The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-31
EPISCOPAL MISSION IDEA
HONOR TO THE LATE DIR.
LANGFORD'S MEMORY.
At Christ Church With Addresses by
Bishop Nj. N. Gilbert and Rev.
III. l.. Duhring.

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foreign missions, through their Sun
cay schools throughout the world, and
1t was to further this movement that
| over 500 Episcopal Sunday school Chill
! dren gathered in the auditorium of
| Christ church yesterday afternoon to
listen to rousing addresses by Bishop
Gilbert and Rev. H. L. Duhring, su-
perintendent of city missions of Phila-
delphia.
The plan, as explained in the ad-
dresses Of the bishop and DR.. Duhring,
Is to be carried out during Lent Each
Sunday school scholar in ST. Paul, as
we'll as in every Episcopal church in
the United States, will be given a pyra-
mid the Sunday before Ash Wednes-
day. The Lenten season being one of
self-denial, the older persons as we'll
as the children are expected to put
as much in the little receptacles as
they can spare.
Easter Sunday the children will re-
turn their little boxes to the guild
room or the church, where they will
De opened, counted and the amount
te!egraphed to the general board of
missions of the Episcopal Church of
the United States. The amount given
Paul will help in making up the ag-
gregate amount asked for by the board.
During the general convention of the
Episcopal church, held in MINNEAPOLIS
two years ago last fall, a great meet
ing was held in Christ church, ST. Paul.
IN the interest of missions There was
very large amount of money raised
at that meeting.
The death of the venerable DIR
Langford. manager OF the board of
missions, occurred last summer, and
1t Is now proposed to raise the $1,000
as memorial missionary fund.- to car
ry out his lOng-cherished plan in car
rying on the splendid work Of the
Episcopal church in the mission fields,
to which he added much during his
lifetime. DR.. Langford during his use
tul career, was great worker among
the Sunday school children and was
especially active in establishing CITY
missions, and it was thought appro-
PIRATE and eXpedient that the effort to
raise funds to further his lifelong
work be made through the Sunday
school.
The services yesterday were opened
by a service of song, after which
Bishop Gilbert made a few Introductory
remarks.
The bishop explained to the audience
that the movement to raise the amount
asked for, was being agitated ali over
the world. in every land where the
Episcopal church was. He thought that
the children of the state of Minnesota
would help materially in raising the
offering, which was a grand thing in
deed, as an amount so large would do
untold good in foreign lands Last
year the children of Minnesota had
given $1,000. but this year he hoped to
see the amount reach at least 81 500. H
thought that Christ church could
make a most creditabe showing, il
every one did his share The bishop
told the boys and girls present that in
order to do this they would have to
give Up many little youthful luxuries,
and that the amount raised depended
wholly on each one Of them. There were
forty days and six Sundays in lent,
which was long time, and the very lit
tie people, especially, would have to
charge their memories with what had
been said The bishop said an elder
in the church had promised to give $1G0
in cash to the fund if they, as a Sun
day school. could show an increase over
last years offering. He thought it
noble enterprise, and one which was
Gods own work. The motive behind it
all was to carry the gospel to all lands,
and the Episcopal church. in carrying
or her work in foreign climes, must
have the assistance OF her boys and
girls. Bishop Gilbert asked all the
teachers to meet in the guild room Mon
day night to confer and receive instruc-
items as to the distribution Of the offer
ing boxes.
Rev. H. L. Duhring was then intro
duced by Bishop Gilbert, and spoke in
a very happy vein TO the large assem-
bIage of children and young people. Mr..
Duhring is one Of the oldest Sunday
school workers in the Episcopal church
and was decidedly interesting in his ad-
dress.
He said: This is certainly magnifi-
cent congregation, and it is with great
pleasure that / am able to stand before
SO many boys and girls in st. Paul this
afternoon. all in the service of the
Master. 1t is the patriotic spirit of the
boys and girls of the United States to
rally around the American flag. and
just so should we rally around the stan
dard of the cross, and assist our breth-
rer in foreign lands. l suppose you
boys and girls don't know how many
other boys and girls there are in the
Episcopal church in this big land of
ours. Well. there are 5000 Sunday
schools, So 600 teachers, and coo boys
and girls both large and small. If those
100000 boys and girls were marched
eight abreast, they would make Nigh
ty army which would reach from St
Paul to Faribauit.
couragenle Mt to you, in helping to make
up this great Lenten offering. One hun
dred thousand dollars is a great deal
of money, but if each boy and girl does
his or her share we will easily have it,
big as it is. L have in my hand a lit
tie red Bible, as you see, which only
weighs one-half an ounce, and yet con-
tains every page of the Scriptures en-
braced in any Oxford Bible. 1 have a
little magnifying glass, with which I
can read it. | can carry st in my vest
pocket. The new century is fast COM
ing upon us. people will then travel in
balloons instead of railroads, and these
large Bibles will be too big to take up
in 4 balloon, so along comes this little
half-ounce and says take me- Chill
dren, as the ways of travelling are be-
coming more swift the means of circn-
lating Gods work are also increased,
and at the present time there is not
land or a country where Gods word
can't be preached. The time has come
when all the doors of all nations are
open to receive the Scriptures. Won't
you help US carry it to these people
who have no God and live in dark
ness? People sometimes complain be-
cause it costs so much to handle their
offerings through the General society,
but I assure you that the work of the
General society is carried on very eco