The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-10
SCOTCH BISHOP TELLS OF OLD
 CHURCH UNION

Following the afternoon session Of the Episcopal convention of the Dio- cese Of Connecticut held at St. Johns church. where a canon permitting in- dividual churches to arrange for a changeable vestry. serving for three year periods, was passed, a. huge ban quet was held in the Hotel Stratfleld at which about 400 guests were seated. Speeches were made by Bishop Chaun- cey B. Brewster of this diocese as we'll Orkney, and vicar Rev. R. DaVey Riggs Of Oxford, England. Interest ing papers upon special subjects were read by Schuyler Merritt, of Stam- ford and Rev. w. Stanley Emery, or Vermont.
 The occasion was a notable one from the close relationship between this dio- cese and that of Scotland in the days when Bishop Samuel Seabury was or dained there for service in this country and because at this time an attempt is being made to perpetuate and save the old G1lebe House at Woodbury, Ct. Both Bishop Brewster's and Bishop Anthony Mitchel's speeches are given below.
 In introducing the distinguished vis- itor Bishop Brewster said:
 Gentlemen: It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this dio- -cesan dinner. That is, you must have seen because you have before you instead of money the representation of a certain diocesan project and I am sure it must interest you and I am re- quested by the management to say in regard to the Glebe house, we are not looking for any great sums but small contributions will be thankfully received.
 sI like to call this a diocesan din ner rather than as I have heard it called "A dollar dinner No matter <Uf1 af f11nf rf Ia a merry welcome makes a merry feast. I want to express my congratulations to the committee who have had the matter in charge Now we have come to the best part, for no matter how good dinner is the cigar is the best thing about it. s(ProIonged app1ause). Of course none of the clergy (Dr. Hart, I know, would like to have me say thisl use tobacco. (AppIause). I once heard of a rectory where tobaccoa Bishop Of Connecticut) was going there for a visitation. About o'clock a lit- tie boy in the house wno had never seen a bishop before was wakefuI and his mother had to go up stairs to see why he tossed about so nneasily. His mother said Can't you get to sleep? sNo,' he said-that bishop smells SOL He said, My pillow is full of the smell of it, get me another pill low, mokher.'
 Tt makes one think of the examina- tion answer of the fellow asked to write r(not across the water) on the subject of Sir Walter Raleigh. He. said Raleigh discovered tobacco and brought it back to England and when he lit his pipe, said, Be of good cheer, Master Gridley,' we have this day kindled a, light which will shine through all the world" (Applause).
 Somehow that suggests another ex- animation answer: Give an account Of Queen Elizabeth She was tall and thin but a very stout Protestant. And you have all heard this. sEsau was a writer Of fables and sold his copyright for a mess of pottage.'
 One story I will tell you with a set purpose: What is a CeIt'. (pronounc- ing c as K). A CeIt is something worn by a Scotchman. Someone was asked once about a man and said Her is Scotch The other man said: T want to know, is he Scotch by birth or by absorption.' Great laughter).
 That suggests to me the anecdote I once heard of an-experienced drink CT: Why have you given up Scotch? see you drinking bourbon. We'll said the man, T hate snakes but when the snakes were in plaid thought It was time to give up Scotch
 What I wanted to say, we are all ready tonight to down the plague. We are all Scotch at heart. We have with us o1StlnSulShe0 representative Of thta most interesting land of Scotland. am going to give him a worthier welcome tomorrow and I will not to- night undertake to speak of that great duty this diocese and the American church owes to his church and his diocese. I take very great pleasure in introducing to you all tonight one whom we shall all claim, am sure, as our friend, the Lord Bishop of Aber- deen and Orkney.''