Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-27
ayo. Charles Albert, Charles King.

Mayo. Charles Albert, Charles King.
ways and means-H. E. Pellew, Chas. c.
Glover, S. W. TulIcch.
Donations-L. J. Davis, Thos. H. LOCKER.
Blair Lee Charles King, w. a. MelOy.
State OF the chCrch-Rev. Dr. T. s. Childs,
Rev. Walter A. Mitchell, Rev. WIG. Daven-
port, DIR. Thos. B. Hood, L. Allison Wit
mer
A petition from the Silver Spring parish
asking permission to form new parish
to be known as Takoma Park parish, was
presented ard referred to the committee
on new parishes.
bishops Address.
The bishop then delivered his address.
giving an account of the work since his
ccrsecration. At the outset he expressed
his appreciation of the cordial reception
which he mad met with in this diocese.
He also paused to pay an appropriate
tribute to the life and services of the late
Rev. Dr. Addison, the rector of Trinity
Church, this city. The bishop said that
In looking over the field he found that the
work had been shaped by a master m-nd.
and he wished to say that the labors of
the bishop of Washington had been great
ly hShtened by the wise administration of
Bishop Paret. He then gave the details
of his work as bishop and stated that he
had confirmed 1.2l6 persons during the
two months he had been bishop of this
diocese, 971 being in this diocese and the
others III the diocese of New York
Inc DiSnOp referred to the TACT that THIS
first annual meeting of the convention of
the diocese of Washington was held at the
time of the anniversary of the birth of the
Church OF Christ, which led him to speak
of the origin and spirit of the early church
He said that the early Christians, while
recognizing the separation of church and
state, were law-abiding citizens.
Looking back upon the past, the bishop
SAID that al attempts to unite church and
state have given rise to two persistent
evils-hrst. the people have been antago-
nized by having to adopt creed and to
conform to higher law of morality than
they We're prepared to accept, and that the
church herself was fettered.
AS American citizens. said the bishop,
We rejoice that the trainers of our coun-
try's Constitution drew such a wide line
of demarcation between the church and
state. While the freedom OF the state is
recognized, has our religious liberty asked
the bishop. been sufficiently realized?
The church of Christ in this country
has great opportunities for doing Christ's
work. and the years go on and the sep
aration Of the church and state continues
in this land of freedom the opportunities
will broaden He pointed out the duty of
the church to follow in the footsteps of
Christ, and also of Interpreting and bring
ing to men the life of Christ
In speaking of the authority of the
Bible the bishop said that the church did
not hold that the Bible is the sole fountain
of authority, but the epistles of St Paul,
St Peter and St John stand a witness
of the faith of Christ's disciples in New
Testament days
The teachings of the Eible had not fail
ed to meet modern problems, and that in
view of the modern criticism 1t is safe to
walt in patience, firm in the belief that
the ultimate result will be found to be in
accordance with the teachings of the New
Testament
Those who are troubled with doubts in
religion were reminded by the bishop that
much of their perplexity and uncertainty
would disappear If they kept their eyes on
Christ and the interpretation of the
Bible, he thought, was largely due to the
failure to understand the spirit Of Christ.
In conclusion, he spoke of the Importance
Of the work of the diocese in it's early days,
and said that the diocese could not witness
for Christ unless the members, keep to
the analogy of the apostolic faith, as 1t Is
set forth in the apostolic creed.
He spoke of the value of the prayer book
and It's qualities, which made q prayer book
Churchman honest and straightforward.
If tr1IthfulTsess, he said. has been the
characteristic of the church for ages so
has seugenuousness been the sin most
abhorrent to her clergy and people. They
can tolerate. he said. wide Emergencies.
beth in schools Of theological thought and
in ritual practices, but they cannot tolerate
diSengenuOUSEeSS-
Upon the conclusion OF the address num-
Der of amendments to the canons relating
to the duties of the treasurer were offered
by Mr.. A. S. Browne, and referred TO the
committee on canons-
\ recess was taken for lunch, which was
served by the ladies of the church In the
parish hall