Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-02
IN INTERESTING SERMON.
DR.. A. s. LLOYD AT ST.
ANNE'S CHURCH.
The General Secretary of The Missionary
Society of The Episcopal Church
Makes A Deep Impression
Upon His Hearers.

The general secretary ofthe Missionary
Society of the Episcopal Church address
ed the congregation at ST. Anne Church
last evening upon the church work in
missions. He began his address by
claiming Tor missions high spiritual and
social usefulness In giving men life, such
as they have not before enjoyed.
DR.. Lloyd quoted Our Lords words:
THAT they may have lite, and that they
might have 1t more abundanily,' saying
herein was 10 be found the reason for
Jesus incarnation and ministry and the
reason for founding His church: that men
might have life and more abundant life.
As this was Jesus work, it is still Jesus'
work in HIS church. 1t is the work OF
missions. DIR. Lloyd then said a great
practical question for missions was IDOL
lars; how to use them; how to get them
and how TO venture upon the work with
tallh in "dollars' yet 10 be collected.
DIR. Lloyd said because dollars so
largely enter into missionary enterprises
men are ever asking docs 1t pay p
What an estimate to place upon religious
work, but from the dollar standpoint il
does pay. DIR. Lloyd spoke Of Southern
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few years ago, when the Diocese of
Florida petIuoned the general conven-
lion TO cut off this part OF the State from
the Diocese and make it a missionary
jurisdiction with missionary bishop. DIR.
Lloyd said he and many others felt, al
mat time, that the Diocese OF Florida
was trying to unload its burdens upon
the church at large, but the request was
finally granted.
A few years have shown that the bur-
den not only belonged to the church at
large, but that Southern Florida from
being a neglected section was now almost
ready to become an independent, self
supporting diocese. Does 1t pay ? DIR.
Lloyd then spoke of money spent in the
negro work in North Carolina; OF the
former sad condition OF those who helped
10 form the largest part of the class and
paupers OF the State, who are now useful
mechanics. farmers and small property
holders, consequently law abiding; more,
Christian citizens. Does it pay : DR..
Lloyd spoke OF Bishop Hare's work
among the Indians in Dakota, and OF his
pleasure in attending convention OF
well dressed, intelligent, Christian Red
Men-htted tor citizenship. Does ii pay?
DIR. Lloyd also spoke OF Alaska and
the church work for natives and white
gold seekers, and the greater church
work of reconciling these true antagonia-
tic classes. Does it pay I? OF foreign
work he spoke in a general way, though
referring to some OF the Chinese martyrs.
He spoke OF the cleanness and sweetness
OF the homes and lives OF our Western
civilization, and OF the hideousness OF the
Oriental civilization covered with a fair
mask. making the conditions but the
more horrible. DR.. Lloyd said Our Lord
was an Oriental and our religion was
Oriental in origin. and what Christ and
His church had done tor US in the West,
He and His church could do for the far
East, and He had lett TO US the duty OF
carrying this light to the older but interior
civilizations OF India, China and Japan.
DIR. Lloyd made deep impression upon
his hearers, especially In his conclusion,
when he spoke of cleanliness and unclean-
ness of body and soul, being the life of
men which Christ had come to give and
TO give more abundantly.