The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-31
REV. R. v. PATTON
MAKES ELOQUENT SPEECH
Missionary Mission of Episcopal
Church Grasps Higher Place In
Mems Hearts.
ENTHUsIAsM AT BANQUET
Final Service Preparatory To Cam
paign To Be Launched Sunday
Morning Attended BY Many Busi.
ness Men.

AS a nIunS close 10 u week OF ell
fort in behalf of missions. the Epis-
copal churches of Richmond last night
gave a banquet at the Masonic Temple,
attended by about three hundred lay
men and ministers. The speakers OF
the occasion we're: Rev. r. W. Pat
ton, of Atlanta, who has been in
charge of the work here; John w
Wood, of New York, secretary OF the
Episcopal National Board of Missions;
Rev. William C. Hicks. of Washington,
secretary of the Province: Oliver J
Sands, toastmaster, and number OF
laymen who made short talks in re-
Spouse to calls.
The banquet served included only
such dishes as might be offered during
the lenten season. 1t was served by
many ladies, representing the Wo-
mans Auxiliary, and, despite the fact
that II was necessarily restricted, was
a splendid collation..
Toastmast and Chairman Oliver
J. Sands omitted his own address
making brief talk in conclusion, and
introducing the speakers in a series
OF witty speeches.
Rev. r. W. Patton was the first tc
speak. Mr.. Patton was at his best.
AS usual lost TO self by enthusiasm he
captivated the entire gathering
Though he has in the last six weeks
made a number of speeches here. tn-
Guiding n most notable Adde'S at the
Undenominatlonal Laymens Mission
airy Movement some weeks ago, he has
never spoken here with such fervor
nor with such logic and clearness 1t
Is impossible to do justice TO this
brilliant speech unless it were reported
in full.
Mr.. Patton emphasized the import
ance of prayer. He likened prayer to
the history of a town which survived
In desert country through the water
supply of great lake in a mountain
top above. One day the lake failed
to give Its supply and tho town perish
ed. Later an engineer found that the
trouble lay in nth that had clogged
the pipe line from the lake. Re
opened it again gave life TO the town
and enabled it's people to flourish.
In beautiful language Mr.. Patton
told of Gods ever flowing love. We
had but to commune with clean minds,
he said, to be filled with this power
from above.
We Are the Sons of God.
Man has right to be ambitious, to
seek tn acquire the goods Of this
world, he declared, but we must re.
member that we are sons of God ~and
that God is not satisfied with a part
OF creation. God seeks TO have all OF
creation and His children have a right
to reach forth and take possession Of
all things
But we must not limit our ideas.
We must not think that 10 gain an in
come OF this or that worldly amount
is to gain what God wants us to have.
Unless we can grasp the idea of the
whole plan of ownership we have lost
Gods meaning. To do this we must
make all things sacred. We must
make our banks and railroads and
such great projects as the Panama
Canal sacred. We must build them
for God as for self realizing that we
are the sons OF God and that what is
ours is His
We are not blind agency like the
pipe line. We are endowed with
thought to work with God Every
mans purpose Is for peace in life.
we are never going to get 1t unless
we go at 1t in the right way. Only
the peace of God can satisfy
When / was getting $50 month
salary, ] remarked to New York
woman that / was happy" said Mr.,
Patton. She could not believe It. |
told her that as a minister / not only
lived on that amount. but that gave
part OF II away.
Not Satisfied With $500. 900.
She admitted that she got an in
come of $65,e00. but said she could
not be happy until she had at least
100000. as did one OF her friends.
Later she got 1t. and ! asked her bre-
band II abe was happy at last. He