Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-21

ward to tRc fine which ! hann nav not
he far distant whnn ,nr dnu,1onts
will he lar~r nno,,ub to nnahIa nc ~ hnD
come a diocese and taxn r,ra ,f o,r own
work. Twelve wars .un wa ,,;d tbn
] foundation nf th;s fnni 1,;+h ~, 'fyo,nn
Z IF S19 taken ,t convnn,tinn Nov, - h,SS
| prown to more than s1O 0oO Thn en-.
creme ambition Of INV liz aside from
| doing nv duty dav NV dav in the work
that is Given me to liz ns u n~ioa;nnurv
| hishnn ID to GOO tbo 1;ono.o ,f NInn+.n3o
organized and nossnssed II endnvmants
LARGE eno,,oh tn carry on i+s own uo,lr
without hrln from the church at l.rrn
mark with satisfaction and some.
what with nride the sums given for dio-
cesan ohircfs and the General work NJ
the church. They show that we do not
narrow orr vision to the borders If orr
own particular field. but regard the in
ierests of the whole kingdom of God AZ
h~elonying to us. Selfshness is a contra
diction of the Christian shirt. W.
shall never build better at home nv rc-
fusinr TO look beyond onr borders,
should like an arch deacon or peneral
missionary who would give hls whole
time to holding services in those narts az
Montana where we have no resident
clergy, going before the bishop to pre-
pare the way, and ipetruct confirmation
classes. Bnt II ia imnossible IN have onn
for lack of means for hia sumner The
mex, best thing we can have Is for epch
clergyman to cnnsider himself An arch
deacon in charge of the field around the
center where he lives and resnonsible for
the planting of the church there, Some Of
the clergy are working in that wav.
others can not find the time or sea tne
OPPORTUNITIES. OF course there ara diff
%cuitiee in the way and il involves hard
work and sacrifice of comforts. but the
bishop's life ia marked by all these dis
comforts and I have never understood
that priests and deacons are made of anv
halter or noorer stuff than hishone.
| want to speak of parish visiting, 1t
ia a most lmnortant element in the suc-
cess of the work anywhere and esnecially
in the west. II is rot enough to simply
hold the services we are exnected to
hold. but we must find our wav into the
homes and places of business. in order
TO gain the GOOD will and confidence of
those to whom we are to minister,
In regard to parochial societies | have
something to saw. This il an age of or
ganization, 1t seems TO some of the
Conservative. old fashioned clergy that
the church il unniny mad on thIs snb-
iact. When 7 am in tho chancel of q
large church in the cast and hear the
notices read ont am confounded bv
their number and wonder how the rec.
for can direct All this machinery or the
neonle remember the dates of meanings
a~nnounced. But snnnose II all has ia
Mace in church work and that coneerv.
aat;ves must change their views and fail
into line. We certainly could NOT oet IN
without the ladies' aid societies and
pnilds. Thev raise money for buildino
eenurrnes and rectoriee. for having narisR
dehte' and sometimes for the salary NJ
the missionary Their men,hers %consti-
tute orr hest ok The Woman's
auxiliary has done a great deal to incite
the church in this whole lard 10 nav
missionary activity. W. have only three
org.n;zad br.nchee of II in Montana vet
1ha snms raised nv them form a consider.
ahIe norton of what wa give for missions
The brotherhood of ST. Andrew il A
nns+ .,uahIe rumanta in rnach.
,nr Young men. The iurior brother.
hrn,G and iunior auxiliary ths Altar
yu,i,Is and iha Dauphters IF tne King
Are also good aids 70 the rector in his
work ard now there 10 n demand for
other .nc,e1jes, The Mems Helm society
y,.h,.s +, ,.n,ne oyrr here from England
and lake narr in our narochial work
Hua r.,,or has formed a Youno peonle's
society after me uattern of The Chris.
ran Endeavor organization which he
thinks of rrea, helm To him in his work
II dos moi seem that tho m.ttar re.
nn;res .pv con vocational .rtion or nfIi
,,.l sanction from the bishon II any
rertor finds them useful he can form them
as he nleases. The rector il the head of
the nnr,eh. and while tn. old Jona;ian
maxim."Do nothing without the lisbon
holds yood IA traditional law. the h;shnr
"a not likeIv to interfere a. ono "a he
tinds the rector ia faithful to the church
and is irving To do Good among his neo.
nle
want TO sneak once more to the laity
in regard TO their duties as helners tc
tn, recIor. The rector ought not To be
evnerten tn manage the tinances Of the
narisL. This mart of The work falle
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