The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
Mr.. PRINCE HERE.
Former Governor OF New Mexico
Attends Episcopal Banquet.
Eight Bishops OF the Church
Also Attend.
AN JOYABLE EVENT.
JOYABLE EVENT.
Address Delivered by GOVernO
Prince and DR.. Warner.
Carol r. Merriam President OF
the Cathedral Club.

The most enjoyable and enthusiastic
session OF the present meeting Of the
seventh department missiof1ary couh-
Gil Of the Episcopal church in Iope&4
was a banquet given IN noI-or o. LII
council in the great banquet nan On
the third floor Of the Masonic temple
by the Cathedral club, a mems c1uD
Of Grace cathedral last night
Covers were laid for zoo Four long
tables decorated with red ana " me
carnations and Pfnkham's fern leaf
green held the club and their guests
while at the head table in front OF
a huge American flag sat eight bishops
of the seventh department. Bisnop
Daniel s. TuttIe Of s. Louis. the pre-
siding bishop Of the house OF oisnops'
Bishop c. H kfngsolvIug OF H 1e4a7,
Bishop Brooke Of Oklahoma 6ls1op
Anvil of west Missouri. B1ShOp w N
Brown of Arkansas Bishop Osborne OF
Illinois: Bishop GrtSTold OF SANE.
Bishop 8ITIfspaugh Of Topeka ana LLlS
two speakers Of the evening Ii bSF
erly Warner from New orleans 80 -
the Hon Bradford Prince, former
governor OF New Mexico
As the guests seated themselves
there was a n1urnur among ne me Li-t-S--
orous Iafrv. where are Oud Bibles ana
hyrnraIs - Immediately they caught
sight Of the SumptuOUs v1ands oe1oEe
them and further murnurs there were
not
N. West. toastmaster, announced the
beginning Of the programme. Tenor
solo by Mr. e L Metca4L q IL
Episcopal choir When the LaSI sCTe.1-S
of his encore had died away q uLIte
business of the club was transacted IN
which carroll B Merriam was eIscISu
president. two candidates were nom II
mated for the vice presidency. L "
Thorn pson and H c. kiboe- here
was the first j0ILty OF the evening
An accIamatiou vote won for InoIlp-
son because he was announced MS
and no one responded 20 me nS1- ~
name A standing vote was called TOT
which resulted IN q tie Theu II = as
moved to make It unanimous Tor Nj
kfbbe and the motion carried ErahA
Davis was elected secretary anu 11I-Ly
Scaudrett chosen as delegate 10 tLIe
national convention OF church cIuDS N
New York city
Bradford Prince Speaks
The frsr speaker was the Hon
Bradford Prince on the subject Ife
partme1t from q 1rlSsiqrasEy R9LnC OF
Vfew- He brUug greeting and COO
speed from the first time represented
diocese of New Mexico To snow Lns
strategic position he used an apt and
appreciated illustration If you Try
to sell potatoes by the busnel N tne
west" he said no one VIII buy Tor
they VIII not know what you mean II
y
thew will stare at you for they never
bought any that way II you come
into the west with q cargo OF apples IN
barrels they will be left to rot, and II
xo1 take them 70 the east in boxes
peoUIe viii shy around them So with
this missionary WOrk-tt IS IN the pre-
seutatfou This IS the American
church he said There IS a century
and a quarter Of church tradition and
history but this is the year 1903 New
communities are being founded They
ofer a delightful field and an I1SpIra-
rfou to work in an ever increasing
population IN the new town little
sunday school. becomes a chapel. the
chapel becomes a church and the
church 4 cathedral We are uxIng
futures The church must meet the
new Influences in the new communI-
ties If they do not wish the opposition
70 get the upperhand- IN that mag
ufficeut union depot IN St LOUIS nave
seen thousands and thousands going
- meet such on iufux2 That dinU
depot at kansas City, like great fun
mel poIrs more human beings OF a
greater mixture into the new fields
Than ruv depot il the world They are
coming into the territory Of the sew
euth department If could take
text ard talk tonight would choose
the first word Of the first sentence OF
the first paragraph of the first cha pter
of the drst book Of first Kings. New
and the faity as well as the clergy are
responsible in the handling Of this
vast problem
> Here Darwin Bradley sang q baritone
solo ssvfolets'' by R. Huntington Wood
man The applause was great and he
-esuouded with I'm Wearing Ava by
Arfhur Foote- The applause was deaf
euirE and he sang The Little irish
CfrI" BY Lohr- \ clamOr ensued and
the meeting seemed to be broken Up
while men cried for the Glorious
HfghbaIL" The chairman quieted the
house and not having more music for
accompauist the singer was allowed TO
repeat his renditiOns-
What shall We Do About It2
Dr. Beverly Warner arose to speak