Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-10
EPISCOPAL SESSION.
CONVOCATiON OF THE NORTH
ERN DEANERY OF INDIANA.
This Meeting is Preliminary to the Or
ganisation OF . Diocese In tho North
Part OF the Stste-Labors Opened Tuesday
Night with . Sermon by Rev. II. n.
Banfil OF South Bend.

The Convocation of the Northern
DeanerY of the Diocese of Indiana
began at the st. Thomas Epis-
copal church Tuesday night and con-
tlnued for three days session. This
meeting is preliminary to the orgsniza.
tion of diocese in the north part of
the state, which Is to be consumated on
April 2oth and 26th of this year.
The Convocation began its Isbors
Tuesday with sermon by the Rev.
+. NJ. Banfil of the st. James church at
south Bend. Wednesdays session
opened at 7:3O q. N. with the cele-
bration of the holy communion, follow
ed at 10 o'clock by services conducted
by the Rev. j. H. Mckenzie, Ph, d. of
the Howe school at Lima.
A conference of the bishop and
clergy was held just before the noon
hour.
That afternoons business session was
held after which papers were read by
Rev. Walter Scott, of st. Johns church,
at Bristol. on "The Relation of Rectors
to Scattered Extra Parochial Church
People" and by Rev. E. B. Stockton,
of the St. James church at Goshen on
"What Standard Instruction, Addition
al to the Church Cstechism Should be
Given to All Children"
These papers were followed by an sd
dress by Stuart McKlbben, of South
Bend on "The Nature and Need of .
Constitution of the Church"
The services on Wednesday eve
ming were not largely attended.
Bishop White was the speaker and
chose for his subject "Go ye into all tho
world" words which We instantly recog-
nized as our Ssvior's. The sermon was
clear and burning with enthusiasm. A
summary appears as follows:
We should do our best to instill others
with the love of Jesus Christ. One pur-
pose of true religion is to disseminate.
OiOoOiOA oAO LnicblOu 6IC CO-cAIoI6ut.
We are familiar with the feeling ex-
perienced when we know of some one
or something that has q purpose, but
cannot perform it. When we see
great ship, ready to brave the sea
strong and beautiful lies day after day
In the harbor with out any sign of smoke
from the pipes, or life on the deck, We
are filled with the feeling that some
thing is wrong. The school where
nothing is learned fills US likewise with
unrest. And comparison may be car
ried to the man. We may enjoy our
religion but we should not make it ex-
elusive. The purpose of religion is to
spread and when conditions are present
for its spreading and it does not spread
something is wrong. As long as our
neighbors have hearts, souls, passions,
they are open to the incursion of re-
ligion, and the churchman who stands
by and idly views the other, is like the
ship in the harbor. He has q purpose
but he remains idle. There is some
thing wrong. In recent debate. C on
corning the uniting of two churches he,
the Bishop, heard g man remark ave
can not unite them. The people will
not mix Looking at the speaker the
Bishop asked (which of the churches
have got q monopoly on Heaven2"
When church places herself as some
thing exclusive and refuses to mingle
she has prostituted herself. Such
church is not worthy of the name.
A missionary church Is mingler
n church can justify itself in inactivi-
ty. Who does not believe in foreign
missions? God sent his only Son as q
missionary to this world. Paul the
apostle and the early disciples visited
foreign countries. Should they have
stayed at home and done charity tbere3
Martin was educated and had all the
possibilities of wealth and power be-
fore him but he gave his life to the saw
age people of the east. Livingtone
might have lived in luxury in England
but he chose to penetrate the dark con-
tinent and plant the cross where it had
never been. Christ's command was not
only to have missions but "Go ye into
all the world"
The new diocese which has been cre-
ated, consisting of this parish and nine
teen others is the smallest and weakest
in the world. "Verily, ye shall be the
least among your brethren" Bishop
White has consecrated his life to the
building up of this diocese. 1t is only