The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-16
Nearly TWO Hundred People Heard
4 /, Him Last Night in His Talk
on Missions at st.
Johns.
5coMPLIMENTED PEOPLE
contributions o. Local Church Are
praised BY This Eminent Head
Of the Mission
Work. I.

The people of st. Johns church
and of this parish were complimented
last night by Bishop Lloyd on the
splendid way in which they had met
their obligations for the mission field.
Bishop Lloyd, speaking at the dinner,
which was given in his honor, anu
which was attended by nearly two
hundred members of st. Johns and
other churches In the parish, praised
the Episcopal church for its mission
ary efforts abroad. but declared that
a,it was behind other churches in tho
Shome field.
Dinner was served in the parish
house last night to large gathering
Of the members of the parish. Long
tables were set the full length of the
room, with Shorter table at which
were placed the guests Of honor,
Z Bishop Lloyd, and DR.. Rollit of Mime
apolis, DIR. and Mrs. Sage and MEM
bers OF the vestry and their wives A
delicious menu was served the
guests by number of the young
women of the parish.
Following the dinner, Dr.. Sage In
troduced Bishop Lloyd. The bishop
said that he was pleased to address
the people who came to church on q
felt it was something like scolding
tn epeople who came to church on a
rainy day, because others stayed
away. and he took this occasion to
compliment the parish on it's splen
did contributions to the mission
v work.
The bishop spoke OF the work of
missions being recognized by the
church as an ordinary business en-
terprise. and that this was necessary
II It was to be carried to the highest
point Of efficiency. Bishop Lloyd
emphasized the fact that this mis-
s sionary work must be carried on by
+ the church If 1t is to obey in the full
4 est sense the obligation left 1t by
Christ.
Ronie's Civilization Highest
Bishop Lloyd spoke OF the picture
fore the great tribunals at Rome. He
said that while we boast today OF our
civilization, we must not forget that
there was in the order of things at
Rome, things which easily balanced
the best OF our civilization today. He
\ painted the picture OF one little jew
standing before the foremost power
CT the world and sustaining what
Christ had spoken. The bishop said
that even the most stupid man must
be aware that there is change com.
ing in the world.
Bishop Lloyd declared that he
could not conceive of the Fathers
giving task to the church without
giving the means to accomplish It.
Throughout the countries, the church
of Christ is at the front.
Hide Faces at Home Work.
However, when it comes to work
within our own borders, the bishop
said we could properly hide our
faces. The Protestant Episcopas
church is the richest, but the gifts for
institutions in our own country are
small. He spoke of the building in
4Utah, CT institutions which are
against, our own institutions. Yet
@one could not help but feel some
reverence for the way in which Brig
ham Young had organized his institu-
9tions. utah needs to be told wat
American civilization stands fer, just
Jas much as does the hoard of people
pouring into Ellis Island" the bishop
TNeCldreu.
The bishop declared that our clvili-
ization to stand. must rest in the
knowledge OF Gcd, and the church
must do what the state cant do. The
bishop said that the church must
give the woman who washes tor her
living, the same opportunity to con-
tribute to its work a. 1t does the man
who writes checks
Eighteen months ago. Bishop Lloyd
said we would have said Germany
was highest In civilization. highest
as an exponent OF human liberty, and
yet today we see all of the nations
which boast of civilization. thrown
together into a cataclysm which
laappalls us. II we want our natio. to
I'VE, we must heed the message and