The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-14
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Snyder Texas, November 5th, l9l'
Dear Mr. Hardy:
Since my return from New York
where attended the General Con
vention OF the Episcopal Church
have had so many to congratulate
me on such a pleasant and important
trip and having had so many ask al
to what was done at the Convention
| ask space for this communication
knowing however, my Inability tt
adequately express in words the i'm
pressions made on my mind or tc
do justice to the great institutions
that | witnessed, or properly describe
tho General Convention.
on the morning of the Sth, the
General Convention assembled in the
Cathedral OF st. John, the Divine
where the opening services were
preached and Holly Communion was
celebrated, there being present be-
tween 1000 and 1000 people, $500
of whom found room within the
church building and a thousand at
least stood on the outside.
II was. indeed, sublime moment
1l5 bishops present, several hun
dred clerical and lay delegates from
ali portions of the United States, also
from our domestic Missionary Dis
trlcts, also from the foreign Mission
airy Districts, Cape Palmas, Cuba,
Hankow. Mexico, Shanghai, Southern
Brazil and Tokyo, and having heard
addresses by these bishops and clergy
men, who gave information OF the
works, hardships and accomplish
ments OF those who labor under OBJ
staclcs and suffering, notably Inter
esting. was the addresses OF Right
Rev. Lucian l.. Kinsolving, Bishop
Of Southern Brazil, who spoke on
'The Church Under the Southern
Gross" where he has made great pro-
gress In interesting the people of
South America In the work of the
church and said, while people are ac-
customed to think of Brazil as an
intensely active Roman Country, that
IL is not the case. but II is only nom
lnally Roman Catholic. But the pea
pie there are anxious to be taught the
Protestant Episcopal Faith and the
faith in Jesus Christ as this church
has received the same, and while he
has few clcrgymen to assist him in
his work. yet he has a great terri
tory to cover, for example he recent
ly had occasion TO send some Prayer
Books mp the Amazon, a little trip OF
$500 miles. We also had a very in
teresting address by Bishop Rowe
OF Alaska. who In opening his address
referred to Archdeacon Sucks as
censlon of Mount Mckinley. said
THAT the Episcopal church had To-
Gated the highest peak in Alaska and
had staked II with Old Glory and the
Cross OF our Lord Jesus christ. ="
Thy the way, had the pleasure OF
meeting Archdeaccn Stuck, who is a
very modest man and one whose ap-
pearance showed determination and
physical form. that is capable Of
great endurance) Bishop Rowe's ac-
count of IN difficulty to reach the
uneducated Eskmos. their hardships
Of that icy country was interestingand
il demonstrated what determination
and a mind bent on good work could
accomplish
We also had In the Convention, a
bishop from Africa. who gave a good
account of the church's wo,k In Ii
IBERIA and to demonstrate what had
been done there among the negroes
In their own native land. there was
present at the convention a Clerical
Deputy from Liberia. the Rev. +. A.
Kawi-Himie Russell who asked per
mission az the close OF the session TO
address the House. lie was native of
Africa OF the blacklist possible type,
but his sentiments. methods OF eX-
preston and vocabulary were splen-
did lie said he was only one step
from heathenism as his parents were