The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-08
REVIEW Of WORK
GIVEN by BISHOP.
Annual Address Of Bishop
Cheshire Interesting Feature Of
Episcopal Convention.
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Special 10 Tho Times. DIsphtCh.1
i RALEIGH. N. c., May 1.-THE annual
address OF tho bishop, the Rt. Rev
James Blount Cheshire. ID. D., was the
principal feature OF tic second day in
the convention OF the Diocese OF Norlli
Carolina meeting with the Church If
the Good Shepherd here. He COM
rcnted at length on his anticipated at
tendance upon the Pan Anglican
Church Congress and the Lambeth Con-
gress In London In June and July, Civ
ing the delegation named to accompany
him from this diocese as the Fey. Ed
win A. Osborne. of Charlotte: the Rev
sydney S. Bost. the Rev. a. B. Hunter
OF Raleigh, of the clergy. and Hon.
John S Henderson. w. A. Smith and
D. Y. Cooper. of the laity. The report
OF routine work In the diocese showed
1 SO services held. 1876 sermons and adj
dresses, and ass persons confirmed. He
referred quite interestingly to the Gen
eral Convention of 1907, held in Rich
nond. He cxpounded especially canon
10, which allows a bishop to grant per-
mission for ANY Christian man not n
minister in the Episcopal Church 10
make addresses In the church on spe
cial occasions. and explained that he
had refused permission to one presby-
ter to have a union thanksgiving SER
vice in his church. because the State
law specifically called on the people to
assemble .in their respective places OF
worship" and because the Episcopal
Church has a prescribed Thanksgiving
service, so that 1t cannot IN any way
be construed as a special occasion He
declared these union services Were only
excuses for the conditions that 1t
seemed probable that enough people
could not be gotten out for more than
one congregation.
He said the failure OF the General
Convention to take action in institute
ing a separate system OF church work
for the negroes In the South along
lines advocated in this diocese was
due to the lack OF any united effort for
a specific racial policy on the part of
the Southern representatives in the
General Convention. He Impressed the
idea that patience. wisdom and service
are necessary alike for the white and
the black in solving this problem.
The work at St. Mary's School and
the Thompson orphanage he represent
ed as In very flourishing condition.
and the Sunday school work through
out the diocese is in need OF more as-
gressive effort Unless the clergy are
prepared to abolish the Sunday schools
and discharge their duties to the
.lambs of the flock and TO the Good
Shepherd by some better method, thay
must take upon themselves Tic
of seeing that the work of the sun
day school is well and thoroughly done,
better done, in fact, than in the past.
In conclusion the bishop paid high
tribute to the late Rt, Rev. Ellison
Capers, bishop of the Diocese of South
Carolina, declaring that he had seldom
known so beautiful and attractive a
personality, or so pure and exalted al
character
Following the address By bishop
Cheshire there was noon prayer SCI :
vice for missions. and at 1910 the
affairs of st. AIarys School. parochial
school for North and South Carolina,
were taken up through report from
the rector, Rev. G.. W. Lay. and ad-
dresses by DR.. r. H. Lewis. Hon. II. II.
Battle and others.
This evening from 6 to O'Clock the
church people of the city and the vis-
itins delegates participated In re-
cepaon at the rectory of the Church
of the Good Shepherd DR.. and Mrs.
Pittinger being the hosts
The Woman's Auxiliary held sessions
to-day, and will present their formal
report to the diocesan convention to-
morrow. The final adjournment o: the
convention Will take place Friday at-
terEoon.