The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-06
INTRODUCTORY SERMON BY
The VEN. A. II. w. ANDERSON
To His Pensioners OF the Church Of the Re-
deemer---Large Congregation Attended.


ana that no papal or other kind of de
cree can force an unwilling knee I,
the floor. or.amen TO the ceremony.
What we must all strive for is sin
cerity and charity. In a parish such
as this one is, the priest must remem
Der that il is the sole representative
OF the English Reformation in the
! city That he, as loving father
cannot deny TO one class of minds
that which they desire, since they are
his children in the faith as well as
others.
Personally. stand for all that is
heritage in the Holy Catholic church,
| | recognize that such a thing as the
English Reforma,ion took place, and
| know that that reformation was one
Of theology and morals in England.
II had nothing to do with ritual until
after the Church of England became
tinged with Calyinistic heretcs. The
man in the pew will object to some
forms OF ritual, ana be silent too
often when he has been led into un.
belief by an agnostic priest. There
are church people who have greater
fears Of going to Rome than going to
the devil
Gilbert ChesteIson, in his book
The Heretics" says that r,tualism Is
older than any religion. And 1t is a
psychological fact that Masonry and
other secret societies, whose main
teaching is BY symbolism and
ritualism have peculiar fascination
upon men and women who repudiate
symbolism ami ri,ualism in their
churches
Many one will call fellow NOR
tai Worshipful Master, who would get
quite unset over calling the parish
priest father Really, you know it
doesn't make any difference one way
or another If the title Is hurtful 10
the interests of the parish or painful
to the individual. don't utter it. What
is wanted in the church is good fell
lowship. If persons would only look
at these matters in the true proper
tons, hey would see they are making
much ado about nothing. 1t is far
better that the priest should be a
Father in the spiritual sense to his
congregation. winning the esteem and
affection than that he should insist
upon the title Father" and act like
a martinez if it is not vouchsafed
him.
Once and for all. let me say at this
time. that personally, am Catholic
churchman, who loves ceremonial
only in so far as it is the outward
expression of our sincere pent up
emotions toward God. Such cere
monial is natural and free will Of
fering II is the same emotion which
Jacob had when as a result of his
dream, he built an altar to God. But
there are other things for us 10 con-
slider today. We must consider that
this parish has its obligation to the
church and to the state. that is the
and to the city.
I have been a missionary all the
time that have been in the ministry.
have lived for two years on the
firing lines in a missionary dioceFe.
and | used TO think how neglectful
the rectors of wealthy parishes were
of those who went out to do the,
rough work. So, now, to be true to-.
my self. | must expect you TO show
an interest in missions and especially
he weaker parts of your own do
cese We ought to have laymen who
would 90 out and hold services in the
towns near at hand Much Of the |
success OF missions is due to the I
work OF laymen. Then too. there is I
The position which your church takes l
in the city. The interest Il shows in 4
civic matters and munic pal reform /
and civic righteousness.
As a canon Of Christ Church I
Cathedral. located as IT is in the 4
heart Of a great city, II becomes I
natural that / should be drawn into
ne movements for the betterment of
The special work that | /
have been interested in Is the temper
iuEt movement anu Aut JuNtAlit I
court movement speak OF these
hings. my Chris ian friends, because
want you 10 know my attitude on
hese subjects do not believe as
some OF my brethren DO that a clergy.
nan should be a mugwump
4 man who is an Ameri an citizen
" hepriest or layman. IL is his moral
luty to be interested in civic matters.
What is the sense of preaching moral
ty and then utteiing no protest
against immortality in civic life When
say I believe In Temperance. mean
total abstinence
Although appreciate the self-denial'
md the self-dscipiine Of such, I
hink the principle wrong: since II in
folyes the old heresy Of Manicains.
lamely that evil inheres in matter.
when the real evil inheres in an IN
e-trained human will.
Finally. my Christian friends. Jet
ne utter this warning: that you and
ire human. and because OF that {
-ather potent fact. We are liable 10 (
m. Let MS be patient with one al
lther; Jet as recognize those honest
lineie nces Of opinion. which. owing
c our individuality will arise. In the
pint 81 Christ, forgivins one ano' her