The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-15

language. This work Is among the best
that can be lone in the great cause OF
all that the New Testament teaches
Others equally prominent in mission en-
deavor pronounced approval of the enter
prise, and in this no one was more EN-
phatic than Mr.. Parker.
God be thanked he wrote the super
intendent, that He put into your minds
and hearts such n more than charity.
Making the work possible by liberal con
tributions, he increased them as he saw
the opportunity of doing still more good
| Some years before he had been in Pisa on
a Good Friday and had gone with the Cath
Ollie worshippers to the cathedral where nc
had participated in a service, which, TO ms
mind, was without a blemish except as con
| eerned the eucharist. He had used tht
Catholic nrayer-book on the occasion, ano
marking the reverent feeling of the wor-
| shippers for it, it seemed to him that In
carrying ont the scheme of colportage, the
Episcopal prayer-book should accompany
the Bible.
at has" he said. "within its covers all
of the Christian religion, and it is so Ike
their own. though free from its errors.
With it," he added, at would send hymns
such as we use in Sunday school and pop
Mar assemblies, as Nearer, My God, to
Thee Rock of Ages and Just ms ] Am
And IL it cannot be otherwise had, we VIII
print Il collection"
TO give the Bible was in accord with
his faith in the Bible cause, and to include
the prayer-book was in the way OF his
denominational faith. The Bishop White
Prayer-book Society had issued an ltahan
edition of the Book of Common Prayer. and
Bishop whitaker had licensed it in Novem-
Der, 1904. The American Tract Society
publishes two Italian hymn-books, La
Buona Novella" and "L'Innario Evangel-
leo" Hence 1t was made possible for the
equipment Of the returning Itnlian convert
with the Scriptures, and to include the
prayer-book and the hymns. This work,
still in its infancy, has made a wonderful
growth. and its continuance was Literally
provided for by Mr.. Parker.
1t was not long before the work took
another interesting diversion. Here and
there Italians came under the Episcopal
teaching and the need Of the Italian
p-ayer-book was made evident. The opin-
ion of Bishop Brewster was generally
shared. Having the matter brought TO
his attention. he SAID: while / do not
believe in proselyting, or in undermining
the faith Of any in their own church, yet
1 dare say there are many Italians Who'
for various reasons, have become dissatis-
fed with the Latin church. To such I
LUtnh IL WObid NC VI 5ANoh pNhNaN
to give them the gospel and prayer-book
in their own language. 1t might save
them from, drifting over a sea of doubt.
With his characteristic modesty, Mr..
Parker took no credit to himself in the
furtherance of this matter. Shortly before
his last illness he wrote a friend: Our
Bishop Lines WIS much interested in my
suggestion or approval of giving Italian
books to departing soGs Of Italy, and 1 be-
Iieve took action about it. l hope he did"
The STARS informant concludes
with this remark:
ITO see to 1t tina the Italian convert in
this country has the gospel md the prayer
book and the church hymns in the vernac-
llar, and to see to it that on his return to
Italy he is constituted a missionary, and
equipped with the same nstruments-that
one of Cortlandt Parker's GOOD works,
ind one that promises to accomplish a
world of good. He, being dead, yet
lpeaketh,' and makes it possible that as
The Pauline call, They of Italy salute
defines itself to the ear, the saluta-
ion can be returned by the Scriptures"