The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 14, 1901, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1901. PRELATES PREACH TO THE PEOPLE EPISCOPAL DIGNITARIES PREACH TO CONGREGATIONS IN OAKLAND’S CHURCHES Venerable Bishop of Springfield, Assisted by Rev. Ritchie, the at St. Rector, Officiates Paul’s. Right Rev. John McKim of Japan Speaks to Y. M. C. A. Upon Religious and Moral Conditions 1here. % HALL AFTEF SERVICES St. Pa h was crows h parishioners address of g W hear the Robert the spe- E. Dunbar founded his epistle to the He- He that cometh to God hat he is and diligently seek p said in part: t believe that he the suz- this_life. Rev. he fundamental . consequently the 1 know by its ible in it that is text brings ajth. It is to us the character of ver that God reveals his ; men’s which is a great to its door that knowledge open and find its many questions that the question is asked, such an_enigma, written in the > hig sorrow that he I say that if he go to him, for God nd the dead, and vy say that it will be others ne of God. the man, fit to come to He ought to as if there was s another world ful, but it is not for the resurrection of the y. God meant them clean, that they the polution of is dead the life is out of it for the grave, but Christ resurrection and the life,™ is cleansed of sin we are beatific vieion of the » the presence of God s power delivered the sermon at when there was an- on and special mu- Speaks Upon Japan. The Right Rev. John McKim, D.D., mis- i Bishop of Ja delivered an ad- the Y. M. C. in Oakland this n. There was m by Rev. Al- nd Miss Ritter, and | a ered st interest- the religious g in Japan at the present religion s struggling against in the island empire, but ist is going steadily forward. the greatest difficultes that we are ace is the low moral tone that y sections of the empire, and Christian who goes there is ed he 18 likely to fall. a fali every advantage is i it is guoted as an evidence ity of the Christian religion. of Ingersoll and the agnostic and rs of the Christian world have rto Japanese and widely cir- of all this, Christianity has strides in Japan in the last five er before. The general influence is with Christianity, for they a higher standard of morals is set up that the empire it- q e poorer classes. not so, most of those who embrace Christianity are middle classes, the lawyers, doctors cs. Thirteen members of re Christians, and the presi- house of the Imperial Par- s a Christian and earnest Sunday worker. There is even hope that has £ome good foundation that the Crown Prince. when bhe sscends the throme of enly avow the Jowly Nazarene. : And T would say a word for the Young Men's Christian Association work in Japan. It is a great work and falthfully carried on, and to Jepan, will be absolved from | Bible | who hdve | n only goes so far | jead and then he will | how | nd moral con- | ag that it is compelied to face, | & it is due a large measure of the success of the gospel of Christ. If its work were not 50 faithfully carried on it would be used as an argument against our religion. At St. John’s Church. At St. John’s Episcopal Church this | morning, the sermon was preached by the Right Rev. Reginald H. Weller Jr., Coad- jutor of Fond du Lac. The Bishop is a rapid but interesting talker and his ser- mon, with the text “God so loved the world,” was full of beautiful thoughts, | beautifully expressed. He dwelt particu: | larly on the humanity of the Savior and said: Why did he not come to us a full grown man He had the power to do so had he so ished, But he came as a little baby. There is something wonderfully attractive about a | baby. It is so helpless, so dependent upon our strength and our love. A remarkable thing about our Lord was that he never lost that attractiveness, but it Increased with his vears Because of his humanity, we can feel that God | s our brother, our master, our king. It will always be so, because Christ built his empire on human hearts. No one loves our Lord as Mary does, as Joseph does. And why? Because during his helpless babyhood he was dependent | on them. His welfare, his very existence de- | pended on their love and care. But now it is not them, it is you he depends on. He depends on your love, he wants your love. The highest angel in heaven would lke to stand where I stand, to speak to men's hearts of him. I wonder why it has been left to me? Because he depends on men to build up his church, to support his religion. God trusts, confides in us._Shall we betray that trust? Would that some heart in this house of ver to-day awake and give back to God ove for love. Some of us to give more, some of us to do more, all of us to love more. God so loved the world | _ Just before the service Gounod's “Ave | Maria” was rendered by Frank Kendall [on the violin, accompanied by Joseph Kendail and J. De P. | and organ. Under the personal direction of the Right Rev. William Ford Nichols, Bishop of California, a missionary meeting was held this afternoon at St. Paul's Episco- pal Church, the children of all of the Epis- | copal churches of Oakland taking part in this union service. The Rev. Robert Ritchie, rector of St. Paul's, and the full v ed choir of the church, assisted during | the services. There were addresses by Bishop Nichols, the Rev. Herman L. Duhring, D. D., of Philadelphia, special agent of the Board | of Managers for the Lenten offerin George C. Thomas of Philadelphia, trea: | vrer of the Domestic and Foreign Mission- ary Soclety. and by the Right Rev. Sam- uel Cook Edsall, D. D., a noted mi bishop formerly of North Dakota and now in charge of the diocese of Minnesota. Children Hear the Word. The children occupied the central pews of the main floor of the church. They were accompanied by thelr teachers. The theme of the addresses was that of missionary work at home and abroad. Dr. Duhring gave a very happy talk to the young, using colored pasteboard cards, cut in a circle, to illustrate his explanation. The white represented the world in its original innocence, the black being sin, the red | the redeeming blood of Christ and blue the hope in heaven and eternity. During his talk Dr. Duhring said: | We have done better during the past year than ever before in our missionary work. Now ve 600,000 people, old and young, in our v schools, with 60,000 teachers and 6000 schools. This year the Sunday schools gave $105,000 for missionary work. four years ago they gave only $7000, see we are growing. We must grow and ex- pand the gospel. We must send it out to the Philippines—the McKinley Islands, T hope they will be called, for our dead President deserved that they should bear his name—and to China and Japan we must send the story of Christ. We have done well, but there is vastly more to do. There are a thousand million heathen who do not know Christ and the story of sal- vation. There are 23,000 people who die daily in heathen lands that do not know the story of Jesus. Let us remember that we are told to send out the gospel to all lands and people. Bishop Nichols presented Mr. Thomas as one of the leading Sunday-school su- perintendents of Philadelphia. The Bishop commented upon the fact that despite Mr, Thomas’ enormous business demands he found time to attend to his church work. Said the Bishop: Men may be ever so busy, but if they have the will and the inclination they can find time to come to church and to do their share of church work. ““You are part of the Sunday school auxil- fary,” sald Mr. Thomas to the children. *You Twenty- 50 you Continued on Page Seven. Teller with violin | ionary | "BISHOPS HELP DEDICATE NEW CHAPEL ERECTED AT MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD Many Officers and Sailors Present to Witness Ceremonies in House of Worship Erected by Congress. Imposing Array of Episcopal Dignitaries Files Into Beautifully Dedicated Edifice as Services Begin. GROUP OF FAIR WORSHIPERS AT THE B/ 0P FFrr]OUR 07N STRIN GEIELD L ADDRESSES ' BERKELEY STUDENTS Bishop Gailor Speaks to Them in Hearst Hall. ERKELEY, Oct. 13.—The stu- dents of the university were addressed this afternoon .in Hearst Hall by the Right Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, D. D., Bish- op of Tennessee. The sermon dwelt principally - upon the dangerous growth of covetousness and ir- reverence among people and the ill effect they have upon the nation’s institutions, | and the need o individual responsibility for the attainment of the highest develop- ment. The speaker conducted the devo- tional services. Bishop Gailor's sermon in part was as follows: Patriotism becomes a subject for a Christian discourse before men especially engaged in that best of all Christian work, the work of education. Virtues of civilization are virtues glven to ‘us, or emphasized at least, by the Christian gospel. The great qualities’ that be- long_to manhoc e the virtues that belong to truth, the virtues that relate to law and | obedience to the law and the virtues that re- | late to purity. These have bulilt up the family life, the idea and fact of home, These quali- ties have no cause adequate to account for | them except the Christian gospels and teach- | inge. The greatest curse that has ever come to the republics in the world—that visitation that has afflicted all free governments which have been tried and gone down heretofore—is the curse of covetousness, ever the danger of a free peo- ple. There is in our time a covetousness which borders on idolatry and makes men forget God. There is something more preclous than peo- ple’s material prosperity, and that is honor. Covetousness changes politics into a scramble for spoils and patriotism into a scramble for office. Irreverence in some form is a favorite sin of some of our community. It blunts the edge of conscience and takes away honor. Reverence is_homor. Home Is the sweetest word in the English | language; duty the most helpful, but respon- sibility the greatest. We don't want universal mediocrity, but individual development. spair is one form of unbelief, hope and faith, inspired by the promise of God, are born 'to inevitable victory and are bound to succeed. The Right Rev. Daniel Tuttle, D. D., Bishop of Missouri, preached at the ser- vices held by St. Mark's Church in Shat- tuck Hall this morning. He said: God is almighty, but his almightiness is not his only attribute to dwell upon. The al- mightiness of God cannot make 2 and 2 to be 15 His ail wisdom, we say, prevents, His | almightiness cannot' make a lie—his alright- eousness forbids. He cannot make a man who wants to be bad, good, because he has given | man the power to reason, and his all good- ness forblds that he take it away from him. Spirit is real life. Might and power with- out it are inert masses. AN things may be— & man’'s body may be descended by evolution, but there was a time when into the brute {man God breathed and made man a Iliving soul. Spirit is life. Spirit is power and might. We ‘can_almost forgive the Christian Sclence folk and falth cure folk in exercising over. zealously this truth that spirit is the real power. The Rt. Rev. J. M. Francis, Bishop of De- The men of Indiana, addressed a large audience in Shattuck Hall this evening. His topic was “The Power of Example,” and he drew a strong lesson ¢f the effect of men’s actions uvon others, The majesty of a man cannot be meas- ured until he is seen standing in a_mag- nificent minority. N7, OF N OHID BIEHOP VINC: SOUTH: - £ SCENES AT HEARSTHALL AND PRELATES WHO SPOKE IN BAY CITIES. ES : i BISHOP POTTER IN OAKLAND New York Cleric Is to Epeak at Church of the Advent. OAKLAND, Oct. 13.—Bishop Henry C. Potter, the distinguished divine and pub- llclst of New York City, will preach to- morrow night at the Church of the Ad- vent, corner of Twelfth avenue and Bast Sixteenth street. The music will include C. Read's solo, “O Divine Redeemer” {(Gounod) and “The Magnificat,” . by the full-vested cholr, under the direction of James Pollitt. Bishop Brewer of Montana conducted services this morning at the Church of the Advent. Bishop Parridge of Japan offi- clated this evening. At Trinity Church this morning Bishop John M. Kendrick of New Orleans and Arizona, occupled the pulpit. L e e e e B R R Y ) Companions of the Forest. The board of deputies of the Compan- fons of the Forest has arranged a series of official visitations. Supreme Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Miller will accom- pany the deputies. ‘Washington Circle was visited last week by the board of deputies and addresses were made by Mesdames Fernandez, Goodwin, Asman, Jonas, Boehm, Zinns, Wood and Permanent Secretary John Falconer, P. G. S. C. C. This circle will give a soclal on the last Tuesday in the current month. Eureka Circle has arranged for a social on the 19th inst. The board of deputies will visit Maz- zini Circle on the lith and Franklin on the 17th. —_—— Special Rates For side rides to points on the Santa Fe. Open to holders of Episcopal Church Con- vention. tickets, friends accompanying and holders of nine months’ excursion tickets. Dates of sale, Septeraber 23 to November 10 inclusive. imit 30 days. For time tables, descriptive literature and full information call at Santa Fe offices, 641 Market st., and ferry depot. 4 ENINENT BISHOPS IN ALAMEDA Five Prelates Join in Christ Church Services. LAMEDA, Oct. 13.—Five Bish- ops participated in the several services held at Christ Epis- copal Church to-day. They were the Right Rev. Boyd Vincent, D. D., Bishop of Southern Ohio; Right Rev. C. K. Nelson, D. D.; Bishop of Georgia; Right Rev. C. P. Anderson, Bishop of Chicago; Right Rev. Arthur L. Williams, Bishop of Omaha, and Right Rev. Danfel 8. Tuttle, D. D., Bishop of Missouri. Large congregations attended the morn- ing, afternoon and evening religious exer- cises. The morning service was conduct- ed by the Rev. Dr. T. J. Lacey, rector of Christ Church. Bisnop Boyd Vincent preached the sermon. His text was taken from the gospel of St. Luke, ili:20. His theme was “The Relation of the Modern Christlan Church to Humanity.” In part he said: The relation of Christianity to humanit; the same row as it was in the days of its birth. Christianity has not changed. Human nature has not in itselt been altered, but social characteristics have undergone -~ a - change. Those who would tell us that we have a modern Christianity to meet our modern re- quirements are not to be trusted. They even pretend to explain to us according to what is termed ‘‘the higher criticism’ the meaning of the Bible. Some scientists, while professing to belleve in God, make woful mistakes In en- deavoring to account for his actions and works by natural means. Sclence has done much to enlighten the worid, but Christianity has done more. How often 'are sclence and scfentific deductions found to be In error? Instances are not lacking and they are becoming more nu- merous every day. The Christlan church has from its origin always been the friend and helper of human- ity, the ennobler of man and woman and the guardian of liberty. Even in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Christian church was thought to be greatly weakened, its Christ- given leaven worked in the masses to the up- lifting and betterment of mankind. We are living in a strenuous age. The sordid spirit of commerclal greed and covetousness would seem to have preoccupied the fleld as against the spirit of Christianity. But we should not despair at this apparent obstacle. It is in the home where the doctrines of Chris- tianity should be inculcated. There they can be implanted in the hearts and minds of the young with a firmness that is always productive Jof lasting fruits. It is a lamentable fact that the boys and eirls of our country are giving five days In every week to other studies than those of religion and Christianity and but one hour_on Sunday to learning about their God and his teachings. Who will deny, in looking at it in this light, that the parochial school system of the Roman church is not a wise one? Bishop Vincent also delivered an ad- dress to the pupils of the Sunday school in Parish Hall at 10 o’clock. The usual Sunday evening services were held at 4:30 o’clock, and at 7:15 a special meeting, glven over to discourses on mis- sionary and church work. Bishop C. K. Nelson presided and introduced the speak- ers. Bishop C. P. Anderson, the youngest Bishop in the country, told of the work being accomplished by the church in the larger cities of the United States. He dwelt principaliy upon the religious labors performed in Chicago, of which city he is Bishop. Bishop Arthur L. Williams spoke upon church extension in the smaller towns. He is stationed in Omaha and his knowl- edge of the mid-western fields is exten- sive. Bishop Willilams believed that great is LADIE S ON THE WAY TO AT TEND ALLEJO, Oct. 13.—A new chapel to be used for religious wor- ship was dedicated on Mare Island this morning by the Right Rev. William H. More- land, Bishop of Sacramento. ¥or many years the court- room of the yard has been used as a chapel, but at the last session of Congress | the Rev. A. A. McAlister enlisted the in- terest of our Representatives and an ap- propriation of $3000 was made with which to erect a chapel. The building is in the Elizabethan gothic style and is 30x60 feet | inside. The dedicative services to-day attracted a large attendance of naval folks and many went over from this city. The in- terior of the chapel had been refreshingly adorned with a variety of white flowers and a wealth of smilax, Chaplain Mc- Alister felicitated himself particularly on chancing to have the chapel completed just at this time, as the presence in San Francisco of the House of Bishops en- abled him to surround the dedication with so_much more impressiveness. Quite an array of Episcopal dignitarles filed into the chancel at 10:45 when the cer- emonties begun. There were Bishop More- land, Bishop Funston of Boise, Bishop Kinsolving of Texas and Bishop Partridge of Kioto. Chaplain McAlister read the opening work and the Bishops followed with tHe ritual of dedication. Upon taking the pulpit Dr. Moreland congratulated the BISHOP GAILOR DISCOURSES. e Continued From Page Four. infusion of holiness is absolutely neces- sary. Some people calling themselves Christians would do as Moses did and shatter in a thousand pleces the com- mandments of God. They would then no longer see staring them in the face “Thou shalt not do this’ or ‘Thou shalt not do that.’ Let us accomplish the renewal of our spiritual selves by writing in our own hearts the law of God so that it will become our own law. “To receive the sealing of God's spirit we must attest it by having the right disposition. Our hearts must be exposed and surrendered to the spirit of God in order that he may accomplish his work. Our spiritual being must seek from him the gift that he has promised to bestow. The sacraments are pledges through life that we may call upon him for the for- glveness of our sins. “It Is the setting up of new relation- ship between the soul and God. He pledges himself to give us the aid of his holy spirit. Call him to your side in all your difficulties. Seek to make a better impression on the souf which he came to seal in order to bring you to a larger, fuller and better life. Prepare yourseives to be more worthy of his grace so that a restoration may be made of your being to conform to the likeness of Christ. Let it be a perfect In-dwelling of the spirit and a verification of the concluding words of our creed, ‘I look for the resurrection of the body and the life of the world to come.’ “STAND FAST IN HONEST FAITH” Says Reverend Dr. Hopkins at St..Luke’s’ * Church. At St. Luke's Church yesterday there were morning and evening services. In the forenoon the Bishop of Columbja de- livered a stirring sermon to an apprecia- @ iriminieieiielntelepdninte il @ good would accrue to the church in gen- eral if more time, labor and money were devoted to developing the dormant re- ligious sentiment and effort in the lesser cities and towns. Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle of Missouri was the last Eulpl[ orator of the evening. He told of the church and missionary work in his diocese. + naval people on the long-needed acquisi- tion of a place of worship and explained that this building is for the use of any denomination that wishes to hold religious services at the yard. Bishop Funston followed and said he felt particularly happy in being present on Mare Island, as for years he had been astor at the Norfolk navy yard. Visit- ng in Europe some years ago, he noted that little respect was paid American this has been changed by our last war—: war the success of which was largely due to our navy. He regards every American man-of-war's man a missionary, in that he stands for the extension of Christian civilization. Bishop Kinsolving sald that as a man possessed of any sense of gratitude _he could not do less than present himself be- fore the Mare Island people, irrespective of faith. He recalled now, when Galveston in his bishopric, was overwhelmed last vear, one of the first messages of condo- lence and relief came from Chaplain Mec- Alister and the Mare Island people. Bishop Partridge of Kioto spoke last and sald he regarded the American policy of firmness, tempered by wisdom, pursued in China and Japan, as calculated to win us more powerful friends than we think for in the future. He was pleased to re- view at Mare Island old acquaintances among officers and men made in the Orient. Bishop Moreland then administered com- munion to the other clergy and to Admiral Miller and other officers and ladies pres- ent. L a3 el tive audience. In the evening, after the regular service and a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Hopkins, the rector of Epiphany Church, Chicago, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew convened for short addresses by the lalty. ‘““Watch ye, stand fast in the faith,” was the keynote of Dr. Hopkins’ sermon. He sald: “No good is obtained from watching others. You must watch your- self. When St. Paul exhorted the people to cultivate a state of watchfulness he meant that each man should have in his own inner life and consciousness a clean- liness and purity of belief. Watch ye, look into your own conscience and see how far you fall short of faith. In these days many waver. This is because we have not cultivated a deep and truthful love for God. “Let us be men, let us watch, let us un- sparingly watch heart and conscience and feel the cleansing love for Geod. He blesses no one with his name unless there is a confession. of sin. “‘Some say: 'Speak not to us of faith, but of morals.” That is the mind of the present day, but I say: ‘No." St. Paul will shield us and he bids us stand fast for faith. So said he even to the fickle Corinthians. God's facts are fundamental and immutable. They need no change. If the Lord Jesus Christ was ever the Son of God he is to-day the Son of God. If he ever died for the sins of man the fact re- mains the same to-day. The fundamental laws of God never change. “Stand fast to the faith and acquit ye like men.” At the meeting of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew informal addresses were de- livered by the following speakers: Fred R. Roweil of Seattle, John W. Wood of New York, Ralph C. Daniels and Dr. George S. Baker of San Francisco and H. R. Braden of Berkeley. LIBERIA HIS CHOSEN FIELD Bishop Ferguson o! West Africa Spsaks on Missions. The Right Rev. Samuel David Ferguson, D. D., D. C. L., Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia, West Africa, delivered a stirring missionary sermon last evening at Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, 1207 Powell street, of which the Rev. Dr. F. G. Nel- son {s pastor. This was the first oppor- tunity the distinguished African Bishop had to meet and address the Afro-Ameri~ Continued Page 8'“..