Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-26
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St. Marks Day Observed
At Episcopal Church

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St. Marks day was observed with
appropriate ceremonies at the st.
Ma0k's Episcopal church Monday eve
ming beginning with a supper which
was followed by play and speaking
by Bishop Benjamin Brewster and
Dean Edmund Randolph Lame. Jr., of
st. Luke's cathedral, Portland. as
we'll as a few words from Mayor E.
Z. Finnjmore, who is a communicate
Of the church.
The Supper was a bountiful one and
the. tables were decorated with carna-
tf5ns, making very attractive appear
ance. The play was a charming little
comedy, That Love of a Bonnet"
which was we'll played. the ladies TAX
ing part showing exceptional talent.
old spinster; Miss Katherine Boutelle
the Irish maid with a delightful
brogue; Miss Gertrude Percival the
| ingenue daughter of the family; Mrs.
Herbert Parker the fashionable Mrs.
F'astone; Miss Kathleen Goodhue her
daughter Dora. and Miss Gertrude
Weller the mother of the iDgenue.
The ladies received their full need
of applause.
Mayor L. E. Finnimore, who was
called on, welcomed the guests of the
evening, said that he had received the
support Of all the ministers in the city
during his term as mayor; that it has
been his purpose to keep the city to a
high moral standard and that he
should continue to do 80.
Dean Laine of ST. Loke's cathedral,
Portland. one of the honored guests of
the evening. spoke of the Episcopal
,, laith. He said that st. Euke's cathe-
dral in Portland is not luxury in the
diocese of Maine, and should not be
regarded as such 1t is the center of
diocesan life and as such desires to be
helpful in the largest way to every
parish and mission in the diocese. 1t
IS not only the bishops church, it is
she peoples church Of, the diocese.
when We look at the, average New
England city or town." said Dean
Lame, land see the multiplicity of re.
iigfous organizations we are forced to
ask ourselves. what have we-the
Episcopal church-to offer? We have
much. We have way of Christian
life and thought in harmony with the
best of the past and live with a mes
sage for the present.
For the present, because no one
can face a modern problem effective
ly unless he has behind him the ex-
perience Of such problems in the past
Such we have in tn life of our his
toris church. Many a hungerine
soul is longing for what the mother
church of English speaking peoples
has to offer them. How can this be
done? Not by PROSECUTING. Such is
not our method. The only way is
through living faith and living creed
vividly manifested in the daily life OF
communicates of the church. This
compels attention and only this, to.
day in the world.
Bishop Benjamin Brewster of Port
land was the last speaker. He re-
marked that one year ago he had
spoken at this parish anniversary or
the history of the Episcopal church
in Maine and referred to his visit in
! England last summer. He said that
the church of the prayer book is in
terwoven with the life and history OF
the English people. At Salisbury
where the Bishop was in attendance
! at the tooth anniversary of the
founding of the cathedral. one sees
how, back there in the 18th century
that new cathedral was the success
sor of one of the Hill of old Sarum
nearby. The church had it's institu.
ton rooted in the dim past. So the
establishment of the church in Eng.
/ land has been the result of this his
tory. Yet, now in some respects the
establishment is felt to be an embar.
rassment. The English church /.
adapting it's methods to the changed
times. constantly reaching out fol
new fields of service
so we in holding fast to the OLE
custom, must be ready for progress
ST. Marks church must not be con,
tent always to be a mission. Sign.
OF progress are evident now. TIL,
truth of the Gospel in which tn,
church must be established means ;
spirit of brotherhood of service, o
self sacrifice. even of adventure TO
Christ's sake"
Bishop Brewster urged his hearer
to look for new fields of service ant
manifest the life of Christ by min
istering to the needs Of mankind.
The meeting was very senjoyabl
and the words OF, both Of the pastor
were very encouraging and inspiring
to all.