The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-24

SERVICES BY
THE BISHOP
LARGE CONGREGATION HEARS
THE OPENING EXERCISES LAST
NIGHT - PROGRAM FOR TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

st. Philips Episcopal church was
filled to oyernowing last night at the
| opening session of the convocation
of the diocese of Oklahoma. to hear
Bishop Theodore Payne Thurston,
bishop of eastern Oklahoma. Clergy
men and lay delegates from the do
cese, which comprises all that portion
of the state west of the Santa Fee
railroad were in attendance. The
convocaton will continue its sessions
throughout Wednesday and Thursday,
during which the business affairs OF
the diocese and plans for the coming
year will be discussed and decided
upon. Bishop Francis Key Brooke,
of the diocese of Oklahoma, is pre-
siding.
Bishop Thurston took for his text:
''If it had not been so, | would have
told you" and analyzed the evidences
of Christ's resurrection. He called
attention to minor details connected
with the resurrection, which he des-
ignated "buttressing facts from
which we had a right to infer the
principal fact of resurrection.
81 am not presenting an argument"
said Bishop Thurston. 81 am assum-
ing that all of you here are Chris
| tians or you would not be here. And
am calling your attention to these
buttressing facts which support your
belief. They are not much, it is
true; but they are satisfactory evil
dences from which we have right
to infer the principal fact of resur-
rection."
The bishop made a plea for spirit
ual preparedness, and urged the cler-
gy to make its influence felt in be-
half of good government. Keep out
of partisan politics" said the bishop,
'but be strong for good government"
Parents were urged to send their
children to Sunday school and to en-
I courage them to go into the minis
try. do you know, said he, that
more men are coming into the min
istrv from outside this denomination
| than from within it?"
He related the story of the king
/ and the court fool; told how the king
had sent his prime minister through
the country searching for a fool; how
one was secured and how the king
presented the fool with his badge Of
office and told him that it was his
to keep until he found a bigger fool
than he, when he was to give it to
the new fool how he entertained the
king and his court with his wit and
how he helped the king in many
difficult diplomatic situation; how, us
the wears passed. strong friendship
grew up between the king and the
fool, and when the king came to die
he sent for the fool and thanked him
for his friendship and his loyalty and
his wit. And after they talked, the
fool said to the king, King, where
are you going?" And the king said:
81 don't know" And the fool said,
Glow long have you known you were
going to die?" The king replied, "All
my life" Said the fool, And have
you made no preparation?' The king
said. "No.' Whereupon the fool took
off his badge of office and presented
it to the king, saying, king, here is
my badge; you are bigger fool than
| am"
The Womans Auxiliary, the wum-
! ems branch of the organization, Will
hold it's sessions today. Mrs. Ttos.
H. Dwyer of Chickasha is president.
Following is the program for tooay
and tomorrow:
a. m.-Holy communion followed
by the bishops annual address, and
organization of convocation.
1890 p. m.-Recess.
to 4 p. m.-Woman's Auxiliary
meeting.
| 4 to 5 p. m.-Business of con7oca-
ton.
p. m.-Service and sermon by
Rev. L. II. Eckel.
Thursday, a. m.-Holy commun-
ion.
9 a. m.-Morning prayer, followed
by business session till 1890.
2 to 4 p. m.-Woman's AUXILIARY
4 to ) p. m.-Closing business ses-
sion.
s D. m.-Service and sermon by
Very Rev. F. ]. Bate of Oklahoma