The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-01
GEN, lIADLEY AT TRINITY
LEADER or THE CHURCH 4IRMY EX-
Plains ITS MISSION.

"Dick Deadeye," of Pinafore Fame, Val
liable Worker-Rev. DIR. Hughes of Nor
ristown, N. j., Addresses the Forenoon
Meeting-Meetings VIII be Continued
During the Week.
At Trinity Episcopal church yester-
day morning Dr. William M. Hughes of
the Church army, spoke to large con-
sregation on the methods of work used
by that army. His address, in part,
will be found below.
Last evening General Hadley, COM
handing officer of the army, and Colo
mel Jones, an active officer, spoke of
the work done and the good already
done.
General Hadley spoke Of the origin OF
the Church army movement and those
prominent in organizing it. The work
was started in England about the time
that Jerry McAuley began his mission
work in New York.
Colonel Jones told of his rescue from
life of inquiry Major Brown, an Off
Ger of the Church army, who accompa-
mics General Hadley, sang two solos.
He was formerly an opera singer and
was the original 'Dick Dead Eye" In
"Pinafore, and also sang in the Pr
ates of Penzance" when that piece was
first put on the stage.
1t was announced last evening that
meetings would be held by General
Hadley and his assistants at Trinity
church this evening and tomorrow
evening.
On Wednesday afternoon Miss Walk
er, member of the Church army, will
address a meeting of women only at
$50
An abstract of Dr. Hughes address
follows
Permit me. by way Of preface, and as
a representative of the United States
Church army, to express its apprecla-
tive recognition of the thoughtful and
helpful spirit which has given it an
opportunity to present it's cause in this
well known parish.
The idea and the methods of the
Church army carry with them some
thing Of the shock of seemingly radical
methods
The fact that rectors and parishes
which are not to be misled by mere
novelty, nor betrayed into ill-judged
action by mere enthusiasm for noble
ideas, are welcoming the presentation
of the cause of the Church army in
spite of that shock is one of the most
hopeful features of it's present outlook.
There must be something in it that is
powerful enough to attract the earnest
attention of clear-headed men and eau
tious parishes. 1t is proof positive that
there are vitality, force and reasonable
method in it's history up to this time
and a belief in it's splendid possibilities
in the future.
The most that we can reasonably ask,
at this stage of it's development, is pre-
cisely this spirit of thoughtful and
helpful willingness to give it room for
the development of these possibilities,
and to sustain 1t at the start with suffl-
Gent financial support to enable the
workers in it's special field to make that
start, not a feeble struggle against the
mere material difficulties but a strong
one, because of a reasonable freedom
from the anxiety incident to these i'm
portant material questions.
who goeth a warfare any time at
his own charges?'
Backed up by this fine spirit of sym
patty and this reasonable support
none of us can tell whereunto this thing
may grow. True, there is no certainty
as vet that it may not fail of perma-
nent development as one of the great
Observation-Disclosures of the church We
certainly recognize that it is in an ex-
detrimental stage. But we feel much
more strongly that it may, with time,
take on wonderfully unexpected feat
ures of immense value to the church
and the land No one who has watched
the growth of this church of our allegi-
ance and loyalty can have failed to be
struck with the tremendous storage Of
power in it's laity But it is power ex-
tremely difficult to set in vigorous mo-
ton. When once in motion, however, it
is afraid of no enterprise that COM
mends itself to it's judgment, or daunt-
ed by no obstacles that can be removed
by vigorous action and persistent pur-
pose Evidence of the plainest kind is
beginning to show itself to the Church
army commission and the workers in
the field that surprises and cheers some
of us-evidence that is, that this move
ment is striking a strangely sympa-
thetic chord in the hearts of the laity
as well as of the clergy, who are to be
reckoned as representative of the best
forces of the church.
If this continue to show itself in the
same proportion for the next few years,
should be justified in now stating that
it will be like mighty tide pouring it's
living waters into every nook and cor
ner of the land and filing every part
of the church with an irresistible spirit
of power and progress.
Pardon an illustration which is used
because / am certain as to the facts.
Shortly after it was determined to un-
dertake the work of the Church army
in an official way, it occurred to me
that no better test of the future sane
ton of the laity could be made than in
a parish like the one in my charge, a
parish that may fairly be called a rep
resentative of the church life in a raths
er favorite suburb of New York city.
Upon invitation and totally without
special advertisement General Bradley
made straightforward and of course
interesting statement of his work, his
hopes and his needs.
No collection was taken up at the
time, but blank cards for voluntary
pledges Were placed in the pews. When
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