The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-01
GREAT MISSION WEEK BEGINS.
FOUR BISHOPS ~ EPISCOPAL
PILPITS URGE NEW ZEAL.
More Coming Bishop MOreiand Says God
Is sending . River Of Gold 10 New
York. but II Is Diverted From Els FUR.
pose Or. RaiDsfOrd Predicts . crisis.

pose DR.. RainsfOrd Predicts . crisis.
Aweek OF special services in the interests
OF missions was begun Yesterday in the
Protestant Episcopal churches in this city
and Brooklyn. Noon meetings will he held
in Trinity Church daily. and services in
Carnegie Hall are arranged for this evening
and "Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Bishops from all parts Of this country and
Two from abroad have come here 10 take
part in the mission services. Among them
are the Bishop q Thetford England: Bishop
Partridge of kioto. Bishop futile Of Mis-
souri,. Bishop Capers Of South Carolina,
Bishop Hall Of Vermont. Bishop Peterkin
of West Virginia, Bishop Burgess Of Long
Island. Bishop Nelson Of Georgia, Bishop
Moreland Of Sacramento, Bishop Garrett
Of Dallas and Bishop Gaior Of Tennessee.
Several Of the visiting Bishops preached
yesterday, and in most Of the Episcopal
churches the ministers took up missionary
subjects for their sermons.
The devil has no right TO America,
said Bishop Moreland. who preached in
old Trinity Church yesterday morning
America has been blessed Of God. and IL
is going to be blessed in greater degree
if the people obey God
The Bishop referred TO the cross on the
mountain near the Leadvile national di-
vide. and said II came there, not by chance,
but 10y the hand of God. to show that
America il dedicated 10 Jesus Christ He
called Salt Lake City the seat OF Satan"
and described eloqIen'lv a visit TO mort h
California mining town where there was no
Clergymen and where he. after travelling
by horseback and by Indian canoe for five
dag bod han i.DI I, ,r,x,
persons. Then he turned his attention to
New York and Eastern people and said
God i, sending whole rivers of gold into
the pocket of men Of New York and Of the
ont of those pockets for 'he purpose for which
God clearly intends H. or som" oil II When
WI! mankind cone G TO- think rn a. much OF isi,
and every $500 cpent upon Il means tho >acri-
flee OF missionary, IL also means mid
worth while 10 show by way oi compensation
The Rev DR.. ". r. Huntington, preach
ing in Grace Church. spoke Of the duty Of
personal missionary effort. In part he -aid.
We who profess and call ourselves Chris
tilns are prone to disb,'ieve that those about
a. who do not make open profession Of relig-
ious beliefs have deep down in their heart,
= desire to know of the infinite" But they
stand on our dignity and refuse to face our
duty Missionary orsaniSStl2 b., , TT place,
sonal element must always enter as a safe
guard II each Of us were TO do az 81 An
drew did. and 20 forth 10 eek each CON
vert. there would I've twice as many Chris
tianS tomorrow MS there are TODAY We
have a double duty in helping Christ 10 find
men. and men TO find Christ
Bishop Capers of South Carolina. preach
ing in Calvary Church. protested against
the popular tendency 10 disregard the ex-
ample Of Christ in the leading of the daily
life because that example was too high for
II mere sinful man TO initiate. Said he:
We have all been tempted 10 accept tina,
idea because We bear in mind that the ox-
a ,inles. life But believe that the following
Of Christ's example is practicable because
the true christian character is formed in
accordance with natural laws and natural
development Tho sincere follower OF Christ
j. lik" some earnest student of n great science
who j. we'll aware OF his ignorance and lint
Nations but who is also Hloriously conscious
Of drawing gradually nearer TO the truth
Bishop Talbot Of central Pennsylvania
occupied the pulpit in ST Marks Church,
and AT night he prea ched in Christ Church
IL the morti & he made an earnest plea
for increased support Of missions. He said
in part;
People say: why do YOU disturb tho people
Of China' They have their own religion and
.ustoms-why attempt to interfere with them;
Why disturb the japanese In their happy
possession Of their own faith and prosperlty'
Why send missionaries TO Africa" ! say
in answer TO them that u Jesus i worth much
II YOU look on Christian civilization a.
only cleaner and more progressive force
in the world than other agencies you will
only take sluggish interest in ~ spread.
but II II means to YOU true life and salvation
Won must be Interested In seeing that oil
your brother men shall have the benefits no
matter what may be he color Of their skin
II j. your business and my business TO help
drive away the darkness and horrible i'm
morality that enshroud the heather coun-
tries
The Rev, DR.. W s. Rainsford preached
his mi. sionary sermon in St Georges Fpis-
copal Church yesterday morning In il he
said IN part
The Episcopal Church must stop turning
q. adnini~tered by religious bodies about !,
The so-Called orders Of other ministers
We have no right TO pass Judgment upon
sorts OF names We are engaged in max
inc ,Episconalians. preshyterians. Bapt-ts.
Qnakcrs. shakers and all the rest What
We ought to be engaged in j. making Chris
tians
DR. Rainslord pointed out how many
opport unitcr for Gospel extension exis,
to-day thai did not exist for the carly
Church, and said that responsibility is
Correspondnglv increased, and correspond
ingly greater results should be shown. He
Gddcd.
Society Is getting ont Of touch with Jesus
CHRIST ] forcSc" climax coming. because
Of the growing spirit ot anarchy among a
rertain class both here I'D in En-land mean
10. ones follows when that climax comes il
will give those who are in touch with Jesus
an opportunity to do their greatest mission
arv work
The Bishop Of Thctford preached las,
evening in Calvary Church. He COM
planned that IN England more money is
spent every yeor for football than for mis-
sions.