Evening journal., 1910-11-01
EPISCOPALIANS
FOR MORE MISSIONS
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say that the seven English dioceses
and our own three American dioceses
and the one Canadian diocese, WI
next year become one church with
this name. "The Holy Catholic Church
in China" Bishops like the conserva-
tive Graves aud Roots would not for
an instant play a potential part In
such u movement If they thought that
pure, high and transcendent interests
did not justify aud require It.
] do not say that the time here, in
our own country, is ripe for the step.
I only know that we live in one Of
the most remarkable ages; that mo-
mentous changes are taking place in
the great human relationships: that
millions upon millions are radically
modifying their judgments.
had my doubts about the capacity OF
George. now King Of England. until he
would not swear the coronation oath
so long as It contained cha-acteriza-
tions that reflected on thousands Of
his subjects. He, i'm the estimation Of
men everywhere, after the manly and
courageous declaration, in an eminent
degree possessed the qualities which
make one safe aud yet masterful
ruler. The spirit which pulses I'm King
Georges breast. is the spirit which
ought to pulse IN every monarch's
b~east--in the breast OF all the teach
ers, lawmakers and magistrates IN our
empires and republics. II should
dominate the churches-make them
ready to do what Is required in the
stupendous crisis which is upon there
in the momentous work of INSTALL
ing right and justice whore sin aud
wrong are in the ascendant.
81 am well aware that it Is easy
70 eXaggerate the effect which steps
like the dropping of a word in the
Titlo-page I'm PrayerboOks may have.
II, i'm aud OF itself, could and would
do but litHR. We would have to sup
plement NAT step with other steps
and make Christendom see and feel
that we in every deed are capable to
OIL the leadership, after which we. in
Christendom's estimation. might be
regarded as aspiring. / supported
the measure not because I was abso-
lutely persuaded I'm my own mind. /
cannot say that ! like the word 'Epis-
copal I'm our name any better than /
like the word Protestant ! voted as
did, because ! believed that It, in
view OF the fine and tolerant spirit
which peryaded the convention. would
be wise TO let the subject go down to
the dioceses to the end that we for
three years might dispassionately
think n over and discuss Il, thus as
suring the next General Convention
the data in whose light it could do
the Wisest and the best for our dear
chu 'ch.
81 et No orn bo ,1a,,,od Xx-bo,, foor /
seizes you-fear that a grave mistake /
may be made. that hallOwed traditions /
may be sacrificed, that We in haste !
may do what we will forever regret
when such fears seize you. remember |
that ours is the most conservative |
OF communions, and that If we ever
should put the name 'The Holy Cath
Ollie Church on the Tiue-page of our
Common Prayer, we, every time we
repeat the Apostles Greed in uni
son, say that very name.
more yet. We, and but one of the
hundred and more denominations IN
our land, are the only cOmmunions
which in their corporate titles call
/ themselves Protestant Our prayer
book will be as noble and powerful
a protest against perversions of the
faith once delivered to the saints
without the designation Protestant as
with it.
wanted TO tell you something con-
! cerning the great meetings in the in
I torest OF Social Service. and the dis
cussions about prayer and JUNCTION
| for the sick, as spoken of in the
Epistle of ST. James. J, however. must
| desist. | may only say that the mea-
] 4
our best piece Of work Is the resolu-
ton to call World Conference Of
/ Christians to consider the great sub
/ iects of Faith and Polity, i'm the hope
/ that the way to church unity may
open more widely. Brent, one OF
/ the divineat and greatest of the bish-
ops. suggested the thought of it in one
Of his powerful missionary appeals.
/ The idea seized all who heard IT, The
adoption of it was unanimous in both
/ houses. A great layman said that he
would give one hundred thousand
/ dollars, toward the expense, which
may reach 100000. The great Con-
/ gregational Synod I'm session at BOs-
/ ton, when we resolved 10 call the con-
! ference, gloriously seconded our ac-
/ tion-reached over to MS and warmly
grasped our hand i'm token of the fact
that they welcomed the proposal
When I'm Lucerno last summer,
met DR. Whitelaw, an eminent di-
vine I'm the Free Presbyterian Church
of Scotland. I asked him about the
church or religious conditions In his
country. He shook his head and sad
~ said that they were extremely bad.
After discussing the spiritual outlook
I'm the world at large, and raisine
question as to what could be done
i'm the present emergency, he ans
wered that we must come together.
"That is what thousands upon
thousands are beginning TO say. Their
Dyes are opening to the fact that u
divided Christendom cannot arrest
aud roll back the mighty currents
Of evil; that the problems ON it's
hands are weighty. that only the
church reunited can solve them. Let
one have the power of vision which
is possessedfby Brent. the bishop, who
is so unselfsh and devoted that he.
when the General Convention asks
him to come to New York, and as the
/ General Secretary of the Board of
Missions be the most influential pre-