The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-08
.EPlSCOPALlANS IN LARGE NUMBERS AT SPECIAL SERVICES Corporate Communion At Trinity Church Administered To
 Big Congregation Rev. F. H. Sill, o. H. c., Breaches Stirring Sermon At
 St. Paul'S Church


 porate communion yesterday morning at o'clock in Trinity Episcopal church. Rev. B. H. Sill, o. H. C., of Kent, Conn.,, was the celebrant of the communion service, assisted by Rev. Clinton w. Areson, the rector of the church Other clergymen present were Rev. E. H. BigeIow, assistant rec tor of St. Johns church, Rev. B. H. Kenyon, rector of St. PauTs church, Georges church, Rev. William H. Jep- son., rector of St. Luke's church and Rev. B. M. Bardo of Reading, Pa
 Among those who received the sac rarnent were the wardens and veStry- men of Trinity church, Christ church, St. Johns church, St. Paul's. St. Luke's, St. Georges, and Calvary churches of Bridgeport, and St PauPs s church, Fairfield. The large congre- gation of laymen which gathered de- spite the indictment weather, greatly pleased Rev. Mir. Sill and other clergy men who aided in the service.
 At 7:3O Saturday evening there was a. service in Trinity church preparaL- tory to the corporate, communion ser vice at which Rev. Father Sill eX- plained the meaning of the commun ion service and urged all members of the Episcopal church to receive this sacrament on the communion Sun days Rev. Father Sill preached at St. Johns church at 1O:3O and at St. Pauls at 7:3O last evening.
 The Rev. MT. Sill spoke last even ing at St. PauTs church. His text was When Jesus Saw the Multitude He was Moved With Compassion Be cause They Were as Sheep Having no Shepherd" and After These enty Also and Sent Them Two and Two Before His Face Into Every City and Place. Whither He Himself Would Come
 He based his sermon on the idea that Jesus, when he wanted his word carried into all nations, chose men to be the bearers rather than the angels which he had at his command and that even now, his church depends upon the men and their speaking a word for him.
 He told of Bishop Patterson of having strange lock- upon his face, this was noticed in the chapel where he taught his classes, on some heather island where he landed to carry his faith, and in the great cathe-s dral pulp1ts of England.
 Everywhere men spoke of this strange look."' He was warned that a certain tribe which he intended vis- 1t1ng, was hostile but he said that he was not afraid and so he landed on their shore alone. He was imme- diately surrounded and led to a tent where, lying back upon the mosses, he preached his last sermon and here again he wore that strange look" When they found his martyred body In a canoe with hands folded upon his breast they said, Tt is the Bishop '' Tor they knew him by that look 9 men Of the love of God as revealed by his Son. Such a look must have been on the face of Jesus, himself look full of compassion which burned itself into the hearts of men.
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 There is an old saying which runs: After all it's not what you say but what you do'' and that idea is what we Christians should follow.
 In London some years ago there Ev- ed man named Bowling, Father more affectionate1y by those who low ed him, Brother Bob''
 He was the founder of the Post mems union and was known to all the postmen, newsboys and soldiers.
 He always spoke to them of Jesus prayed with them and helped them In every way, and stories were told of dying newsboy who had no relative in the world to send for but asked If he might see Brother Bob' and Of the soldier, who when dying in South Africa gave his little prayer book to a comrade and begged him to take 1t back to Brother Bob'' and tell him that he had kept his prom ise.
 It is such as Brother Bob" who are real Christians, who are always trying to be messengers in the homes, Him N+
 Christians have many responsibilities ana one of the most important is in the nome In preparing children for the great responsibilities of life.
 Mir Sill said that he had 112 boys un- oer n1s care and that it was amazing 10 him how few of those boys had bean prepared in their homes for manhood. He had spoken before. a number of g1rls schools and 1t was just as amaz- ing now teW of those girls had been prepared for life's temptations.
 All people know that we have these responsibilities and ought not to be afrtd to speak plainly on these sub Jects where so much is at stake.
 What a different place this would be what a different church we would have if we were not ashamed 10 confess the faith of Christ crucif1ed, to speak out, If our churches were only bodies of men and women whose only intent was the saving Of men and women!
 We see children, boys and girls, car r1ed on in sin and we are afraid to rescue them. There are some, how ever, who are not afraid, who are al- ways watching for a chance to save 8 soul Into the streets of Chicago, nightly, the Sisters of Mary go forth and rescue all whom they see in need of help. Sometimes they are hindered in their good work and one was even stoned, but if we only had more such men and women who could catch the look of Jesus how much better off the world would be.
 Of course to be a Christian must necessarily cost time, prayer. and so forth. but Christ can't do his work without us, can't speak without us.
 MT. Sill ended his sermon with an appeal to every one present to try to find some one soul that has strayed away and bring him back to the feet of the Saviour, for by doing