Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-14
BISHOP FUTILE
TELLS OF WORK
OF BIGCHURCH
Delivers. Spirited Address at
44th TrienniaI Convention
of EpiScopalians
IBy Associated prss.I

by Associated Pressl
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 1.-THE
opening sermon Of the 44th triennial
convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
church was delivered al the MooIah
Temple, today by Bishop Daniel S.
Thttle senior bishop Taking as his
TEXT Acts %. 81. Paul said TO the
Centurion and 20 the soldiers. Except
these abide in the ship, We cannot be
saved" the bishop discussed the con-
tribntion the Episcopal church could
make to unity. the enumerated, Rev
efence, Truth, Catholieity and Ameri.
can flavor, and of the latter said:
II do not want TO presume. Cana.
dian brethren are here and they are
Americans as well as We Representa-
tiyes OF the Mother Church of Eng.
land are here. We revere her and we
love. them She fostered our youth
IN 4 long continuance of nursing care
and protection There is nothing but
heaped up fulness OF gratitude in
cur hearts and we are humbly proud
Of our kinship with the Church Of
England and the church In Canada.
But under Gods providence adolesc-
ont years have sent MS out from under
our mothers roof We ere house
keeping now IN a home OF our own
Asking permission TO use the word
Ainerican' for short, we want TO have
an American flavor in our church.
Anglican precedents we will study
and respect and admire. But in our
respect and admiration we will leave
them alone, unpraetised.. II American
spirit and American taste and Ameri-
can habit do not take to them.
Then in that good time when an
approaching unity seems somewhat to
materialize we want to offer to our
fellow Christians OF other names
Tound about us an American religion |
with nm American flavor as our con-
tributioH.
Are we presuming too much? We
grant 20 the layman with freedom of |
I1oukhf and opinion, only tying him |
down TO the bond Of faith In the
simple yerities Of the Apostles creed. !
rs that not American?
We give to the layman full par
ticipafion in the deliberations of the
church and a voice and vote in de-
iefmining the results OF such delib-l !
efolions
Els that not American?
We have dioceses corresponding to |
the states with their state sovereign |
ties. and the general convention cor |
fespoDding to the federal government. |
rs that not American!
we have church penetrating |
INTO an parts of the United States /
and its possessions. There Is not a !
read of ground over which the Stars
and Stripes wave in sovereignty but |
fbat Is under the care and guidance
cf bishop of our own.
"1s that not American?
I'VE are a united church. We have |
no North. no South. no East, no West
There is no cleavage of separation on |
sectional lines of latitude or longi |
fo6e, or for differences OF race or
color OF class or taste.
rs that not American
And with quick beating of the /
heart and firm treading of the feet /
Ne are catching up--we have not vet 1
raIieht up--but we are catching up /
With the ConRregationalists and Pres /
I<ferisns and Baptists and Methodists
and others IN the blessed work of mis-
s|ons. expending 81 500 900 Der year /
0Don them. and sustaining 200 mis- I
cIc1ary workers on orr navfoll--be-
sides all that Is given and all that is
done in dioceses and cities In their
home work.
US that not American?
I get enthusiastic as ! record-will
You not be enthusiastic as you hear
about the $4,000 given for the
clncrgency fund for missions last year
about the constantly swelling $751;
001 given by the children of Sunday /
schools and the 100000 and more i
&IFen by the woman's auxiliary about I
tho So. 900. 900 given TO the splendid
fIeIey pension fund. to swell itself.
rs hoDed, to IS, 000, 00a: and over the
|1cE that we have 120, bishops now
where we had II fifty years ago; and
million or commitments instead Of
I5|.1D0 and one out OF 90 OF the
entire population p communicant now
1Et|hst one out OF LIS them
Az. when the coming day of unitv4
If1Ns near. waited by the precedent
forces OF love and aliowauce-making-
and brnfherly Kindness and sympathy t
and by the appreciation that we have
tried 20 play the game fairly we viii
.| No our heads and, from the
I4fmth OF our hearts and through the /
tears in our eyes will reverently say:
what hath Gcd wrought And nraised
|1 His Holy Name for ever and ever,
|IIPn
Brother shipmen. let US stand by. I
ne shin and help TO save others. in
stead Of rowing away in the lifeboat
f. save ourselves. II we stay some
.|'| be saved. II we run away some
win moi be saved
Brother churchmen. let US play the
...t fairly. Give and take with
GOOD win and love. Hold the trusts
limited TO us firmly and patiently