The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-14
PRAYER BOOK LAUDED
ONE SUBJECT OF. DIS
CUSTOM
COMPARISON OF THE BIBLE

Greetings Received From the Lon
don Church COngress-Rev. DIR.
Tiffany Before the Adjournment
Bishop Whfpple-Expressed Com
mittee's Thanks for Hospitality.
The Episcopal church congress, the
nineteenth session of which has been held
in this city covering the past four days,
adjourned yesterday afternoon. The con-
gress passed no resolutions, took no vote
ON any Of the subjects which were dis
cussed, and in no way endeavored to
effect legislation. The delegates to the
congress included some of the more prom
inent churchmen of the Episcopal church
in the United States, and the list en-
braced those whose names are a house
hold word in the church organization.
The Right Rev. Henry B. Whipple, D.
d., bishop Of Minnesota, presided at the
sessions of the congress. The topics dis
cussed ranged from National Expansion
and Imperialism to 1.-The Prayer Book
in the Life of the People," and the pa
pers read and the discussion which fol-
lowed each were interesting and ably
handled
AT the opening of the session yesterday
Bishop Whipple read a cablegram from
the Lord Bishop of London in response
to one sent by the congress Thursday.
The bishop of London replied to the greet
ings of the American church congress in
the following:
London church congress sends warm
est thanks for the kindly greeting of the
American church congress, which it heart
lily returns
The usual devotional exercises. con-
Quoted by Bishop Gilbert, were followed
by farewell speech by Rev C. c. Tiffa-
ny, D. D., of New York, general chairman
of the congress. DR., Tiffany expressed
surprise at the attendance at the con-
gress and the greeting extended the mem
bers and delegates by the people of ST.
Paul and Minneapolis. He paid a high
compliment to Bishop Whipple who, he
said, was one of the fathers of the church
congress and had stood for what the
church congress had done for many years.
Bishop Whipple had for years. in the
eye of the Episcopal church, striven for
the breadth of the United States and
even across the water, where his name
was talismanic word with all classes.
On behalf OF the general committee DR..
Tiffany extended thanks to the various
local committees for the cordial greeting
and hospitality with which the dele
gates had been received and their visit
made pleasant
Bishop Whipple, in response to the
words Of DR.. Tiffany and as chairman of
the congress, just before the final ad-
journment, said:
Il hardly know how to clothe In words
the thoughts that well up in my heart
AT this very hour forty years ago | knelt
at the feet OF Bishop Kemper and was set
apart as the first bishop of the diocese of
love to my Savior, and in this love to
love all that he had loved. 1 resolved,
and 1t has been my daily prayer, that
love should be the bond of union over
those whom he had made me the chief
shepherd. 1t has been great blessing to
the clergy and laity to welcome the mem
bers OF the church congress to our hearts
and homes l voice the thought Of those
who have been interested in the church
congress from the beginning that it has
never reached a higher intellectual stand
ing or devotion to the church than the
one we have had the honor to welcome
You leave behind you memories that we
can never forget That spirit of charity
breathed out here will be to us in the
coming days a blessing. In my Savior's
name I thank you all, and particularly
the representatives of the press In the
darkest days of my mission when I was
thought to be a foolish enthusiast the
press of this state stood by me in nv
work"
The audience sang "Glor1a in Excelsis,''
Bishop Whipple pronounced the benedic-
ton and the congress adjourned.
The topic discussed at the session yes
terday was "The Prayer Book in the Life
Of the People" The discussion was
opened by Rev. Afford A Butler, of Fart
bault, Mimi, who said in part:
THE prayer book and the people are
two factors. The problem of life is that
God put us here and we must lead the
life. The prayer book is more than an
antiquated record. 1t is the manual of
public worship. 1t is this and more 1t
is Gods truth interpreted by the devo-
tional life of Gods people. The Bible
is the inspired record, the prayer book
is the human record. The church puts
the two books together. The book of
common prayer is an expansion of the
Lords prayer. Outside Of our own hearts
there is no such influence to shape our
lives as the book OF common PRAYER.
Earthly life needs the prayer book and
all that it can give. The prayer book
carries with it the honor, safety and
welfare of Gods people,
Rev. e. W. R. Taylor, Of Los Angeles,
Cal, said in part: THE prayer book of
the church is not the property of the
priesthood, but all the church. 1t is a
possession a sacred trust which the
church must hand down. The public
devotions Of the church are continually
being brought nearer the people, 1t is a
holy book by which the clergy and the
laity are to approach their God. The
English prayer book of 1919 was the
strong guard against popery, and it has
proved the strong guard of the church
against sectarianiSm. The book of
prayer is q dividing line between the
Church of England, before and after the
Reformation Not a word of the present
prayer book should be altered. Should
demand and occasion arise we may see
| changes, but only IN its adaptability to
| the needs of the peopie. The prayer book
| is the church manual of devotion. 1t ap
| peals to the Intelligent people, and it
| would be a mistake to lay it aside for d
! foreign manual. 1t was loved by the de-
vout churchnan. Every year the church
| is flooded with manuals, none of which
| could ever take the place of The prayer
| book
Rev. II. W. Jones, D. D., of Gambler,
O., said in part: eve think of what the
I prayer book might do or ought to do.
! When We go through the prayer book
we will find the material for courage,
wisdom and reality. The prayer book
has an inspiration, the best life of the
! Christian church has been put in the
book ] believe the book is an intel
| lectual one. On every Sunday there are
| thousands CT Worshipers whose ideas are
! in advance of it. The prayer book as.
literature has never been considered 1t
has it's place III literature. 1t contains