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The report of the Church Periodical Club was read and the co-operation of every parish was urged in furtherance of this good work.
The report of the Rev. Mr. Hayward of the Onondaga Reservation was presented, acknowledging gifts received through the Auxiliary and other sources, and stating the success of the new lace work recently introduced among the women of the Reservation.
Money was pledged to the amount of sixteen hundred dollars to be distributed as follows: Five hundreds dollars to Rev. Mr. Hayward, of Onondaga Reservation ; five hundred for General Missions; two hundred for expense fund of the Auxil- iary; one hundred to Miss Thackara for the Indian work in Arizona; one hundred to Archdeacon Russell for his work among
the colored people ; one hundred dollars to Bishop Hare; and one hundred to the Boone School in China. Plans were earnestly discussed for carrying on the work, and the devotion of part of the Parish Meetings to educational mission- ary work was urged by the President. Each district officer spoke of plans that had proved especially effective in keeping up enthusiasm in her own district.
Mrs. Reed, of Marcellus, urged the plan of a circular letter to every Church woman containing special information concerning the objects pledged for this year.
Miss Lyon, of Syracuse, presented a resolution of regret at the resignation of our efficient treasurer for the past ten years, Mrs. Thorn. It was announced that Miss Mary Cornell, of Ithaca, had been appointed by the Bishop to fill this vacancy.
Mrs. Stephenson, of Binghamton, presented a memorial on the resignation of Mrs. Knickerbocker, who has so faith- fully served the Auxiliary for fifteen years as President.
The business session then adjourned.
In the evening a missionary service was held and addresses given by Rev. Mr. Bishop, of New York City, on the "Colored Work," as exemplified by the school of Archdeacon Russell; by Rev. Mr. Jones, formerly of Oklahoma, on the work in that State; and by Rev. Mr. Rasay, of Little Falls, on "Woman's Work in the Church."
The well-trained choir of St. Paul's added greatly to the beauty of the service, while Bishop Olmsted and Dr. Lock- wood encouraged the Auxiliary by their aid and presence at every service.
Many of the delegates remained for the Junior meeting the following day, while others departed with pleasant recollections of the hospitality of Syracuse to the Woman's Auxiliary.
CLARA S. WILLARD, Diocesan Secretary W. A.
The Report of the Junior Auxiliary, received too late for this number of the MESSENGER, will appear in July.
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ST. PETERS' CHURCH, AUBURN, N, Y. (Subject of illustration.)
About the year 1796, Rev. Mr. Whet- more and Rev. Philander Chase-after- wards Bishop of Ohio and Illinois-were employed as missionaries of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and extended their visits in the western part of this State as far as Canandaigua, and east to Utica. They held services occasionally in Auburn at this early date; gathering the few who professed attachment for the Episcopal church in the large room of Mr. Bostwick's house, which was devoted to the accom- modation of travelers. This house was known as Bostwick's tavern and stood on the west corner of Genesee and Exchange streets.
In the year of 1801, Rev. David Hig- gins, a Congregational minister, was sent into Western New York by the Connecti- cut Missionary Society. He preached at Cayuga, Grover's Settlement, Aurelius and Hardenburgh's Corners, once in four weeks at each place.
Dr. Burt, Mr. Bostwick and others held a devoted attachment to the Episcopal Church, but attended the Congregational meetings in absence of any other religious society then in the settlement. In process of time it happened that the Congrega- tional minister failed to make his appear- ance to fill the pulpit for public worship, and Mr. Bostwick, aided by another gentle- man, read the services of the Episcopal Church and sermon, in the usual place of meeting. This was done by the general desire of the people, but on the return of the minister a great change was soon made. The sermon of the subsequent Sunday was a severe rebuke to the worthy men who had dared before the population of the then small village to read the Liturgy of the Protestant Episcopal Church. This severe assault upon their cherished faith resulted in the organization of an Epis- copal parish under the name of St. Peter's Church.
This organization took place in July, 1805. The meeting was held in the dwell- ing house of Dr. Hackaliah Burt. Those
present were Rev. Davenport Phelps, mis- sionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New York, in the chair; Thomas Jeffries, Jeduthan Higby, Timothy Hatch, Ebenezer Phelps, John Pierson, William Bostwick and Joel Lake. Religious services were now held with greater frequency and regularity by the pastor, Rev. Davenport Phelps. The next event of importance was the meet- ing held on January 7, 1811, when the building of a church was decided upon. This church was of wood, and though plain, was very neat and attractive.
The Church was consecrated to the worship of God on August 22, 1812, by the Rt. Rev. John Henry Hobart, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of New York. About this time Rev. Mr. Phelps retired from the rectorship and was suc- ceeded by Rev. William A. Clark who was elected on the 30th day of April, 1812. The delicate health of Rev. Mr. Clark was cause of his serving only half of his time. His successor was the Rev. Dr. McDonald. He retired from the Rector- ship, February, 1817.
Rev. William H. Northrop was the next pastor, who served two years, and was succeeded by Rev. Lucius Smith in 1819. He occupied the parish for nearly four years.
In 1824 Rev. Samuel Sitgreaves became the rector. His services lasted a little over two years.
The Rev. Dr. Rudd assumed the Rectorship in November, 1826. During his time the lot adjoining the church was purchased at a cost of $2,700, and a rectory built thereon. The year of 1830 is memorable in the history of the church. It was the year of the death of Bishop Hobart, which occurred within the walls of the rectory on the 12th of September.
In 1831 the church was enlarged at an expense of $1,300. A few weeks follow- ing this the building was consumed by fire, including a fine organ and bell. A meet- ing of the parishioners was held on the day following the fire to discuss the erec- tion of a new edifice. A subscription paper was started and a large sum of
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money raised. Work was immediately commenced upon the church, which was of stone, 46 feet wide by 70 feet in length. The whole expense including organ and bell was about $10,000; of this Trinity Church, New York, gave $2,500. The consecration of the new church took place August 8, 1833, Bishop Onderdonk offic- iating. Immediately after this Dr. Rudd retired from the rectorship. The Rev. Wm. Lucas was his successor in the latter part of August, 1833. He died suddenly in August, 1839. Rev. C. W. Hackley came next, but remained only a short time, and was succeeded by Rev. Wm. Croswell, D.D., priest and poet, whose services lasted four years.
The next rector was the Rev. Samuel Hanson Coxe, Jr. He was followed by Rev. Walter Ayrault in 1847, who re- mained until 1852.
The Rev. E. H. Cressey came as rector in 1853, remaining until 1859. The Rev. Charles H. Platt came next on the list in 1860, but his rectorship was brought to a speedy termination by accepting a call to the chaplaincy of a regiment during the war.
Rev. Joseph W. Pierson came next, but after a short rectorship of less than two years, he was called to his eternal rest May 14, Ascension Day, 1863. Rev. Mr. Pierson was succeeded by the present rector, the Rev. John Brainard, D.D., in the autumn of 1863. The rectory was remodeled and appears as at present.
In April, 1868, five years after the com- ing of Dr. Brainard the old church was torn down and the beautiful and substan- tial stone edifice was erected. The picture on our first page shows a very good like- ness of the present church, which was con- secrated October 18, 1870. Bishop DeLancy, first Bishop of Western New York, was consecrated in the stone church on Ascension day, May 9, 1839. That church was removed to the rear of the lot, and is still used as a chapel.
STUDIES IN THE PRAYER BOOK.
It would hardly be necessary to speak of the Table of Contents of the Book of Common Prayer, but for the fact that certain changes were made in it at the last revision of 1892, which seem to be significant, and call for explanation. It will be observed that the several parts and offices of the Book are numbered in the Table, and a glance at the old Table before revision will show that every part was printed in Roman type, and had its num- ber-there was no distinction. But now it will be seen that, besides a few changes in the various numbered parts, a line is drawn after "the Psalter or Psalms of David," and that other offices are printed in italics without numbers, and then after another line, come the "Articles of Relig- ion," also in italics. The unnumbered offices are those of what we commonly call the "Ordinal," being the forms of ordain- ing and consecrating Bishops, Priests and Deacons, the form of Consecration of a Church or Chapel, and an office of Insti- tution of Ministers. The question arises, therefore, what was meant by this change ? Are we to understand that the parts italicized and left without numbers are not strictly parts of the Prayer Book, though contained within its cover ? In one sense of the word that is probably true. "The Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer," which is No. 1 in the Table of Contents and immediately follows it, remains as it was first set forth in 1789; no change was made in it in the revision of 1892. Consequently the Prayer Book mentioned, and thereby ratified, was that of 1789. But it will be seen in the title of the Ordinal that the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining and Consecrating Bishops, Priests, and Deacons was adopted in 1792, three years later; while the title page of the Articles of Religion shows that they were "established" in 1801, eleven years afterwards. It is probable, there- fore, that the revisers of 1892, notwith- standing the fact that these later parts had
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been placed and numbered with the rest in the Table of Contents of the old Book, concluded that they should be dis- tinguished from those parts ratified in 1789. In that sense, perhaps, they may be said not to be parts of the Prayer Book. But of course this does not alter the authority of the Ordinal, either in its teaching, or in its necessity as the form of Ordination in the Church; nor does it change the status of the Articles as an ex- pression of doctrine on the part of the Church. It certainly looked something like a slur upon the Articles to take them from the position immediately after the Psalter, which they occupied before, and put themn at the end of the Book, with a title page of their own, and to draw a line in the Table of Contents between them and all that precedes them. And this has emboldened some people to say that at the next revision they would be dropped out altogether. But, while that may be so, and we should not object, it is plain that the Articles have the same force legally as they had before.
And we may as well take this oppor- tunity to say what we have to say about the Thirty-Nine Articles. There has been much misunderstanding concerning them, and probably there is still in some minds. The late Rev. Dr. Schaff, of the German Reformed Church, in his book on the Creeds of Christendom, included these Articles as one of them. That was a mis- take; it is not a proper use of the word Creed. A Creed contains articles of faith ; these are distinctly called articles of religion. They are statements of the position held by the Church of England in the sixteenth century in the con- troversies concerning religion which pre- vailed at that time. Some of them are about matters of faith, and some are about matters of opinion. And this is a distinc- tion which it is very important to observe. The Creed has to do solely with matters of faith, which are required not only of the Clergy, but of all the members of the Church. The Articles of Religion enter
upon a much wider field, and give state- ments concerning the Canonical books of Scripture, the doctrines of Original Sin, Predestination and Election, Transub- stantiation, the character of General Councils, etc .; matters about which the Church may have the right to require a certain teaching from the Clergy, but can- not expect the laity to assent to in every detail. The Church of England claimed this right, and made the Clergy subscribe to the articles before Ordination; but this requirement has never been exacted by the Church in the United States. And un- doubtedly there is a strong and growing tendency both in England and America "to side-track the Thirty-nine Articles," as it was expressed in the General Con- vention of 1892 in Baltimore. It is felt that we have no need to perpetuate the controversies of the sixteenth century, and that it is not best to lay so much stress on the opinions of men concerning points that are not vital. If we can make them strong in the faith of Christ as it was "once for all delivered unto the saints," we ought to be satisfied.
THE GOSPEL MESSENGER. 13 TREASURER'S REPORT. The Treasurer acknowledges the receipts of the following sums during the month of April, 1905, viz:
Diocesan Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Fund.
Domestic
Missions.
Foreign
Missions.
General
Missions.
Deaf Mute
Missions.
Christmas
Fund.
General Clergy
Relief Fund.
Church
Building Fund.
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Special
Adams,
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
.
$
S
S
Afton,
Alexandria Bay,
6.00
Antwerp,
Auburn, St. John's,
66
St. Peter's,
30.00
Augusta,
5 00
Aurora,
5.00
3.13
Baldwinsville,
9.91
Big Flats,
Binghamton, Christ Church,
66
2.00
10.00
43.76
Boonville,
7 80
1.58
Bridgewater,
Brookfield,
Brownville,
27.20
Canastota,
30 00
Cape Vincent,
18.40
Cayuga,
Cazenovia,
Champion,
Chenango Forks,
Chittenango,
10 00
Chadwicks.
3.33
4.62
Clark's Mills,
1.50
3.52
Clayton,
9.20
14.97
9.00
Clinton.
48.30
22.56
Constableville,
9.25
Copenhagen,
28.09
18.41
10.00
Deerfield,
1.06
.53
Dexter.
Dey's Landing,
Dryden,
1.64
Durhamville,
2.20
Earlville,
6.00
East Onondaga,
8.00
Elmira, Emmanuel,
Grace,
80.00
32.57
66
Trinity,
24.46
Evan's Mills,
Fayetteville,
15.00
7.00
Forestport,
4.12
Frederick's Corners,
. 09
Fulton.
45.55
20.98
Great Bend,
Greene,
15.00
Greig,
6.04
57.93
Hamilton,
10.01
Harpursville,
2.65
4.83
Hayt's Corners,
1 00
Holland Patent,
9.00
Homer.
Horseheads,
3.34
Ithaca,
26 40
26.34
Jamesville,
6.00
Jordan,
39.28
11.08
3.50
Bainbridge,
25.00
48.57
Good Shepherd, Trinity,
1.55
Camden,
Candor,
Carthage,
Fund.
Missions.
6.81
Altmar,
Guilford,
2.23
Cleveland,
Cortland,
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THE GOSPEL MESSENGER.
Diocesan Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Fund.
Domestic
Missions.
Foreign
Missions.
General
Missions.
Deaf Mute
Missions.
Christmas
Fund.
General Clergy
Relief Fund.
Building Fund.
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Missions.
Special.
Lacona,
$ 6.00 $.
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$. ..
4
LaFargeville,
Lowville,
6.65
1.00
Manlius,
15.00
5.39
Marcellus,
6 72
9.11
27.61
1.10
McDonough,
McLean,
5.00
3 33
3.33
Memphis,
5.82
2.58
Mexico,
9.20
Millport,
25.00
Moravia,
12.50
Mount Upton,
1.10
New Berlin,
10 00
New Hartford,
5.89
14.07
8.75
11.30
2 57
3.00
. 78
New York Mills,
4.75
Northville,
1.50
4.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Norwich,
Oneida,
26.79
Onondaga Castle,
2.00
1 00
Oriskany
8.00
Oriskany Falls,
9.73
Oswego, Christ Church,
47.25
Evangelists,
Owego,
4.05
15 10
Oxford,
21 00
Paris Hill,
2.34
Pierrepont Manor,
1 84
Port Byron,
Port Leyden,
Pulaski,
3.75
Redfield,
Redwood,
40.00
St. Joseph's,
12.35
7.96
Romulus,
15.00
Sackett's Harbor,
1.90
22.97
4 05
Seneca Falls,
91.11
122 00 124.61
Sherburne,
18.02
1.00
38.02
Slaterville,
6.41
Smithboro,
4.16
Speedsville,
1.92
Spencer,
1.67
Syracuse, All Saints,
50.00
42.37
14.00
Calvary,
10.16
11.68
Church of Saviour.
62.69
36.09
33 33
46.69
66
St. John's,
2.70
St. Luke's,
60.00
31.62
66
St. Philips,
6.00
4.42
Trinity,
130.00
60 90
East Emmanuel,
8.00
Theresa,
3 45
Trumansburg,
12.50
Union Springs,
54.26
40.00
Grace,
280.00
50.05
Holy Cross,
9.08
St. Andrews,
4 84
2.13
9.10
St. George's,
9 53
46.55
St. Luke's,
1.60
.€ Trinity,
48.46
42.41
Van Etten,
7.50
Grace,
St. Mark's,
St. Paul's,
4.00
Utica, Calvary,
Church
Fund.
Rome, Zion,
Skaneateles,
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THE GOSPEL MESSENGER.
Diocesan Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Fund.
Domestic
Missions.
Foreign
Missions.
General
Missions.
Deaf Mute
Missions.
Christmas
Fund.
General Clergy
Relief Fund.
Church
Building Fund.
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Missions.
Special.
Warner, Waterloo,
Watertown, Trinity,
66
St. Paul's, Redeemer,
Waterville,
28.18
5.15
16.66
Weedsport,
Wellsburg,
5.00
Westmoreland,
3.00
Whitesboro,
3.50
Whitney's Point,
2.00
5.40
Willard
4.00
Willowdale,
5.68
Windsor,
15.00
Convocation-First District,
Second District,
83.27
66
Third District,
Fourth District,
Fifth District,
66
Sixth District,
"COADJUTOR BISHOP'S SALARY" FUND.
Boonville, $1.87; Trinity, Utica,
$57.17; Cleveland, $5.05; 'Sher- burne, $6.33; Evangelist, Os- wego,, $28.35; Pierrepont Manor, $2.48; Frederick's Corners, 12c .; Waterville, $2.43; St. Joseph's, Rome, $10.73; All Saints, Syra- cuse, $57.10; Mexico, $12.40;
Clark's Mills, $3.16; Clinton,
$20.28; Trinity, Syracuse,
$82.09;
St.
Philip's,
Syracuse,
$5.95; Chadwicks, $6.23; St. George, Utica, $62.74; Christ Church, Grace, Utica, $70.16; Binghamton, $65.45; Theresa, $4.65; Christ Church, Oswego, $67.54; Memphis, $3.47; Jordan,
$21.85; Fulton, $28.27; Calvary, Utica, $80.02; Grace, Elmira, $87.79; Cortland, $24.81; Grace,
Syracuse, $62.93; Calvary, Syra-
cuse, $15.75; Ithaca, $79.14; Cape Vincent, $6.19; Whitesboro, $3.50; Carthage, $24.80; Water- loo, $29.84 $1,040 64
MISCELLANEOUS.
Domestic Missions-Permanent
Fund-Robt. F. Hubbard,. .
$1,000 00
General Missions-"J. A. S.," Utica,
50.00
Episcopate Fund-Robert
F. Hubbard,. $1,000 00
Episcopate Fund-Of Trustees- 1,405 05 2,405 05
Ministerial Education-Income of DeLancy Fund, 140 00
New York Bible and Prayer Book Society- Northville, $1 00 New Hartford, 1 52 2 52
Central New York Bible and Prayer Book Society, 10 00 Church Missions to the Jews- All Saints, Syracuse, $ 1 56
St. John's, Auburn,
3 25
Sacketts Harbor,
1 00
Greene,
2 40
8 21
"Work among the Indians-Northville 1 00
RECAPITULATION.
Diocesan Missions, $1,942 7
Domestic Missions, 1,142 10
Foreign Missions, 152 99
General Missions, 231 0S
Ministerial Education, 198 13
Episcopate Fund, 2,405 05
Deaf Mutes. 4 33
Central New York Bible and Prayer Book Society, 10 00
New York Bible and Prayer Book Society, 2 52
Diocesan Expense Fund. 765 63
Coadjutor Bishop's Salary.
1,040 64
Christmas Fund, 9 57
General Clergy Relief Fund, 11 38
Church Missions to Jews, $ 21
Miscellaneous, 2 00
Total. $7,926 33 SEYMOUR H. STONE. Treasurer.
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$
$
$
$
$
$
Fund.
22.14
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THE GOSPEL. MESSENGER ha's received many compliments on its new appearance. and there is already considerable encour- agement to go on in the way that we have begun. We have had suggestions of various sorts as to methods that might be adopted to make the improvement still greater, for all of which we are duly grateful; but of course it is impossible to adopt them all. Our friends need not hesitate to make such suggestions, how- ever; we shall always be glad to receive them, and to act upon them when it is possible, and when they commend them- selves to our own best judgment. There seems to be no reason why the paper should not reach the people of the Diocese generally, nor why it should not become self-supporting. It simply needs the active interest of its friends to accomplish both of those objects, and from the way
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The report of the Diocesan Convention will be found in this number. The social features of it were exceedingly pleasant, and helped to enliven the gathering very greatly. There was quite a large attend- ance both of Clergymen and laymen, and several of them brought their wives, who were also invited both to the evening reception and to the luncheon on Wednes- day. The session of Tuesday evening was over very shortly after nine o'clock, and as the reception was in the Parish Rooms of Grace Church, no time was lost in going from one to the other. The people seemed to enjoy meeting each other very much. The wives of the Utica Clergy and a few other ladies were present to assist in receiving the guests; and altogether it was a very agreeable occasion.
Wednesday was a beautiful day, and nothing could have been more delightful than the luncheon at the charming residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Proctor. Tables were arranged on the piazza as well as inside the house; many ladies and young misses were present to wait on the guests ; and after the eating was over, the pictures on the walls within, and the lovely lawn and finely appointed and well- kept stable outside, gave the people some- thing to interest them till it was time to return to work again. Certainly the thanks of all are due to the hospitality of Grace Church for a very pleasant Con- vention.
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