The morning times., 1897-01-26
ST. PAUL'S JOYOUS WORDS
The Apostles Life a Model for All
to Emulate.
Bishop Satterlee's Discourse at st,
Paul'S Church Last Night-Re-
port of the Years Work.

Dr. Henry Y. satterlee, bishop of the
Washington diocese of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church. delivered a discourse last
evening before large congregation
at st. Paul's Church, on Twenty second
street near Washington Circle, taking for
his theme the life and self sacrifice of the
apostle from whom the church took its
name.
1t was the bishops first sermon in that
church, On a st. Paul's Day, and the occa-
sion had the additional interest OF being
an annivcrsary-thc thirty-first annual
festival in incarceration of the founding
or the church.
Dr.. Sattcrlee pictured st. Paul as the
greatest Sufferer for Christ among all the
early martyrs, and yet in all bis writings
there were the words of joy and peace and
love aud consolation. IN fhe midst of all
OF his perilS by land and sea. among friends
and enemies, there WIS the same spirit
manifested, and his words were the most
joyous of all in all the ages
He referred. as striking example Of
this, to Paul's epistle to his own people,
the Philippians, written with one hand
chained to that of his guard and from II
prison cell. This, ne said is what the
Christian life should be.
From human point of view, Paul's life
was a great failure, but lie planted the
seed Of the Christian Church in Rome.
TIE Church of Christ and the empire of
Rome arose together Augustus became
king and Christ became the head of the
universal kingdom, and tire two kingdoms
existed side by side for centuries. 1t was
Paul. not Peter, who is mentioned in
history as the pioneer.
Paul was willing to sacrifice himself
He saw in tie future the great results
which were TO flow from his martyrdom.
Dr. Satterlee clo oscd with a tribute
to the workers in st. Paul's Church, and
referred with pleasure to the fact that
it was founded, and had continued to be, Il
free church.
God bless the church that begins as n
free church, he added, for it indicates
a free religion
Preceding the sermon the rector of the
parish, DR.. Harding, read the annual re-
port of the church guild, which, he said,
embraced the work of ten different So
cieties. The total OF the collections for
the year was 81 ,940.59, of which sum
SS04 had been expended in the relief Of
Others. An aggregate Of S6ST .53 had been
obtained from the personal labor of the
members of several OF the auxiliaries.
Relief had been supplied in thirty cases
OF illness. such as medicines, food aud raj.
ment, and an appeal to the charitable was
made for bedClothing and garments for
the sick. The relief fund had been ex-
pended at the small cost OF SO. The Dor
cas- Society distributed 426 garments dur
ing the year.
The Armenian relief fund accumulated
had aggregated $236,10, and upon this DR..
Satteriee made favorable comment in his
discourse. He repeated what he had once
said to the Emperor of Russia in behalf of
the Christians in Turkey and said to
encourage the work for their relief. The
church society having this movement in
charge numbers but thirty members.
At the conclusion ofthe services there was
social reunion in the parish hall.