with the request for prompt reports.
For the call OF the roll Of members who
died during the year intervening since
the last convention the convention rose
and heard the call standing. At the
end OF the roll the convention knelt in
prayer.
Condition OF Episcopal Church
Short reports OF the general condition
OF the episcopal church from the far
west, the south, Canada, the middle.
west and the east were called for by
Chairman j. l. Houghtaling. Rev.
David c. Carrot, OF Seattle, represent
alive Of the most distant chapter Of st.
Andrews brotherhood. gave a glowing
account OF conditions in the northwest
and Of the building up OF the church
through the influence of the workings
OF the chapters in that quarter. In
mense activity was made manifest by
the statement OF Rev. ID. C.. Garrett.
Great applause followed the emphatic
statement OF the reverend gentle
man that the work OF the
church in the northwest was being
done by men instead OF women. The
Rev. A. McC. Nixon OF St Luke's. At
lanta. gave the growth OF the order in
the south, and showed that il was of
formidable nature.
The following officers Of the conven-
ton were elected: Silas McBee, Sewa-
nee, Tennessee. president; Louis Stock
ton. Ascension. Buffalo, first vice presi-
dent; w. Warne Wilson. St. Johns. De-
troit. second vice president; j. T.. Mitch
ell. Christ church. Mobile. third vice
president; j. III. Dennis. Advent, San
Francisco. fourth vice president; z. Il.
Pierce, Epiphany. Washington, score
tary; Il. NJ. Peterson. Holy Apostle. New
York. first assistant secretary; j. III.
Smith. St Peters, Pittsburg. second as
sistant secretary; III. L. Youngs OF St
Peters. Chicago. third assistant seere-
tary. The afternoon session was given
up to devotional exercises.