New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
BISHOP TO THE RICH.
STEWARDSHIP HIS THEME
Sermon at Trinity Drazcs Crozcd-
English Prelate Not WeH

The Right Rev. DR.. Arthur Foley Wilmington
Ingram. Bishop Of London, at noon yesterday
preached sermon in Trinity Church The crowd
was SO great that the body of the edifice was
filed and every entrance had a line of men and
women stretching out into the yafd, eager TO
distinguish the words of the speaker, whose
voice was not strong enough to be heard by
those in the church
Bishops Potter. Greer and Burgess occupied
the chanceI with Rev DR.. William T. Manning,
assistant rector, who offered the opening prayer
DR. Morgan Dix was not present. Among those
In the church were ]. Pierpont Morgan and Henry
Clews The English churchman selected as his
text part of the second verse of the sixteenth
cbapter OF st. Luke: "Give an account OF thy
Stewardship for thou mayest be no longer stew
ard"
After the opening prayer and the singing OIL
hvmns the verger. bearing an English mace,
his badge of office. preceded the Bishop OF Lon
don to the pulpit. When his lordshp began TO
sneak his weak voice despite the clear enuncia-
.ion made IL difficult for those unaccustomed
In the English accent TO distinguish the fine
points of the sermon. The burden of his mes
sage was to remember that no matter Whac
mans position may be in this world, whether IL
be that of wealth and influence or lowly. ne Is
here merely as a steward and not as MASTER
He spoke directly to the wealthy among his
hearers. and touched uSon SocldiiSln Gnu
Christian Science during his sermon. He said:
Just the exaggerations of Chrlstiah oci-
ence had arisen from the neglect OF the truths
NJ the mower of mind over matter and Of the
sauctity of the healing art. SO the more bitter
and blatant forms of Christian Socialism sprang
from the neglect of the principle or ste"a'usiiip
Inherent in the Christian religion
AT the close Of the service invited guests and
newsnaner men gathered in the vestry 70 greet
the bishop but word was sent to them that
owing to the state Of his health 1t would Se
impossibe to receive them. Dr. Manning siiiu
Silas McBee, sr editor of THE Churchnan.
escorted the bishop to a carriage from d sloe
entrance and hurried 10 the home OF DIT DiA
for luncheon.
After the luncheon the bishop accepted an
Invitation from Mr. Morgan TO visit his library
at his home, where the inancier has the manu-
scripts of some famous authors among theni
Byron and Dante. The bishops party IeIt MI
Morean's house and was then taken 10 tHe Ea9'
23d street landing of the New York 1acnt Ciuo'
where the yacht of Roswell htdrlose
to,rded and the return journey to Great Neck.
Long Island, was made. The blshop VIII Oo ''''
guest this evening of Sflas McBee. sr
II the nartv were Dr. Stanley Christopher
90, +be bishop's secretary: the Rev. T. P An
60, tho bisbop's chaplain: Silas McBee. Bishop
Greer DR.. Huntington. the rector OF ~rdee
Cburcb and Dean Robbins, of the GeneraI
| Theological Seminary. Among those present a.
tho luncheon. besides the bishops party "ere
Dr Manning assistant rector OF TRINITY par
| iab. Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF Co
Iuunbia University; ex-Mayor Seth Low, D.
pisrnon, Morgan Douglas Robinson, orother-
,,-Iavv ~ President Roosevelt; Senator hean' or
New Jersey and Colonel John Jay