Hickory daily record., 1922-10-18


/. diocese of western North Carolina
convened last night at the church Of
the Ascension with an opening adj
dress by the Rt. Rev. E. A. Penick
D. D., Of Charlotte, new coadjutol
bishop of North Carolina.
The solemnity and great dignity OF
| the services last night were very i'm
pressive and it was quite singular that
the newest bishop in the Episcopal
church made his first appearance be-
fore the newest diocese in the church.
A feature of the excellent music was
isJohns nj. SteG1hens and Mr.. Hugh S.
D'Anna. Mrs. j. l.. Cilley was at the
organ.
The convention which opened last
mighty will continue through tomorrow
| morning. One hundred or more dele
gates including many prominent
| ministers, bishops and other officials
of the Episcopal church are present.
DR.. Penick, the speaker Of the even
i2g, was elected bishop coadjutor at
the diocesan convention held III
Raleigh last May. During the summer
the confirmation of his election and
the consent of his conservation were
obtained from majority of the
bishops Of the Uuited> States and
from the standing committees Of the
national church as required by the
church constitution DR. Penick is the
sixth white clergyman to be elevated
to the office Of the Episcopate since
1923. DR.. Penick was inducted into Of
flee Sunday at aSt. Peters church
Charlotte.
Strong and talented and possessing
pleasing personality and great mag
+. netisnl, Dr. Penick at once commands
the attention of his audience. His
voice is we'll modulated and carries
perfectly and he is endowed with
oratorical powers that mark him as
one Of the great speakers of his day.
He is we'll fitted for the office to
,, which he has been elected and
through his conservation will become a
great leader.
DR.. Penick brought greetings from
the east to the new diocese and de-
clared this to be happy time for
all. The new diocese could have been
achieved only by leadership and loyal
ty on the part of the church and
people. The time has come when a
forward step can be made here and
the news cf the achievement and
success of the new diocese will soon
be circled around the globe and men
will rejoice over the Accomplishment
here.
ssThe Greatest Thing We Can Do
With Our Lives" was the theme OF
DIR. Penick's address and he went on
to say that the average person wants
to do the greatest thing for his life.
We have to build around the better
part of our lives that which is best.
The greatest thing in life is to identi-
| fy that life with the will of God.
He has a purpose and it is lifelong
struggle sometimes to do with our
lives what God intends for us. what
does God intend for us individuals"
| was asked. It is the same as Christ
| taught and as John the Baptist taught
before Him. Behold the Kingdom Of
God is at Hand" This WIS the theme
of Christ's teachings and his miracles
were all summarized on that one
| phrase He sent His disciules abroad
to preach the kingdom of God and His
last 40 days on earth we're devoted
to teaching Of the kingdom.
| Christ's desire was to set UP a
kingdom and He taught us to pray
rThy Kingdom Come" In this king
dom there is rulership and meekness,
peacemaking and loyalty are demand
/ ed of us. It is not merely enough to
proclaim the kingdom. Going farther
the speaker said that humanity
had been given an organism known
as the church and through the spirit
of Christ had invited US to come into
relationship. Man cannot assert his