Evening journal., 1922-09-23
TELLS OF WORK
in CONVENTION
Rev. Richard w. Trapnell
Sends Letter TO Parish
toner's From Portland
-WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
DOES GREAT WORK

AAAt NV AsANNAAh W. AAAHAAtAAf
rector of ST. Andrews Episcopal
Church. who is attending the Epis-
copal Convention, at Portland ore.
has written the follawing letter TO
Pensioners OF his church. relative
to some OF the work being done by
the convention. The letter follows:
Portland ore. Sept. S. 1922.
THE outstanding features of the
convention thus far are the great
opening service. Wednesday morn
ing. and the mass meeting OF the
Women's Auxiliary. Thursday night.
Both services were held in The
Municipal Auditorium, where under
the one roof meet The House OF
Bishops, The House OF Deputies. and
The Woman's Auxiliary. The Bieh-
ops Professional. with a hundred
and eighteen in line. was a spectacu-
lar event. They were preceded by
choir OF two hundred and fifty voices.
The congregation that practically
filed the big auditorium numbered
over five thousand.
The convention sermon was
preached by the Rt. Rev. Edwin Ste
vens Lines, ID. D.. Bishop OF New
ark. His text was from the book OF
Deuteronomy: I'VE have dwelt long
enough in this mount; turn you and
take your Journey" and. "Ye have
compassed this mountain long
enough" The plea, earnest and
forceful. was for unity OF effort and
purpose insuring real progress in the
church service for the good of man
kind. He freely criticised the
church for too great conservatism
and too much controversy. that his
hearers might be keenly aroused to
the need for progress in the scope
and nature OF the church's under
takings.
AT. the mass meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary. Thursday even
Ing, the amount OF the United Thank
Offering, which had been presented
al the corporate communion in Trim
ity Church In the morning. amount
ed to the munifcent sum of $685.
= " AAN NAAfAAht az ANAN was TrNoH~
060. and in 1916 was S353.619. The
total increase over the amount gwen
r. 1919 Is 1901. 066. The highest in
d:vidual contribution toward the Of
fering was given by the diocese of
Pennsylvania. S7O.505. The diocese
OF New York was second giving
5.237. The most significant gift
toward the great missionary cause
came from the diocese OF Western
New York: two young women for
l'fe service in the Church. They are
Miss Margaret Hubbard. who will
specialize in kindergarten work. and
Miss Florence Keefe. a nurse. who
Is entering the Philadelphia Dea-
coness training school.
"If each woman in the parish
could have had the privilege of at
tending this remarkable meeting, her
first demand thereafter would be for
one Of the little blue boxes. No wo- |
man in the church should be ex-
Guided from this ever growing host /
Of women who present the United .
Thank Offering every three years. 10 !
all the women workers in /
The field and to provide needed I
buildings. Where would the
nhurch's work be without rhem? /
Upon the great golden aims basin.
used for many years. the women OF
he church have presented over two
million dollars, for the benefit OF.
missions.
Besides the addresses OF welcome
by the Bishop of Oregon. Rt. Rev.
Walter Taylor Summer. d. d. and
The Presiding Bishop. Rt. Rev. Dam
lei S. futile. ID. D.. the vast congre-
cation heard with marked attention
Bishop Lloyd's address: Memorial
10 Miss Julia c. Emery; Bishop
Mikell. Atlanta: "The South: Bis
hop Moulton, Utah; The West;
c. Sturgls, Phi. D.. Educa-
.ional Secretary. Department of
Missions: THE Orient, with what
ieep satisfaction did we hear from
.hese leaders Of the churchs Won
ierful work in these varied fields.
that l have heard in years
vas as impelllng, as moving as DR..
sturgis' picture of the vast Orient.
Is he dealt with the meaning Of the
Orient's location in the world OF to-
lay, with its mass problem, and with
he nature of its burdensome need.
The combined impression Of all that
We heard may be given in a word. l
hink. solidarity" Though the
ields be so varied and so widely
separated, the work is all one, car
led on by the one Church which is
for all and in which all
ire vitality interested
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