New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
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TIE annual convention OF the Protestant r..
copai Church in the diocese Of New-Yorx was
opened yesterday Il the Church Of the 77o.-
ton Nadison-ave- and Thlrty-dfrh-st BISHOP
Potter presided. and The Rev. Dr. Harris ~ e.
Mays Episcopal Church. Scarborough. acted as
secretary.
Il his annual address Bishop Potter took FOR
his subject the Church's Office and responsihi1ttv
6 teacher. and in defending the Bible against
tie attacks OF It's critics. said IN part:
Z the Reformation had ACCOMPLISHED 7o-bt7z srse
= 1@ts re oe aeT greatest work in giving
distinguish 5rSerenI peoples 5ie-e-4s7 11I-,S,
-es q empires IN many ways; there IS one which
-.oas II them that are deepest and the o9sItries
i 5aeI9 H. .as are pollest are concerned wiz de-
lot he SEE The nations into TIE Efe blood OF
haze 1eEs strat2, quality which IS distinctly
literature culture philosophy ever has produced or
~ 5Ioa1Iss, &c MS oook IS ours-our heritage
IS assT some che say. or was For revs-
- 5Tocesses .. 5issec1ir u c g-s s 9ess i
T-z5-cstly aethroned snd Destroyed il The Bible.
divine book OF, a. any rate. I is longer 50
-ss-vey g 6tvine book, We are told 70 believe that
-1s-s S II al rs pages 70 element thar IS human.
The FALLBuTTY OF THE BIBLE
Hs2 have tske2 away rom Us TIE old Bible ard
~ z7s 5ot greatly curious g GOD many q US OF
7z1= ara revere the Bi5le. bur what ars We 70 say
se ,9 i-@IT5S} T a VINO ce-. Us that the
Tc-c q Il . equal and tnfal6le authority
= Rat way You'd say IN tie 2rzt pace to 5h sao6
re-so-s q - a2y persons wao use such Al argu-
NAT -Ls- very slender premises can never be made
so5c,s.5E The conGt1io5z Of a5s5ute en- inf9ifI
tl--- Il such Book are ex neCessitste ref denied
r. z-- book that has NOT been written. rewritten
handed down co1tsd- translated and the ike BY
s55s 7a u2 9625 g7[SS a6q s a Th ,.5
F-ok. and which even t Il had had them, would
--- becs-se they could rot, have altered the in
-=ec-ua- moral sooisl racial limitations under
80 - --L--=-
L "a Bsb,e- ne book above al 625eT bo5ks
~ -e-. z Z had not only divine but q large
and constantly recognizable, because constantly
rrs-scte-ls--c human element
AZ ANSWER TO MODERN CRITICISM
What would you answer one IS sometimes
asked. whel an honest but PerpleIed inquirer. or
To YOU know. We get very little encouragement
axe re 65.@ yy s1725y ION ' 5z 9lq9 e
81 such sense mat nobody could oeu2t, challenge
e-.-v s. zvs-v ne - svs-v .rc5ert 81 every
character II IT. that vas che thing and Il was
--e . tel IS thar r IS tie story OF the religious
z-e-5I- - ~ Void gr5 rlz-e(o-e that Of rsces-
u records II soma parts o. i, the story o.
ve- imperfect lives Of hating and often inter
u--=-- virtue. q grave moral Inconsistencies n
-ross whom We have been taught 70 honor as good
tragedies q passion an1 reveEge 60 you asa Us e
E-csE- such = book as nora glLce, Or IS the
: you'd answer such Al inquirer or doubtsr or
yes d. nv brother and for reasons which are
zzz--z-z and sufficient and irresistible accept
--z 7tb-e Gods Book IS supremacy God BOOK,
wy unique. p-e-erli-s-- ana LhGoII-ks-Is pc
- ~ ne history Of me race. for what L has
r-c-zE- . nan from God and because OF what =
1ss 5o-e - nan by God
A.. he close CT his address The Bishop celebrated
-=,-- Communion Re was assisted " Bishop
1o1-stone. OF western Texas; the I've archdeacons
n he diocese and by the Rev. D.. Harris The
delegates then went 20 ne Hotel AanLa-taIr where
luncheon was served
Work Or TIE sEA3rEN's SOCIETY
TIE st-e-ro- session vas occupied hy the read
~ @ reports
- -e-o-- dealing WIKI re work q the Ms
=s--e-v Society to- Sea-en read by the Rev.
-z1-z- 4 = Gardner. chaplain q the North River
--z-t1- = Re society II tEts city The report tells
z-3- q hard work fer the protection and up
ming n r5s seanen and 3 Of 81 Optimistic
tendency. TIE report reads n part as follows
Nz---z-v he sailor is seriously affected by leg-s-
.z--- z-5 during TIE LAST year big stride has
5z=- rzEs toward b=--e---g lis condition TWO
=--s rave been passed by Congress and have gone
f-- 5=z=--ic- II nome ports. and for deser--on n
foreign sorts The duration q Imprisonment cannot
exceed c-e month and even this Is left a. the DIS
-r=-1- % re courts. Al forms Of corporal pun
.---=--z q board have been prohibited under
1z-zl-i=s The LaE gives hin enlarged space,
warn ard ventilated room, and more sanitary
z-as=-Le q provisions E-1o6 money cor the ship
--z = szs--er x forbidden Moreover. al masters
q steam vessels and q al sal vessels OF over 100
---s burden have been required 70 take cut
-c=-s= EF-=- examination IS 70 capacity, char