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The Bishop of Albany in his recent Convention address quoted the following from Bishop Gore, of Birmingham, Eng-
land. It is particularly timely, and en- couraging as the conviction of a very broad minded Churchman, and the man who has been prominent as an upholder of the Kenotic Theory :
"I have tried to face the question: In an age of change and criticism and new knowledge, what are we to regard as permanent Christianity ? What are we to regard as the permanent faith for which we are to contend to death-any 'advance' out of which, to use St. John's phrase, is only advance along a road which separates from God and Christ ? I reply, first of all the faith summarized and expressed in the Catholic Creeds-that faith in God and man and man's destiny; in the in- carnation and the person of Christ and the accompanying miracles, and the eternal Triune Being of God disclosed in Christ's revelation. Beyond that I am not now inquiring whether there be more of equal value. But that first of all and every part of it. And my reason is, because in a remarkable manner it obeys all those tests which I may restate in a different order. First, that the whole faith is historically identified in all its parts with historical Christianity. It comes to us with the whole weight of Christian authority. Secondly, this is not bare authority. We discover in the articles thus proposed by authority a most convincing sequence of ideas. It is not a number of isolated dogmas, but one view, coherent and indis- soluble.
"The last morning that I was in London, after the early celebration, in the Chapel at Lambeth, the Archbishop was kind enough to give me what is undoubtedly one of the office books used in the Chapel at the consecration of Bishops White and Prevost. It bears this inscription, which he was kind enough to write in it, and will, I am sure, be counted a's a treasure in the Cathedral Library, to which by his wish it is to go:
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"To the Right Reverend and dearly loved William C. Doane, Bishop of Albany, and to his Cathedral, I give this book, which in all probability was one of those used in Lambeth Palace Chapel at the Consecration of William White and Samuel Prevost, on February 4th, 1787. The book is, as its title page indicates, "The Form and Manner of Consecrating Bishops According to the Order of the Church of England. London, Printed by direction of His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, 1784. (From Bishop Doane's Convention Address.)
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THE DUTY OF PLEASURE .- Why talk about duty and pleasure as though they were two different things ? Why should they ever be contrasted ? "Pleasure," says the Standard Dictionary, is "an occur- rence in which the mind finds satisfac- tion." Can any right mind find satisfac- tion outside the green pastures of duty ? Again, pleasure is "an agreeable sensation resulting from or accompanying normal or healthful action of the physical powers." Is any thing normal or healthful for sensible men and women that is opposed to their duty ? Duty is that which is right, that which ought to be done. One thing that ought to be done is to find the pleasure in every duty. It is there; and not to recognize it is a handicap that we have no right to carry. We may rest assured that the man who finds the deepest, most satis- fying pleasure in life is the man who does his duty offenest. The next time some one talks about debating between pleasure
and 'duty," add to his pleasure, and strengthen him for his duty, by showing him that the two are one. It may help us to do the same thing for ourselves .- S. S. Times.
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE VERSE .- Workmen are engaged in cleaning up the little White House, administering new coats of paint on the interior and scrub- bing up the outer walls. The cabinet room and the private office of the President are being brightened up also. A great ac- cumulation of books, photos and trinkets has been removed from the President's office, and when he returns to business in the fall only one picture will remain. This is a little gilt frame enclosing a fac simile of the late John J. Ingalls' famous verse on "Opportunity." It is the President's favorite poem, and is as follows :
"Master of human destinies am I.
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait;
Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and, passing by Hovel and mart and palace, soon or late, I knock unbidden once at every gate. If sleeping, wake; if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate. And then who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire and conquer every foe Save death ; but those who hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe. Seek me in vain and uselessly implore; I answer not and I return no more.
-Brooklyn Eagle.
TREASURER'S REPORT. The Treasurer acknowledges the receipt of the following sums during the month of November, 1905, viz:
Diocesan
Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Fund.
Domestic
Missions.
Foreign
Missions.
General
Missions.
Deaf, Mute
Missions.
Christmas
Fund.
General Clergy
Relief Fund.
Church
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Bishop's Relief
Adams,
$ 8.52 $
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$. .
Afton,
4.55
Alexandria Bay,
1.35
Altmar,
Antwerp,
Auburn, St. John's,
18.00
Augusta,
2.00
Aurora,
5.00
Bainbridge,
10.00
7.84
1.29
Baldwinsville,
3.40
3.52
Big Flats,
1.50
Binghamton, Christ Church,
25.00
Good Shepherd, Trinity,
5.03
Boonville,
Bridgewater,
Brookfield,
.50
Brownville,
4.25
Camden,
Canastota,
Candor,
Cape Vincent,
6.51
7.17
Carthage,
Cayuga,
11.44
Champion,
2.28
Chenango Forks,
Chittenango,
Chadwicks,
Clark's Mills,
Clayton,
Cleveland,
Clinton,
1.50
Constableville,
Copenhagen,
Cortland,
Deerfield,
.50
Dexter,
Dey's Landing,
Dryden,
Durhamville,
Earlville,
East Onondaga,
Ellisburg,
.30
Elmira, Emmanuel,
11.00
Grace,
Trinity,
32.26
Evan's Mills,
Fayetteville,
Forestport,
Frederick's Corners,
.30
Fulton,
Glen Park,
Great Bend,
15.00
25.59
Greig,
Guilford,
6.37
Hamilton,
3.33
Harpursville,
.50
Holland Patent,.
30.00
Homer, .
Horseheads,
3.32
Ithaca,
29.75
32.02
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St. Peter's,
Building Fund.
Fund.
Missions.
Hayt's Corners,
Greene,
Cazenovia,
Diocesan
Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Fund.
Domestic
Missions.
Foreign
Missions.
General Missions.
Missions. Deaf Mute
Christmas
Fund.
General Clergy
Relief Fund.
Building Fund.
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Missions.
Bishop's Relief
Fuud.
Jamesville,
$
$. .. . .
$
$
$
$
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Jordan,
2.00
2.13
1.65
Kiddders Ferry,
Lacona,
LaFargeville,
1.43
Lowville,
Manlius,
Marcellus,
McDonough,
McLean,
5.00
Memphis,
.80
1,00
1.00
Mexico,
Millport,
Moravia,
6 25
Mount Upton,
New Berlin,
10.00
30.46
New Hartford,
5.42
New York Mills,
Northville,
Norwich,
8.26
Oneida,
9.78
Onondaga Castle,
1.00
.80
Oriskany,
Oriskany Falls,
Oswego, Christ Church,
Evangelists,
Owego,
6.80
6.82
Oxford,
16.73
Paris Hill,
2.17
8.32
Phoenix,
.50
Pierrepont Manor,
.40
Port Byron,
Port Leyden,
Pulaski,
Redfield,
2.77
2.87
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Rome, Zion,
St. Joseph's,
Romulus,
Sackett's Harbor,
Seneca Falls,
11.03
Sherburne,
Skaneateles,
18.80
Slaterville,
Smithboro,
Speedsville,
1.74
Spencer,
Syracuse, All Saints, 66
Calvary,
Church of Saviour,
Grace,
10.28
21.30
4.00
St. John's,
2.80
66
St. Luke's,
St. Mark's,
St. Paul's,
45.25
30.86
St. Philips,
1.00
66
Trinity,
25 00
26.14
East Emmanuel,
Theresa,
3.69
Trenton,
1.00
Trumansburg,
Union Springs,
Utica, Calvary,
17.07
Grace,
Holy Cross,
7.25
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Church
Fund
$
$.
Redwood,
Diocesan Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Fund.
Missions. Domestic
Foreign
General.
Missions.
Missions. Deaf Mute
Christmas
Fund.
Relief Fund. General Clergy
Church
Building Fund.
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Missions.
Bishop's Relief
Utica, St. Andrews,
$ 3 06 $ $
8.83
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St. George's,
St. Luke's,
Trinity,
24.00
Van Etten,
Warner, Waterloo,
Watertown, Trinity,
94.16
35.68
8.05
3.00
4.68
2.76
Waterville,
Waverly,
Weedsport,
Wellsburg,
Westmoreland,
2.00
Whitesboro,
5.00
Whitney's Point,
2.00
Willard,
4.00
Willowdale,
2.00
Windsor,
Convocation-First District,
Second District,
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RECAPITULATION.
Diocesan Missions
684 32
Diocesan Expense Fund 131 55
Domestic Missions 26 14
General Missions 30 86
Deaf Mute Missions
45 19
General Clergy Relief Fund 4 68
Ministerial Education Fund
4 87
MISCELLANEOUS.
C. N. Y. Bible and Prayer Book Society :
St. Peter's, Bainbridge.
$1 32
For the work of Ven. Octavius Parker:
S. S. Trinity, Syracuse.
5 00
Total
$933 93
FRANK L. LYMAN, Treasurer, 108 Pearl Street, Syracuse.
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9.39
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Fourth District,
Fifth District, .
Sixth District,
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11. Sunday, Canastota, Chittenango.
16. Friday, Evening, Fulton.
18. Sunday, A. M., Whitesboro.
25. Sunday, A. M., Waterville.
March.
4. Sunday, A. M., St. Andrews, Utica.
4. Sunday, Evening, Holy Cross, Utica.
9. Friday, A. M., Horseheads.
9. Friday, Evening, Waverly.
10. Saturday, Smithboro, Wellsburgh.
11. 11.
Sunday, A. M., Emmanuel, Elmira, Sunday, Evening, Grace, Elmira.
Wednesday, Evening, Trinity, Syracuse.
14. 18. Sunday, A. M., Waterloo. 18. Sunday, Evening, Seneca Falls.
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23. Friday, Evening, St. George's, Utica.
25. Sunday, A. M., All Saints', Syracuse.
25. Sunday, P. M., St. Philip's, Syracuse.
25. Sunday, Evening, Grace, Syracuse.
April.
1. Sunday, A. M., St. Paul's, Syracuse.
1. Sunday, P. M., St. Mark's, Syracuse.
1. Sunday, Evening, Marcellus.
THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
In view of certain things that have recently transpired concerning the faith of the Church, and the duty of the Clergy to teach and to preach the same, it would seem as if some of our brethren had for- gotten the position asumed by the united Episcopate in 1894 with regard to that matter. At a special meeting of the House of Bishops held in New York in October of that year, a Committee was appointed to prepare a Pastoral Letter, of which the following is a portion :
"To our beloved Clergy and Laity :
We, your Bishops, having been assembled
to take order, under the guidance of the Holy Ghost, for the extension of the Kingdom of God, have availed ourselves of the opportunity to meet in Council to consider our duty in view of certain novelties of opinion and expression, which have seemed to us to be subversive of the fundamental verities of Christ's Religion. It has come to our knowledge that the minds of many of the faithful Clergy and Laity are disturbed and distressed by these things; and we desire to comfort them by a firm assurance that the . Episcopate of the Church, to which, in a peculiar manner. the deposit of Faith has been entrusted, is not unfaith- ful to that sacred charge, but will guard and keep it with all diligence, as men who shall hereafter give account to God.
"Unless our Lord Jesus Christ is firmly held to be God's own true and proper Sou. equal to the Father as touching His God- head, and to be also the true Son of the Blessed Virgin, by miraculous conception and birth, taking our very manhood of her substance, we sinners have no true and adequate Mediator; our nature has no restored union with God; we have no sacrifice for our sins in full atonement and propitiation, holy and acceptable to God : for our moral weakness and incapacity there is no fountain of cleansing, re- newal, and re-creation after the measure and pattern of a perfect manhood. The assertion of the Catholic doctrine of the Incarnation-the one indivisible Person- ality of the Son of God Incarnate, the Word made flesh and dwelling among us- is the antidote of the false teaching of our day, which is simply the revival of the old heresy of the self-perfectibility of man. For the miraculous Virgin-birth, while it is alone befitting to God, in assuming our nature into personal union with Himself. marks off and separates the whole of our humanity as tainted by that very corrup- tion of original sin, which had no place in
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human nature, as that nature was assumed by our blessed Lord in His Incarnation."
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This Church nowhere teaches, and does not tolerate the teaching, that the Resur- rection of our Lord Jesus Christ was a so-called spiritual resurrection, which took place when the vital union of His mortal body and His human soul was dissolved by death, and that the fleshly tabernacle saw corruption in the grave and was turned to dust. This would be to make the Resur- rection take place from the Cross and not from the sepulchre. This would make void the purport and the power of the great argument of the Apostle in the Epistle to the Hebrews, as to the Eternal Priesthood of the risen and ascended Lord, Who "ever liveth to make intercession for us ;" Who, "by His own blood entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us," and by the power of His prevailing intercession has given us "boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new living way, which He hath conserated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh ;" it would mar the Human Nature of Christ, and tend to the dividing of His One Person, or to the commingling of His two Natures ; it would blot out the vision vouchsafed to the Apostle and Evengelist St. John, of the "Lamb as it had been slain," and it would silence the unceasing song of the redeemed : "Thou wast slain, and has redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation."
"The Creeds of the Catholic Church do not represent the contemporaneous thought of any age; they declare eternal truths, telling what God has taught man and done for man, rather than what man has thought out for himself about God. They are voices from above, from Him "with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turn- ing," and as such, are entitled to our implicit faith. Grave peril to souls lies in the acceptance of the letter of the Creeds in any other than the plain and definitely historical sense in which they have been interpreted by the consentient voice of the
Church in all ages. Fixedness of interpre- tation is of the essence of the Creeds, whether we view them as statements of facts or as dogmatic truths founded upon and deduced from these facts, and once for all determined by the operation of the Holy Ghost upon the mind of the Church. It were derogating to the same Blessed Spirit to suggest that any other than the original sense of the Creeds may be lawfully held and taught. It becomes us, moreover, to consider that Christianity re-constructed as to its Faith must logically admit a re- construction of the ethics, the spiritual life, the worship, the ministerial and sacra- mental agencies, and the good works which have ever been the benign products of the ancient truths. Such results we see in unhappy abundance all around us; and they do not encourage us to think that it is possible to improve the Christianity of our Lord and Savior. There is no Christ save the Christ of the Catholic Faith; and it is the blessing of this Christ, "the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever," upon this Faith, "once for all delivered to the Saints," which assures to the Church and the world all that enobles, beautifies and saves man."
The undersigned set forth this Pastoral letter in accordance with authority com- mitted to them by their Brethren of the Episcopate assembled in Council in the City of New York on the eighteenth day of October, being the festival of St. Luke the Evangelist, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- four.
J. Williams, Bishop of Connecticut, and Presiding Bishop.
Wm. Croswell Doane, Bishop of Albany.
F. D. Huntington, Bishop of Central New York.
Wm. E. McLaren, Bishop of Chicago.
George F. Seymour, Bishop of Springfield. Henry C. Potter, Bishop of New York.
STUDIES IN THE PRAYER BOOK,
We come now to the Calendar, which, a's already noted, consists of the days appointed by the Church to be observed throughout the Christian year, with the
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list of Saints commemorated. Like every- thing else abont the Prayer Book this was inch simplified at the time of the Re- formation in England, and still more simplified by the American Church after we became an independent nation. There was need of such a process of simplifica- tion, no doubt, because the Calendar had not escaped the tendency to overload things which gained such headway during the preceding ages. Every day in the year was a Saint's day, or nearly so, and some days had several names attached to them. while the distinctions between "doubles of the first class and doubles of the second class," etc., etc., made the matter more burdensome than was necessary for the reverent and decent carying out of the Church's worship. Such things did very well for monastic or community life, and for those who find them still useful and edifying it is quite possible to go to the old books for instruction as some people do; but it was hardly necessary to have the Prayer Book taken up with them." And yet we cannot but feel that we should have been the gainers in this country, if some of the other Saints of the English Calendar had been retained in our American Book besides those who are mentioned in Scrip- ture. It would have tended to prevent the notion, now so common among us, that Saints are a great way off from us, that they ceased with the men who had asso- ciated with our Lord, and that we ourselves cannot hope to attain that character, and. therefore, it is not worth while to try. We nced to remember that Saints are made ont of the ordinary human clay, and may be developed in the ordinary walks of life ; and for this reason it might have been well to keep in the Calendar some such Anglo- Saxon names as Crispin and Swithin and Hugh, as well the Latin names of Perpetua and Cecilia and Prisca, to remind us that the Church has been producing Saints in all ages. It would have also tended to keep more fresh in our minds the idea ex- pressed in the words of the Creed, "the Communion of Saints," of which our people generally have but little compre- hension. The feast of All Saints is the
only one that particularly emphasizes that great fact now-a-days; and that is well so far as it goes. But it would go much farther and make more impression, if, besides the thought of all the Saints in general which that festival brings before us, we had the emphasis put occasionally upon an individual in the midst of that throng, who had lived our common life in such a way as to be recognized by all as a Saint. For let us not forget that the purpose of our holy religion is to produce the saintly character.
The days that we have retained are called the "red-letter" days, because in the first Prayer Books they were printed in red, while the others were in black. The black-letter days have no special collects, epistles and gospels appointed for them, and, consequently, were not marked by particular observance in the Church. They simply served the purpose of show- ing that the Church of England honored the memories of those whose names were printed in the Calendar, and it seems as if the American Church might well have done the same thing. It is not necessary to pray to the Saints in order to enjoy communion with them, or to honor them. The Church teaches us rather to remember them in our prayers, and we must of course believe that they remember us in theirs; and the most important thing is that we try to "follow their good example."
DIOCESAN ITEMS.
The Rev. Everett P. Wheeler, Educa- tional Secretary of the Board of Missions. who is to address the W. A. in Utica on Friday, March 9th, desires also to meet the Clergy of the city and neighborhood the same day for a conference on the sub- jeet of the missionary work of the Church. The Rector of Grace Church has kindly offered the use of rooms for the purpose. and the meeting will be at 10 a. m., im- mediately after Morning Prayer in the Church, which begins at 9:30. The Bishop hopes that as many of the Clergy will be present as can possibly arrange to come.
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sions asked of this Diocese being the same this year as it was last year, it will also be the same for each of the Districts. In case any Convocation should make changes in the apportionment of its parishes, the Dean will please notify the Treasurer, Mr. Geo. C. Thomas, in New York.
The Rev. H. R. Hulse, Rector of St. Mary's Church, Lawrence Street, New York, the recently appointed General Secretary of the Missionary Thank Offer- ing, on the invitation of the Bishop of the Diocese, addressed the members of the Convocation of the Second Missionary District, in Trinity Church Parish House, Utica, on Tuesday, January 30th. Mr. Ilulse was listened to with a great deal of interest, and it is to be hoped that his visit will stir up some enthusiasm on behalf of this important undertaking.
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