The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-15

of thought are factors in the development of
the church's life to be dealt with whenever
far astray This mark of breadth we have
noticed in you; in it we rejoice, and for it
we love you.
Pending any action which the clericus as
body may take at its next meeting, we desire
by it's instruction and on its behalf to extend
to your own flock our congratulations, and to
participate with them in the rejoicings of the
occasion. Praying for the Great Bishop and
Good Shepherd of our souls to shower on you
and them His choicest blessings for all the
years to come, and that we may long have the
companionship and help of you, our brother,
reverend and dear.
Following the reading of the greet
ing Dr. Pope delivered his address
He said, addressing Bishop Gilbert,
and then turning to the audience:
Right reverend sir, friend of my fathers,
friends of my, boyhood and early manhood,
members of the Church of the Good Shep
herd partners of my joys and sorrows, friends
one and ALL you are welcome, today as al
ways to these sacred precincts.
Eight hundred years before the coming of our
Lord God spake by the mouth of the prophet
Joel: 1T shall come to pass afterward that
l will pour out my spirit on all flesh, and
your old men shall dream and your young
men shall see Visions The fulfillment of
this prophecy began on the day of Pentecost,
ten days after our Lords ascension, when the
Holy Ghost came down on 120 persons; it
continued to be fulfilled when Peter and John
laid their hands on the converts of Samaria,
and the Holy Ghost came upon them; and
when st. Paul laid his hands upon the twelve
men at Ephesus the Holy Spirit came upon
them. AS a result of the outpouring of the
Holy Ghost it was prophesied, Young men
shall see visions" OF a vision of young
man l shall speak.
Between the years 1857 and 1865 I spent
my summers and one year in st. Paul, being
on the bluff north of here. The vision came to
me of church such as l would desire to have.
Ordained in Wisconsin, l spent year there;
in response to two letters from Bishop Whip
pie l came to Minnesota; work was as
signed to me at Anoka and three other places
Then l was invited by the bishop and the
rectors of Christ church and st. Paus to be-
gin work in this city. 1t has always been
a satisfaction to me that 1 never had made
any effort to obtain work here, but that I
own. There are two ways of working-either
to work for results, or work from principle
and leave the results to God. The last is
my way. The vision of my youth was the
vision of developed principles. These prin-
cples existing in embryo between thirty and
forty years, l am to declare to you. These
principles are eight in number. Eight in
Scripture is the number of life and resur-
rection. Eight persons were saved in the ark.
Circumcision was administered the eighth
day. Our Lord arose from the dead on the
eighth day AS the number of the beast is
$685. the Greek letters of the name Jesus make
1885, SO there are eight parish principles of
the Church of the Good Shepherd.
The first principle is free and open
churches.
The ground plan of the Episcopal church
in its main features Is like that Of the tenn