El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-12

stand. There are people who are OPP
posed to Chritianity, those who
neither oppose nor favor it. OF the
| first class are men who are
| forever prating about what they know
| about the biole. IngerSOll says
| preachers live upon the creduility OF
| people. to which has been replied that
he lives upon the incredulity of people.
! Ingersoll eulogizes infdelity, whisky,
suicide. Where are the strongholds of
! evil? Where are the StrOnghOldS OF
in6delity? They are not to be found in
the churches; but rather in that part
of the city where sinners do most con-
gregate, in the saloons of the tom.
In speaking of the manners of olden
times, the speaker. said many of them
were not allowable today, pOlygamy
for instance. Even in those days, Tim
othy refused to take wine because he
saw its effects on the wine drinkers of
| his day. Mr.. Hoffman here expressed
his regrets at the fact that some of his
church members tippled. took a glass
occasionally. He did not know what
such people thought of their church
vows, and their influence on the com
| munlty.
There is no organized effort for the
destruction of the churches, but there
is powerful organization at work for
| the destruction of the saloon, in the
| w. G. 7. u. The speaker was thank
full that the church had many stout
pillars for its support in many chris
tian characters, but he feared there
were some alleged pillars more pillows
than pillars, men who slept instead OF
worked. He had been asked if a man
could not be a christian without being
a mem Der of any church, and the re-
ply was No" the church was organ
lied by Christ for the salvation of hui
man kind.
LAST WEEK IN LENT.
The following reflections ON the last
week in Lent are from the weekly leaf
let published by Rector Martin OF ST.
Clements church:
Tomorrow we enter upon the last
week of Lent. The shadow through
which we have been passing deepens
into the deeper shadow of the grave.
1t is to be week of suffering. Mother
Church calls upon her children to suffer
with the Holy Victim of their sins to
go with Him to hideOus GOlgOtha. to
enter with Him the portal of the tomb.
And shall we not obey: Shall we not
put away from US every other thought
during these six holy days-shall we
not forget for the time being what we
shall eat, what we shall drink. what we
shall put On-Shall we not turn away
from the attractions OF society and the
wOrld-that, our spirits being Subdued.
we may be able 10 appreciate in
reality all that holy week may IN can
for each of us? My brethren, let us re-
mem Der that he who is to be Knocked
and beaten and spat upon,
and nailed through hands and feet by
a vulgar mob. Is member of our
own hOusehOld-let us remem Der that
heis our brother-and our uuseemly
mirth will be silenced, our giddines5
will cease. our Impotence Will be dis
PEELED, our yearnings for the world :
eXcitementS will be done away. The
house Will be darked, tn } festive piano
will be closed. The m9urner will seek
retirement for meditation. aad desire
to be alone with God and the d ad.
The n elected bible viii be dislOdged
from its dusty recess, the voice of the
penitent will be heard in the secret
chamber, the seat in the house of pray
er. so often vacant, will be occupied
every day. Oh, my brethren, let Us
pause and ponder, let Us pause and
pray, Let us really die with him, thai
we may really be partakers with him in
| his joyful resurrection and most glorious
ascension into heaven
! NOTES FROM BISHOPS QUARTERLY.
| In both missionary districts it has
| been necessary to appoint a secretary
| for the Woman's Auxiliary. Mrs Pal
en-, of Santa F'e. has resigned and Mrs.
| Florence NJ. John of St. Clements
church, Ell Paso, has been appointed
! for the missionary district of New
| Mexico. Mrs. Meany of Prescott. has
removed and Mrs. Rebecca Gee of Tue
son, has been appointed for the mission
airy district OF Arizona.
Rev. ). H. S. Gallaudet, who has
ministered for several month, at Las
| Cr1npS la n ial
NJ, has accepted call to Trinidad.
! Colorado, and left us on the first OF
| March. He was much liked as q
| preacher and probably he would have
stayed with US but that his wife 5
health and perhaps his own made il
impossible for him to go from place &c
place for services.
The fifth annual convoca'iOn of the
missionary district of Arizona, will
meet at Trinity church, Phoenix. on
Thursday, May 6, 1897. at 10 Il. IN.
Every clergyman canOnically com ected
with and actually resident in the dis
trict and economically capable of per
forming clerical duties shall be en-
titled to seat Lay members shall be
the wardens and one layman from each
organized congregation, who shall be a
communicate chosen by the commune
cants from their own number.
On Quinquagesima Sunday, Feb
ruary 2Sth, the bishop visited Grace
church, Tucson, A. T. At the morn
ing service the beautiful church build
ing was formally consecrated. At the
evening service three persons received
the apostolic rite of laying on OF hands.
There were large and attentive con
gregations. The bishop preached al
both services.
The vacancy at Trinity church
Phoenix, Arizona, has been filed by
the appointment of Rev. Edwin 4
Penick. rector of St. Paul's church.
Camden, New Jersey, who has accepted
and expects to enter on his duties here
on the first of October. Services have
been continued without interruption.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews, of Ell Paso, has given
three Sundays, Rev. Mr.. Brown. OF
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