Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-22
EPISCOPALIAN
HEAR BISHOP
Plea Is Made by Missionary
That United States Set
Good Example

The grand ballroom of the Penn
Harris Hotel last evening was the
scene of one of the largest and-most
enthusiastic gatherings ever held by
the Episcopal Church in Harrisburg
The meeting was held in the in
terests of the Nationwide Campaign
of the Episcopal Church. The speak
ers were the Rev. DR.. w. A. II. Good
win, rector of st. Paul's Parish,
Rochester, y. Y, and the Right
Reverend Henry st. George Tucker,
Bishop of Kyoto, Japan. DR.. Thomas
l.. Montgomery, State librarian, was
chairman. An eight-piece orchestra
furnished the music, while the sing
ing was led by the vested boys choir
of st. stephens Church.
The chairman. in his opening ad-
dress, referred to the Nation-Wlde
Campaign as 'one of the greatest
movements in history" short de-
votional program was conducted by
the Rev. Malcolm Depui Maynard, J.,
chairman of the diocesan committee
of the campaign
Bishop Tucker was the first speak
er. Before touching on the purposes
of the Nationwide Campaign he
spoke briefly on his work in Japan.
He spoke of the great advance made
in that country in fifty years time,
and said there is not Il village or
town or city in the Empire that rs
without Christian worship. lie de-
scribed the formation of a national
Japanese Christian Church, with $50
native priests, and several hundred
.self-supporting parishes. The Bishop
told an interesting story of a promln-
ent Japanese merchant. who in his
city started the idea of closing stores
on Sunday. His influence was such
that every store of the town follow
ed suit. This same merchant had Il
son whom he educated for tie
Christian priesthood. Not only did
the father send him TO America for
the proper education, but he endow-
ed his salary for life, so as Ito make
his son real gift to the Church.
The Bishop added Have you ever
heard of an American Christian do
ing that"
Every great moral movement in
Japan is started by tie Christians
of Japan" said the Bishop. ''The
Japanese are ready TO accept Christ
ianity so far as the beliefs OF
Christianity are concerned. The thing
that worries them is the, fact That
they think Christianity is poorly
demonstrated in the so-called Christ
ian countries. Their students come
to America, and instead of finding
the church filled with worshipers
as they expect. they find empty
pews. Instead of finding the country
filled with men who attach great
importance to religion. they find Il
country with thousands utterly in
different to the Christian religion.
Were you to ask me as to what
you could best do to help the work
in the foreign field. I would not ask
YOU for money: rather would l ask
you to live up to your Christian be-
liefs. Japan. and no other foreign
field, will be entirely Ckristianize
until you at home make of yourselves
better examples of the Christian
life
DIR. Goodwin spoke at length OF
the purpose of the Nationwide
Campaign. His whole address could
be described in these words: Awake
thou that sleepest!" He spoke for
almost an hour and received rounds
and rounds of applause. His re-
marks were to the point and telling
No words were minced. He described
the campaign as being one to arouse
Christians to their spiritual obliga-
tions. Neither he nor the Bishop
mentioned TIE word of money. He
raped severely those who call them
selves Christians. and who vet place
the Sunday morning motor ride and
golflinks before their duty to God in
worship. He spoke feelingly of the
low salaries of the clergy in general.
He called it criminal to expect any
clergyman to live on less than 81 500
and a rectOry.