Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-16
Palais Royal, q & 18th SITS.

diocese, of whom We hear so much. would
have felt inwardly moved by the Holy
Ghost to devote themselves to the larger
and more important work of the ministry,
but SO far / know not one, because of
his connection with that society, has ever
became candidate for holy orders
Surely this is sad and alarming state
of things, showing that while there is great
rellg1ouS activity Of some sort in our
churches and among our congregat ions
there must be much of a form of goodness
without the power thereof / trust the
committee appointed to report on this sub
1ect may be able to suggest the causes and
the remedy for this deplorable evil
Continuing. the bishop called special at
tention to the Prayer Book and Hymnal
Distribution Society as one of the most
valuable organizations of the church. Its
needs were recommended to the careful
consideration of the delegates. The adj
dress closed with an invocation for the
Dressing of God upon the council.
Bishop GibsOn's Annual Report.
Immediately upon finishing the address of
BISHOP Whittle, Bishop Gibson read his own
annual report. In summarizing his address
ne said: Il have made 100 vistations or
churcheS and held thirty-tWo other scrv-
ices. L have preached sermons and made
addresses to the number of 30. / have
ofhciated on ninety-three occasions Of con-
flrmation and confirmed 479 candidates"
BlShop Gibson spoke of the preservation
and restoration Of colonial churches He
recommended that committees be appointed
in parishes where there Were such churches
to rebuild or repair as might be necessary
referring to the observance of Sunday,
the bishop spoke, In part, as follows:
Il find the question Of observance of the
Lords day is troubling many of our clergy.
This is especially true of the clergy In the
cities. They see their people go off on ex-
cursions on Sunday, spend part of the day
playing golf and take the afternoon ard
evening for visiting socially. Naturally
tntn Of i,,,re 1i-+,. -. Nh
Lords day, kept religiously. is the thief
bulwark Of Christianity. The other feast
days of the church and the fast days Of
the church do not appeal to the consciences
Of our people in anything like the same
way Sunday is interviewer into the habits
Of thought and life of the masses of those
with whom We deal. They are more ready
to hear on Sunday. The day itself calls
them to a train of reflection and pious
work The rest Is welcome to those who
toll, and contact with the high themes OF
the pulpit is refreshing and stimulating.
Now to have all them threatened by the
entrance into our camp Of an insidious
enemy in the shape of a careless habit is a
grief to every earnest-minded man.
MANY of those who take day off from
church to go into the country or run few
times over the golf links or give a party
on Sunday would be exceedingly sorry to
see the Christian habits of their whole peo-
pie changed.
IF Christians are not careful about keep
ing the Lords day they cannot expect
others to esteem it. If individual Chris
tians have no regard as to the amount of
work they exact from their servants on
the Lords day, how can they expect soul
less corporations to be more thoughtful of
their employees?
Il hope the clergy, especially those In
the cities and towns. will take this subject
into consideration and give the people the
results Of their reflections with much plain
ness and freedom"
Standing Committees.
At the conclusion of the address the
standing committees for the Virginia do
cese were announced, as follows:
For the diocese of Virginia-Rev. Joseph
Packard, DID,; Rev. P. P. Phillips, Rev
Bergman Green, Messrs. Arthur Herbert,
l.. NJ. Blackford, John r. Zimmerman
The following were the committees for
various branches:
Finance-Joseph Bryan, E. B. Addison,
James N. Boyd, William H. Palmer. James
M. Ball.
Disabled clergy fund-Rev. r. A. Good
win, Cyrus Bossieux. John F. Glenn, VIM.
H. Palmer.
Widows and orphans fund-Biship Glib
son, Rev. L. r. Mason, ]. NJ Taylor. VIM.
F. Gray. e. B. Addison.
Episcopal fund.-. M. Taylor, James NJ.
Ball. 8. R. Rose. James NJ. Boyd, c. c.
Baughman.
Bruce fund-Bshop z. M. Whittle. Bishop