The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24
MEN LEADERS IN RELIGION.
"EDDYISN. ABSURD nut PROFIT.
.ABLE. THE BEST WOMEN CAN no."
Bishop burgess, Addressing the Brother
hood or ~. Andrew. Emphasizes This
Says That rs Women Are Prominent
In society, So Are They In the Church.

says Inat rs women are fTOIhiHe"
In society. So Are They In the Church
The tenth annual convention of thu
Brotherhood OF st. Andrew was openet
, yesterday morning IN ST. AIMS Eplscopa
Church, ON the Heights, Brooklyn. Their
were delegates from New York State, New
Jersey, Massachusetts. Rhode Island anc
Connecticut. The Rev. Dr. Reese +. Alsop
rector of st. AIMS. conducted the opening
service, and Bishop Du Moulin of Niagart
read the lesson.
The charge to the Brotherhood was
delivered by Bishop Burgess of Long Island
and was based on the text, am come
that they might have life and that they
might have it more abundantly." John
l., 10.
Bishop Burgess said in part:
I do not share in the, gloomy estimates
In regard to church attendaEce IN these days
There Is one man who never makes any
great IMPRESSION on my mind. and lie If the
statisticiun. 50 many things are TO be taken
into account in making up ones estimates
the last ten or twenty years church ntteI.d.
ancc had fallen of in the great cities OF
America. and yet, on NE OF her hard we found
taIi'ts in their dread Of higher wage. had been
importing -hploads upon shiploads thousands
upon thousands. of Hungarian ard Italian
machinery I thirk we shouli have some
reason to recon! Ter orr conclusions .,
and that while attendance may vary IN mum :
ber' from age to age. yet that the Church IL
living and that 1t is to have life more album
dainty.
And yet there, is reason enough. perhaps
for anxiety, and no one. viii deny that this
work of the brotherhood Is OF great impor-
ttancr and that the problem how to keep and
how to Increase mems attend nee at church
Il question that is always before US. Now,
the brotherhood affords solution of this
problem. although doubt il 1t HIS ever for
mulated as society any very distinct policy
so. to state the problem perhaps little more
definitely tn II it ia usually stated. although
my conC!usinns may Seem necessarily vague
The practical side OF the sub ect is too large to
the, relative religious power Of the masculine
and feminine sexes need hardly enter INTO
the discussion II ! were to maintain the
superiority OF mon in this respect should
seem to be currying favor with my audi,nc
And yet ! will remind you OF one historical
All the great and noble religions OF the word
have be'n founded by men. in religion. az
in music and art women seem to have the
strongly developed and when they set out
by themse yes to create religion perhaps
Eddylsm. that most absurd and yet profitable
of superstitions is the best that they 40
compllSh.
The talented editor of the American States
that the figure OF John Thomas in the pulpit
woul d have been exceedingly droli He Was
much too big. too entrrprising. too mas
terful for such cage, and there u no ques-
ton that the young men have, many OF them.
come to regard the pulpit as cage. and that
the last thing the vestrles wants IS MASTER
The reason o. this is that the Church has
passed out OF the political aid the military
now rules, the social lie. Membership in
the Church Is oftei.times locked at as 2
social INTRODUCTORY You go 10 any small
be surprised at the run!ber OF social iuLc-
ton- which the rector .eens to ahIoun.e
a ar, or to sttsnd WIN IN, iLisIsst.
dence over the Church. We build The par
lsh house first now in the country towns.
sociabe and TO have place where they can
hold entertainments.
And so the ore thing We want In the clergy
Of metal sta power and big. ma1terful n.en.
but above I'll they must be tactiul. ard then
the social an tir. will pr",pe1 And as women
they have come to take more prominent
place.
as a protest against this urdue influence.
and should like to show you how you can
bring about a more healthlul stnte. We
Church Is not political or Il military orgari-
ism. but that II Is n social organism. There
IS nothing to be ashamed about thHt. Only
not weak and eTeminate. To do this We
must have mems interest and mems at
tendance.
Sessions OF the various departments OF
the Brotherhood were held during the
day. This Is the programme for to-day.
sA M-St. Arms Church. arrnnl ecle bra
tior Of holy cor r,ur ion. tho Bishcp Of Niecera
celebrart, the Rev Drs Reese +. Ahop. Jrn ga
II. Darlington and Warren c. Hubbard Az
sistirs.
io3onnd II A. NJ Services In local churches.
2:3O P M-Jur ior mass meeting fer boys.
George Foster. P"abc,1,y ITesidirR, Subject.
-The Church Boy: His Worshir,'' ilc Few,
Cyrus Townsend Brady: His Work" Hubert
Carleton.
IP NJ, Mems mass ncctirG.. willirm g.
ow presiding. Subject. The Kir rdcm: It's
Rnlar." Ernest II. Crosby; Its Army" the
Bishop ~ Niagara.
SIP. M-.St. AIMS Church. shortened form
~ evn"ire PRAYER Addresses or The
B-othorhood ~ st A"drew: .1ts Work II the
Church. bv the Ror DR. Charles 7 J. Wripley.
rector Of Crace Church. Brooklyn Fc!rhts.
ard Furere G. nerton council member for
western New York
a.l5 y M-Clo.,v service md farewell.
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