Evening star., 1898-10-11

Bishop of Spokane.
sion to introduce and have referred to the
committee messages to the house of bish-
ops n resolution providing for the erection
of new dioceses and the conservation of
bishops during the three years recess in
tervening between general conventions. The
reference was made and the resolution will
be brought in later on as amendment to
the constitution. A message of the house
of bishops was received announcing its
committee on the resolutions of the Lam
beth conference.
Rev. LindaIl W. Satonstall of Connecti-
cut offered a resolution, which was refer
red to the committee on education. provid-
ing for the consolidation of the several So
cities devoted to the work of preparing
young men for the ministry into one order
and making the latter one of the institu-
tons of the church.
The last business previous to the joint
meeting Of the deputies and bishops in the
board of missions was a resolution offered
by Rev. DIR. Walton w BattershaH of AL
bany providing that the words "Protestant
Episcopal' be stricken from the common
prayer book. 1t was referred to the com
nIlttee on prayer book.
Board in Session
The board CT missions called to or
der. and after the 2SSth hymn, The Spirit
of the Living Cod was sung Bishop Whip
pie, who presided, offered prayer. Rev. DR..
Henry Anstice of this city acted as secre-
tary.
Resolutions commemorating the twenty
fifth anniversary of Bishop Hare in his
work among the Indians in South Dakota
were offered by Mr.. George C. Thomas,
treasurer Of the Domestic and Foreign Mis-
siOns Society. and Bishop Whipple proceed
ed to speak them.
Bishop Whipple with earnest and elo-
quent impressveness, pictured the great
service rendered by Bishop Hare in his
quarter of century of missionary work
Bishop Potted of New York added his
testimony to that of Bishop Whirple
He recalled the time when Bishop
Hare, Bishop Whippe and himself
were pupils in the same theological Semin-
airy. There was considerable wayward-
ness on the part of Thomas and myself that
needed much attention" he said, good hu-
moredly. but | will say that Bishop Hare
was as good example to US then as ne
is now"
He recited many instances of Bishop
Hares piety and energy and spoke of an
occasion when Bishop Hare was in Europe
and was a guest at a dinner where he sat
at the righ. of lady upon whose left
was bishop of the Anglican Church. The
lady asked the latter who her neighbor was
and ne responded:
only a missionary bishop"
"Only missionary bishop" repeated
Bishop Potter. impressively. when
heard that remark coming from man wi o
las relapsed in appropriate obscurity l re-
=
lectures uto the humorists of England"
Bishop Potter then touchingly recited
Thackeray's vcll-knoWn story of the open
ing of Dean Swift's desk and the finding
stella It contained a lock of hair.
only a wcmSn's hair" says ThackeTas;
"Cnly de@o,icn. only salf-sacrfice and ssle-
effacement: only everlasting and undying
love"
When 1 Heard of that remark I thought
of that wonan's hair" said Bishop Potter.
Only missionary bishop, Only heroism;
Only endurance and energy; only patient
and loyal service; only devotion to lhe
church of Christ"
Loving Cwp for bishop Hare.
In concluding his address Bishop Potter
drew forth from scarlet bag an exaut-
si:ely modelled silver loving cup, and stated
that there was a desire to show some sub
stantial token OF the love in which Bishop
Hare was held. He was sure the cup would
never hold anything more potent than cold
tea. He then read the inscription, which
was follows:
ITO the Right Rev. William Hobart Hare
d. D., from friends who love and honor
him. 1ST3-1S9S."
The Rixhop's Response.
Bishop Hare advanced to the platform
He was visiby affected by the tender trib-
utes he had listened to. He replied to the
remarks of his admirers and lifetime
brethren, in feeling words, and then with
his characteristic nobility he deprecated 50
much praise for himself.
He spoke cf other missionary bishops
who had, too, devoted a quarter of a CEN
trry and more to devoted service in the
cause of Christ. lie named Bishop VIII
iams of Japan, ArchGeacon Ware of China
Bishop Holly of Haiti, Bishop Morris of
Oregon and others, and then paid high
praise to the workers in South Dakota.
They lifted aloft," he exclaimed with
flash of feeling, ''and put me here They
believed in and brought me to believe
in myself. and it is good WREN man can
believe in himself. They were under me
and hoiCing me up. The dome of the Capt.
tol is its most prominent but not its most
holds it, and my dear ones in South
Dakota formed the superstructure that has
held and holds me up"
The Church fn Alaska.
At the conclusion of Bishop Hares ad-
dress a call Vas made for resolutions and
reports, and Bishop Peter d. Rowe, Ed,
missionary bishop Of Alaska. gave an IN
teresting description of the work of the
church in the wilds of the northwest. He
pictured the hospital work done under his
direction WI ere the sick and infirm were
taken care Of ard showed that the ad-
vance of Episcopal doctrines was wide
spread AMI reaching further and further
every day. In conclusion he recited an
episode which recently occurred. He was
talking with lady he had just met, WHO
happened to be q Presbyterian, and she OK
pressed surprise that the Episcopal Church