Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-14
POVERTY PRICE
OF OTHERS EASE
EPISCOPAL RECTOR PLEADS
FOR DOWNTR ODDEN
TELLS OF coNDITIolNs IN cITYs
sLuMs(
Work of Diocesan Contention Under
Way and Much Enthusiasm,
Is Shown by the
Delegates

A mans a man and souls soul,
whether 1t lives on East Ninth street
or in Chester place. The existence or
poverty in our part of the city is the
price of the comfort and hne nomes
in the RESIDENT district.
"Some time ago futile attempt
was made to place laundry in resi-
dence district, yet at the same time
the city complac@ntly voted to place
a slaughter house on East Ninth
street." said Rev. IT. C. Marshall, the
superintendent of the new city mission
society of the Episcopal church last
night at st. Paurs parish house at the
first diocesan convention of the So
ciety.
Rev Mr. Marshall, who is thoroughly
conversant with the Missionary needs
of the city, is rector of st. Marks
church at Seventh, street and Towne
avenue, and also has charge of the
Church of the Neighborhood. East
Ninth and Wilson streets In con-
tinuing his address on the difference OF
the easterly and the westerly portions
of the city, Rev. Mr.. Marshall said:
1.-THE meat for your table is killed
down in our part of town. The oil for
your stove and your auto makes the
fumes that strangle us and our chill
dren The gas for your stove and
lighting spreads smoke and SCOT In our
part of the city. 1t Is your comfort
that gives us our discomfort"
Meeting Enthusiastic
The city missionary meeting held last
night was one of the most enthusiastic
in the week of diocesan convention af-
fairs. Bishop johnson presided and
made a short opening address in which
he stated the needs of the church in
the missionary work. The first speak
err of the evening was Rev. Mr.. San
xb ha hppn q nnoinfp6 mission
airy at large for the eighth district.
which comprises several western states,
Honolulu and part of the Philippines,
covering a territory as large as half
of the United States. Rev. Mr.. San
ford spoke of the different feeling of
the average churchman regarding mis-
sion work of hundred years ago COM
pared with the feeling at the present
time.
Rev. Mr. Sanford spoke at some
length on the missionary work among
the Igorrotes in the island of Luzon.
A mission was established there seven
years ago.
Rev. Charles T. Murphy, rector of
ST. Athanasius church, was the second
speaker, ;,iving facts and figures re-
garding the work of the Episcopal
church in the diocese of Los Angeles,
which covers the eight southern coun-
ties.
our motto SIlOulu De 10 llltO all
the world and preach the gospel to
every creature This is the command
to the church. but teaching the gospel
is not saying a few words, but it Is
the building up in the bond of Christ.
It Is all very well to talk Of foreign
missions, but we are almost in for
eign field There are 5000 persons in
this territory and there are less than
1000 communicates, or IL per cent in
each 100"
The sessions yesterday marked the
opening of the annual diocesan conven-
ton. 1t was opened by the celebration
of holy communion at 10 o'clock in the
pro-cathedral in which all the clergy
took part.
This was the first convention with
Very Rev. William Mccormack as
dean and rector of the pro-cathedral.
and Yesterday morning he took prom
inent part in the church service. as
well as in the deliberations of the do
cesar body
Bishop breaches
The sermon of the convention was
preached ty the bishop, following the
communion service.
Rishop Johnson began his sermon
with the statement that the past year
had been an eventful one in the his
tory of the church and mentioned the
names of several of the prominent
leaders who had been and are doing
great work in the diocese.
He said in part:
"The church under the existing con-
ditions has more than ever the respon-
sibility resting upon it of maintaining
a high order of religious faith and
work. With it's affiliations with the
Sunday school they should combine in
supplementing the work of the public
schools in religious precepts The
children of the public schools should
feel the effect of the true teaching of
the church and Sunday school to be
carried out in educational lines"
Bishop Johnson emphasized the prn-
ciple that a churchman should conduct
his work in an earnest and whole
hearted way, and If he could not see
his way clear to do so 1t would be
better for him to unite with some other
church. where It would be more con-
genial to him.
At the afternoon session a large
amount of routine business was trans
acted. including several resolutions
and amendments and the nomination
of both clergy and laity for diocesan
offices.
The session will open this morning
at $3.50 o'clock and will close this
afternoon.
Bishop johnson, assisted by Mrs.
Johnson, will give his annual recep-
ton to the parishioners OF the diocese
this evening at Kramers hall.