The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-16

failures are due to Clergymen, bishops
and standing committees, who pass on
into the ministry men who could sue
ceed in no other business or profession.
Just because a young man feels he
would like to be a clergyman is not
sufficient reason that his pastor or
bishop should encourage him. He
should possess extraordinary gifts of
head and body, as we'll as heart. Often
the best service a rector or bishop can
do the church and young man apply
ing is to kindly but firmly tell him
that the ministry Is not for him. l am
sure we have good, conscientious
and God-fearing board of examining
chaplains, but I should be glad if a
larger per cent. of those who tried to
pass their examinations failed and was
compelled to try again. l speak some
what plainly on this subject for the
reason that / have recently had some
rather painful experiences in this mat
ter and have been compelled to drop
men after they had been for some time
pursuing their studies"
He made a passing reference to the
recent turmoil in the church in Eng
land. and after contrasting it with the
condition of affairs in America said:
II thank God that here in Central
Pennsylvania the spirit of a large and
generous liberation dwells among us,
begetting mutual confidence and trust
| and emphasizing only those things
which enter fundamentally into the
| first principles of the doctrines of
Christ.
mo diocese could possibly be freer
from all partisan jealouses, just be-
| cause we recognize for others the lib
erty, under we'll defined law, which we
claim for ourselves"
DIVISION OF DIOCESE.
The most important question to be
discussed is the proposed division of
the diocese, by which Scranton, in all
probability, would be made an Episco-
pal see. The division has been agitated
for a number of years, and at the last
convention, held in Wilkes Barre, a
! committee was appointed to report d
line of division. The committee has
| mapped out several feasible lines and
will submit them at this mornings ses-
sion. This matter has been made the
! order of business for 10 o'clock a. m.
| Sentiment is strong botn ways on the
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debate is looked for.
Most of the delegates are being en-
tertained at the homes of the parish
toner's Of the local Episcopal churches.
Bishop Talbot and Mrs. Talbot are
! guests at the residence of Hon. and
I Mrs. f. n. Willard. The Country club,
| through Major j. w. Oakford, and the
| Scranton club, through Il. +. Jones,
/ chairman Of the house committee, has
! extended its privileges 10 all the dele
/ gates during their stay in Scranton.
/ At 73O last night the delegates as
sembled in the parish house, and form
ing a procession, moved out to the
church and through the main entrance,
and down the middle aisle to the altar.
! The boys surpliced choir, singing the
! professional hvmn, to organ accom-
paniment by j. Willis Conant, came
hrst. Then, in the order named, came
Saint Luke's Vestrymen, the lay dele
| gates, the lay members of the board OF
missions, the lay deputies to the gen.
eral convention, the lay members OF
the standing committee, the masters OF
| ceremonies, the deacons, the clergy ac-
cording to priority Of ordination, juniors
first; the clerical deputies TO the gen.
eral convention, the four archdeacons
the clerical members OF the standing
committee, the bishops chaplain bear,
ing the crozier and the bishop in full
vestments. The clergy wore cossack
surplice and stole.
The lavmen entered the side pews
and remained standing, while the
clergy, halting in the center aisle
opened ranks, allowing the bishop tC
pass through. Then, by twos, those ii
the rear passed through the lines, in
verting the order of the column anC
dividing 10 the right ana LEFT. occupied
the center pews in the nave of the
church. The bishop and chaplain, tn,
clerical members of the standing com
mittee and the rector of the church
Rev. Rogers Israel, sat in the sanctu
airy.
THE ROLL CALL.
At the conclusion of the bishops ad
dress and the closing exercises, tn,
! clergy, in formal reeessional, returned