The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-06
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Bishop Thomas Says Episcopa
Church Lacks Fellowship.
That Is Why 1t Is Small M
merically, He Says.
GIVES AN EXAMPLE.
Case of a Glass Blower Who
Was Neglected.
Too Many People in Church
Who Are Narrow.

Right Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas, D. D.,
bishop of Wyoming, in his sermon last
night at his former church, the
Church of the Good Shepherd. The
bishop gave a vivid description of how
the lack of interest among an Episco-
pal congregation for convert caused
the latter to go to the bad again. He
said that the man While in the church
had the apostolic doctrine the break
ing of bread and the prayers. but no
fellowship on this account he again
fell in with bad companions The
speaker compared the cold members
of the church to the stones under the
surface of the ground on which seed
might be sown, but the roots thereof
could not penetrate, and would thus
die for lack of nutriment.
He chose his text from Luke viii,
SIS, the parable of the sower:
His sermon in part follows:
1.-The Episcopal church with its rich
ness of history, it's liturgy, which is
not the work of one master mind, but
in which is enshrined the devotion of
men for ages, with its apostolic sue
cession, its unchanging teachings, is
numerically small in America as COM
pared with other churches which have
no such history and have to shift
their ground from day to day to keep
up with the new thoughts.
why is this? You may say that the
other churches have the larger congre-
cations because people do not think.
That is not it.
THE Episcopal church has the apos-
tolic doctrine, the breaking of bread,
and the prayers, but to make the
ouadrilateral one essential thing is
are close under the surface, and the
seed that falls thereon perishes.
"At my parish in Wheeling. w. Va,
was a woman. She did not attend
orIx- nd did not know
her we'll. 1 learned afterwards that
she was too poor and had too many
BARNS to look after, put, at IHst
stupid that 1 was, 1 did not know.
saw her only about four times year.
at the celebrations.
'Then 1 learned that her husband,
who had been a glass blower, a flne
specimen of physical manhood, was
one of the heaviest drinkers and clev-
crest gamblers in the glass works. II
happened that in 1898, he thought 1t
would be patriotic to go to fight SPAIN
and left SIS a month job for one at
SIS a month. His wife had to support
the family. .,.s
word that the woman was dying. AS
one of the officers of the husband
command was in my vestry, procured
a furlough for the eX-glass ple"er' Eu
Cook by name.
Then 1 went to the nome OF 9hg
diving wife And after I arrived
heard on the stairs the footsteps of the
r ,le husband. 1 turned and
looked out of the window, Tor coulo
not see that greeting between the man
and his dying wife, but 1 heard what
was said. -, ,..o.
saws that 1 am dying. l would nor
mind dying so much, II l tnouS 9la,-,,1,
was diving for a purpose, but l know
that I am leaving the babies, ana that
YOU are not fit to care for them- Fer-
haps. though. am taken away SO tnae
you might be brought to the M iaS,,ei,
feet. If so, 1 do not care SO mucn'
after her death buried the WoHl-
an on the way home, the husband
expressed a desire to JON our eh ~
church that will produce SUCH women
"tJis reouest was granted. Afterwards,
while was in the parish, the man; Win
his 'bairns,' two little boys ana wv
little girls came to church every sun
day. / can almost see him now,
.'Then 1 felt it my duty to go 10 Fnl M.
pdelDhia. and with my successor ItiT
word 10 watch out for Cook Later
received word that Ed Cook mad gone
to the 1evil.' ,,,,, VIII,
cared? No one had taken an i, lntep pss
II: him, and the influence VI 'i0 W
uanions had prevailed. - -,,,,
I'm the church there are too many
reople whose interests are pouhqeo py
their fireside-narrow, selnsn people, ~Ii'
I
those who care for no one OUTSIDE OIL
their own narrow circle
Ffsbon Thomas graduated from the
University of Minnesota. ne taus1t d
G. Tobn's academy, Sal1na. from
there he vent to Cambridge, Englah."
end studied at oxford. Then ne return s
ed to America and took charge OF d
parish in ottawa Kan. Later ne re, Pc
came chaplain at Bethany college, 10
1eka. and while here also had charge
of the Church of the Good Shepherd;
This was in 1893. Since then he mas
Teen in Wheeling, w Va at I -aet',..,
mia. Pa. and for the past two years
hms been bishop of Wyoming with head
quarters at Cheyenne. ..o.o ha
In speaking of the western state TIC
said: s-rha vir-
pirian' wildly pictures one phase OF
life there. Many of my trips are mace
by stage coach, as several IoWle9 S'ie ~
miles from the railroad. but THESE con-
ditions are rapidly changing soon tn7
,eIo1Itv of the towns will be on the
How does vomen's suffrage work
1t is now accepted there ana little rs
Thought of it. OF course the system
rnipbt not be as we'll in some states as
others wyoming is peculiar. Inc aV-
erage mentality among ooth men AM
women is exceptionally hlSh. me az
erage wyoming woman is very produ-
minded and is fitted to be trusted with
the ballot. if the women Of any state
are"
A large crowd attended the official
opening of Garfield park blythe knights
end Ladies of Security band Sunday
afternoon and evening. The music was
much enjoyed. The program follows:
PART /.
March-CrystaI Springs .-.-.. -. Miller
A Georgia Barn Dance. Kerry Mills
overture-LittIe Duchess $500 Riccius
Concert Waltz-u Nino.. $500. -Pettee
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