The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16
All Charmed with the Hespitality
Of the People Of This City-En.
rfehea In Mind and spirit by
Progressive Ideaa Diseased.

Norman eon4ueStS: restored 10 ita in
dependence as a national church by the
Magma Charta of King Johns reign, and
the Reformation in the sixteenth century;
Brought TO the shores of the American
continent with the first explorers, Cabot.
Drake and Frobisher: made self-propa-
eating church under its first bishop. DIR.
Seabury, and at the Revolution an indie
pendent branch of the universal church,
Nself-governing. while in full communion
with the mother church from whom she
had received her historic line OF descent.
Amid all the manifold operations of po-
iitical and social life which have helped
TO bring about q better Understanding be-
tween the two great branches OF the An
gio-Saxon race, none has contributed to
better effect than the determination be-
tween the different branches OF the An
giican church.
This has received ample illustration from
the meeting during the past week. 1t was
impossible that men could assemble from
the cities and rural districts represented
without being enriched in mind and spirit.
From the conservative atmosphere of Vic
toria, from the progressive cities OF the
mainland of British Columbia. from the
farming districts and the mining camps,
from the Indian reserves and the noun
tain ranges, from Alaska and from Port
land. from Eastern and Western Washing
ton, Seattle and Tacoma. Victoria and
Vancouver, men brought their own pccu-
liar gifts and graces, and so rich was the
common store that the only difficulty was
to assimilate the propria of all.
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That the meeting was entirely unof-
fetal and without authority 10 legislate or
pass resolutions was net its least merit.
Nor was 1t a matter without significance
that in all discussions. while all had COM
men ground, there was no possibility of
unanimous conclusions. To some at first
sight it seemed disccaraging thing that
in matters such as church literature, The
evangelization of cities, the raising of
funds and such like, the verdict was prac-
ticaily tot homines quot sententiae" But
this very variety was, as the bishop OF
Olympia pointed out in very impressive
address a most reassurins feature. The
speciality of the Episcopal church is conn
prehensiveness. and whereas it is easy fer
a narrower body to have slereotypcd rules
and methods. the Clergy of the Episcopal
church could never be found TO agree upon
supporting single church newspaper or
a single method of teaching or finance.
1t was brought out over and over again
that the Episcopal church has principles,
but not rules: that it lays upon the indi-
yidual the responsibility of interpreting
principles according to the varying cir
eumstances of life.
This applies not only to liberty OF teach
ing, but TO habits OF life. The social side
of the clericus certainly emphasized the
fact that the clergy of the Episcopal church
place no veto on the lighter side of life
Thou shalt not smoke was certainly not
Il new commandment. as many a resident
of this city can testify, and the common
testimony of all on departure was that the
receiving OF fresh intellectual and spiritual
stimulus had not prevented the meeting
from being one Of the pleasantest on rec
ord.
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All went away charmed with the hosp!-
tality OF Seattle and Tacoma The kind
hosts and hostesses only complained that
they saw too little of their guests, and
many would-be hostesses complained that
there were not guests enough TO go round.
The dog show committee invited the cler-
gy to ''go to the dogs" which they did, to
find Victoria clergyman the winner OF
three prizes. The Chamber OF Commerce
distributed Seattle Guides and every
body was brmfuI Of hospitality and kind
ness. From sundry reports which have
come in 1t is doubtful whether the visit
ors had much time for sleep. One Vie
toria clergyman was convicted of being
up each night till a. m. playing billiards.
In spite of this there was no disposition
TO sleep during the day. and one Vancou-
yer clergyman very nearly burst forth
with the chorus OF comic song on board
the Flyer
With all this there was observable al the
meetings deep seriousness and a spir-
itual tone which acquired that Western
pioneer church life did not tend TO ma
terialism Ia thought or action very
fitting climax was reached at the service
on Thursday evening AZ ST LulSe's church.
Tacoma when the bishop OF Olympia sum
med up the lessons Of the meeting and
ciinched the points which had been made.
All then engaged in silent prayer. end
afterwarti repeated aloud the beautiful
prayer which each clergyman makes on
his institution.
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One regret was universal namely tina,
Bishop Wells. with his c0ntir gent Of $50.
kane clergy. was unable to reach the city
on account Of a snowslde. TIE venerable
Bishop Morris of Oregon who Is over. -
years Old. was also unable 10 come. bu.
sent his blessing.
The number actually present vas forty.
Of whom less than seventeen hailed
from British Columbia.
n general wish was expressed for tha
annual recurrence Of the ciericus auf IL
is not unlikely thar next year AN invita-
tlon viii be extended to the clergy By tho
Glorious OF Columbia diocese TO meet In
Victoria. In such a case the Seattle and
Tacoma meeting will set a nor unworthy
precedent.
The great lesson, 10 the writer's mind
was the fact that tae ehurch's motto Ia
Still the old one "t9aod seasper uilaue ..
a. omnibus" agt that the .'scrnpers. IN
ciuses the presen; and the future as weu
tse past. the "uhiqae" other places
than ctr own and the "onnes" other per-
sons Than ourselves