Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-19
CHURCH LEADERS
FURNISH THEME
BISHOP JOHNSON breaches
ABOUT CONFERENCES
Required TWO Years to Prepare Pro-
gram Of Topics to Be Discussed
at Episcopal Congress Held
In London Recently

Right Rev. Joseph II. Johnson, bish-
op of the Episcopal diocese of Los An
geles, yesterday morning preached at
st. Paups pro-cathedral. 1t is his first
sermon since his return from Europe.
Bishop Johnson spoke on the great
Pan-Anglican and Lambeth confer
ences held in England.
He selected for his text: I'm the
multitude of councillors there is safe
ty.'' Proverbs XII. IA. He said in part:
II never have realized so fully as
this year the force of these words of
the wise man. 1 have been permitted
to see great questions in new lights be-
cause IL has been my privilege to sit
at the feet of the church's wisest coun-
ciliors. During the months OF June
and July / was in constant attendance
at the two gatherings In London, winch
one may say were the greatest gath
erings of this church of ours during
the past 200 years.
1.-THE first series of meetings, known
as the Pan-Anglican congress, was a
congress of delegates from every
branch of the Anglican communion,
who had been invited to be present to
consider topics of Importance which
world over.
"The church congresses of the last
century have been due to the spirit
of the most searching light of inves-
tigation, and although the widest the
ories have been exploited, 1t has been
felt these were better dealt with when
brought out into the light than when
discussion has been suppressed.
.'The congress, to Justify itself. had
to give a spiritual and intellectual
upiift to the members and the com
mittees which 1t represented, and de-
cidedly has this been, and the result
is due to giving plenty of time In prep
aration. 1t required two years to pre-
pare a program, which, therefore, was
wide in its scope, covering almost every
tonic of human interest The discus
sion of each was given in its own
proper time and place, and conducted
under the chairmanship of expert par
llamentarians, which reuslted in intel
ligent discussions and, by careful man
agenient, the best was inculcated.
Each morning in July the 250 bish-
OPS met in the chapel of the palace
for devotions. and for the entire day,
save for a brief hour for luncheon,
continued the congress, considering
vital subjects about which they We're
ultimately to send out messages to
the whole world.
Results of Congress
"The principal results Of the con-
gress have been published by the chair
men and committees. including an en-
cyclical collection of the work of the
congress-; a profound study dealing
with Faith and Modern Thought,
Supply and Training of the Clergy
Education Missions Ritual Min
isteries of Healing Marriage Problem
Moral Witness of the Church to DEM
ocratic Ideals and Social and Economic
Questions Organization Within the
Anglican Communion
by authority of the congress there
were seventy-eight resolutions issued
to the church which strongly outlined
the obligations and duties of the clergy
and laymen.
"I was much impressed with the will
Iingness of the English church to look
facts frankly in the face. l rejoiced
to know that the keenest minds among
our students feel at liberty to consider
every new fact disclosed by thinkers
or by science"
Bishop Johnson spoke last night at
Christ Episcopal church on the same
subject.