The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
BISHOPS ADDRESS
EPISCOPAL WOMEN
Nevada Prelate Tells of COndi=
tions in Diocese and Talks
on Personality of Christ
Right Rev. John w. Nichols
Makes Suggestions Concern
ing Auxiliary's Work

Womans Auxiliary day. which fol-
lowed upon the Episcopalian conven-
tion filled st. Johns guild hall to over
flowing yesterday afternoon with
women active or at least interested in
the work of the board of missions.
The morning session was devoted to
celebration of the holy communion
in st. Johns church. Bishop Nichols
was the celebrant, Rev Louis Childs
Sanford read the gospel and Rev. E.
II. Benson read the epistle. Bishop
Robinson of Nevada was the preacher
his discourse treating of Christ as man
and leading up to his divinity. He said
in part.
we are here this morning in token
of our allegiance TO a personality, the
most unique in all history; nay, more
than that, personality so forceful, so
compelling, that men and ages have
bowed before him. Other PERSONAL
ties have been born of place and time,
but none has left so powerful an i'm
press on men,
Alexander the Great is all but for
gotten, save by those who delve in
ancient lore. Aristotle and Plato have
left their thought for scholars, but
few of us can repeat a single incident
of their lives. Caius Caesar was die
tator of the world, but most OF us
know little of him beyond his name.
Napoleon was like a star speeding
through the night until it fell among
the rocks of a lonely isle. Lincoln we
know but 1000 years hence we shall
know him. less. Men have been the
heroes of a century, a day, an hour.
but that is all
Thus time marks the fallen and the
great Their deeds and words vanish
in the rust of ages, even their heart
throbs slacken. The iron law of time
declares Thou art beginning to be for
gotten. The personality we speak of
today is unique in that time has failed
to dim its significance and its splendor."
The afternoon session was called to
order by the president, Mrs. Louis +.
Monteagle, who expressed pleasure in
being at home after her lengthy alb
sence abroad. She urged the realiza
tion of the sense of personal response
bility in the work of the auxiliary,
which has just reached the thirtieth
anniversary of its organization in Cali
fornia.
Bishop Nichols was then introduced.
He told of his consciousness throughout
the last week of the great spiritual vi
tally prevailing in the diocese. He
suggested two things to the auxiliary:
First, that they increase their fund for
the presentation of affairs to newly es-
tablished missions in the diocese. and
second. that they raise money to carry
on the work begun by Deaconess Drant
among the Chinese known as the True
Sunshine mission. For this he appealed
for $50 or $40 a month, to be increased
yearly if possible.
Bishop Robinson made a brief adj
dress on his work in Nevada, telling of
the peculiarities of occupations and
population which neeessitate portable
churches. He was, followed by Rev.
John w. Nichols, son of Bishop Nichols.
a missionary to China. He explained
something of conditions and needs of
the people of China. He described the
work of the catechist schools for the
training of Chinese workers, which
schools are the crying need of the coun-
try from the ecclesiastic standpoint.
Deaconess Hodgkin told of the train
ing school for deaconesses st. Anne's.
in Berkeley. and something of the work
of ,deaconesses.
Miss Caroline Fielder gave an ad-
dress on mission study classes in which
she explained the plan of study for.
the Lenten season. The Rev. l.. c.
Sanford, secretary of the eighth mis-
sionary department and editor of the
Pacific Churchman, made a brief and
amusing ppeai and explanation of his
paper, which is the official organ of
the eighth department.
1t was announced that the thirtieth
anniversary of the organization of the
Womans auxiliary in California would
be celebrated by a service at st. Luke's
church on Wednesday next.
The quiet day for women will be
held at st. Stephens on February 16
by the bishop of the diocese.
The offerings of the day, which
amounted to $3.50. were divided between
the work of Bishop Robinson of Nevada
and Rev. John Nichols in China.