The herald., 1896-02-13
FIRST BISHOP OF Alaska
His Address at the Church OF
the Epiphany Yesterday
THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
OF the Beard OF Home and Foreign
Missions
Tie Edice Crowded to the Doors by Clergy
and Lsity-The Interes sting Addresses
Made by the ministers

The Church of the.Epiphany was crowded
yesterday afternoon, it being the regular
quarterly meeting of the Women's Auxil-
iary of the Board of Homo and Foreign
Missions Of the diocese of Los Angeles.
The rector, Rev. B. w. Tayler, oilicated
at the opening services and was followed by
Rev. VIM. b. Burrows, secretary of the
board of missions Of Southern California,
who is stationed at Santa Ana. In a brief
but very interesting address he spoke more
particularly of the work OF the church in
Orange county, and of the very gratifying
results which had been exhibited in Santa
Ana, Anaheim, Alcora and Tustin. Only
short time ago there were but three COM
municants at Santa Ana. Now there arc
eighty, and it is hoped that instead of being
as at present n mission, it will soon be
regular, organized parish.
The Rev. John Ii. McCracken of Sierra
Madre gave IL brief review of the foreign
field, calling attention especially to the
church's work in Africa, Japan and China
as a partial answer TO the oft repeated
question "do missions pay?" In Uganda
10000 natives hear the gospel and join in
the services of the church every Sunday,
and fully 1000 on week days. lhe work
Is done by five clergymen, assisted by four
unmarried ladies', who have devoted them
selves to this work. Four other ladies', of
hiIh culture, have just been selected to
aid those now in the field, and will soon
begin their labors.
Eugene Stock in answer to the que ;tio1.
"Can Cinnamon ba converted?" sooke of
II recent meeting of Christian Cinnamon,
800 in number, at FoHien. the seat of the
recent massacres, who were delegates TO
that meeting from $4,000 Christian China
men in the interior, to consider the ques-
ZION of missions to their couatrynnen. In
Japan Bishop McKim reports tho excellent
work done by the Red Cross society, and
tha. the best and bravest troops i'll the late
war with China were Christian japanese.
The old idea prevalent in Japan form
erly, that becoming q Christian meant tho
sacrifice of his nationality, SO very repug.
uant to the Japanese who is remarkably
patriotic, is being rapidly tispelled and in
consequence largo accessions are being
made TO the church.
A branch of tho Episcopal chrrc. has
been established in Japan which will in
future be autonomous, and, said the
speaker, it was a striking fact that imme-
diately upon its estab,ishm ant 1t founded
"a board of home and foreigu missions.
Hymn 2G3, Ye Christian tleral1s, was
then surg by the congregation, which was
then addressed by the It. Rev Father in
God F. Z. II owe. cousccrated first bishop
of Alaska in ST. Georges church, New
York, on St. Andrews day last, in accord
ance with Il resolution of the board of mis-
sions of tho p Il. church at the general
convention in Minneapolis last October.
Tho bishop is very youthful-looking in
spite of his tni. ty-eight years. bu. is strong
and vigorous and has done much In,es ~.
acy work in northern Michigan. he SIP, X,