East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-02-24

the Rector, Rev. Charles Quinney. to
the public to attend any or all of
these services.
Bishop Scadding has issued the fol-
lowing:
Bishops Lenten Pastoral.
Oregon is not an irreligious coun-
try, but the religious life is lacking in
quality. As a watchman set upon the
wall it is my duty to sound the note
OF warning against religious apathy.
indifference, the spirit or impiety evil
/ denced in lack of attendance on the
part of many at public worship, the
dull spiritual inertia of many, making
them mere loiterers around the bar
racks who in baptism were enlisted to
fight manfully under Christ's banner.
, and a practical maternaiism which
disbelieves the teachings of Christ. 1t
would be easy, and in keeping with
the spirit of the age, to say these
things are but Pigments of the imagi-
nation, that being evil they do not ex-
ist, and to cry peace, peace" but the
word of the Lord of Ezekiel rings in
my ears: 81 have made thee a watch
man; therefore hear the word at my
mouth, and give them warning from
me-"
Oregon is developing rapidly on
commercial and material lines; its re-
sources, so largely undeveloped at
present, are enormous; and are at
tracing thousands of settlers in whom
the struggle for existence demands |
an attention to- material, earthly
things of time and sense which tends |
to dull the realization of eternal real
tiles. In all it's forms sin means
misconception of the proportion of
things. 1t is this which condemns so
severely the easy-going worldliness
which is clear of grosser falls, yet nev-
er fastens on life's secret. 1t is the
sin of msconception, or misdrection,
of wrong perspective. Round and
above us the great work of God
moves, presses forward, and strains
to its fulfilment. Eternal issues are
at stake; voices call US 10 the work;
angels reach out helping hands; the
Holy Spirit urges, beseeches, invites.
And what are we about? What fleet.
ing interests occupy our attention?
On what contemplate littleness is our
desire set? What folly it all is. Lost
and busy in the thick of occupations
that can have no ISSUE no fruit here
after, we are in danger of becoming
in 20 ba eIn afa |
tiny in Christ Jesus. Against us, as
inevitably as against him who of old
saw nothing to do here but to build
barns and lay up earthly treasures, it
Is God Himself who utters the sem
tence, Thou fool; how can it profit
4 man to gain the whole world, and
Ose bis own soul?"
To rescue the soul from this loss.
% release II, to recover il, to pluck
[ out of the snare, to open a passage
~ which it may escape into air and {
ght and freedom, to save ourselves /
worth a little pains, a little discipline I
t can be done by the power and d
race of God. We have no means of c
moving what Jesus would do were q
fe here in Oregon and in this age.
We know very well what he has told [
0 US TO do If we have ears TO hear. {
esus said: "If any man will come T
fter Me, let him deny himself, and
axe up his cross daily and follow me-" G
God grant that we may al cherish j.
his Lenten season each opportunity n
ffered in the frequent services Of
he church, to get right perspective t'
life, to see eternal things, to hear
he voice Of God and not only the din g
the world, and to renew and al
our Christian character. cl
Affectionately, your bishop and
sllOw servant in the Lord,
CHARLES SCADDING,
BishOp Of Oregon G.;