The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
mp WHIPPLE IN LONDON.
oaATIoN AT EXETER HALL
MEETING.

-,.,rcb of England and Its
I'm Branch, at Home and
broad.
ie Of friends of the venerable
uspry B. Whipple of Minnesota,
ivy ..rter home is here in Maitland,
~ 5slighted to learn of his safe ar
ronaon. and despite the fact of
.i5 weather there. with la grippe
.,,lent. he and his good wife have
~, in excellent health so far
~ arrived April 10. and the next
- tbe bishop took breakfast, in
- - with other eminent divines, with
,-.bhishop of Canterbury, who is
..nr,,nate of All England and Metro
.ao As Bishop Whipple is ex-of1-
...ir,,te of the Protestant
nal church of America, he was
gnest of honor at this noted social
80, After this came the first session
~. -re,t Missionary Centennial, held
Ter Hall, which was attended by
ors tban 1000 interested spectators. The
.3,rsss was made by the Archbishop
...,.rburv. as the head of the English
4 -, who was followed by Bishop
$1,000 IS the acting head and sole
'i-.lplr1r,s,ive of the American Church,
nh in their addresses the attention OIL the
4 Valance was centered.
-, q friend who was present and
~, 1strers before me as l write, l
r%at the reception given Bishop
E.rinnla when he came forward to speak
r,1sr remarkable and long continued.
arlv was the applause of the hearth
rooiish kind, but the immense audi
rise en- masse and gave him what
4 ,srrn in this country the Chautauqua
lr,a After waiting some time for the
ErnisIse 10 subside, the bishop said:
~ oo,lnt il an honor that in this fortieth
.o~ If nv episcopate, l bring to your
"A srerable society the loving greetings of
"a sster church. We rejoice in the record
"A ,our confessors and martyrs. We
a amt as our own kinsfolk all those who
. sro7ob YOUR labors have been led out of
4 ssthen darkness 20 the light and liberty
IN children of God.
Il The names Of your heroes and martyrs
4 re household words in our homes. We are
IL one family and believe that God hath
Inade of one blood all nations of men to
&5ueU on the face of the earth; that
ssus Christ died for all men; that there
IN none other name under heaven given
Emong men whereby we must be saved;
Ia nd we believe that in loving Christ we
h must love all whom He loves. The Provi-
nee of God is drawing our two nations
Iogether in bonds of affection, that we
nav carry Christian civilization to all the
Ebeoples on the face of the earth"
After reviewing the work of the Church
Ii England and missionary society the
l=hop said: The history of your society
$ one of heroic faith and patience. There
fa~e been deferred hopes and bhghted
|pans Martyrs have died, and missions
|flve been destroyed; but we rejoice that
II great company have come out of tribu-
baton and washed their robes and made
HEN white in the blood of the lamb; long
closed doors are now open, and to the
remotest corners of the earth heralds of
the Gospel may go FORTH
H 81 viii speak" continued the bishop, ''of
4 the missions of the church in the United
'States-the church which, at the close
\ ot the war Of the revolution, seemed a
fyine ready to perish. 1t had trained many
sons like Washington and Jay; ma
ziorty Of the signers of the Declaration of
4 Independence had been baptized in the
Ichurch. But for two hundred years the
lchurch in America had no resident bish-
IQp none of her children had received con-
Elimination, none could be ordained without
Crossing the Atlantic. Our first bishops
were great-hearted men of God. In the
words Of our late Primate. the church's
life was moulded by the gentle stead
'fastness Of Bishop Seabury, and the stead
fast gentleness of Bishop White The
'church awoke to new life in 1911, by the
|Watchword of Bishop Hobart-'Evangeh
cal truth and Apostolic order In 1882
our foreign and domestic missionary soci-
ETY. was organized. The entire offerings
IL it. for three years, were $751;
N. In 1885 Rev. Jackson Kemper,
VINO had been the assistant minister 60
Bishop White, was consecrated our first
missionary bishop. The great West was
q wilderness. Bishop Kemper Travelled
rom the head waters of the Mississippi
10 Inc Gulf of Mexico, and no one of our
sons mas been more abundant in labors
\ IL 1888, the receipts of our society for for
Itsn and domestic missions were $5S7, 100,
'aAu We have in the domestic field, lips
mss oharies, and in the foreign field SIS,
uhaer the care of eighty-five bishops. I
"sh l could picture to you the services
IT, our Missionary bishops. whose
d'AedTals are found in the border school
mouse the cattle ranch and tepee of the
Nuidh. Thank God, the apostles are liv-
As win Us still! To no one agency are
o1' olshops more deeply indebted than to
MY "oman.s Auxiliary to the board of
missions Their offering at our last tri-
su'al convention was $50, 900, and of many
-le iEee-will offerings of these daugh-
~ OF the cross. we can say, She hath
'0He what she could for Christ"
III 1853. 100000 of slaves were made
'.5l.an citizens. Slavery was a strange
-..O'aaiy IN a republic but 1t was our colo
.t -li inheritance. One of the charges in
0..sinal Declaration of Independence
as me King has used his veto power
r's'eht The abolition of the traffic in
--liaA beings We can say of slavery as
pA sad 10 bis brethren, 'Ye meant II
'A-God Over-ruled il for good. Dur
s,= ,is Gays Of slavery, masters and slaves
--I1l The same church, but with free
Ie} 1rifted apart, and a religion
.A known as Plantation Religion
-.-. -4nstan and half fetish. A race Of
i..' Nters used the freedmen for po-
3.l-. ana fOi a time the future
~. oifE. But Southern men began to
'-e.r responsibility, and missions
..5 sahe5, public schools opened,
a.. there are 1850 900 black chill