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To Be Conducted In ST. PauTS
Episcopal Church
The Week OF February g.
An Explanation Of The
Mission By Rector
{Ry Rev. w. {. HulI.l

{By Rev. w. &. Hull)
The so-called mission in the Epis-
copal church is not new, but it is a
new thing to St. Paul's church as
parish. There has never been held
mission in the entire history of its
existence. Everyone is familiar with
Lent and it's teachings and customs,
because it has generally been observ-
ed by the church. 1t has affected the
community life from community
standpoint, as those who adhere to
the church's custom withdraw from
social engagements and refrain from
attendance at many public and pri-
vate entertainments. Then, too, the
secular as well as the religious press
presents the features of Lent for pub
lie consideration.
In communities where missions
have been held there may be some
general idea as to their purpose
through newspaper publicity. Such
meetsings have been repeatedly held
In st. Vincent de Paul's church in
Mt. Vernon.
Now as to the Episcopal mission
The general convention of the Epis-
copal church in the United States at
New York city in 1918 appointed a
joint commission on nationwide
preaching mission. Because of the
mo oerI1it nf 10
ness, this commission did not arrange
its call to the whole church until this
present year. A manual was pre-
pared and sent to the entire clergy
tre ling upon every aspect of mis-.
sion.
The greatest difficulty was in ref
erence.to the missioner (the one who
conducts the mission) as we have on
ly few men comparatively, who are
experienced missioners, or give their
time wholly to such work. This is an
Order Of the Holy Cross, of which FIR
Huntington is the head. There are
less than a dozen men in this order
The final working out of this problem
was left to the committee of the do
cese.
Some rectors conduct their own
mission. Some exchange with nearby
rectors. Others secure missioners OF
experience from a distance. 1t would
be impossible for the most Of our
parishes and mission stations in the
diocese to obtain an experienced mis-
sioner, and so we clergy must our
selves become missioners.
The Rev. A. S. Winslow, rector of
the Church of the Holy Spirit, Gam
bier, has kindly consented to come to
st. PauPs and the mission will be.
gin Sunday morning, Sexagesima
Sunday, February 27, and continue
through the next Sunday. Mr.. Win.
slow will conduct the mission, teach
ing morning and evening the first
Sunday, his opening subject being:
what Is Religion?", and each even.
ing during the following week, ex-
cept Saturday.
The second Sunday the services
will be in charge of the rector, Rev.
w. E. Hull. The evening services
will omit evening prayer, and more
simplified service will be used.
The object of the mission Is to
make better preachers of the clergy
and better Christians of church mem
bers, as well as to present the rea-
sonableness of the Christian religion
to those who have not accepted the
great blessings and benefits which
are offered to all through the sacra-
.ments and the teachings of the
church by Him who came to be a
light to tighten the Gentiles and the
glory of Gods people Israel; who
came to give us life more abundantly
The idea emphasized through this
nationwide preaching mission is
therefore, intensive as we'll as eX
tensive.
The services and subjects will be
announced each evening in the daily
press during the mission.
There will be a meeting Of the men
of the parish next Sunday afternoon
February 20, at o'clock at the par
fsh house, for conference in regard tc
the mission.
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