The evening times., 1898-10-03
CRUSADE AGAINST VICE
Attitude of Saint Andrews
Brotherhood on Divorce.
TIGHTEN MARRIAGE TIES
Bishop Lawrence, of Massachusetts,
Declares That the Most 0dfous
Man Is the One Who Deserts His
Wife and Children When Over
taken by Misfortune.

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 3.-With the sing
| ing of the Gloria in Excelsis, the reciting
in unison of a prayer of Thanksgiving
| and the pronouncing of the final bene-
diction, the thirteenth annual conven-
tion of the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew,
which began last Thursday, adjourned
last night at Music Hall.
Rev. DR.. ]. Houston Eccleston, rector
of Emmanuel Church, this city, when call
ed unon. declared that he believed the
convention had been beneficial to the
city in many ways.
The concluding speaker was Mr.. James
j. Houghteling, president of the brother
hood. He urged the delegates to return
to their homes with the resolve that the
trickery and sharp practices of business
wouli have no places in their lives,
pointed out to them the advantage of
leading pure lives, and told them to re-
gard women as being on plane above
The vulgar and impure
1t was announced that the total regis
tration was 1,224 of which number MARY
land furnished 524 and Pennsylvania
came next, with 2O2 OF the foreign dele
gates there were two from Japan and one
each from China, Mexico, and Brazil.
Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee of
Washington, presided over the evening
meeting, the subjct considered being
"Our Responsibility as a Church in the
Life of the Nation" In introducing the
| first speaker, Bishop William Lawrence,
of Massachusetts, Bishop Satterlee made
a fitting allusion 10 the reception ac-
corded the Sixth Massachusetts Regi-
| ment when ii passed through Baltimore
a few months ago on its way 10 the
| front, closing with the words: Il am
sure that the echo of that hearty greet
| ing which you gave TO the Sixth Regi-
ment will be given to the Bishop of
Massa achusetts.'
In discussing the subject of the even
| ing Bishop Satterlee dwelt upon the ad-
vantage enjoyed by the church in be-
| ing free from Government control. He
declared that the three foundation stones
of our Government are the family, the
school and the church. He said that the
Protestant Episcopal Church has an
unique responsibility in sustaining the
beauty and integrity of the family life.
Bishop Lawrence declared that there is
growing tendency TO consider that
certain proportion of the people must be
impure, and that the police must only
wink at il. If the tone is only sustained
! high enough. said Bishop Lawrence. there
need be no proportion of impurity in
cities where people are under the infiu-
| ence OF the church. He then discussed
the subject of divorce, which he said will
be considered by the church, and declared
! that the most odious man is the one who
will desert his wife and children when
overtaken by misfortune The public
! school was declared by the bishop TO be
| the bulwark of our liberty.
Touching upon the subject Of territorial
| expansion. Bishop Lawrence said that he
! believes that if the nation does expand
/ it will not be because some of our people
/ want to get rich from the islands won
! from Spain, or that politicians want
| places, but because this nation, feeling
! itself great, feeling that 1t has a work to
| do among the nations of the world.
Mr. George Wharton Pepper, of St
Marks Church, Philadelphia. made a
strong address in closing the discussion
of the subject. He urged the clergy to
come out in decided tones against i'm
proper and unfit candidates for any pub
| lie office, and declared that there is need
/ ed crusade in favor of pure living. AIr.
! Pepper made powerful plea for the
/ preservation of the family, and denounc-
ed in strong language the remarriage of
| divorced persons, be they guilty or not.
| He said he pleaded for the sanctity of the
American home, and claimed that as long
as the church sanctions divorce on any
particular ground, so long will divorces
be granted on that ground.
In conclusion, Mr.. Pepper said he pray
ed that no action will be taken by the
general convention of the church that will
not tighten the marriage bond. He was
| greeted with loud applause.