Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-01-28
THE BISHOP AT ST. ANNE'S
Church Filled To Hear Sermon BY The Noted
Episcopal Prelate.

Yesterday afternoon services NJ st.
Anne's was made notable by the pres
enee of Bishop Henry c. Potter. the
noted Episcopal pfelate Of New York,
and founder of the ''Subway mn,
who preached one of the largest
congre cations that ever assembled at
worship in this very large church.
There was not n vacant seat, and
many stood in the rear of the church.
The service was put forward half
hour, owing 10 the fact that the Bishop
was Obliged to leave Annapolis short
ly after o'clock. The fact that the
service was earlier did not deter the
crowds from attending the worship,
and there were but few late corners.
Owing TO the fact that Bishop Potter
was suffering W ith severe cold, no
long discourse was attempted, but in
the few minutes that he addressed his
hearers he gave food for beautiful
thoughts and drew foreible illustra-
tions from the texts that he had select
ed as tie subject for his remarks. As
preacher of eloquence and force
Bishop Potter is well known, and
those who heard him yesterday were
deeply impressed.
The Bishop was driven TO ST. Anne's
Church from Chaplain Clark's home,
where he was entertained yesterday in
the private carriage of the Governor.
Rear Admiral Sands, superintendent of
the Naval Academy, sent his carriage
To the train to meet the Bishop.
The church was crowded to the doors
before the Bishop arrived. The service
Of Evening Prayer was conducted by
therefor, Rev. j. r. McComas, and
the assistant, Rev. James l.. Smiley.
Chaplain Clark, of the Naval Acad-
emy, was also present in the chan
Gel. other clergymen in the church
were the Rev. Taylor, formerly of
Delaware, but now n resident of An
napolis, the R4v. Hovey, of Ports
mouth, y. H., father of Midshipman
Hovey, president of the Naval Acad
envy Y. NJ. G. A., the Rev. flaver-
stick, rector of st. Maragrst's parish,
and the Rev. Hensley, of Versailles,
Ky.
The vested choir rendered beau
tiful musical program, which had
been arranged for the occasion of the
visit of Bishop Potter. AS was the
case in the morning, the prelate
spoke but a very few minutes on the
"'Fatherhood of God, taking his text
from the fourth chapter of Corinthians,
and the seventeenth verse. Religion,
he said, but teaches us the divinity
of God, the very existence of a Su-
preme Being, and the powers of a
heavenly Father, which he exerts over
every human being. Any man or
woman, ne explained, who learned the
fundamental truths had procured the
essentials for perfect happiness.
THE trouble is" said Bishop Pot
ter, that so many of us do not realize
that all races of men are made by one
God, from whom they derive all their
strength and in whom they have their
being.
.This reminds me of a story of two
boys whom found confined on Ran
dall's Island, up near New York, at n
reformatory located there. In going
through the building ] was attracted
by the intelligent countenanees of the
boys, and inquired of the matron
why they were confined there. / was
informed that these boys were riding
one day on a street car with their
mother, and that they sat by the side
of two Cinnamon. While the inhabi-
tants of the Flowery Kingdom were
not looking, the boys, in gazing out
of the car window, discovered the
pigtails of the Cinnamon, and, out of
mere fun, tied them together. And
for this act, / was informed, that the
mother of the boys said that they had
depraved minds and ssent them to a
reformatory. When / learned this l