The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-06-12
DIR. CLARK BREACHES.

Eloquent Description of the San Fran
cisco Convention.
Christ Church, Episcopal, had large
congregation yesterday. The double
quartette showed unmistakable advance
in musical excellence. Under the lea
dership of DR.. Sender. this choir lie
rapidly coming to the front, the selec-
tions being Of high order, largely of
the classical and also of the Anglican
type. The people are beginning to
realize the good music offered in connec-
ton with the service, and the result is
seen in the increased attendance.
The rector was in his accustomed
place, after his trip to San Francisco,
and showed the impulse and the spirit
developed by master minds in the de-
bates of the Episcopal convention.
While there Rev. Mr.. Clark had press
ing Invitations, not only from San Jose,
Berkeley, st. Johns, San Francisco, but
also from the rector and three prominent
veetrymen of Trinity church, San Fran
cisco, TO preach.
The general subject of the rector's SER
mon yesterday was "the tone and temper
| Va ohC AcbOC IJDibCOphA OOANCnblOn III DhA
Francisco" His text was the first verse
of the 133d Psalm: Behold, how good
and joyful thing 1t is, brethren, to
dwell together in unity"
He began by showing the desirable
ness OF unity in all departments OF life,
in government, society, home and
church. AS opposed to anarchy, dis
order, confusion, chaos, it was to be
striven for and maintained by utmost
| endeavors and by great sacrifices, short
of tie truth itself. Unity is necessary
for stability, security, happiness land
progression in life. A point OF contact,
rallying center, center OF graFita-
| ton, these are what unity stands for, In
the body social, political and religious.
| What then ID the nature Of unity and
where ie it tn be found? It il not always
agreement Of thought. Men equally
| patriotic will divide on questions OF
finance and immigration. Men equally
sincere In the search for truth Twill
oppose each. other in the realms of
metaphysics and philosophy and toci-
ology. Men with the grandest motives
and noblest endeavors are in contend
Fling ranks on the highest and grandest
problems of life, here and hereafter.
Holding essentials, accepting funda-
mental facts, unity is found in the
source of the affections. More love,
more unity, is an automatic truth.
The true Catholic church is the proof
that after definitions have been made
in concilisr gatherings, breadth, liberal
ity and catholicity Of thought Is toler-
ated and even cultivated. Cohesion,
amalgamation. unity, is to be found in
! the love OF Christ and man, and in His
~. IL
| ton, atonement and miracles belong to
the realm of the intellectualities.
Opposing schools of religious thought
do not find their unity in their brain
speculations, but in the brotherhood OF
| the organic body OF Christ, which makes
love the dominating and controlling fac
| tor in the life. Unity is to be sought
and found in the affections by the One
| Spirit OF God, for love in all OF its mani
festations and manifestations is, at it's
best and noblest, essentially one, and
therefore the originator and maintainer
of unity in church and state, in home
and society. Love the brotherhood !;
love one another. This law OF love, if
followed. would have prevented a di-
vided christendom; while the cultiva-
ton OF this self-same spirit OF love
would tend to the re-uniting of the ecat-
tered forces and members of the king
dom,of Christ.
Alter this brief resume, largely in the
| nature OF an introduction, the preacher
spoke substantially as follows:
"Such thoughts as these, my brethren,
lead up to and find exemplification in
what choose to call the tone and tenn
per of the last church convention held
in San Francisco. The prayer offered by
the bishop and assented to by the dele
gates that God, the Holy Spirit, would
rule and direct all hearts, was answered
| by such an exhibition of fraternal
spirit and Christ-like manner OF pro-
cedure as to demonstrate that in teach
| ing the teachers had not forgotten
| their own lessons and were visable
proofs of the unity of the spirit in the
bond of peace. The one question, that
Of an assistant bishop, proposed by the
beloved bishop of the dioce was, as he
himself phrased it., "a burning uestion,
| and as he also declared, one by which
we were not consumed. Feeling strong
| ly, thinking strongly and speaking
strongly, and in such church as ours,
ranging men on the side Of their own
convictions,it was not surprising that
| the COMMITTEES having the matter in
efrsrge, should have delayed reporting,
long after the set time for this order of
the day, nor that having made both
majority and minority reports, the con-
Yention composed OF churchmen of abil-
ity,y cleric and laric should have debated
the matter pro and con, in all it's bears'
ings with consummate tact and master
full power. Every point made in q
speech, wherever the speaker; stood, was
heartily accorded the need of praise, not