The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-30
CONvOCATION
In SESSION
Many Out-of- Town Visitors
Enjoy Sessions.
REV. EDMUND G. MAPEs
Of This City Delivers an
Interesting Address.
A Number Of Prominent Episcopal
ian Kectors Take Part in the Well
Arranged Program.

The Sandusky Convocation of the
Episcopal church convened at st.
Pauls church Monday afternoon, with
a large number of the divines in the
district present. The attendance of
the local parishioners was quite large.
"The Explanation of the Fedora
ton Curriculum" was the subject of
an address by the Rev. Henry Il.
Cooke. president of the Ohio Sunday
School Association. The speaker took
up the Sunday School curriculum in
detail, and his remarks teemed with
Interesting information. A short
business session closed the afternoon
Injecting.
In the evening, the symposium was
l"The Boy In the Sunday School. :"
l"Teacher Training" was the subject
discussed by the Rev. Mr.. Byers,
'of Columbus, and the Rev. Arthur
Bumper, Of Norwalk, talked on the
subject, Method of Teaching"
AT the conclusion of the addresses
a general discussion was indulged in.
THE church was crowded with visitors
to the convocation, large number of
Gallon church members being in at
tendance
Holy Communion was celebrated
Tuesday morning at seven O'Clock,
and the regular morning session was
opened at ten o'clock The Rev.
Edmund G.. Mapes, of st. Paul's
church, spoke on the subject, "The
Conditions Under Which the Church
Works"
The speaker observed that by the
jintroducucn of steam, electricity and
other great inventions, the conditions
OF tn world have undergone a won
deaul change In the past one hundred
years. The condition in the thinking
world have changed, fully as much as
conditions in the world of labor.
Rev Mapes continued. men arc
, constantly being taken away from the
!, church, and the condition that con.
fronts us today is how to get then
back. II Sunday amusements ant
the like are denounced from the pul.
. pits and those who go to them arc
likewise denounced, the ones we are
,, seeking to bring into the church are
only driven farther away. Had the
father Of the prodigal son denounced
the son when he left his home, would
|, he have done right? He allowed the
! son to go forth into the world, gain
{ the experience. and when he returned
the father was ready TO welcome him
back and received him with oper
!, arms. Is this not better plan than
to denounce the wrong doer from the
pulpit?
, The speaker said that there are al
least 5000 men in Marion who do moi
attend church, and yet IL census
were taken, all would state that the,
were Presbyterians, Methodists, Cath
olics, Episcopalians Or members o.
other denominations. He advocated
the plan Of organizing clubs for so
ciai as well as religious work ant
10 go out among those who are lead
ing the wrong lives as the best wa,
Y to bring them into the church ant
win them to Cod.
IN uhe discussion that followed
nearly all OF the rectors present tool
part, and It was the general opinion
that the best and safest way to win
souls to Christ Is by love and tender
ness, instead Of bitter denunciation
This afternoon. the, most importan
= session OF the meeting was held, ant
tonight Rev. Alsop Lefingwell will
deliver a sermon and conduct prayer
closing the convucation.