The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-21
CALDWELL.
YER AND
ESSEX FEELS
MEMS CLUB DINNER
BISHOP LINES SPEAKS TO
ORANGE EPlSCOPALIANS.
Grace Church Members Enjoy Annual
Banquet-Rev. DR.. Lloyd Also
a Speaker.

Bishop Edwin S. Lines, of the Newark
Episcopal Diocese, and the Rev. DR..
Arthur S. Lloyd were the speakers at the
annual dinner last night of the men OF
Grace Episcopal Church, Orange, In the
Alice Broome Memorial House, which adj
Joins the church. There were covers for
100, and the ladies' of the church served
the meal. William M. Franklin was toast.
master. AS a compliment to the ladies'
who had SO successfully fulfilled their
duties of the evening. the Rev. Charles
T. Walkley, rector of Grace Church, pro-
posed and obtained three hearty cheers
for the Orange Blossoms After the
cheers there were calls for speeches. but
the ladies only smiled their acknowledge
ments.
Bishop Lines prefaced his remarks by
giving "reminiscences of the Episcopal
convention at Baltimore. The value of the
movement for the organization of mems
clubs as an aid to further interest by the
male members of the church in active
work OF parishes was emphasized by the
bishop. who pointed out the many oppor-
tunities for work in the Newark diocese.
The diocese holds the sixth place in the
country, so far as membership is con-
cerned. said the bishop, and In missionary
and Sunday school contributions it ranks
fifth.
Speaking Of the tendency of churches to
move uptown Bishop Lines called atten-
ton to the good work the Episcopal
Church was doing IN New York and the
crowded parts of other large cities. He
spoke OF the opportunities for extension in
the rapidly growing communities in the
L~eighborhood of Manhattan.
Bishop Lines spoke for open meetings
of the bishops, deploring the general con-
yention plan of meeting behind closed
doors. The church would be the gamer, in
his opinion, II the records of proceedings
were published freely In the press. The
bishop closed with a word of congratulate
ton for the menbers of Grace Church on
the strength of their organizations.
DR.. Lloyd, who is general secretary of
the Episcopal board of missions, told Of
his recent trip around the world. and
among other things stated he was I'M
pressed with the reverence for government
in India. Discussing British rule In the
country DIR. Lloyd expressed confidence
that the English would eventually bring
the land up to present civilization stand
ards.
DR.. Lloyd grew enthusiastic when he
spoke Of American rule in the Philippine
Islands.
mo American citizen need be ashamed
of the magnificent improvements accom-
plished under American control in the
islands," said the speaker. 9TH people,
while treacherous, had the good trait of
a%ptness, and were proving good scholars,
he said. Their knowledge of vices and the
crookedness in commercial methods was
deplored by the speaker. The advantage
of Christianity in lettering the condition
the speaker, who declares that the coun-
tries Of the Orient We're eager for the
West to teach les of modern civilization.
The speaker also ridiculed the charge that
Americans were pushing their religion
down the Threats of other men,"