The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-31
BISHOP REPORTS
ON CHURCH WORK
DIOCESAN COUNCIL ooNvENEs IN
CHEESEMAN'S.
Samuel O. Edsall, Bishop Of the do
cese, Reports Year Of Great Spiritual
and Material Growth-Number Of
Combinations Is Greatest In History
of Diocese Points In Address.

and Ninth street, today. DurlnR the
singing Of hymn the clerical members,
in proc ession and led by Bishop Sam.
uel G. Edsall took their places about
the altar. ~"
The council is composed Of eighty
clergymen and l75 lay members, who
made good-sized audience in the body
of the church. About half this number
arc from out Of town.
Bishop Edsall made the address Of the
morning and summarized the work OF
the diocese during the last year, both
as to it's spiritual and material pro-
gress and his own personal work IN 1t.
He said in part: ~ -
Bishop Edsall's Address.
ssIn assembling for the forty.ninth
council Of our diocese, let us follow the
reverent example Of our former SEES
the names Of those bishops Of the
American church, and Of the clergy and
prominent laity Of our d9eesse W Xae
ing the year which has elapsed since
last we met in council.
"The Rt; Rev, Dr.. BENJAMIN Wistar
Morris, bishop Of Oregon. is the only
one Of our American bishops who, has
died during the year +: +d Having iason been
SENIORITY only TO INe ~ esAu1nR DAoAopt
the oldest in years Of all our bishops:
"on Aug. ., 1905, the Rev. Charles
Denison Andrews, DID,, for eighteen
years rector Of Christ church, St: Paul,
end for several years dean a Of ths r. r.;
standing committee, closed a noble ca:
reer of usefulness, dying, as he wished
to die, in harness, performing the
priest IS office up to the very day OF his
On Aug. 2s, 1905, in the death Of
Rev. Ebenezer Steele Peaks, we lost
Zone Of the pioneer founders Of tho
church in Minnesota, whose presence
: with us had been a continuing insplra-
ton and benediction.
"The death by his own hand Of Rey.
Frederick H. RoWse on April ., l9Oo,
was a great shock to all who had knowna
and loved him; and his qualities OF
mind and heart were such that practl-
cally all who knew him did love MN.
have our first supposition that he must
have become insane before he could
Kill himself so fully confirmed. BY the
{ certifcate of his physician, and by the
statements Of all who had been brought
in close contact with hin fEqa during the
j last three>Weeks OF ms ne;
have served al delegates to this coun.
eli. and who have entered into their rest
DURING the year. was Captain Frank M;
! Thornton of Benson, who was one OF
the nioneers Of our state, and had long
been d tower Of strength to the parish
Among the active members Of 9q1
j council following it's proceedings W1Gn
keen interest, was Genera, William 3
Bend, Of St. John 8 church, St. Paul
Ha was an active member Of the vestry
~ that parish and ever ready to CO.
j., onerate In all good works. He was the
!. first man whom I had the honor to ap
point as a lay reader after coming te
be .2 yHSs R Wa@pn - auxiliary Of our do
: (cese has been deprived Of one, Of it.
most faithful and honored members II
}, the death Of Mrs. David Bronson O.
y |Stillwater. =.
. Spiritual Progress.
t 1T d a nv FeSissa t. aeP oSeT es
l. field Of our diocese that, SO far as tn
/ human eye can presume to Judge o
ouch matters, the last year has bee
marked by the greatest spiritual proc
ress which our diocese has. ever, known
The number confirmed during me co ~
e largest number confirmed in any on
wear either in the present diocese :, Q
Minnesota. or within the undivided di<
TThe largest class confirmed wa
l. seventy-6ve at Gethsemane, M1nneap<
lis: the total number OF connr1nat1o1
l. In this parish during the year PEN
~ eiehty-three. It is worthy OF note tns
T five Of the Minneapolis parishes repo.'
,ee the history Of those parishes, as TO
It ' Inu Gethsemane, 49,; st. Paul's, 4!
10 st. Marks, Il; All Saints, SO; Ho]
= Trinity. IS; While st. Thomas missie
u with two combinations during tt
conciliar YEAR,, presented 49,, Messia
- *: St. johanna g, 10; st. Andrew
Is; Christ Church, 10; St. .A9sgarlus
3 This is especially interesting as demo
str@ting that the The spirte eiy
es the other. Among other notable =, co {;
na frmations during the year are: Chrl
Church, Austin, with two classes, 0
'rt Willmar, So; Rochester, 80; St. John
re- ST. Paul, IS; Cathedral, Faribault, 3
- Shattuck chapel, 49,; Merriam Par
III 96. St. Peter. is; Luverhe, 16; Fa
er- mont 1.-TWO c1asses), 10; st. James,
H. Paul. IL; Hamline, 16; Mortified, ]
- ST. Clements, ST. Paul, 10; St; Peter
oe St. Paul, 16; Mankato, II; st: Paul
u ST., Paul, 16; Christ Church, st. "a "a:
III. II; Wabasha, IL; Winona, ~; stl
7. water. IA; Sleepy Eye ,a }two Two c c5asse
- %: st. Sigfrid's, st. Paul 1.-TWO classe
%: GAINESVILLE, 8. I select these plat
) for mention, fully recognizing that so
4 If the smaller classes presented
: n represent Hs as faithful Work On the p
p. Of the clergy. ...u,,