Evening journal., 1910-11-01

FOR MORE MISSIONS
DR.. Hall Tells st. Johns Con-
greGatiOn Church is in
Forward Movement
CHURCH UNITY AS
CONVENTION TOPIC

Dr. George c. Hall, d. D.. who at
tended the triennial convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church as a del
egate from Delaware, gave the con-
gregation at st. Johns Church on
Sunday, the following impressions Of
the convention. He said in part:
Though Cincinnati, where the re-
cent General Convention was held. is
not as rich in historic associations as
either Richmond or Boston. for exam
pie, il proved to be a most thought
iul and generous host The facilities
which II provided were both uniaue
and on a scale so comprehensive as
to meet every need. The convention
building was Music Hall, a structure
so vast and so variedly equipped that
there was room In It for the House OF
Bishops, the House Of Deputies. the
Woman's Auxiliary, the Junior Aux
illary, the Sunday School Institute.
the Girls Friendly. st. Barnabas
Guild, the Daughters of the King
Tor all the phases of our church's or
ganized life. There were reception
halls, conference chambers. hospi-
tai, lunch apartment with places
for 500. Il cost the committee in
charge $4,000.
AT the opening service. held I'm
the auditorium of Music Hall. were
four thousand people In front of one
of the finest organs I'm the land were
| 500 vested choristors An orchestra
| performed q masterly part In the i'm
! pressive service. Ninety bishops en-
| tered In stately procession while
/ three grand hymns we're sung. Every
soul in the congregation was power
! fully swayed. The sermon was by
the Bishop of Salisbury. England.
The second convention sermon was
| preached by the Bishop of Iowa He
called attention 10 the General Con
vention in Philadelphia I'm 1885. The
] bishops in il numbered IA. the pres
| byters so. and the lay delegates "a.
] Our communicates We're $4,000.
/ Though our numbers then were so
small. the convention I'm 1885 proved
/ TO be very notable, because Il with
/ telling force recognized the mission
AIRY character Of the church, saying
that the duty TO support the church
as the one great missionary society,
I'm preaching the gospel TO every crea-
] ture, was one which rested on every
! Christian by the terms of his baptis-
NAL VOWS. The convention which
stirred the church by saying that,
also elected two missionary bishops.
The one who was chosen for the
southwest had no faith In the great
! task and promptly resigned, but DR..
! Kemper, who was elected for the
northwest, was consecrated in the
following September.
After he. when there were no rail
roads, had made laborious tripi
through the northwest. he. I'm tn
1General Convention in 1893 said
Everywhere 7 behold extensive har
4 vests ready for reapers. / implore-
nay, / demand of the church, by vir
tue Of my office. additional, able. an
devoted laborers. Why should W
limit our efforts in this country Z
our own household? Who beside
ourselves have done it? DO the Meth
odists, for example. seek only thei
own? | have found their preacher
| everywhere in the remotest most OBJ
scure corners Of our country
= what the Methodists and Others
did. Bishop Kemper wanted TO do
It is owing to the failure OF the
church to give him the money and the
men he demanded that vast masses OF
the American people have been los'
to us. Many feel that our fault is a
reproach. that We must repair ou'
shortcomings in the past If we are
to play a decisive part in the moment
GUS work of reforming our sin-swepl
) earth The thought in the recent con-
vention was that we must not repeal
the mistakes of other days, but meel
the issues of the present IN the spirn
of men and women who would emul'
ate our brethren i'm the great commun'
J ions and make our evangeiistic oper'