The Washington times., 1894-10-13
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.
Eloquent Addresses by G. Harry Davi
President Houghteling. and Others.

Eloquent Addresses by g. Harry Davis,
President HoughteIing. and Others.
Only once before in the history of the Church
of the Epiphany has there been such great
demand upon the seating capacity of that
sacred ediilce as that of last night, when 100
people attended the public meeting held
under the auspices of the Brotherhood OF St.
Andrew convention.
Long before s O'Clock last night every seat
was at a premium, and hundreds OF persons
were turned away
few moments past s O'Clock the vested
choir aud officiating clergymen entered the
church as the vast audience sang the four
verses of Rise Crowned with Light" Then
DR.. Dulaney Addison, of Massachusetts, read
the twelfth chapter OF Romans, the choir and
audience sang the "Magnifcat," and after
prayer by DIR. McKim, Bishop Potter stated
the purpose of the meeting, which WAS to dis
cuss the relation of the Church and the
Brotherhood.
II was proper. said the bishop. that such
| subject should be discussed in a church. The
Church was the mother of the Brotherhood,
and it was proper that the men, and women as
well of the Church should come to hear about
the relation of the Church to the organization.
Both sexes have place in the Church. and it
becomes the Brotherhood to give an account
of its stewardship. The Church and tie
Brotherhood exemplify the relation Of this
order to that higher organization of which it
is apart and it has shown remarkable
spirit Of modesty, loyalty. and high minded
fidelity. What it will be in the future surely
no one will undertake to predict.
The bishop then introduced Mr.. q. Harry
Davis, the first vice president Of the Brother
hood. who spoke of The past and its les
sons" In the course Of his remarks Mr.
Davis said:
LESSONS OF THE PAST.
"It is not my nature to talk of the past.
would rather talk of the glorious future. We
dare not so on without thinking of the past.
1t is well in all the desire for wealth and
prosperity and ease and comfort to stop and
analyze tho motive that prompted the desire.
| 1t is we'll for US to halt in the very culmina-
nation of our convention look back and gaze
! on the past aud see what its lessons teach u.s.
'This Brotherhood was organized in No.
| vember, 1888, nearly eleven years ago. in a
/ single parish, ST. James. in the city of Chi
! cago. For three years it lay in Chicago, do
/ ing quiet and modest work. 1t gradually
! spread until to- day there are in America !. .O20
! chapters with about II 500 men. In Canada
| there are $50 chapters and 1.S00 men. 1t has
! gone across the water to Scotland and Aus
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! land and in Germany. In British Honduras
| there is another chapter, one or two are in
! New Zealand, and one was lately formed in
| Brazil by the missionaries.
1.-The first thing for US to consider is the
! emphasis of the truth and correctness of tho
! principles upon which the Brotherhood lives.
Just as soon as body OF men become recog-
nized as an organization and becomes power
! full the natural tendency is to reach out after
| more power. The past warns us tonight to
| beware, lest the gladness of the memory of
! the past shall lead US after false gods that
| will ruin US. The duty of the Brotherhood is
! to carry from one man to another the message
/ of salvation and the pleadings of the church.
! That is the keystone to the arch and the past
says to you tonight be careful lest in reach
! ing out after greater aims the first basic aim
/ is forgotten.
LOYALTY TO THE CHURCH.
"In the second place we should be loyal to
the church in all that she has taught and said
in her history and traditions. in her sacra-
ments, and her creed. For you and me, as
members of the Brotherhood, there is but one
| loyalty, and that is loyalty and fidelity to the
! church. And loyalty to the church carries
| with 1t loyalty to the clergy. AS the vested
! priests of the living God, standing between
! God and His people, these men have the right
! to demand and receive the most courteous
and confidential treatment from every one of
US.
''The last lesson for US to learn is that of