The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-04
ST. JAMES CHURCH NEWS.


The Council of the Diocese of At
lanta has come and gone. Sunday,
the Bishop said that there had never
been a more harmonious convention,
and none more successful. He COM
mended the choir and all the COM
mittees. 1t was much appreciated
because all knew that the praise was
deserved. He said it was the first
time that automobiles had been n
waiting for the use of members Of
the Council. The arrangements for
entertainment were perfect. There
was not a hitch anywhere. Even the
disagreeable night for the reception
did not seem to affect the atten-
dance, as the house was crowded for
nearly two hours. Yet many were
kept away on account Of the weather
The difficulty came with the left@t
overs. There was so much more
than was needed for the reception.
there Were SO many more homes of
fered than we could use.
We take this opportunity to ex-
press our sincere appreciation for
the handsome way in which people
responded to our request for homes.
We were sorry that some were disap-
poiRted, perhaps as many as twenty.
This always occurs, however. Sick
ness and other causes at the last
minute will prevent peoples coming.
There was so much hospitality. DR..
Rembert Smith, of the Methodist
Church, took as much interest as if
he had been a member of the vestry.
There is not room to tell of the
business of the Council, tho no
parish excelled st. James Church.
1t will be of interest, however, to
know that the following message
was dispatched to the President:
The Bishop, Clergy and Laity of
the Diocese of Atlanta in Council
assembled, assure you of their deep
sympathy with you in the grave and
Weighty responsibilities which God
in His wise providence has placed
upon you as Chief executive of our
Beloved Nation, in this time of
worldwide sorrow, confusion and
distress. We tender our loyal and
constant support in all your efforts
to maintain peace with all the world
peace with the dignity and honor
becoming a Christian Nation, a free
Republic, and United People. Our
constant and feryent prayers will go
UP to Almighty God, for the guild
ance of His Holy Spirit, for you and
all others in authority that "all
things may be so ordered and set
tied upon the best and surest foun-
dations, that peace and happiness,
truth and justice, religion and piety,
may be established among US for all
generations, and that ''the course
of this world may be so peaceably
ordered by His governance" that
the people of this whole world may
be drawn together to serve Him in
all Cody quietness, and to walk in
the ways of truth and peace as the
children of one God and Father OF
us all.
The Womans Auxiliary and juno
The Woman's Auxiliary anC
Juniors met on "Wednesday anC
Thursday. The reports from Mari
eta and Athens were considered the
best. 1t was much regretted that
Takeda San could not be here t
speak. But she was in hospital il
La Grange with appendicitis.
The Bishop visited st. James Ma!
30th and confirmed a class of ten
His sermon was masterful present
alton of the power needed to remed!
presentday conditions. And thi
writer is not given to superlatives
What a pity that many Of the salts
fled could not have had the privi
lege of hearing his message. On,
could not remain Satisfied with self
centeredness Cerainly it made on
desire to be a Christian really AM
not in name only.
We pleaEe the narticular doctor.