Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-06
IN HONOR OF THE BISHOP.
Handsome Reception Given at Epi-
phany Church Last Evening.

The Churchman'S League of the District
of Columbia gave reception to Bishop
Paret. bishop of Maryland, last evening at
the rooms Of the Church of the Epiphany.
Representative men. both of the clergy and
laity, to the number of about $50 gave
hearty and affectionate welcome to their
diocesan and showed conclusively how glad
they were to do him honor. The proceed
ings were very enthusiastic and interest
ing. Mr.. Henry E. Pellew; the second vice
president, called the meeting to order, and
il. PRODUCING the bishop we'll and forcibly ex-
pressed the sentiments and feelings Of the
Churchman'S League toward him. In doing
ne gave a sketch of it's objects, purposes
and aims, and emphatically assured the
bishop of their strong personal sympathles
and support in all matters touching the ad
vancement and interests of the church in
the District of Columbia and the holy re-
lgion so dear TO all their hearts.
The bishops response was earnest and
full of deepest feeling. 1t was evidently
peculiarly gratifying to him that this strong
demonstration on the part of so many of
the ablest and best representative men of
the church follows, it has, Immediately
after the weighty and significant deliver
ances of both himself and the late impor-
tant convention at Baltimore The bishop,
an ong other things, declared that this
league, like that most useful and effective
one in New York, fills a long-felt need, both
church and community generally.
The Bishops Remarks.
In the course of his remarks he said:
This is The capital of our great nation
The pulses and arteries of the entire church
throughout the land throb and course
through it. Great influence for good is
placed within our power. and great will be
our responsibilities accordingly. A great
cathedral with its noble institutions of
learning and of charity and mercy, and a
new dioceSe-the diocese of Washington
interest await our prayerful thought and
action. What we do, from this time on. will
be viewed and weighed with surprising in
terest and concern. Let us act carefully
and wisely.
"A bishop, from the very nature and cir
cumstances of his more or less isolated
office, and, especially in this diocese,
absolutely requiring one to be ever and
rapidly en- route, sorely feels the need Of
personal touch and helpful sympathy and
counsel and advice between his people and
himself; he often has lamented its absence
and been saddened by 1t. This now affords
the much-needed opportunity; he would be
glad and thankful indeed thus to meet
them from time to time in this free and I'M
restrained intercourse, and take loving and
heIpful counsel with them. 1t would be
good both for them and himself, and for
the certain promotion of our common high
ends and aims Again thanking them. he
concluded his feeling and eloquent remarks
by asking Gods richest blessings upon the
organization.
The bishop was then escorted to another
room, where introductions and familiar in
tercourse formed the agreea Bile accompani-
ment to light rejection. The tables were
tastetully adorned with lovely flowers. evil
gently by the ladies Of Epiphany. Bishop
Weed CT Florida was an honored guest, and
made at the outset few timely and ap-
preciauve remarks.