New-York tribune., 1906-11-15
FOR MISSIONARY FUND.
Episcopalians Gather IN Carnegie
Hal-Many Bishops Present.

popular meeting In the interests of the Episco-
pal missionary thank offering which 1t is purposeo
to make at the Episcopal General Convention In
Richmond. Va. held last night in Carnegie
Hall The galleries and boxes In the big auditorium
crowded early. and in the lower floor. re-
served until later. was goodly sprinkling OF out
of town delegates to the diocesan convention now
IN session
The meeting OF last night was arranged unaer
the auspices of the Missionary Thank OHerins
Committee of the Diocese of New York, co-operde-
ing with the Junior Clergy Missionary Associalio"
The purpose of the movement is to get hplscopai
Iaynen to raise as great sum as possloie LUZ
II issons TO be offered at the Richmond cohVeh-
t,on and 70 arouse enthusiasm well. In thank
fulness for three hundred years Of English chris
tianity In America next year being the SoOtn ami
versary of the English settlement at James
town, Va.
crornaa m IN. nIatform were the combined
vested choirs of most of tho city parishes, solie
four hundred in number. Banked tier upon uel Oh
the stage and garbed in black cassocks anu Wits
cottas, they made effective picture Inc chol US
was led by Richard Henry Warren. an oroheetra
screened behind the speakers supplemenung lile
organ As the speakers, headed by Bishop Greer,
marched onto the platform the audience rose ana
sang with the choir this hymn. Fight tho tooo
Fight"
R,sbon Potter was expected to preside, but had
to send regrets, and Bishop Greer took his place.
Bishop Anderson of Chicago called home sud-
denly and Bishop Ethelbert Talbot OF central
Pennsylvania took his place on the programme
els tho first speaker. On the platform. as well'
were Bishop Nichols of California, who said the
opening prayers and Bishop Anderson OF Spring
field Bishop Talbot saidi
was in this hall weeks ago. when great
political campaign opening. and one Of the
Sneakers since elected Governor said that danger
pre-eminently before the American people was that
Of class feeling. Now in that connection IL Is well
for us TO remember that this Episcopal Church
represents democracy in the highest sense. II IS q
democratic church, sprung from the people, and y
is the Churchs PRIDE her boast and her honor that
she IS tust as much the Church Of the man who
works of the lonely man and the man who needs
a kindIy lifting hand. Every man in this Church
must be missionary. The men haven't done
enougfs-they must do more for missions
In the closing speech of the evening Bishop Greer
said that the Thank Offering Movement possessed
the UNIQUE value of unity within the Chureh. lie
said:
II ia deeper than any party cleavage or any
split over Craftsmanship or school OF thousht. ~
serves to show that these cleavage hieS a1e noA o.
deep they seem . All. o-.,,,,,v ~
show 10 the world that 1t has unity that II Goes
NOT always seem to have 1t Will tend 10 give the
Church it's perspective and help to clarity It's vision
Tbe Church Is darkened and weakened by many
cornseis II needs unity and self-effacins en-
tSTsjasnn The Church has an ample task in look
ing to safety and sanity of its religious life