Year: 1878

as not being of the same general in


terest as its latter portion. III,


closes this portion with the follow


ing quotation:


Let no eye its pages scan


Without charity for man;


Let no judge, with mien severe,


On my acts hold inquest here.


Lord of life, thou knowest best


In thy memory will rest.


THE NEW CHURCH.


congratulate the Rector, Vestry
and congregation of Trinity Church
on the self-denial and liberality


which enable us this day to assem-
bic in our Diocesan Synod in this
beautiful church. Its style of archi-
lecture combines the "reminiscences
of antiquity and the requirements
of the day. 1t is built with the
lamp of truth there are no archi-
tectural deceits or trickeries about
! it. Its massive stone walls and
| beautiful interior finish are free from
all pretense. 1t is built with the
| lamp of beauty. In its general out
line it is of fair proportions in its
details there is a thoroughneSs and
completeness which is most satisfac-
tory. 1t is built with the lamp of
self-sacritice. ThecongregatiOn have
done their best, and there is no
prOuder luxury than that of bring
ing the best we have and presenting
it as a memorial that our toll has
been hallOWed by the remembrance
of Him WhOgiveth both the strength
fn do and fln ynxr-a aYs1 Of 1YrnII


MISSIONARY WORK.


No one at all acquainted with the
needs of the Church in this Diocese
but must feel how inadequate is the
supply of funds to carry on its mis-
sions. We lack both men and
means. We ought to do more than
we have yet attempted to do for the
advancement of the Church in this
Diocese. Our people ought to give
more literally and more systemat-
ically for the support of missions.
We have resources within ourselves
upon which we have not fully
drawn. The great head of the
Church has furnished us with means
to help ourselves. Limited, / ad-
NIT, the means are, but we have
not made a propOrtiOnate return for
our blessings in the extension and
increase of the Church in Tennessee.
Why is it, we may well ask our
selves, that such important towns
as MurfreesbOrO, Gallatin and Leb-
anon in Middle Tennessee, Paris
and other places of equal Importance
in the West, Jonesboro, Rogersville
and others in the East are yet un-
supplied with the services of the
Church? Have we acted up to our
full ability in procuring from our
midst men to minister in holy
things? In how many of the par
ishes of the Diocese have there been
found men to give themselves to
the service Of the altar and the
preaching of the blessed Gospel?
Suppose that leach parish now organ
lied add regularly supplied with
ministerial services should send
forth one candidate for the ministry
one, we will say, each year-in
due time we would, from our own
soil and material, provide the men
to repair the desolations of our Zion
and prevent the children of our own
household from wandering, as so
many have already done, into other
folds, receiving indigeSti6ie food at
the. hands of strange shepherds.
Blessed in their faithful labOrs, these
men could raise up in their respect
i've spheres Of duty sons who would
come up to the help of the Lord,
and thus in ten years more our DiO-
cese would present spectacle of
zeal in behalf of the Church which,
alas we must admit, she does not
manifest. | must eXhOrt the clergy
to bring this matter before their re-
spective congregations. Let the
matter be fully brought before the
minds and hearts of intelligent lay
men, and especially before that class
who are about to devote themselves
to some Of the learned professions,
or have but Il short time entered
them. Let them be urged to weigh !
maturely misunderstanding question
have done all that God requires of |
them until they have consented to
devote their talents" their educa-
tiOn, their all to His service. have !
lately travelled over missionary |
ground, where | have heard on all |
sides the strong and heart-mOVing
cry Of those who are without priest |
or altar; 1 have been where the path |
to the village church is grass-cOV-
cred; | have walked the deserted !
aisle where desQlatiQp and heaVi- |
ness brood over the house of prayer, |
and amid such scenes, with what |
ferVency God alone knOWeth, | have |
prayed for laborers to gather in the
harvest that is not merely white for
the sickle but is being lost because
there are not men to gatHer it into
the garner.


OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM.


I sincerely trust that a committee
of our most practical business men
will take into consideration the
whole financial system of the DiQ-
CESS.


/. AS to the support of the Epis-
beg to call your attention
to what said in my address to the
last year on this subject.
Canon vi, Section [. was so amend
ed that it is now made the duty of
every parish in the Diocese to make
COllecllOu Oll " HitToultlGJ IA
each year toward creating perma-
nent fund for the support of the
I sincerely trust the
the Clergy Will be mind
ful of this.


3. AS to the collection of mission
ary funds-At present we have
system nor place of opera
ton. Other DiOceses not stronger
than ours collect for mission work
from two to four thousand dollars.
We 60 not support single mission
ary.


3. AS to regular and systematic
offerings for the University of the
South, so especially for the main
tenance of its theological depart
ment.


4. AS to the payment of the sala-
ries of the clergy and theil sufficient
long observation !
am more and more satisfied that
clerical vigor, activity and zeal die
out because of the failure of the
Church to support the physical and
mental wants of the clergy. If the
Church is to have what are called
L L.