Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-14
LARGE AUDIENCES
HEAR SERM0NS BY
BISHOP CAPERS
Head of This Diocese of Episcopal Church
Pays FIRST Official Visit TO Brownsville
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to be Given
Him on Tuesday Night.

Two very numerous audiences ~ the
Episcopal church heard the Right Reverend
William 7. Caper,. bishop Of the Southwest
Texas diocese of the Episcopal church. ut
both the evening and ..Zd-& .......
both the morning. and evening services sun
day. This was Bishop Capcr-' first meet
ING with the Brownsville congregation. This
having been not only his first official visit
10 this congregation since his election n
head Of the diocese. but also hi first visit
TO Brownsville.
In the morning sermon Bishop Capcr>
chose for his sermon the topic, I'VE Have
an Advocate With the Father m which
he sought to show that though we have SIN
ners always with u, yet We need not be nm
duly Respondent. because 1--WE have mn adj
vocate with the Father who J. without I'm.
Jesus Christ. the Righteous
Bishop Caper~ j. an extremely. intensely
spiritual preacher. one who wv thoroughly
universe. und one VINO mtqrprct- the words
Of the bible IN such q way a. To leave no
mi~taking the points sought ~ be brought
before his congregation.
Al both THE church services and sunday
school Bishop Caper- took occasion to
compliment DIR. George MucDoueall. rector
Of the local church, upon the splendid work
the latter j. doing III Brownsville IN behalf
u the church. The bishop j. 4 Penusyl-
vanigu. this beng hI- first year m Texas.
and lie expressed hi- pleasure AT finding the
people Of Teva- very agreeable. more %.
he sand. than the people az Pennsylvania
realized. lie paid a compliment also 10
the choir Of the Episcopal church here,
stating that the music of Yesterday was the
hest ~ ha- heard. and in passing Y MIGHT
lhc statcd that the -. Mark church 3D. san
Antonio has 4 choir 81 forty voices.
During the morning service the bishop
confirmed 2 cla~- NJ nine. presented by
the rector.
The choir, composed Of Mr.. II. r.. Kirby.
Mr.. +. z. Sizelan. Mrs. Ira Webster.
Misses Title Hanson, Mamie Hanson. Isa-
bel Pierce. Florine Pierce: Miss Eloise
Cavazo~. organi~i; Major Kcpthart, +.
-. Gndcr. Jesse bennett. j.. l.. Lame. l.. j.
Polk and &. Il. Kirby. sang two anthems.
one al the morning service. sind one at the
evening service. That in the morning was
II Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, and that IN III,
evening, "Scck Yc the Lord" with solo
portion@ IN Mr.. IL. II. Kirby and Mrs. Ira
Webster.
DIR. MacDoucall read the morning -crv-
lee, and Major Hcphirt read the lesson. In
the evening Bishop Caners preached ID hi-
second large audience ~ the day. biz topic
being fte tenth commandments. "Thon Shnlt
Have 40 other Col But Ne
Bishop Capcr- lett thu morning tor san
Bcrit1 where he w NV meet with thc San
B,nito congregation. q reception having
been arranged for him there tonight. The
Brownsville church planned a reception for
'Nr bishop tonight. hut III Difference IN tie
san Bcuito church this reception was post
poncd until Tuesday night. u will NJ held
~ the parish house of the Episcopal church
and all members nj the congregation and
their friends, and the public generally. are
cordially invited To attend. The bishop will
return here tomorrow.