New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-20
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+, East such as OF Russia and Greece and
| those of the Balkan States, etc, etc.
The speakers at the union service 1.-THE
Orthodox clergy present did not take part
in the service) on the Anglican side
seemed 10 base all Of their arguments
for union In the United States chiefly be-
cause so many Orthodox Christians were
without pastoral care; and, therefore
the Anglicans desired TO minister unto
their souls needs. II was strange that
the speakers should have overlooked the
facts that the Holy Orthodox Archbishop,
Platon. the Bishop of Alaska, Alexander
and the Syrian Bishop OF Brooklyn, Ks'
phael, with many arch-prtests and sew
eral hundred clergymen, were doing their
very best TO visit and take care OF Their
scattered focks.
The Holy Orthodox Church is growlns
very rapidly In the United States and IN
Canada. THE harvest ia great, but the
laborers are few" In comparison 10 tne
needs, but the Holy Orthodox Chrfeh
while she is most grateful FOR the spe'
cial interest and Christian charity oil ths
Anglicans. cannot see her way clear a.
vet. TO permit her children to receive Inc
proffered sacraments and oVerslsnt W
the part of the well meaning Angllcans'
The growth OF the orthodox Chunh
and her interest in her own peopis MAJ
be seen from statistics. \ ilttie o'e'
thirty years ago the Russian Or'h0uOA
, Church did not have, | believe, one pres
In the United states or IN Canaaa. 'N'
had only a few missionaries unue'
bishop in Alaska where no other Chf's'
tan Church was represented, II Slh
not mistaken. Now she has neAn V"
hundred and fifty priests. an Arcags"'s
and a Coadjutor Bishop. She aiso Hss
fine theological seminary in New 'e's.''
a monastery in Pennsylvania, an 0,pa
asylum in Brooklyn, etc, etc. Ahu
has twice as many parishes ana ni''"'
stations as settled parishes.
The Syrian Orthodox Church IN A"' :,
lea. under the care Of Bishop Raphaes
Brooklyn. six years ago had only 49,.
seven priests. The Bishop has now ,hiN
clergy and is. like the Russian p'e'
ordaining priests as fast as &c eaI A
them fitted for the office ana "o'N
the ministry. His churches are hu'H''
Gus. = n,
The Greek Orthodox Church s,h
United States and the whoIe VI -.
America has as many priests Do "a
Russian and as many churehes'
there are numerous churches ana PRIV.
of the Balkan States which h",' NE
enumerated. scattered all through ~.
country--all striving to be uue "A.
religion of their fathers under -"
nonical rule OF Archbishop fId'on- A.
II would have appeared from tns 90,
glican speakers 10 those VIM hun.
know to the contrary that all '"s m.
dreds OF thousands OF memoels -. IN
Holy Orthodox Greek Catholic onu and
America were really shepherdles' ,ss,r
under no spiritual care. lnoeeu' .,on.
!nadyertency, no doubt, was uh'n's. .,,nt
al. but nevertheless IL was very ap'
and misleading. c,,hole
The Holy Orthodox Greek ss.rs
Church without doubt Will 90 ne '
in striving to fulfil our common ss soIs
words-the great head OF the hui
Church-"that they may be all ohe ,,vh
abe will seek to uphold also ho ia"
once for all delivered unto the sane s.a
and trusts that. though she mas ash,
laborers as yet. she may not De NV, q
neglectful of her duty. for. In iac' o. ,hs
striving harder than other BODIES " ,s.
midst Of many difficultes and ni'', ~, II
sensations to share In the buiidihs W
the scriptural life in North Ameries
INGRAM n. w. IRVlN
Canon Of St. Nicholas's Cathedral AZ
Ign. and in charge Of the English
partment.
Oct. 49, 1918.