Arizona republican., 1907-10-07

requires search and research. sacrifice and self-denial. Israel made a mis- take. paying attention to the outward life and to the throne. overlooking Isaiah 53, forgetting that Messiah must take root downward. God prac- ticed this all through with the Chil- dren of Israel. Jesus. by going down was exalted at the right hand of God. In order for a Christian to find Jesus and all there is in a Christian life, one must go down to the feet of Jesus. Let go of the impatience, of being puffed up. Many say that the Chris tian's life is dry one. It is fresh and joyous life if we go deep enough to get the underflow of water-deep enough for us to come in contact with God.
 II A Christian life built on God, the solid rock. is in no danger of failing. Rooted and grounded in love and filled with all the fullness of God, brings forth fruit. Things which seem insig- nificent. prayers, study of Gods word. are those which help us to take root downward that we may bear fruit up- lward.
 May our lives be rich and glorious with fruit for our Master.
 TRINITY EPISCOPAL.
 At the 4.3O p. m. service which was resumed yesterday at Trinity church. the Rev. D. NJ. Brookman spoke of the work of the Triennial convention of the Episcopal church, now in session at Richmond. Vo., to which the Rev. J.. Atwood is delegate from the dis trict of Arizona.
 In particular the speaker dwelt upon the problem of work among colored people, some solution of which is hoped for at the convention.
 As yet that work can not be said to be a success. Our colored clergy and congregations are not many in number. and the work lags. Some who are pessimistically inclined propose to abandon it and turn over our churches schools and communicants to other religious bodies This proposal will receive no attention. however. The conscience of the church has been touched, and we can not free ourselves from the responsibility of doing our share in bettering the future of the colored people of this country and of | shepherding those of them who turn to us.
 ] Another proposal. fathered by the bishop of Arkansas. is to consecrate three colored priests as bishops, es- tablish an autonomous church for col ored people and let them look after their ecclestical affairs for themselves. But for this the time is not ripe. It amounts to an evasion of present, pressing responsibility.
 rrl 1e lAf undoubtedly will receive serious con- sideration at the convention. One of these is to consecrate one or more col ored bishops who. shall care for the colored folks only in groups of several dioces. There would be the advantage of giving to the colored communicants men of their own race as chief pastors. of whom they would be proud and who presumably would stimulate the work of the churches as the white bishops have not done. It is, however, contra ry to law to precedent that two bish- ops should exercise independent juris- diction in the same territory. This Is not necessarily an insufferable obstacle but it is dangerous enough to make the church pause.
 The other proposal worthy of con- sideration is that colored priests shall be made assistant or suffragan bish- ! ops. Such an assistant would work exclusively among the colored people | of dioese, but under the direction of that diOcese's. but only on the invita- | tiOn of the white bishops and under | their direction. Thus the unity of the l work and government of a diocese would be preserved. Such a system | of suffragan bishops would be a nov city in the American Episcopal church. | however. and it is an open quesqtion whether bishops are needed for every | race in this cosmopolitan country.
 So complicated and full of difficulty | is the whole matter that it is easily | possible that no decisive action will be taken at this time. The church | may be disposed to ask whether. after | all, the present machinery for this | work has proved a failure: and wheth CT a more real and deep yearning in the spirit of Jesus Christ for the well | fare of the colored people will not move our white people-bishops dea cons. priests. laymen and women-to | more self-denying activity in their be- half. The most perfect machinery |  that of Christ.
 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
 Pastor Williams of the Christian | church preached a forceful and con- vincing sermon on the theme of Pe- ter's first effort to prove the eXaltatiOn and glorificaiion of Christ. the occa- sion the day of Penticost.
 Christ had lived. died. been crucified | and risen from the dead.
 There were assembled before Peter | devout and learned men from all the | nations of the earth and this audience l was one of opposition.
 If Peter proved the exaltatiOn of Christ then the teachings of both ! Greek and Roman must give way. The 1 educated Greeks possessed perhaps | the most subtle minds in the world. |
 Peter used great tact in addressing |