Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-14
BISHOP J0HNSTON'S VISIT
ONE OF MOST SUCCESSFUL SERV-
ICES HELD AT THE ADVENT
CHURCH-LARGE CLASS OF AID
ULTS CONFIRMED.

On Sunday, Jan. L., one of the most
successful services in the history of the
Church of the Advent in this city, was
held. This was the occasion of the an
+nual visitation of Right Reverend j. $.
Johnston. bishop of the Episcopal Do
cese of West Texas. The bishop Officia-
ted ut the morning service at the church,
delivering the sermon, and afterwards
administered the holy rite of cOnfirma-
ton to a large class.
The service opened with a violin pre-
lude by DR.. Harold kirkham accOmpan-
led by Miss CavaZOs on the organ. This
number was executed with melOdiOuS and
gratifying precision. The professional
hymn was No. 81. "Blest Day of God" 1t
was sung with vigor by the large choir.
all in snowy yestments, entering the
church by the west door and followed by
the rector and bishop. The service was
purely eucharistic and almost entirely
choral. The sermon delivered by the
bishop, was listened to with rapt atten-
tiQn by the large congregation which
filled to capacity every pew i'll the build
ing. and left some standing.
The text was What shall | do to be
saved?" The subject was dealt with in
a mastery manner by the right reverend
gentleman. He showed at some length
that salvation is not merely a matter OF
| the soul. but includes the body as well
and the mind.
The Bishop touched on the crying evils
of the drink traffic, the white slave traf-
fic and the spirit Of gambling, from all
of which the nation requires to be saved.
and said it is the business of the church
es to take up the banner of salvation and
carry it on to splendid victory.
After the sermon the Oeffring was TAX
en- up, while the choir rendered with
much feeling the anthem Hail, GLADDEN.
ing Morn" (Martin).
Then came what waste many the most
interesting event of the service-the adj
m~iniStration of the rite of confirmation,
to q large class, entirely adult. A solo
by Mrs. Ira Webster took the place of
the regular confirmation hymn, Lead
Kindly Light" and was rendered with
the inimitable manner of which this tai
ented vocalist is capable. Her pure and
sweet tones, taking the highest notes
without effort and with birdlike fiuency
quite captivated her hearers. n
After the confirmation. the Bishop
took occasion to compliment the church
on the substantial progress it had recent
ly made and on the large number i'll the
class. Yet there remains much to be
done. he reminded the members. and they
must be very careful to see that it was
lone.
The service then proceeded in due
course to its close when the choir and
clergy marched out to the occasional
hymn $40, 20 Zion Haste" After the
service the bishop appointed, on the high
recommendation of the rector, Robert
Lee CHM as lay reader in this parish.
The names of those confirmed are Mrs.
lIa,- DnunnG M, Ef1n rnn1In
Quicker. Mrs. True Capelle (Ira) Bebs-
ter. Mrs. Rose Marie (Dr.) Rentfro, Miss
Inez Studcbaker, Miss Scott Jacobs, Mr..
Frederic Thompson Holt, Mr.. John Loo
nev, Mr.. Francis Columbus Barnes and
Mr.. James MeOphan.
Bishop Johnston left on the motor
Sunday afternoon for San Benito, where
he held services and administered con
firmatiOn that night.