The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-11
Sunday School Workers OF the Church Hold Meeting Here

church out, ana In this way 1t was with
tho utmost difficulty, and only by pay
ing tbs highest rents that his clergy
were able to find q place to hold
services. The only solution or this diff
ficulty, he said. was for tho church to
own its own chapels, rectories and
schools, and for this cause he made an
earnest plea that 10000 should be,
turned over 10 the mission III Mexico
to curry on the work.
bishop txinsOtvinE Speaks.
After a. hymn had been sung. Jesus
Calls Us Ger the Tumult," bishop
Ttittle introduced the 1t Rev. Lucicn
Lee Kinsolving. Bishop of Brazil, who
made one OF tile strongest ana most
leloqrent addresses that has been made
before the convention. 9g5
Bishop Kinsolving began by sitting
that he had three things to talk about
| FIRST. what In being dono Sin Brazil;
second, what ID to be done In Brazil,
and, third what It all stands for. Hc
said that he was the lnneliest bishNp
in the world. and described his im-
mense diocese by Saying It was three
times as large as Pennsylvania, Della
ware. Maryland and West Virginia. In
lit are twenty-five missionary stations,
six churches and 1000 communicates.
under the control OF fourteen clergy,
Including the bishop. although there
We're six awaiting his return TO be
! ordained. Bishop KinsolvIng spoke
most feelingly Of the work done by the
Rev. DIR. William Cabell Brown, who
| Is the head OF the theological school
lin Southern Brazil. and of the Work
OF the other clergy and the young men
Iof the country.
Turning then to what Is to be done,
bishop KinsolvinE said that tho cry
Hing need Of the work In Brazil was
for schools both for boys and girls.
and to extend the work to Rio Hs
lJaneiro city of 100000 Inhabitants,
4 who are begging for "a church which
has liturgy to come to them.
/ That Brazil must continue under the
4 dominion Of the American tchurch he
said was not only the idea OF the
/ American church, but was conceded ~
| the Arch bishop Of Canterbury ana the
i Bishop OF the Falkland Islands WHO
nounccd that Portuguese America was
destined to be under the Alnerie..n
church. After aktng plea for the
i Americans who lived In Brazil. ana
lsurging the church to keep pace with
the growth OF that country, Bishop
Kinsolvlng alluded to Bishop Brent's
i speech on the Philippines. delivered
,
thy OF every churchman had gone out
to the people OF the Philippine Islands.
II But. he aided, he fal another, story TO
! tell. for IL the United States govern
ment had not played a fair part WIN
4 the Filipinos, 1t had ut least played
/ a splendid part IN Its treatment OF
Il Brazil.
He pictured the visit that the secre-
tary OF state Root had paid to Rio DE
A Janeiro. when, accompanied by ex-
Governor Montague, Of Virginia. he
visited the great South American re-
), public, carrying with him the message
4 OF peace. This visit of Mr.. Root, ne
5 said. hispelled from the MINDS OF III! ~
> Brazilians all dread OF American In
> |vasion, and had opened wide the gates
!, for the work OF the American church
. At the conclusion of Bishop kinsolv.
!, tng,s address the Bishop of Contra
: New York was recognized to offer
: resolution concerning deat-mutes. Bish
Cd Olmstea said that there are In tn
flUnited States $4,000 feaf-mutes, ant
: he offered q recommendation TO tn
q Iioint session OF the General Convention
j. hooking to the creation OF commission
itconsisiinEH OF two bishops, Two presby
n tiers and two Iaymen, who should &C
: as an advisory board to the deaf-mut
il minister's %
Needs Great Sum.
n The Rt Rev. Leigh Richmond Brew
I. err. Bishop OF Montana. was then intro
8 duced. He spoke of the general need
n OF the church to further misslonar!
s work After paying compliment t
@ the men and women of the church TO
the fund that had just been raised
!. (which exceeds s1.Ooo,oO0, he said tina
v lin his opinion the work had just com
: menced, and at least S16,000,O0O wer
3 necessary-s5, 100000 for the worl
II among the colored people In the Soutf
which the Southern bishops coul
II solve the ANTIQUITIES which now pre-
d lsent themselves: s5,000,000 for foreig
missions, and s5.00O,0OO for work 1
the States, from the Atlantic to tn
: Pacific.
The Bishop OF Montana went on t
l say that this amount, which Woul
: seem large. was not really So. but tn
only question to be asked was wheti
~ err or not the money was needed. Fl
: said that II any great railroad pro
~ Jected, and 1t was found necessary. tn
s. money should be forthcoming; thu
III IL any great work was planned an
= 1t was found that 1t would be a pay
- ing investment the money would b
er Forthcoming, and so when the work |
a the church was known not only to b
70 i necessary, but paying Investment
- there would be no difficulty in raisin
: even SO large an amount as $4,000
IS 900.
4 After the formal notices had bee
D. given the meeting adjourned.
ss VIRGINIA AND NEW England.
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