Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-08
MASS MEETING
ENDS CONFERENCE
Closing Session Of Episcopal Gath
erlng Held Last Night Ia
Salt Lake Tncater
WHAT THE CHURCH STANOSF0R
General Theme Discussed by Proml
psnl spcakers--Blshop Leonards
Grave Waited.

The final session Of the third annual
conference OF the seventh missionary
district OF the Episcopal church was
held last evening. In the Salt Lake the.
alter before an audience that iillcd tho
body OF the house, A feature OF tho
evening was the appearance Of a sur
pliced choir on the stage, 60 In number,
made up from tho ohoirs OF the two To-
cal Episcopal churches The thcme OF
tho occasion was "'rhe Episcopal
church IN the United states and on
tho special subtopics under this head
were TT. Rev. William T., Nichols DID,
bishop OF California, who spoke on "lIor
Heritage" TT. Rev, w. II. Morcland,
bishop OF Sacramento, on "lor Faith"
md IT. Rev, II. y, spalding, bishop OF
salt Lake, on Her Mission,
Bishop Nichols spoke more pnrtlcu-
larly on the prayer book, and said
livery prayer book Of tho church OF
God Ia like the setting ~ diamond,
Tho great central part Of this setting IN
found In the Office Of holy communion,
Che prayer Of conservation,
DEFINITION or EPISCOPAL,
Bishop Morelond saIdi "Thc donnl.
Zion of an Episcopal IL one who wants
20 be q Christian, The church Ii not a
denomination, II has no d0gmae. II
continues IN the old way ms the one holy
catholic and Apostolic church, We've
been baptized and confirmed, but we've
never Joined n denomination, You may
stand with the roallsis, tho evolution.
iste, but all stand side by side and de-
clare that God made heaven and Garth,
Thus the door OF intellectual liberty IL
thrown wide open, The Episcopal
church II showing that II IL possible 20
IN the non essentials, Today the Epls-
copal church has S0,00O,OO0 English
speaking communicates, moro than any
other church Of our tongue, not eXocpt-
Ing the Roman, Tho Episcopal church
Is tho great historic church, AZ the
tcepter went from the Greek To the
Latin, 40 now II seems that II IL about
u 10 10 that other race. our faith II
not mechanical but vital We teach
Christ, not Christianity, not doctrine
but person, Christ, the Savior"
BISHOP spALDlNG's ADDRESS,
Bishop spaldIng, In his address, said;
at would seem that the mission OF the
church was TO glory In her heritage ana
I've and teach her faih, a faith found
cd on organized religion. There are
two ways TO organize religion one In
by written statements, by u collection
of dogmatIo theories or n set Of books
The other II through u body OF men,
Chrlsts method had been through y
body Of men, not by written laws ana
Ne Epltcopacy Ia founded ON the basis
Of an order OF men, II Is tho mission Of
the church TO insist In the present on
We value Of the past. 10 observe n Just
Nlance between the present ana the
past II Ia her mission 90 preserve cor-
tain principles, authority and truth
conservatism and progress, and TO do
'hls the church must be founded on an
organization OF living men,
The Episcopal church, In the United
States has ever stood for recognizing
and providing for the rights OF the
body AZ well an tho soul. II takes Into
consideration mans welfare on this
earth az well AZ In the beyond lie
tod Of the founding OF the first church
hospital 81, lakes, IN 1916,
Another mission Is 20 clearly deflno
fhe principle OF worship, This IL the
church which emphasized the purpose
Of worship M giving something to God
and tho Savior,
Tho churchs mission In TO preserve
Just balance between the past ana
the present 10 provide for a mans body
es well az hls soul, and TO help man by
coaching him the purpose OF worship to
gNe himself to tho service OF Almighty