Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-04-11
Bishop Funston Lectures.
Last Wednesday night the RICH,

( hrNtIueu Jas. ID FunStSh, recently
created Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Boise, embracing the
greater part of Idaho and some OF
Wyoming. iecturrd m Christ Ep,
copal Church, this city. says the
Winchester Star, upon the subject OF
Missions in the West. Bishop Fun
stem Is native of Clark county,
aud Is we'll known 10 the people of
Wine hester. He Is an earnest aud
forceful talkcr aud the lecture was
given strict attention.
The Bishops talk Was an ingenious
comiugIing of pleasing descrlp
ton, physically aud ethuologicall,.
of the great diocese in the far West
over which he exercises jurisdiction,
aud pastoral talk on home missions.
la series of illustrations ne gave
his hearers and idea Of the Nasturss
of the work, IN Idaho ami Wyoming.
aud earnest appeal for prayers aud
help in the spread of the Gospel
among the cOuutI ymrn of ours " hO
are thus beyond the pale of the
church liz. laid considerable stress
upon the power Of prayer aud said 1t
was a Christians duty not 10 merely
utter the Invocation Thy Kingdom
couc," nor only contemplate tine
beauties of redemption aui salvation,
hut to encrsrtically assist the worA
of rrlecming.
Ia the large AREA composing the
Diucrse of Boise. about ll5,uOo sq.
miles. there we're only uinr u.r.
so. kius fog This rnurch. Inr g..
ritory Is eleven uu4,s Larger tA-n
has, land. sixteen Times as large els
I D,lr~.rc auI two .a. a half tlm,~
"a, i,r-r a. NT.iuA rnr t4-n L. g..
urr-...clu a.c ..aI calls for r,ru-~ .
.."uscivu,iou, 40. A,r> ard missions. -.
Tine Iail.u~ display r,utracl Go
embrace Ca .>ti..u't. AMI ta- m'ur.s
.sud sheep herds of that section also
e>incr mucn Interest d. the wo. d
Nhrn once they are given toe ol
portunty. An Illustration of 81
typical miuins toAu not oaly MS
Interesting but Shove, that tlr
Chluesc pelp~tuatrd thr.r rrt .iou "a
these comm lrit.rs while ,hc Chris
tiaua had no rcprys, uta,irs
The Bishop ana Mrs. Fuast,u w,ir
the guests of Miss MInna F Aa,d
while here. Tney lef, for Richmond
Thursday moraing aud next wcrh
NIL return to Boise clty. Idaho.
Miss SiddOns ID Entertain.
Miss Victoria SiddouS. of Wash
Ins,on, ID. c.. the we'll known actress
and elocuuouist. Will give perform
Ancr at Winston Opera House GA
Monday evening. April 23rd. Miss
>lddOns is the great granddaughter
Of Sarah Siddons, the famous English
actress, und Is said TO resemble close
y her great ancessress. She is the
laughter of the late Prof. !. II. SD
dOns, the noted ShakeSperiau scholar,
author and editor, and Mrs. SiddnnS.
the we'll known reader. She. has AZ
peared under the patronage Of such
people as Mrs. Levi =. Morton. Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. John \. Logan. Mrs.
and the late Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Mrs. Townhead. formerly Mrs. Fran
els Hodgson Burnett, Mrs. Frank
Leslie and many other notable men
aud women. Miss SiddOns' work AT
all times denotes great natural ahih
" and careful training. and she pos
SrSSeS that gift 80 essential 10 success
personal magnetism. She will he
assisted 10y other artists of recognized
ability.
Part of the proceeds of this enter
tainment will devoted 70 the mon
umrnI fund.
Manager Ia, lor. Of Winston Hall,
comments this play to his Wildwood
. friends, aud would Zee very glad 10
: have them attend
Church Services this Week
Services will De held in Grace
Episcopal Church during the remain
der of this Holy week as follows:
> "Wednesday AT 4 y m.
Thursday night at o'clock.
Holy Communion.
: Good FRIDAY at Ii a. IN.
Saturday at 1. p. m.
FaSter-Services and celebration