The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-06
CHURCHhEN HEAR
THE ARCHBISHOP
Made by Englands
Primate Today.
RELIGIOUS LIFE Is DECADENT
It Would Be Vain to Ignore Warning
Voice That Tells This, Says
Dr. Davidson.

BOSTON Oct. 6.-At 9 O'Clock this
morning many OF the delegates TO the
Episcopal General Convention attended
prayer service ia the chapel of Trinity
Church which was conducted By Bishop
Rowe, of Alaska, and ghe Rev Samuel
Hart, secretary Of the house OF bishops
After the reading OF the minutes OF
yesterdays session Of the mouse of dep
uties, a committee OF three was appoint
ed TO wait upon his grace, the Archbish-
Jp OF Canterbury. requesting him 10
name an hour when he would be pleased
TO be presented TO the house.
President Mckim announced that the
Archbishop OF Canterbury would adj
dress the house at noon. and shortly
after u o'clock the primate was escorted
10 the platform, together with the house
bishops. The venerable chuTChman was
introduced by President McKim. who.
iva closing his euIogy. asked the arch
bishops blessing upon the convention
"YOur Problems hot Ours"
The archbishop said.
II am here by your courtesy. 10 learn
rather than TO speak; TO understand. If
Il may bee, somewhat more clearly than
before the practical working Of such a
convention; such representative
church council. clerical and lay. as has,
In its now trieunial gatherings, served
your church so well Tor 10 years, and
may appropriately be a model and
guide. In a large and general sense, for
new departures OF a similar sort IN
other branches OF our communion. IL
is not for nothing that i have been ia
touch during the last few weeks with a
daily succession of your foremost men,
and have learned SO much about things
which are at issue.
Your problems are not all OF them
our problems. OF some OF yours, and
especially of some which concern the
Southern States, we have no expert
ence whatever. Naturally we want by
all means TO make certain that our
church system and or church rules and
cauOus and our church services are
loyal and orthodox, and coherent and
Straightforward are reverent and help
Lul 70 those Tor whose good tuey are
devised. and that our manner OF WOr-
ship Is OF the sort 90 evoke the very
best tuat man can oueT. BuL ar TINS
juucLure. as IL seems TO me, the para
mount necessity of all is that which
concerns the family and the home the
Christian people at large.
Decadence in Religious Life
1T would be vain TO ignore the warn
ing voices which tell us. on either side
OF the sea. OF a certain drcadence In the
home. "a falling on. that Is. in the very
force which gave It's distinctive iuspira-
tiOn and It's distinctive power 20 50 much
OF our grandsires' life. II that be true.
Il surely beh0Oves every gathering OF
cagrchmeu 60 consider well what they
can do 10 safeguard the men and women.
and above ALL the children, Of America
and OF England. from "a peril whose
gravity IL is impossible TO Overestimate,
because ii affects the very foundation
OF our Christian life. II my presence in
your convention De permitted. in the
providence OF Cod 70 promote In any
degree the efficiency of our chuChs life
as a banded force for the lettering of
what IS amiss in public or ia private
things. Tor the Ce4seless night against
impurity and seIhshuess and greed.
against ignorance and apathy. against
moral c0WaTdlce and half-hearteduess,
! shall rejoice indeed.
Above all. II by mutual counsel We
can better spur one another forward for
the definite spreading here and now of
the kingdom OF Him who died FOR US
and nose again. I shall not have accom-
plIshed iu vain welcoming kindness
which must 60 me and mine be an en-
deaTiug memory. and which. as / hope
and believe. viii bear ia the older fields