Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-14
TIME TO DO GREAT
MISSIONARY WORK
Episcopahans Listen to Report
Of President of Board Of
Mission of the Church.
MUCH TO BE ACCOMPLISHED

St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. l3.--This is the
day Of American missionary oppor-
tunity in the western hemisphere,
Right Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd Of New
York, president Of the Board of Mis-
sions Of the Protestant Episcopal
church, told delegates to the church's
triennial convention today. when he
presented the report OF his board at
a joint session OF the two houses.
The speaker asserted that the catas-
trophe which has thrown Europe into
chaos has brought North and South
America together in way which
had not hitherto been deemed posi-
bic. For this reason, he asserted, the
convention should adopt a recon-
mendation OF the board OF missions
that bishop be consecrated for
Panama.
what ii would mean to lose our
chance now may be indicated by the
distressinr conditions in Mexico"
Bishop Lloyd continued.
"Onc might almost say that much
of the misery in Mexico today might
have been averted IL fifty years ago,
when our brethren there came asking
for help, the church had been able to
avail itself worthily Of the opportu-
nifty"
Would Merge Missionary Work.
Bishop Lloyd urged the church OF
England, that OF Canada and the
American Episcopalians to join mis-
sionary forces in the western hemis-
phere as parts Of the universal church
He said civilization must follow
! Christian teachings and asserted that
the United States church is amply
able to provide it. The American
Episcopal church, he declared. has
accumulated generous proportion oil
the wealth OF the country, 'and vel
important work for the church Il
stopped for lack Of money"
There are brancheso Of the work oil
the church." he said, (which are prac.
tically untouched, Each OF these chal.
lenges man OF ability to stop work.
ing for himself and to conduct his
business for the purpose OF making
consecrated himself
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Bishop Lloyd announced that
means had been provided to meet all
oDiigations o. me board ior tnc cur
rent year and said the difficuities ~
raising necessary fund: TOT the TOR.
eisn cause nave been due to lack OF
business mctno9s rather than 20 lack
OF donations he drew attention to
progress winch nad been made m the
enurcn IN rounding pension fund for
skSu S'etsy ~ sounu ''nAno'Ai pr'ne'-
p's r. -
~ po opo'a uikeu Ia.Sstt
sas ,s.s.a ss:s.o i. " snyas as " Y.
ga $500 'v .spps. ". h h.s .oams.y =
now $500 anA. W ~ y. = shppo.. y
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~ ~o.n 49, nco e"s .1.e'sn. leu III
s s,.'1:. VII s,v0, nt.ys MotxeIs ".
s, nS p:h, 1870 sAsacSH, ~.
Gw s ,;vs ~ ne, ss rsrhs,
ing service without compensation.
N Domestic Field.
In the domestic field. II said ire
hoard 4 sid;ns s,xtv.three d;oceses
and d;str;cts ;rriwd;nr Aiaska Hono.
iulu. I'M Philinnines porto R;co AM
the canal ,one nj Il s"nniving ths
entire ~ nsrti,i sunnort ~ twenty.
four bishops And If)69 missionaries
II was further asserted that since the
last general convention ia new mis-.
sionaries have been sent into TIE for.
eign field, mainly, however, to ill va
cancies caused by death and retire.
ment.
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at;or ~ ! eo,n,,,i.s;on ~ thrss h;sh.
ons three nresbytsrs ana three isy.
men Alan "a ~. soIut;nr ~ *,
nrohlrns ~ rcIlert;ve y noyer,v ;rdns'
tr;si s.ssenrisw srd ~ ,sss ;n,ro
duced by / II Gates n pierre. & b