The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-09

loon-keoper. when I asked him 10 try
and help me arrange for the service
lie said that he was the only musician
in the place After some urging nc
agreed 10 prepare service ana ho
rathered an audience. lie led the sing
ING. and it was splendid music. we
now have a nourishing mission at that
place"
When the Bishop had concluded ms
appeal. every one present was impros-ed
with .ho great work me- is carrying on
and its need of Richmond financial as
sistance.
AT MONUMENTAL CHURCH
The Old Monumental Church was crowd
ed Sunday afternoon with "a consIe-a-
tion which had assembled to hear the
Kt Rev. Etheibert Talbot preach. Bishop
Talbot is IN charge of the Episcopal DO
cese Of Idaho and Wyoming, which ls
very large one Some idea of its size
may he gotten when it is stated on the
authority OF the Bishop himself, that 10
is as large as an of the New England
States. the Middle States and the state
Of Maryland put together.
Bishop Talbot is a very handsome spe-
cimon Of manhood. and has o. very pleas
ant and engaging style of address. which
straight-way wins the favor and interest
of his listeners. lie expressed his plea
sure at being i'm Virginia, saying that
he knew many Nirginians who are now
citizens of Wyoming and Idaho.
Among them are found such GOOD ola
Virginia names ass The Lees the Iala-
fcrros. and Thompsons The Bishop TOOK
for his text the words OF Scripture "rhe
Earth is the Lords and the Fulgess
Thereof"
His discourse could scarcely be called
n sermon. but was rather am exceedingly
interesting talk i'm relation 10 his work
as a Missionary Bishop in the far away
Northwestern country lie told of the
great size Of his Diocese and Of the long
journeys 10 be travelled i'm going about
in it. for his ministry
He said that for a minister 90 succeed
I'm his work ass a missionary ion that couu-
try il was required that DE should have
numerous qualifications The time had
passed. said ne. when il was thought that
any man could be sent TO the West as
missionary and said that for clergy
man to command the respect and gain
the good Will and support Of the pcoplq
llc must he earnest and Jealous. not
afraid of the hardest kind Of work kind
broad-mindod and charitable towards az
men.
He said that I'm nine years there have
been built forty-threc churches I'M Wyom-
Ing. so that now there IFS no town in
that state without minister or
Church. The same thing is practically
true Of Idaho.
The Bishop said that there are now
ten young men I'm training i'm Seminaries
I'm the East. TO 20 back TO Wyoming and
Idaho. and work as missionaries. These
young men were natives Of that country.
and had formerly been engaged in various
occupations Some of them had been
cowboys. etore-kccpcrs and ranch-mcn.
Bishop Talbot gave many other inter
csting details of the work of himself, and
the clorgymen under his direction and
made an appeal 20 the men and women
Of Monumental Church CONGREGATION for
aid in carrying on the work OF the
Church I'm his Diocese.
At ST JAMES CHURCH
At St James Protestant Episcopal
church. Sunday. at Il. NJ, the Rev. Mr..
Kinsolving. Of the Brazil Mission. made
striking and entertaining address on The
work of his mission.
Mr.. KinsOving began his address by
touching reference TO the feet that seven
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Rev. James W.
Morris had in this church, bid farewell
10 this state and Diocese. as they de-
parted for their new work. Proceeding.
ne gave very vivid and forcible account
of the need Of evangelical missionary
work in Brill lie showed the INSULT
cheney of the present means of evfngcl-
izlng the country. Then turning to the
growth OF his own work. he described it
as almost Missionary Romance be-
ginning seven years ago, with TWO foreign
Young clergymen. 10 had now your Amer
lean clergy, three native dcacOns five
young men preparing for deac0ns and
elders. eight mission stations. the largest
Sunday school in South America. and
more than four hundred communicates.
lie then called attention 10 the needs OF
the work. chief OF all being substantial
church buildings. because The other thirs
most neodful so impress urOn the Bra
zilians was the pcrmancnce OF the mis-
sion work. that ii had come 20 stay. lie
then concluded with a beautiful reference
20 tho hearty operation and constant
prayers OF their friends at home which
had been their comfort and inspiration
in all their work. and cordially thanked
the members OF St. James congregation