The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-20

accomplished. In their infancy and
small beginning and as yet, indeed, ana
requiring all earnestness and help on
the part of Christian people for their
development but real reasoning for all
that and things to thank God for TO
take courage for the future. May | not
in passing plead for them at your hands.
Do not let them flag or die out. now that
they are safely ours. for lack OF your
interest and substantial support when
they appeal TO you for aid do not turn
your back or even a cold shoulder on
them.
Never were the needs OF the world
greater for the truth and life we bear;
and never as 1 believe, was the world
more ready 10 respond 10 its present
alton. single and noteworthy event
must suffice as an Illustration. Eight
months ago this nation OF ours was call
ed TO mourn the death, at the hand OF an
assassin, OF it's chief executive. 1t was an
experience fraught with the gravest is
sues. A bad system which subjects
candidate for the highest office TO the Bit
terest vlification and then fails to guard
him. when in office in any way from the
result OF such libel in any mad cap brain,
had shown its worst, and our great and
good president was its latest victim.
NATIONAL CRISIS AvERTED.
At another time and with another peo-
Pile such an event would have provoked
national crisis, IL not a revolution. The
result was "a great wave OF national sor-
row, which. engulfng all sectional and
partisan feeling swept the land, while
the government went on as II no shock
OF tragedy could ever disturb it's majestic
march. 1t Is something TO look back upon
with patriotic pride Certainly with de-
votest thankfuness 10 God. But to the
Christian citizen the most noticeable feat
urs OF those shadowed days, eliminating
in that ever-to-be-forgotten day OF
commemoration was that instructive
turning of a nation TO God In a time OF
trouble. which was everywhere so obvi-
GUS
Inspired and guided by the dying words
OF their dead leader. The hymn which
will ever be associated with that time
they sang, they wept. they lived. Near
er TO God" for those days at least
Showing that beneath all the surface cur
rents OF so-called materialistlc age, and
immersed In Its unprecedented activities,
there is that in the deep heart OF the ma
ton, because In the heart OF its individ-
ual citizen a capacity, and an ineradica-
BILE need OF and crying after God, the liv-
ing God and His truth, II was a magnih-
but to the living nation as well and II
carried at once a command and new
hope TO the Christian church 10 take up
its work with renewed courage, TO be In
stant in season and out OF season In Its
appeal to the world about it.
SAN FRANCISCO CONVENTION.
At this point the bishop touched upon
the great Episcopal convention at san
ETanpigqn and the work accom- oil shea
there, especially along the line of mis-
sons In this connection he made an
appeal for the extension of the mission
sonary work of the Rhode Island diocese,
after explaining the system or appoint
ment adopted by the board al the San
Francisco convention. Then he con-
tinued:
"It is the only approach to really
business like method applicable 10 mis-
sionary enterprise. dividing up as IL does
the responsibility for needed funds. first
among the parishes, so IN the end among
the church members themselves. VINO
by that very utlc compose the mission
airy society. The ready acceptance OF the
place with hardly any exception and with
comparatively little criticism and the in
crcasing returns already shown in the
missionary treasury amounting to nearly
500 900 over this time last year. so that
from 500 parishes more than have even
contributed before are most reassuring,
THE share OF responsibility apportion-
ed Rhode Island was a very small one,
only $4,000. in View Of her recognized
ability. and | regret to say that her re-
turns are tagging, being behind those OF
last wear at this time. This is to be ac-
counted for in part by the fact that In
some OF our largest parishes missionary
gifts have been given as specials In re-
sponsc 10 individual appeals. these can
not count On the boards appropriations. /
am sure that IL must be the desire OF the
clergy and laity OF the diocese that she
shall do her fun share In the work and
not be discrcditcd Ina the years account
Ing in itcmber
"But this brings me. my beloved friends
and fellow workers for God, IN summing
up what ] have had today TO speak a last
and earnest word 90 YOU of that entire
relation in which the church and YOU as
her Representatives stand 20 the world
about you, and what is most needed to
make that relation truly effective.
As "A body. the church and as individual
members Of tina tbody stand IN a special
relative Co the wcorld. You are in pos
session OF special prcrogatives. those Of
a high order Blessed with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places St Paul
puts 90 To- his SIBERIAN converts. and then
he adds. According as he hath chosen
us ln Him before the fOundatio OF the
world Yes but with what purpose. has
that Coict been made. 90 what end2 St
Peter supplies the answer in a word TO
the Christians OF proConsular. ASIA
when he tells them that they "are a
chosen generation. a royal priesthood. n
peculiar pcople"--"a choice gcncration'"
"A royal priesthood that Is. a choice
people chosen for themselves. Yes GER
talnly. but not alone or namely. but for
those others for that great company who
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