The Portland daily press., 1900-01-18

once apparent HIS words sssmeo W
come each laden with IN earnest pur-
pose. He spoke In . low tone Of voice.
bot each word was distinctly pronounced
and felt By his hearers. IL is SAL 30 any
that the eloqusnos Of. the bishop-sl cot
was far beyond anything which the
diocese Of Maine had sxpsctsd.
ALLOW me, In the first plsos." said
Mr.. Goldman, 'to express the great DIM
dsnce which feel In coming among you
and being addressed as the bishop-elect
before the House OF Bishops has ratified
the election. only look upon this
Church club gathering rs family party
In the house Of God. / await
with entire submission whatever
the House Of Bishops may decide.
1 feel, however. the honor Of the cleo
ton which you have conferred but tell
you FRANKLY don't want to come and
don't want TO be . bishop. because
gave mp my profession - lawyer TO take
up the work of q parish priest I arm
wrapped mp In this work Of . parish
priest. 1t hurts. 1 can't describe to you
how hard IL 10 for man to leave that for
the thought comes TO me with solemnity
OF the wonderful una1imity and lack OF
rArty spirit which marked your confer
ence. felt l must simply bow TO Gods
grace and cast myself upon His mercy
and accept tbs offioe. don't feel great
| enthusiasm about coming tn this diocese
It must be because Of the love Of the
work / leave behind. But am filled
with snthusiasm regarding the work Of
the ohuron In Maine aud In the Unitsd
Sites / feel that the future ChristisDity
of the American people depends upon the
Episcopal cnurch.
Maine and Massachusetts, are almost
the same it.tss. There is a type In our
an,tst-J In the past. Many sons Of Maine
have found homes in Massachus It's and
now l can come among you from Masfa-
chust It's t, find home In Maine.
say that the future of tbs Christianity
Of the American people depends upon the
Episcopal church. Firtt, because 1t was
the religion of the Episcopal church
which oonvei ted the Anglo-Ssxon race,
and 1t Is tis religion of tle larger part OF
the Anglo Saxon race tIday. She has
trained them and they love her. In the
minds of many New England people
there Ia n positive Object on to that form
of Chrittlanity which Is based upon emo
tional conversions, and / can't help
feeling that a large part OF the indiher-
ence In reli gious matt ers to which my
bro her has alluded IL due to the aver
lion to emit tional conversion. remem-
Der tsst when / WAS layman / was at
one time speaking to the working people
in the slums OF Camrriagepoit. When l
had nnishel speaking - them a young
nan came up and taking me by tas bot
TIN hole asked, "When were you con-
vel I'D prctherf" This made me mad,
Thers Is no sympathy In the average
Anglo Saxon keait for this kind OF re-
ligion. Men dread 1t and stand apart
from it. There have been times Ia the
history OF the English nation when they
have been moved to emotional oonver-
sion. IL requires today q great meeting
In which some grsnt man stands up and
stirs up enthusiasm or some unusual
emotion. Bot In the dear old church we
rely upon our baptism and the simple
teaching Of the cateohism. lie baptism
represents our profsf sion, because We are
baptissd already of God. Shame on the
man who will not live up to his baptism.
Among our sectarian brethren there Is a
feeling that a man should not join the
church until he Is good enough, but with
as the baptism holds ms In the church Of
God.
Another reason. The taste for refine
ment is rising among the people. For
many years they have not been able to
appreciate the book Of common prayer
with its beautiful language, the simple
ritual and the beautiful decorated win
dows In our churches but today our SEQ
tartan brethren are copying our service
and our ritual. Another reason. The
Episcopal church is not q sooisty Of men
and women bound together rs believers
In this doctrine or that. IL Is an institu-
ton In which are embodied the principles
Of the mothers heart and the fathers
mind. She wants all to come together
aud be baptized. They may bs of many
minds but she heals them al with
mothers heart and treats them with a
mothers gentleness and does not say q
word that would wound. She pleads
with them, argues with them, but she
ever holds bsfors them the standard Of
worship, the book Of comm ON prayer.
What then II / become your bishopf
My duty Is to represent a mothers heart.
II come 10 you propose to claim as my
own every man. woman and child In this
whole state. (Grsat applauss.) can't
make them all agree In opinion because
we are an institution which recognizes
but ore form OF worship but as bishop
propose to be staanch and firm In uphold
ing the worship to the book of common
prayer and with that will lead them.
(Appinuse) For ten years after gradua
tion from college was layman and sat
In q pew and looked up in the clergy
mans face. l was not an idle layman.
but took my part in the work. If l do
come to Maine know shall havs the
support OF laym who are ready to fol-
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