The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29

equal the gifts for the support of the
local parish
There has been a great deal said during
the past few months, perhaps more than
ever in the whole history of the Chris
ton religion up to the present time, of
the necessity of bishops in the Christian
church. l fancy that l could start a very
enthusiastic If not an ultra harmonious
discussion on that subject if really set
myself to get my hearers all by the ears,
but perhaps l better say at once that |
have no such purpose in mind.
In giancing over the recent number of
the New York Churchman / was i'm
pressed by bit of word painting in re-
gard to the duties responsibilities and
powers that a missionary bishop may
possess, and 1t occurred to me that a
good many discussions might be avoided
II the genuine results of a given course
of action were clearly presented to the
people at the start, instead of the en-
daavor being made to draw conclusions
from premises which probably have lost
their interest to the majority of people.
To quote from the Churchman: 1.-The
Christian United association of Edin-
burgh which brings together for mutual
discussion representatives of the various
churches in the community recently lis
tened to an able exposition by Cannon
Dawson of the advantage of having the
work of the church entrusted to an au-
thoritative superintendent rather than to
an impersonal committee, illustrating his
| point especially from the missionary field.
| The missionary bishop he said, SIS lit
orally general at the head of his forces.
He may not be able to use such words as
the French bishop of the Roman church.
who boosted, My clergy are regiment;
at the word march, they march,. Nor
| if he is a true son Of the Anglican
| church system, would he wish to use
| such words. since the whole spirit of the
system is the development of, rather than
the suppression of, individuality. But he
| is very much the head and leader of his
| staff. In some few cases, as in that of
| the missionary dioceses of Lebombo and
| Corea, a bishop is first appointed and
/ sent out, and is expected to gather a
band OF workers about him. There, hav-
| ing no troublesome vested rights, can be
| sent where they are most wanted, and
| given precisely the work they seem most
| fitted TO do. The bishop is literally their
| father, and often to considerable ex-
| tent their provider, since the necessary
| funds have to be gathered, or at least
supplemented, by his exertions What
| effective things can be done by such a
| bishop may easily be seen in the lives of
| selwyn, Patteson, Steere, French, Bonn
pas, Machray, Ridley. and really too
| many others to enumerate here.
In the office of the Society for the
Propagation of the Faith, Cathedral Col
lege building, Madison avenue and Fifty
first street. New York city, fifteen new
chalces have recently been received from
the jewelers. and sent by the Rev. John
]. Dunn, the director, to mission chapels
in the south and west All of these sa-
cred vessels were made from precious
metal and decorated with jewels given by
members of the society and Catholics
generally
Only this month Father Dunn received
handsome diamond ring to be used ir
the making of a chalice, the ring to be
melted in with other metal and the dia-
mond to ornament the vessel. Hundreds
Of rings and other pieces of jewelry
came to Father Dunn in this way fol
the making of chalices. He has, asked
especially for old gold and silver fol-
these vessels.
In two years $50 chalices have beer
made under the direction of the society
and all have been sent to poor5some mis-
sions.
Dr. D. x. Pearsons, the mllionar,
phianthropist of Chicago, in an interview
recently told young men what to do t,
attain old age and success in life Thes
are some of the things he suggested
Keep the Ten Commandments. Go t,
bed early and sleep eight hours Don
worry. Eat moderately of WHOLESOME
food. Sleep with your window open
Avoid i'll temper and all extremes o
emotion. Honesty, chastity, sobriety-
these are essentials of a successful ca
reer. Read the Bible; it is the greatest
best and most satisfying book eve
written. 1t contains all the wisdom o
the ages. Where will you find NOR
beautiful poetry than in the Psalms
greater truth than in the teachings O
Christ and more learned treatses OF
almost any subject than in the Old Ties
lament! Governmental science is founde,