Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
FORMER DEAN GIVES
ADDRESS At SYNOD
OF EP|SCOPAL|ANS
DR.. Deuel. Speaks Feelingly
of His Work in Boise
Ad dress by Bishop
Nichols.

Several invitations were received for
the meeting Of the next synod from
Olympia, Salt Lake, etc., and a COM
mittee appointed to accept one of
these.
The bishop of Wyoming, the Rt. Rev.
Frederick Heater, ID. D., being present
was called upon to speak and voiced
the feeling Of many of the clergy of
Wyoming when he said that his state
was more closely in line with this
province than the one to which IL now
belongs.
DR.. Deuel.. formerly dean of st.
Michaels, was one of the speakers of
the morning at the Episcopal synod
today. He said that in Chicago. where
he filled a pulpit for some time, there
was an organization known as the
Ember Guild" One of the practices
of this guild was to offer special pray
ers. There was the Brotherhood
prayer, and the Women's Auxiliary.
the Girls Friendly prayer and other
special prayers.
DR.. Deuel. felt we should put one
more prayer in our intercession for
the increase of the ministry often, if
possible, or at least at ember seasons.
referring to the cases of the distri-
button of the ministry, DR.. Deuel. said
that he, personally, had never ceased
to be grateful that his lot was cast in
the missionary field of the west. At
the time of his coming the only re-
quest that he made was that he be
sent to little mining camp in Idaho,
but was sent to Boise instead where
10 rh of h.
historic old church of st. Michaers
tnow Christ church) where he served
a number of years. The only church
Bishop TNtle ever founded in the west
and in which every stick and stone was
familiar. DR.. Deul urged church peo-
pie to trust more in the efficacy Of
prayer.
Bishop Nichols address on The
Needs of the Hour" was in part, as
follows:
THE first need of the hour is to
consider the problems. The Lord said
when He and some of his followers
met. How many loaves have YEP
I'VE sometimes feel like asking in
these days, How many loafers have
We"
THE first thing to do Is to get into
a happy frame of mind with what we
have"
Some of the needs of the present
hour were summed up as follows:
Priestly nurture is needed, Chris
tion nurture has been considered and
Is of benefit. Priestly nurture fol-
lows. The table hour at home with
the parents and children and the dis
cussion of the sermon after church at
the table, should an hour of correct
information.
Little pitchers have large ears.
we are told, and sometimes they get
odd ideas regarding the ministry from
what they hear.
The parents should remember that
these children may sometime have
something to do with the ministry.
I'VE must go back into the family to
find the cure for the children's lack OF
understanding of what the ministry
means. The eccentricities of the
clergymen are often noticed by the
red blooded youngsters Of the congre-
cation. and 1t is only fair to them to
allow them to cultivate their powers
of observation. Be careful to give the
child fair idea of the clergy.
The vestry meeting met to consider
an empty pulpit.
The vestryman is supposed to be a
sensible, reasonable, sagacious man.
Does he even consider what he has done
to help any man among his own child
or any other child to become a fit
rector for any churchf The boys Of
the church should be helped. The rec
tor who needs an assistant might re-
fleet upon what he has done to as
sist any of the boys of his parish to
become assistants to the rector.
The bishops hour when looking for
candidates, was considered.
Gift culture was next considered
The special gifts of children. of candi-
dates for the ministry. The sunshine
comes in here.
I'VE are making over our ideals. We
are getting out of criticism Church
papers and divinity schools are favorite
subjects of criticism. Things are get
ting to constructive point.
Take the men with gifts. There
must be different training for the men
slow intellectually and quick practi-
cally and the men slow practically and
quick intellectually.
in one respect the Church of Eng
land is far ahead of us. 1t takes it's
men and If they have a deep interest
in the men on the water.
The merchant seaman was consid-
cred and his value in the church.
THE United States is the second
greatest shipping country in the world.
There are over $4,000 seamen under
the United States flag. Since the dec
laration of war the sailor alone has
sacrificed his life.
I'VE must have gift culture and spe-
cialize. Our religion walks everywhere
save on the water, and we must help
the sailor.
Make recruiting seasons of the four
ember seasons Let US make live
embertide four times in the season.
Our first need is to have sunshine
and gratitude and ths eucharist Make
it is season of happiness.
The war gives the opportunity for
young men to go forward bravely to
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