The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-10-15
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF CHURCH WORKERS
Bishop Satterlee reaches on
The New Man."
THREE SESSIONS TODAY
SESSIONS TODAY
In Afternoon and Evening Subjects of
General Interest Will Be
Discussed.

The eighteenth annual conference of
church workers held its opening meet
ing last night at ST. Luke's Church,
Fifteenth and Madison Streets north
west. The conference will continue with
three sessions daily until Friday night.
All meetings will be held al St. Luke's
except those tomorrow, which will be
conducted at ST. Mary's Chapel. Twenty
third Street northwest. The opening
sermon last night was preached by Right
Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, bithop of
Washington.
The object of these yearly conferences
is to stimulate interest in the doctrines
of the Episcopal Church among the col
ored people of America. Reports re-
ceived throughout the year from all
over the country are read, and thus the
+, officers learn what progress is being
made in each diocese. Commissioner
Mcfarland had signified his intention of
| being present last night to deliver an
address of welcome to the visiting dele
gates. but through mistake in the
date of the Opening session he was I'M
able to be present. 1t is expected that
he will address the meeting tonight.
The Bishops Sermon.
Bishop Satterlee has manifested
great amount of interest in the church
workers methods of spreading the Epis-
copal faith and readily consented to
preach the sermon last night. He chose
his text from the words of ST. Paul, Put
on the new man He said:
I'm baptism we are born again. The
tie of the spirit is greater than that OF
flesh and blood. Therefore. life in Jesus
Christ is greater than the lower life.
In every baptized person there is some
thing to put off-the old man. What is
the old man? 1t is sin. Sin is not
merely theological term. 1t was sin
that crucified Christ. 1t is lawlessness.
the spirit that prompts man to make
laws for himself and to ignore those of
God and man.
THE spirit of independence grows
stronger in mans breast, and it was that
spirit which led to the cross of Calvary,
And the new man? St Paul says Set
your minds upon things of God and not
upon things of life, for when we die We
are hid with Christ and God Jesus
Christ is not only in heaven, but he is a
living presence within every pure soul.
This is not an age of martyrs, not a
time for men to die as they did eighteen
H,,.I &c Un n
peace, prosperity and blessing-a day
when church doors are open. If we are
one with Christ we must be separate
from the world. If we are one with the
world we must be separate from Christ.
do not know what you mean by hell,
but to me hell means separation from
Christ That these results may be
avoided, or, in other words, that virtue
may abide in the hearts of man and
Christian teachings dominate those Of
the world the church workers have es-
tablished this organization"
Clergymen Present.
Among the visiting clergymen were:
Reys. E. C. Clifton. of New York; Geo.
F. Bragg. of Baltimore: G. F. Miller. H.
C. Bishop. and Scott Wood. of Lawrence
Vile, Va: ]. N Deaver. of Atlantic City.
n. j.; E. L. Henderson. of New Haven;
NJ. F. Duty and J. H. Simons. of An
napolis; E. \. Hollins and F. ]. Ben
nett, of Washington: o. L. Mitchell. of
Washington; S. d. Phillips, of Camden. N.
j.; E. R. Bennett, of Wilmington: NJ. V.
Tunnel. of Washington; A. E. Jensen,
j. w. Johnson, of Petersburg, Va; Jo-
seph E. Tucker of Lexington. KY: Geo.
Bundy. of Cincinnati; William p. Burke,
of Norfolk, Va, and Owen NJ. Waller,
pastor of st. Luke's. Services today will
include celebration of the holy commu-
MON at Z a. m. address of the presi-
dent. and during the afternoon and even
ing discussions on subjects of interest
to the church workers.