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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-20
Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh. August 1.-THE North Caro-
lima Base Ball League met here tonight.
President Sherwood Higgs, presiding.
1t opened telegraphic communication
with Charlotte and Tarboro. the meet
ing being in the Postal telegraph office
here Manager Cowan. OF Wilmington,
and Irwin Jones. OF Raleigh, being pres
ent while Charlotte and Tarboro were
at the Charlotte end of the wire.
The first telegram was a surprise. 1e
was fom the Charlotte club and said:
wv eby tender our resignation to
the sinia-Carolina League" 1t was
Immediately accepted.
Charlotte. it will be remembered. was
the first to quit last season.
A three league club is impracticable.
Wilmington made a motion to close
leigh. These teams voted aye. Tar
boro, no.
Wilmington and Raleigh have ar
ranged to play off the pennant series.
The series commences here Tuesday
for five games. The sixth game will
be played on neutral grounds August
26th. The balance OF the games will be
played in Wilmington. beginning Au-
gust 9th.
WnMJNGTON-RAL GAME
After out-pointing and out-generaling
the locals for six innings today. the
Giants had to lose on account OF rain
and wet grounds. The game was called
twice on account OF rain, and when fin
ally continued the grounds were wet
and all the spectators under cover.
Umpire Mace was requested to hold
the game but would not do so and Man
ager Cowan protested.
The visitors had to play with Ra-
leigh at the bat during rain in the
eighth inning. and thus lost the game
Up to the seventh inning the locals had.
only obtained one hit.and d scratch off
Hopkins. who was a puzzle throughout.
Raleigh ..-... 0OO1 % 4x-7 4
Wilmington 49,. o o 3 0 / o 0 a. 4 4
Batteries: Person and LeGrande.
Hopkins and Turner r.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-20
WILMINGTON.

Summary: Bases stoIen. Hennegar 2.
Devlin; double play. Clayton to Frost
to Dommel; Struck out, by Person 8. by
Hopkins 5; passed ball. LeGrande /.
Turner l: three base hits. Kelly. Hop
kins: bases on balls. of Hopkins 4:
time. 1:40: attendance. $50: umpire Mr..
Mace.
CHARLOTTE-TARBoRo GAME
At Charlotte. ~. c..
Charlotte forfeited a double-header to
Tarboro by refusing TO play with the
official umpire. The teams played two.
exhibition games
Tarboro. 10; Charlotte. s.
Tarboro, o; Charlotte. 4.
STANDING OF THE CIyJRs-
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point of view but also from the point of view
of the patriotic American citizen.
If I may in the brief time at my command
bring out by a few illustrations the truth
of what 1 have said and If / shall persuade
you that any legislation that does ever lit
tle-and o how little it will seem to our
brethren of other communions when they read
tiff 1 can show you the connection between
the question of Christian unity and those four
other questions that I have mentioned, and
can demonstrate by illustration the superiority
of the one over the four 1 shall have carried
my point
1t is superior to them all because they are
in a measure Independent of another;
whereas the question of the unifcation and
correlation of the religious forces of the repub-
lie touches upon every one of them infinitely,
vitality.
The question of the family. There is on our
table at the present moment memorial from
the diocese of New York asking US to take
steps to see whether cannot procure united
action on the part of the religious bodies of
this country to bring about uniformity in the
legislation relative to marriage and divorce.
Could there be a more sensible suggestion?
Do we not all know that it is a truly vital
one Are we not all perfectly sure, as sure
as we are sitting here, that nothing will come
of it? Why? Because of unhappy divi-
sions. Did you notice that the Bishop of Mis-
souri, in opening the missionary meeting the
other day, chose that prayer which refers to
our unhappy division as the petition which
ought to lie at the threshold Of any consid-
Grafton of missionary work? He did that with
purpose, sure.
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attempts upon the life of the Chief Magis-
trate? Can we do it by banishment? All! my
brethren, there is no hasty cure for anarchy.
You You may try your prisons and your electric
TO a man who has persuaded himself into the
conviction that he is a martyr?
Inc only thing that will eradicate anarchy
ano IL VIII not do it in moment. it will take
snail embody ethics. The children of the re-
PUBIC to-day are taught at the public expense
dIAost everything except the simple truth
SUM summed up in the church catechism in an
swer to the questions What is thy duty toward
GOD! And what is thy duty toward thy
nelghpor! In neither of those answers is there
Single sentence that need disturb the sus-
capabilities of any Christian man. Roman
Catholic or Protestant nay the Hebrew might
assent.
:, why Is not that simple teaching insti1led into
the tender minds of the children of our land ?
You know perfectly well why You know per
fectly well why it is that the little knot of
agnostics can defy the armies of the living
God. 1t is because those armies are divided
and distracted
Again. the question of municipal purity Who
mat recalls the influence exerted within this
past year In the chief city of our land by a
protest addressed by the Bishop of the diocese
IN IN which that city lay to it's chief magistrate;
VINO that has studied the effect of Bishop Pot
Ter pronuncfamento upon the civic life of New
1orK curing the past year can hesitate for a
moment TO believe that II that utterance had
come not from the representative of a mere
traction of the Christian population of the
city, but from its whole Christian population
center?
Again, the question Of labor and capitaI
One of the most respected if one of the earli-
est or the now countless army of writer's on
lndustr1al problems-I refer to Thornton, than
Wnom there Is no higher authority-eXpressly
records his conviction that in the Christian
church-and in the Christian church alone are
ioogeo the FORCES that can control the selfish
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-08
ConoD Is Paramount.

They are parallel, the only difference being
SHdt, whereas the United States Possesses A
supreme Court which can pass upon the con-
stitutionality Of statutes, we have to fali back
upon the public opinion of the church and the
expressed opinion of the two houses in con:
Eentlon That is the only difference Therefore
canon which is unconstitutionaI-and anv
canon of the character to which have referred
would be unconstitutional unless this amend
th TIM oe aodeG 70 the constitutions of
tne GENERAL Convention which is unconstitu
uonal is not worth the paper it Is writte,
upon; therefore in order to have the canon
which have pledged myself to bring in II fs
necessary in advance to provide that ~ sh ~ ~
be constitutional - snail
The men who promoting this measure
are SO comfortably assured in their own mind
that fifty years from now they will he i,,StifiS
IN their sepulchers by what shall he dona hS,
Iesoiubon OF the two houses of the Joint con-
Nentlon that they are not much disturbed ~
the little acrimonies of debate They reynero ~
Der What the star said to the orator: fayVhy
so hot, little 70 And they comfor+ .boS IS
serves with the thought that though their work
to-day may be opposed-and it has been con-
scientionsly as well ably opposed upon This
ig hogI1tne time VIII come when the church will
JOCK back with thankfulness to the day whan
the action had ' "Aeii
show your servants thy works and their
bnIlofen taIo tHy lhy gIory- While for the reason
express annoyance at any acerbity that ma ~
nave characterized this discussion. / think T
may De pardoned If express an emphatic si,r-
prise that, after having given twelve Of ~
best years of my life to a laborious effort
perhaps not wholly Intellectual one, to Ma
the STANDARD Booh1r of Common PRAYER an a
level where It could remain untoucbad TO-
generations. should fall under s1Isnicio, ~
wishing to deprave and disparage a work upon
which so much labor had been bestowed
can truthfully say, with Robert Hail that
next 10 the Bible the Common PRAYER is tbe
pooK OF my understanding and of my heart
see the spirit of that book leavening +bo
Whole mass OF American Christianity that T
am AN, advocating this amendment to our organic
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tneerests tts rampant on both sides Of that con-
! 5s[oHeIsy. ana Is there anybody here WIN
ts aoupts what will befall the admirable resoI,,-
lions introduced into this house a few daIs
ago by the clerical deputy from Washingto13 3
What Will the argument against these resoI,,
lions lions De! 1t will be. Ah. we are q feeble
large cur voice goes - for nothing this is too
L try to enter into the conscientious chico
lions lions lnat are brought forward here by the
opponents OF this measure but it is difficult
heard a humorous definition the other do y
OF a pessimist: pessmist is one who And
ing himself confronted by a choice between
Two evils, chooses both G,auphtarS rrS.
opponents Of this measure had omen 70 +hare
Two distinctly marked lines of opposition. Ona
that this was superfuous legislation inasmucb
as the bishops already possessed amply the
powers that 1t was proposed to bestov unon
them; and the other line, that the adoptforS of
the amendment would imperiI the citadel Of
the church's life. VI
Having been offered the choice betvaan +baso
Two legally contradictory positions thew de-
HDerately chose both. I can quite l1nderstand
persons who start from definite conyictions
with regard to a position mistaklng tbe Ijne
that the opposition has taken. If we can con7 ,o
celVe OF a church whose members where not
comprised potentially Of the whole bodv Of
the public throughout the entire limits of the
country, thereby recognizing that the only di-
Visions OF Christendom ought to be geogra NH
cal divisions II such a one, regulating that
view OF the matter, says that the Profestan nj
Episcopai iS church is not such that it it is a
little working model of what a church ought to
be Il see some of the deputies are smilinr9. tha =
was brought forward deliberately by one oS
the most learned Protestants that sort of an
three years ago by one of its most learned and
respectable members, namely that tba
Protestant Episcopal church is little WORK.
ing model of what church ought to he Kent
boiler and it's little dynamo for the al
m1ration OF those who look at it, by no
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DR.. HuDtington's Speech

Rev. DR.. Huntington was then invited
10 close the debate. In part he said:
Let me say in advance by way of aI1aying
hension. that in case this amendment be adopt-
ed by both houses it is my intention at the
earliest possible moment to bring in A canon
which shall embody all of the provisions con-
tanned in the amendment superseded by Dr.
faGoe resolution. cannot, of course, guar
antee that that canon shall be passed: that
Is Tor You to say. But can pledge myself
II pledge be needed, to bring in a canon which
shall ernbody all those features, for 1 am as
much convinced to-day L three years
ago that they are necessary features
snail not try to produce a substitute be-
cause see the truth of what my colleague in
the law deDutation from New York has so
powerfully set forth, that constitutions are for
the enumeration and not for the detail of the
account Of rights and duties. Moreover sneak
ing directly to the clerical deputy from Penn
syIVania, whose courtesy and kindness l cannot
acknoWIedge in too warm terms, and whose
ndeiity to the principles Of the quadrilateraI
Dy keeping it at the masthead of his journal
Tor dozen years, no one appreciates more
keenly than do would remind him. for he
and theologian-I would remind him that the
constitution is not the place for sanctions; A
canon is the place for sanctions
And here | want to dwell upon a point which
mas been already touched upon, but not per
haps properly emphasized; that the reason why
We want this thing in the constitution is thai
canon may become possible. Everybody
KNOWS that the parallel is perfect or almost
perfect, between the constitution of the United
states in its relation to statute law and the
constitution Of this church in relation to canon
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-08
One Fold, One Shepherd

Years ago when was a young man in orders
in the only charge ever mad peIore my my pres pres
eel arch of the little wooden church IN whIch
it Priyege to minister the tn + %ora5 aIe
of Love to which 1 have referred, There snail
be one fold and one sheDherd. One winter
night the church was burned.
In the morning 1 went out to take account OF
what was left. The roof had fallen in. the
cd the chancel was gone, but there stood the
arch and on it the inscription Inere shall
be one fold and one shepherd. Chrlstlan unity
a. dead issuei The quadrilateraI ancient ms
tory! Never believe it. They were never SO
much alive as now.
Let us do justice on the right hand and on
the left 1 credit the evangelicals on this hoor
with too much good sense to be inundated
in the least degree by the suggestions that
have been thrown out with regard to the I'M
portation of the Roman mass. There are
many things in the Roman system much more
than the afT9av as found in a
of them notice that we were to nave the
mass In the Protestant Episcopal church on
the next day: 1t does not seem to me that
we are in very much danger from importation
I say build large; not only because we owe
a. debt to the founders of this republic, but
also because we owe a debt to that grand
communion which has been transplanted to our
soil. the Roman Catholic church NothlnS
that great ecclesiastical immigration has taken
place without a purpose. 1 believe there is a
the American people many things they need
to learn. 1 also believe, and we see the
tokens OF 1t all AROUND U.S. ILdI AulSAIS
changes are in store for Latin Christianity on
the continent of North America; that Latin
Christianity will become so leavened with the
principles which brought about the English
reformation that the time will yet come when
the Papal yoke will be thrown off and We shall
have a body Of Christians here, catholic. but
not Papal.
And shall we not be prepared to meet them
on the right as we are prepared to meet the
children of the Puritans on the left?. 1 say
YES I believe that both these great repre-
sentative elements in American Christianity
have their part to play in the Church of the
Reconciliation.
Gentlemen of the convention. II what have
said has weighed with you for anything
hope that you will lend your influence and
your sympathy and your prayers to the
success of this measure, and in doing win
the beatitudes of those who in the beautiful
language of the ordinance do what in them
lies to maintain snd to set forth quietness,
peace and love among all Christian people
A vote was taken on the much debated
amendment and it was carried by the fol-
lowing:
Clerical-Ayes, 30: noes. Is; divided, 1s
Lay-Ayes, 35; Noes, Ii; divided, 5.
An adjournment was taken until this
morning at 10 o'clock.
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Debate Grows Warmer.

F. L. Stetson of Newark followed and
delivered strong argument in favor of
the adoption Of the amendment. In part
he said;
1t has been my privilege to vote in favor OF
this resolution its equivalent in 1892, 1895
and 1895. And I not able TO emulate the
example Of the reverend deputy from Dallas
either to vote or to speak with scorn upon
this amendment or claim it will be destructive
Of the church.
The reverend gentleman referred to
arose and Indignantly denied that he
used the word sCorn or spoke scornfully.
Mr.. StetsOn created some mirth by with
drawing the scorn-" Continuing he
he said:
This resolution, adopted during these three
conventions has a history which has been fully
discussed and presented by the learned deputy
stood In its principle in its subject matter
II is the very best Of its kind that was ever
presented to this church. Its principle was
fully understood and while 1 recognize to the
fullest extent the proposition of the reverend
deputy from Alabama, that each convention
bility the questions that are presented for its
decisions. / do believe that ii is not asking
too much Of this convention to consider that
II is possible that the convention of 1898 made
up Of loyal. earnest gentlemen, may have
been entirely Indifferent to the interests of the
church nor entirely ignorant Of what was good
for its welfare, when they voted for the prin-
ciple Of this resolution. The only diocese that
voted against the principle of the resolution
was the diocese Of Newark. When We voted
on this subject we knew what we were doing
We may have erred and you may so decide by
your vote, but We showed loyalty to this
church intelligence and unanimity which has
not been Daralleled in its history
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-08
Must Assert Our Dignity

Let us be ready for large things. We have
been taunted with the fact that we cannot
gregations that desfrous of availins them
selves of this permission and we nave been
told that we are imperiling the dignity OF the
church by taking any such steps, and we are
reminded that when the quadrilateral was put
forth it tramp1ed on. and therefore We
must the risk of compromising our
dignity.
Bishop Griswold is reported to have said
eff the Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States ever dies 1t viii die OF dlgnityt @
well-born to assert dignity. They carry II IN
their look and in their gait. And this churCh
to which you and I belong Is well-bOrn; we'll
born to a large heritage of historical tradi-
precious opportunity. L say build large. not
for the sake of any little group of people that
may be found here or there, but for the sake
of setting this church right with the CHRIS
w We have made in this convention our act of
uniformity-for that is what this article 10 OF
the new constitution is-more 1ronD0und tnah
II ever was before. Remembering the history
of the British act of uniformity. can be go
home to our constituency and say that IN re
piy to any appeal to open the door ever so lit
tie to the separated brethren OF other COM
munions we refused? 1 say open the door
This Is not question Of high church or low
church chuTeb G iS question Of that far better
thing, comprehensive churchmanshfp, tne
churchmanship of character, OF sympathy, OF
the open door as the open door is defned IN
the tenth chapter of the Gospel according 10
That is what we want. I say build large.
praise the foresight of the Intelligence which
here on this western coast is building ana en-
doWing two enormous universities. People say.
TooiS across the Pacifc California. whether
she realizes it not, is building Tor the Orl-
ent as well as for the Occldent. An9 IN f LnOse
schools of learning who can foresee now many
of the leading minds of the great empires OF
Japan and China will in the future be trained nfe
to take their part in the organization OF the
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PRELATES PASS
upon AMENDMENTS
Continued From Page Two.

in 1858 and during the last twenty-five
years OF its existence it has disbursed
about $5OO,OOO. Following is an interest,"
ing extract of the report:
Working along the lines indicated in the
foregoing paragraphs the trustees are glad to
report that Notwithstanding the natural de-
crease of royalties on the Hymnal and falling
on of legacies, amounting in all to about
S14VOO, the amount standing to the credit of
the fund is vet over $4,000 more than ever
before; that is, shows a balance of S130 S24 81
as against 1O3 SO the last report Especially
grateful are the trustees that S13, $50 than
ever before was distributed among annuftants
1t ought to be noted here that while legacies
and bequests received show a falling off the
amounts bequeathed and of which we have
notice largely exceed that for any previous
period. also that the royalties on the Hymnal
DeS1n TO snow again a gOOdly increase. The
financial tables which follow will show many
other matters more in detail
The report of the acting registrar Of
the commission on archives and the custU-
dian OF the Book of Common PRAYER was
also In printed form and distrfbuted
among the members. DIR. Hart secretary
of the House of Bishops. who holds this
important office, rendered an interesting
report of his duties and the happenings
of the past three years
In the afternoon the Bishops went into
council.
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LOWER HOUSE In
BRILLIANT DEBATE
Continued from Page Two.

it was a substitute for the resolution of the
Rev. DR.. Huntington, and it was brought in
at the last moment and seemed to have been
passed under the shadow of a great name ana
man who had a reputation for being very
conservative, who is now in paradise There
fore 1 submit that 1t can hardly be said that
this resolution was duly considered
The second false impression is that n n bad
been so considered that does not relieve +ffS
house from the same careful consideration o9
the subject. 1 think that in acting for +ba
Lord We ought to be at least as carefnI %
the courts are in regard to the laws that -
passed for human government and these maj
ters ought to be very thoroughly and caraf,,I1,,
considered before we commit them To actSorS
There is false principle underlying tbIs
resolution; our Bishops do not derive tbair
authorlty from constitutions and canons but
the rest of the church. can restrict and resu-
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-08
Opposed to Amendment

Rev. DR.. Fiske of Rhode Island did not
desire to see the amendment prevail, and
said:
Were convinced Of the wisdom Of this
measure / should have some misgivings be-
cause there is such ambiguity in its mean
ing that 1t ought not to go into an instrument
like the constitution 1t has evidently been
framed without that due consideration which
ought to be given to an article of permanent
importance in the constitution.
This is OstenSibly measure in the interest of
christian unity That is what all want
But in discussion like this cannot con-
ceal from ourselves and it ought not be con-
cealed in debate that are not at one among
ourselves. There are serious divisions among
measure such as is here proposed would pro-
mote not order and unity, but confusion. I
believe that the consequence Of passing this
amendment would be fraught with mischief
TO the peace. the quiet and the order of this
church 1 earnestly nope that this amendment
Will not prevail
Rev. +! A. de Rosset Of Springfield op-
posed the amendment. In part he said:
The necessity Of this resolution has not been
shown Its harmfulness Is obvious. This
amendment proceeds from a group of the fol-
lowing OF Rome Where do We get the idea
OF this amendment 1t comes from a party OK
the Roman church that has been in existence
all through the centuries and seems to have
eliminated around the councils of Constance
Its influence has been most harmful It has
brought no strength to the Roman church
and 1t VIII bring none Of permanent char
acter to
Chairman Lindsay here announced thar
the hour for adjournment had arrived
ana informed the house that the deputa-
ton of churchmen from Canada would
be received this morning. The house
then TOOK recess until D. m.