Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-18
rIIE EPlSC0PALIANS.
,,,c OF THEIR nth ANNUAL
,o>cREss II NORFOLK.
ZURICH BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED.
toent CIcrgymcu I'm Attend
rho OpcRing ScrViccs-Finc
,,.Jc-scrmon Of bishop s"ttcr'ee'
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.,rolK. VA. November l7-CSpc-
r.. .svcnteeuth annual session OK
....~..s OF the Protestant Episcopal
.a the United states convened
....t church. this city. at IL o'clock
There was large audience
including. besides ladies and
-r from this city. large number
....tss from various sections OF the
The church was beautifully de-
and the dimness OF the interior
....ue5 by many gas-jcts. beneath
.... re nuent-hued flowers presented
....ata spectacle
M following clergymen were seated
...- OBJ, chancel. and took part IN
.......s. Rieht Rev. Bishop sattcrlee,
......reton. ID. c.. Right Rev. Bishop
r.....r. Of southern Virginia; Right
..s0p Newton. Of Virginia; Arch
.., tiffany. Of New York; Rev. DR..
-.r.r of Sew York. Rev. Ralph H.
.....r CHAPLAIN 80 the Bishop OF New
Sal, .. Rev. 81. $. Barcn, ID. d. OF
r. church, Norfolk.
ENCELLENT MUSIC.
,..-- che sermon was the beauti-
-r... of che Episcopal Church. A
..srg feature OF this service
-.. excellent music by the large
..rL The opening sermon was
ly Bishop Saucrlce. ~ Wash
d. g. The theme of his address
.,r shalt love the Lord, thy God
.. uy mind. au thy heart ana
Sermon particularly accentuatcd
....--ty of loving God with an ones
and thc Bishop reached to lofty
... .n imureesinE the duty of man
.-..rlte tho powers of mis- intellect
service OF COD.
vith especial reference TO the
... latitude eiyou discussion I'm the
and the exceeding liherality OF
.. .rcour8ged in its debates. Bishop
..- impressed upon his audience
... .r.tr Is Interchangeable and eternal,
- ..uI all the advancing thought
r.I rIl continues the same. The
.s .t God BE- our highest privilege and
. d demands q complete Consecrd-
80 o-r faculties. there is 20 bn
-.rIu.n OF the love of the heart
-. u t.e mind The heart. soul, and
ami .-. frequently spoken of as dir
- functions. but the line between
.rr Imaginary. To separate them
m .. f1 destroy the personality itself.
r. wisdom of the spiritually minded IS
rt.- tn.r the wisdom of the world,
.r Ir facts VI existence besides those
Obj. reason alone. IL is hopeless
. .r.mut Co make men see a. Chris
until they accept spiritual acts.
g. .-,- ~ Chr.sts Incarnation. resur-
..- e.c.. aye Just as true as the facts
d. nature. Spiritual facts disclose both
.. spiritual and natural while natural
..s .r.y disclose the natural Christ
rt.e ..ht ot the eye, of TIE soul, ana
.. reason. Every one who would
rw OH. truth and do the truth must
..-- g.. the words % Christ. ST. Pauis
WAS t0 brinE into captivity every
tt t christ Thought outside Of
rr wasted thought. Intellectual
sion % Christ rs no DEGRADATION
r. rt.Iect. but glory. Better ten
r times Doe as fools and pe ln
.rt r-.u 90 have the uttermost con-
c.I. wisdom apart from Him
conclusion of the sermon the
t. ..mrunion was administrator
.r impres .ve service. At its
the congress adjourned q
.t .. tfe Academy OF Music at
. ID NJ.
NIGHT SESSION.
ID r..tt session OF the congress was
Old. Hf-t session Tor business. me
o- Music building was beauti-
rated. and was crowded from
.-. u. with about 300 people. OH
wore some Of the most ulsuu-
,... un JOB Che Episcopal Church I'D
t-.. ID hop Randolph. OF this dlo-
.l-.Ue.o president Of the congress
rre meeting 90 order and oeuNeitd
inaugural address. Amons otheI
..e Bishop said: "bhusene7s OF
4 i1 these later years 20 Ie
..'. extent characterized the le-
or national congresses ana par
and perhaps. church cohFeH-
Sons ~.re. who served with Mdshlns-
10. Virginia legislature and IN
.-..t lelueratlvc bodies that leit
rs uron the war.d tell us that
ls spoke. and WON h3 "a q
... r.r .ll 90 ten minut1. and ths
DALI points r question. The same is
t Benjamin Iraukl.l. and they'
r. I.r.rsol. we've the moulding minus
H bodies of which they were mem
N.a w. have speeches of INDEFINITE
....... extending over weeks or se7-
legislative bodies. To some eA-
r-t tendency il ecclesiastical leEla-
t.r.. Irlas its trials and its dftaIy
Irr .r. legislative bodies and they have
and the cor tant danger 10 me
tt.t they w.I act too much-
.N ar. fr. rlnreecutatives OF fierce.
...-f-- PARTIES and ln our country IN
quarters of half assimilated na-
I.. of crude opinions. ana con-
interests there IS danger thal
clements. under sklful leadership
or r-.r the thrill OF an eloquent tongue
@ Dr.. .I into prec.pltale and re'oiu-
t.-.ir legislation. A session OF sucn
may seem 90 be wasted, llle'
eng r'.-minahie talking. but III the tax
..f ..I.v. ana defeats action it may be a
...n. a disguise 60 the people OF the
l...r"
THE TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION.
r,r OIL. conclusion o. the Bishop
tNn topic for discussion was an
GLOW Can Social Unity Be Best
Papers were read by rev
Del Ie-e OF Macon. Ca, ana Etf.
Professors Edward T.. Gould, ID. j., OF the
.r. school Philadelphia. and adj
... wore delivered by Mt j. l.. Cod
rh. n w York Evening Post; Rev
'u S. Eansford. j. D.. OF New
N. end George Wharton Pepper, ESQ,
Philadelphia. The addresses were oil
ORDER. and rccely tho closest at
.r
tt tomorrow mornings Session the
nu discuss the question; 10
I..I Hierarchy in che church
- Thomas Nelson Page. Of Washington
. n a.s expected 90 read paper on
' lH and tho Real in Literature,
rls that D. cannot be present
f-e .. the severe Illness OF one Of MS
r.-rn
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