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It was proved at once that there was not land enough for the building as planned, and the adjoining property, known as the VanDusen estate, was pur- chased by mortgage. The house has be- come the rectory, and a vacant lot of 63 feet on West Genesee Street is reserved for the erection of a parish house.
The Church was so far completed as to be used for worship Christmas Day, 1894, at a cost of some $8,500, besides various costly gifts for its adornment.
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THE GOSPEL MESSENGER. TREASURER'S REPORT. The Treasurer acknowledges the receipt of the following sums during the month ofSep. t 1907, viz
Diocesan Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Domestic
Missions.
Foreign
General
Missions.
Deaf Mute
Missions.
Christmas
General Clergy
Relief Fund.
Building Fund.
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Missions.
Relief Fund of
the Diocese
Adams,
$ 6.00 $. .... $
Afton,
2.25
3.93
Alexandria Bay,
6.72
Altmar,
Antwerp,
Auburn, St. John's,
St. Peter's,
32.50
Augusta,
1.00
Aurora,
Bainbridge,
Baldwinsville,
Big Flats,
Binghamt'n, Christ Ch.
Good Shepherd
10.83
Trinity
42.97
Boonville,
Bridgewater,
2.00
Brookfield,
Brownville,
Camden,
Canastota,
Candor,
Cape Vincent,
Carthage,
Cayuga,
2.45 4 07
Cazenovia,
34.40
Champion,
Chenango Forks,
Chittenango,
Chadwicks,
Clark's Mills,
Clayton,
Clayville
4.00
Cleveland,
Clinton,
Constableville,
Copenhagen,
Cortland,
14.81
2.70
.52
Deerfield,
Dexter,
Dey's Landing,
Dryden,
3.70
Durhamville,
1.50
Earlville,
East Onondaga,
Ellisburg,
.10
Elmira, Emmanuel,
.
Grace,
Trinity,
Evan's Mills,
Fayetteville,
Forestport,
Frederick's Corners,
3.76
Fulton,
Glen Park,
Great Bend,
Greene,
15.00 32.92
Greig,
Guilford,
8.32 8.66
Hamilton,
3 45
Harpursville,
2.50
Hayt's Corners,
.50
$
$
$
$
$ $ 2.51 $ $
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.. . .
. .
.....
.
.
Fund.
Church
Fund.
Fund.
Missions.
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Diocesan Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Fund.
Domestic
Missions.
Foreign
Missions.
General
Missions.
Deaf Mute
Missions.
Christmas
General Clergy
Relief Fund.
Church
Building Fund.
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Missions.
Relief Fund of
the Diocees
vid
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
olland Patent,.
omer,
15.00
orseheads,
haca,
16.12
mesville,
ordan, iddders Ferry,
ings Ferry
5.12
Fargeville,
1 75
owville,
anlius,
arcellus,
3.30
10.00
cDonough,
clean,
1.13
emphis,
exico,
1.60
illport,
oravia,
ount Upton,
ew Berlin,
ew Hartford,
6.02
23.81
ew York Mills,
orthville,
brwich,
heida,
6.18
ondaga Castle, ..
1.00
iskany,
iskany Falls,
wego, Christ Ch ..
" Evangelists,
-
ford,
20.43
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ris Hill, .
2.34
hoenix,
errepont Manor,
.16
rt Byron,
9.20
..
laski,
..
dfield,
1.20
me, Zion, 100.00
" St. Joseph's,
mulus,
ckett's Harbor,
neca Falls,
24.44
... erburne,
aneateles,
37.46
aterville, ithboro,
... eedsville,
1.42
encer,
racuse. All Saints,
17.01
Calvary,
Ch. of Saviour,
8.67
Grace, St. John's, 1.40
St. Luke's,
St. Mark's, . St. Paul's, St. Philips,
23.89
33.59
5.78
...
- Trinity, 6.15
E. Emmanuel, 1.00
...
.
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. . ....
..
.....
...
eresa.
....
. . . . .
. . .
.
.
3.00
..
wego,
rt Leyden,
7.55 7.96
dwood,
8.00
Fund.
Fund.
acona,
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THE GOSPEL MESSENGER.
Diocesan Missions.
Diocesan
Expense
Fund.
Domestic
Missions.
Foreign
General
Missions.
Deaf Mute
Missions.
Christmas
Fund.
General Clergy
Relief Fund.
Church
Building Fund.
Ministerial
Education
Colored
Missions.
Relief Fund of
$
Trumansburg,
Union Springs, 1.72
Utica, Calvary, 28.21
Grace,
Holy Cross, 8.64
St. Andrew's, 3.45
St. George's, .
St. Luke's,
Trinity, 25.45
87.64
Van Etten,
Warner,
Waterloo,
60.47
Watertown, Trinity, St. Paul's,. Redeemer, 30.60
Waterville,
11.94
3.30
Waverly,
Weedsport,
Wellsburg.
Westmoreland,
Whitesboro.
5.45
Whitney's Point,
2.00
Willard.
4.00
Willowdale, 1.25
Windsor.
12.00
Convocation, 1st Dist.
2d Dist.
3d Dist.
4th Dist.
5th Dist.
6th Dist.
RECAPITULATION.
Diocesan Missions
$ 688 83
Diocesan Expense Fund
214 21
Foreign Missions
36 29
General Missions
21 00
Ministerial Education Fund
52
Miscellaneous.
Exchange and Postage $ 0 12
C. N. Y. B. and P. B. Society-
Grace, Cortland 1 52
Thank Offering-Zion, Rome,
50 00
Total
$1,012 .49
$
A
$
$
Trenton,
$
$
FRANK L. LYMAN, Treasurer, 108 Pearl St., Syracuse.
Fund.
Missions.
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CALENDAR.
December.
1-First Sunday in Advent.
8-Second Sunday in Advent.
15-Third Sunday in Advent.
18-Ember Day.
20-Ember Day.
21-St. Thomas-Ember Day.
22-Fourth Sunday in Advent.
25-Christmas Day.
26-St. Stephen.
27-St. John the Evangelist.
28-The Innocents.
29-Sunday after Christmas.
BISHOP'S APPOINTMENTS. December.
1-Sunday, A. M., Calvary, Utica.
8-Sunday, A. M., Baldwinsville.
8-Sunday, Evening, Calvary, Syracuse.
15-Sunday, A. M., New Hartford.
15-Sunday, Evening, Whitesboro.
22-Sunday, A. M., Oriskany.
22-Sunday, Evening, New York Mills.
January, 1908.
12-Sunday, A. M., Good Shepherd, Bingham- ton.
12-Sunday, P. M., Christ Church, Binghamton. 12-Sunday, Evening, Trinity, Binghamton.
13-Monday, Owego.
14-Tuesday, Whitney's Point.
19-Sunday, A. M., Oneida.
19-Sunday, P. M., Durhamville.
26-Sunday, A. M., Trinity, Utica.
February.
Holy Cross, Utica; St. George's, Utica; Fulton; Trinity, Syracuse; Grace, Syracuse; All Saints, Syracuse; St. John's, Syracuse; East Syracuse; Seneca Falls; Waterloo; Waterville,
CHURCH SUPPORT.
The old question rises up from time to time as to the propriety of entertainments of various sorts for the purpose of raising money for the Church. It ha's recently occurred twice in this Diocese. "Is it proper to have dancing, card-playing and theatricals for the support of the parish ?" To such questions we should reply as fol- lows :
I. The true, Scriptural, religious way is to give directly of our means as God hath prospered us. That, moreover, is the high-minded, noble way, and would be entirely adequate if all of God's people would adopt His rule of giving a tenth of their income. That is the principle and the practice which He has promised to bless-"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it," (Malachi 3: 10.) Regular, systematic, conscientious giving would always be adequate to the Church's support, if our Christian people would only measure up to that duty.
II. But since this is not the case, and many people can only be induced to con- tribute if they get something in return, is it ever allowable to make use of the prin- ciple of the quid pro quo? Are fairs and sales and suppers always objectionable ?- From what has been said it must be admit- ted that they are a descent from the highest plane of Christian giving; but·if certain inadmissable features be carefully barred out, there are reasons why they may be resorted to without rebuke. Some people, usually women, have little or no money to give, but they are able and glad to give work and materials, and there can be no objection to realizing the value of these for the benefit of the Church. An advantage may also
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be gained by bringing the people of the -parish together occasionally in a social way, such as is offered by a supper or a sale. But, of course, there can be no raffling, no lotteries, nothing that has the appearance of gambling, nor yet what are sometimes called "fair prices," which mean exorbitant charges put on articles at a. "fair." The law of the land forbids lot- teries, and consequently the Church cannot resort to it, if for no other reason. But if everything be conducted in a legitimate way, an occasional, not too frequent, sale or supper may be permitted.
III. As to card-parties, dancing and theatricals, there is at least one reason why it might be best to avoid them all, and that is that a good many Christian people con- sider them wrong in themselves. We may not agree with such people, and may make use of those practices for our own personal amusement, so long as we do it in modera- tion ; but it is a question whether under the circumstances it is wise or charitable to use them for the support of the Church. Moreover, being mere amusements, and ministering as they do to the rage for enter- tainment which is so excessive in these days, it does seem more than a trifle un- dignified for the Church to have to resort to such methods in carrying on her holy work. And with regard to the card-party there is the additional danger of illegiti- mate methods. People are not satisfied now-a-days with the pleasure to be derived from the winning of the game, they also want to get something for it; and if there are no stakes, after the fashion of the gam- ing table, then they must have a prize, which is only another name for the same thing. Of course, this should not be per- mitted ; and yet we have no doubt that the people who buy tickets to a Church card- party would think themselves . hardly treated if this old-fashioned rule were to be enforced upon them. It does grate upon one's finer sensibilities, too, to read the notices in the newspapers of "the Dancing Party of the Church of the Holy Com- forter," or "St. Simon's Game of Bridge- 50c. admission."
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On the whole, it can hardly fail that th world's people, while they may freely ir dulge in these things themselves, will onl sneer at the worldliness of the Church which makes use of them ; and that we sha. find it hard work to withdraw our ow. people from the excessive love of frivolit and to lift their hearts to the love o spiritual things, if we make a practice o encouraging such methods in the ordinar way. Our conclusion would be, therefore that unless the circumstances be very ex ceptional it would be wiser not to resor to the dance, the card table, or the stag for the support of the Church of God.
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.
It would have been well to have spoken in our last issue, of the Collect, Epistle an Gospel to be used on Sunday, Novembe 17th, and thus secured uniformity through out the Diocese. A discussion of the sub ject has taken place recently in the corres pondence of The Living Church, bu difference of opinion was expressed an( nothing decided which could be of use to those who are doubtful as to what they ·should do. There is no positive rule ir the Prayer Book as to which of the services from the Epiphany season shall be chosen The rubric says: "If there be more thar twenty-five Sundays after Trinity, the service of some of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany shall be taker in to supply so many as are here wanting;' thus leaving it optional which shall be used. But when we come to examine, we find that the service for the Sixth after Epiphany has a very distinct Advent tone. suggesting the probability that it was ar- ranged with the intention that it should come in just preceding the Sunday next before Advent. The Collect, for example, says: "That when He shall appear again with power and great glory we may be made like unto Him, &c. ; " and the Gospel is from that chapter of St. Matthew in which the Second Advent is foretold and described. Evidently it was the purpose here to prepare the minds of worshippers for the approaching solemn season; and
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hence if there be but one extra Sunday, the service should be that of the Sixth; if two, those of the Fifth and Sixth, after Epiphany.
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PAROCHIAL NOTES.
ST. LUKE'S, HARPURSVILLE .- The Rev. George H. Kirkland, Rector. The cost of repairing and decorating the interior of St. Luke's Church was $375.42. Of this amount the following contributions were received from parishes and persons in the Convocation of Third District : St. Peter's, Bainbridge, . $10.00
Trinity Church, Binghamton, . 10.00
St. Paul's, Oxford, 10.00
St. Ann's, Afton, 5.00
Zion Church, Greene, 10.81
Zion Church, Windsor, 1.55
The Rev. Dr. Duff, Norwich, . 2.00
Mrs. Ruggles, Binghamton, . 4.00
Miss S. E. Loomis, New Berlin, . . 2.00
Mrs. M. S. Sheffield, New Berlin, 2.00
$57.36
From other friendly helpers :
Mrs. P. C. Topping, New York, $10.00 Mr. S. Jones Phillips, Kenneth Square, Pensylvania, . 25.00
Mrs. S. E. Grey, Denver, Col., 2.00
Whole amount received $94.36
The whole cost for the repairs has been paid. It will, as estimated, need about $100 to paint the exterior of the Church, for which there is at present no money in the treasury.
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PERSONALS.
The Rev. James Empringham has been called to the rectorship of St. Paul's Church, Syracuse, and has accepted. Hav- ing been at work in the parish for more than a year as Assistant Minister, and then as Minister in charge, Mr. Empring- ham will go right on now as Rector.
The Rev. H. D. B. MacNeil, of Man- chester Center, Vermont, has accepted a
call to the rectorship of the Church of the Evangelists, Oswego, and expects to begin his work there this month. Mr. MacNeil succeeds the Rev. Mr. Sizer, who has gone to Bainbridge.
An interesting and very unusual occur- ence was the presence at the early Com- munion Service in Calvary Church, Utica, on Sunday, November 24th, of Mrs. Harriet A. Beckwith, it being the one hundredth anniversary of her birth. Mrs. Beckwith lives in the house next to the Church yard on Howard Avenue, and she was able not only to walk to Church and up to the altar rail to receive, but also to see a large number of friends who called to offer their congratulations during the day and evening.
CONVOCATIONS.
SECOND DISTRICT.
The 119th meeting of the Convocation of the Second Missionary District was held in St. Stephen's Church, New Hartford, on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 29th and 30th. After Evening Prayer on Tues- day, the Bishop of the Diocese gave an account of the leading features of the recent General Convention. The Arch- deacon spoke of the importance of sustain- ing Diocesan Missions.
Morning Prayer was said at nine o'clock on Wednesday, followed by an informal conference of the Clergy. At 10:30 the Litany was read, followed immediately by a celebration of the Holy Communion, the Bishop of the Diocese being celebrant. The sermon was preached by the Rev. W. Curtiss White, Rector of St. Mark's, Clark's Mills, from Rev. 21: 2; the sub- ject being "The Ideal of the Church."
Dinner was served at one o'clock by the ladies of the parish. At 2:30 p. m., a joint session of the Convocation and the Woman's Auxiliary was held in the Church. The Dean read the reports from the Mission Stations, making supplement- ary comments. The report of the Treas- urer was read, showing receipts of $949.73 for four months.
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The Convocation retired to the Rectory for a separate session. The Rev. Dr. Harding was appointed to confer with the Bishop and arrange, if possible, for a mis- sionary meeting in the near future. The thanks of the Convocation were voted to the Rector and people of St. Stephen's parish for their generous hospitality.
There were present during the sessions : The Bishop, the Archdeacon ,the Dean, the Rev. Drs. Bellinger, Harding and Egar, and the Rev. Messrs. Byron-Curtiss, Parker, Bentley, Rogers, Smith, Stafford, Allen, Staunton, Schrader, Foreman, Burd, Masse, Higgins, Clarke, Murray, White and Crydenwise, and Messrs. W. M. Osborne and J. V. H. Scoville, Lay Dele- gates from St. Stephen's Church, New Hartford.
JESSE HIGGINS, Secretary.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Fourth District Convocation held its regular fall meeting at Grace Church, Baldwinsville, the Rev. J. Malcolm Smith, Rector, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 22 and 23. The Clergy in attendance were Archdeacon Cooke, Dean Wilson, and the Rev. Messrs. Perrine, Coddington, Hay- ward, Saphore, Grant, Stirling, Stafford, Malcolmn Smith, Merlinjones, Gesner, Jones, Empringham and Ottaway. At Evensong on Tuesday Dean Wilson ad- dressed the congregation on the subject of the purpose and advantage of these meet- ings, and introduced the Archdeacon, who made an address on the missionary work of the Diocese. At the celebration of the Holy Communion on Wednesday, the Archdeacon was the preacher, and the Church was filled, a notable feature of the service being the very large number of communicants. At the business session the usual reports were made of the progress of the mission work, and the Dean an- nounced a number of changes in the Clergy of the District. A resolution of sympathy was voted to the Rev. Edwin B. Mott upon his removal from Marcellus. An essay was then given by the Rev. G. G. Perrine on the subject, "Methods of Teaching the
Doctrines and Principals of the Church, a well prepared paper, and heartily com mended in the general discussion that fo. lowed. Those who participated seeme divided upon the subject of teaching wit authority, but all agreed enthusiasticall with the statement of one of our Genera Convention deputies, that the Church ha authority ample for all practical purposes provided her members would lose thei eminent sense of superiority and respect ability.
Luncheon was served by the women o Grace Church to the members of Cor vocation and of the Woman's Auxiliary and a most appreciative vote of thanks wa passed for the hospitable entertainmen received.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
The 106th Convocation of this Distric was held in St. Stephen's Church Romulus, November 12th and 13th.
In connection therewith a service wa also held in St. Andrew's Church, Ker daia, on the evening of November 12th.
On Tuesday evening, at Romulus, th sermon was preached by the Rev. Walte E. Jones from the text, "Hail, Master, St. Matthew, 26: 49.
The Dean also made an address.
At the service at Kendaia, the Arch deacon and the Secretary made addresse of a missionary character.
The business meeting was held on Wec nesday morning at nine o'clock, the Dea presiding and opening the meeting wit the usual devotions.
On the calling of the roll it was foun that all the parishes and missions wer represented save St. Peter's, Auburn, an St. Paul's, Aurora.
The treasurer's report showed receipt from the several parishes for the si months last past of 432.53. Nothin having been 'received from St. Paul's Waterloo; St. Paul's, Port Byron; A. Saint's, Kidders; and St. Stephen's Romulus. If these had paid the amount assessed upon them, the amount assesse
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upon the District would have been more nearly met.
The sermon at the Communion Service was preached by the Rev. F. S. Eastman, Rector of St. John's Church, Auburn, on the transforming power of the Cross.
At 1:00 o'clock the Archdeacon made an address, and the Dean gave an account of the General Convention. Mrs. William B. Clarke followed with an address on Woman's Work in the Church as repres- ented at the General Convention.
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WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
THE UNITED OFFERING.
The United Offering of the Women of the Diocese, presented at the General Com vention in October should be credited as follows :
First District . . 1905, $245.52
1906, 266.80
. 1907,
767.95
$1,280.27
Second District, 1905, $242.90
1906, 289.92
1907,
355.60
$888.42
Third District,
1905, 164.76
1906, 180.32
1907, 274.79
$614.87
Fourth District, 1905, $438.86
1906,
424.62
1907,
435.99
$1,299.47
Fifth District, . . 1905,
$97.81
1906, 99.23
1907,
46.32
$243.36
Sixth District, . . 1905, $111.62
1906, 149.65
1907,
185.10
$446.37
Interest, &c.,
$356.07
Total $5,133.85
The offering from the Junior Auxiliary and the Babies' Branch was $265.48, bringing the whole amount up to $5,399.33.
SECOND DISTRICT.
On the 30th of October last the Woman's Auxiliary of the Second District met with the Convocation of the District in St. Stephen's Church, New Hartford.
The weather was pleasant, the attend- ance from surrounding parishes good, the hospitality of the people of St. Stephen's unbounded and the meeting a gratifying one in every respect. At the joint session in the afternoon reports from the various missions of the district were read by the Dean, the Rev. E. H. Coley, and the treas- urer's report by the Rev. Mr. Higgins.
The report of the treasurer of the Wom- an's Auxiliary showed the amount of the united offerings of the Second District for the three years ending October 1, 1907, to be $1,179.69. The report of the secre- tary was as follows :
"Since the last meeting with the Con- vocation four regular meetings have been held, the summer vacation being responsi- ble for the small number. At the annual meeting, held at Calvary Parish House May 10, 1907, the present officers were re-elected and delegates chosen to represent both seniors and juniors of the auxiliary at the annual diocesan meeting at Ithaca. Encouraging reports were read of the work done during the year by the different parishes ; the amount of money given was $806.12; the value of boxes sent, $2,- 553.94, making a total of $3,360.16, a slight increase over the amount of last year. The reports from some of the smaller parishes were highly creditable. The pledges undertaken at the diocesan inceting for the diocese amounted to $1,720, of which the quota for the Second District is :
For the Onondaga Reservation. . . $100.00 For a native helper, Tanana,
Alaska 15.00
For Archideacon Russell, Law-
renceville, Va. 31.00
For Miss Clark, Hankow, China .. 37.00
For General Missions 115.00
For Bishop Brown, Arkansas. 18.00
For Expense Fund 55.00
Total $371.00
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The value of boxes sent since May last amounts to $244.27. Five boxes are now in preparation."
Mrs. Irish (our only delegate to Rich- mond) gave a most inspiring address, telling of some of the meetings of General Convention, the pilgrimage to Bruton Church, the excursion to Jamestown Island and to Williamsburg; of the ad- dresses of the Bishop of London and other eminent speakers. She enlarged particu- larly upon the services of Auxiliary Day, in which more than four thousand women joined, and spoke of the breathless inter- est manifested when Mr. Thomas an- nounced the amount of the united offer- ing, beginning with the cents, that he might not be interrupted.
The meeting closed with the singing of the Doxology.
EMMA SABINE, Secretary.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Fourth District Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary was held in Grace Church, Baldwinsville, on October 23d.
At 10:30 A. M. there was a joint service for the Convocation and the Auxiliary. The Holy Communion was celebrated by Dr. W. DeL. Wilson, Dean of the district, assisted by the Rev. J. Malcolm Smith, Rector of the Parish. The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon.
All were delightfully entertained at luncheon by the ladies of Grace Church, Baldwinsville, and St. Paul's, Warner's.
At the business meeting 22 parishes of the district were represented by more than 100 delegates. After the reading of the reports of the secretary and treasurer, work was given out for Christmas boxes, to be sent to schools and missions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, South Dakota, and to the families of mission- aries. Then Mrs. R. H. Gesner, and Miss Jackson gave reports of the Auxiliary meetings in Richmond. An invitation was accepted to hold the January meeting in All Saints' Church, Syracuse.
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