The gospel messenger, Diocese of Central New York, Part 58

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places in the service where they shall } used, there can be no question of the unla' fulness of bringing other such sentences hymns into different parts of the servic whatever and wherever any man wishe It is quite as justifiable and as loyal to tl Prayer Book to introduce an extempc aneous prayer at any part of the service, it is to sing a hymn between the Epist and the Gospel, or "Thanks be to Thee, Christ," after the Gospel, or "Blessed He that cometh," &c., before the Prayer Consecration. Indeed the "Thanks," & after the Gospel was proposed in "T. Book Annexed," and was distinctly d. allowed in the revision of 1892. T. theory of the original revision and trans] tion of the English Book was that ti Church of England had a right to a breviate the old offices and set them for as a national use. That was a dignifi and proper thing to do, in entire acco with the customs of the Church in differe parts of the world from the earliest day And the American Church has acted the same principle, and made such chang as in her corporate wisdom seemed goc It is difficult to understand the theory loyalty which rejects the Prayer Book a: obeys McGarvey.

PAROCHIAL NOTES.

We have received the following from te Missionary at Willard and Interlaken :

"I arranged for a Celebration of t Holy Communion at the dwelling hou of Mr. Theo. P. Kellogg on 'the morning St. Stephen's Day :

"Though I was obliged to hold te service on a week-day, there were nie present to receive. Among the co- municants was Judge Townsend, who ws confirmed some seventeen years ago, but 3 yet had not received the Communion.

At this same service I had the privile of baptizing five children and one adt into the Kingdom. At the service, t, the people chose a name by which thy wish to be known hereafter, with yor approval.

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St. John's Church is the name chosen ; r' more properly, I. suppose it would for he present be called St. John's Mission.

This month I trust I shall be able to send n their first offering for Diocesan Mis- ions. These are to me encouraging indica- ions of increasing interest.

Though our new parish house at Willard vill still be in an incomplete condition, we ope to use it for Sunday School purposes rst on Sunday the 12th of January, which ill be the thirtieth Anniversary of the ounding of the Church. With all this n view, may I inquire if you know of any arish that has a small altar, that has been isplaced by a new one in their church, nd which the parish would like to have ontinued in use for holy purposes ? If so,- vill you kindly put me in communication vith same."

ONONDAGA INDIAN RESERVATION .-- The Rev. W. S. Hayward, Missionary. On St. Stephen's Day, the Sunday School hildren of the Church of the Good Shep- erd were surprised by two very pretty Christmas trees, loaded with an abundance f nice things, all made possible by the xertions of the Junior Auxiliary of the Fifth District, and all of which were duly ppreciated by the Indian children, and very large attendance of people.

The undersigned would be glad to hear from the officers of any parish which has few sets of choir vestments not now being ised, and adapted for men, women and boys, and which they would be willing to have used to a good advantage in one of the Mission Stations of the Diocese.

(Rev.) WALTER E. JONES, 121 Green St., Syracuse.

A font is needed for the Mission at War- hers. Any parish, or individual, willing o donate one may communicate with the Rev. J. Malcolm Smith, Rector of Grace Church, Baldwinsville.

ST. MARK'S CHURCH, JAMESVILLE .- The Rev. L. L. Weller, Missionary.

Through the generosity of Mrs. Gertrude B. Weston, a new furnace has been placed in this Church, and numerous other neces- sary repairs made.

THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, SYRACUSE .- The Rev. I. M. Merlinjones, Rector. Three notable events to the parish were celebrated during Christmastide in connection with this Church. On St. John's Day the parishioners observed the patronal day by assembling in the Church to receive the Holy Communion. During the after- noon the various chapters of the parish guild met, when reports for the past year were presented and work for the coming year was discussed. During the past year St. Mary's, St. Katharine's, Junior Chap- ter of St. Andrew's Brotherhood, Altar Chapter, and the Royal Order of St. Max- imu's have been organized. The last is an order for boys and young men founded on the life of St. Maximus, erstwhile bishop of Reiz in the early Church. From 5:30 until 8 o'clock an "All Parish Dinner" was served free, and about. three hundred men, women and children partook of the feast. At 8:30 o'clock a literary and musical programme was presented. The whole day was a decided success.

Sunday evening after Christmas the Ven. Archdeacon David B. Matthews, of the Diocese of Pittsburg, a former Rector of St. John's, preached. The Church was crowded. The Archdeacon spoke with much earnestness from the words, "What is that in thine hand ? And he said, A rod," (Ex. 4: 2).

The secular festivities of Christmastide culminated in a "Christmas Tree" on the Twelfth Night according to immemorial custom of our forefathers. The tree was on the stage in the Guild Hall and was illuminated with dozens of small electric lights. The Sunday School children each received a present, and a good programme was supplied by the primary department. The attendance was the largest in the history of the parish.

The Church of St. John the Divine is situated in the very heart of the poorest

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district of Syracuse, and if properly sup- ported could be the means of accomplish- ing untold good; but as it is the work is sorely hampered for the lack of means.

DIOCESAN.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ADVENT OFFERING.

Acknowledgement is herein made of the receipts of the following amounts from the Sunday Schools named :

Emmanuel Church, Adams, $1.60

Christ Church, Oswego, 11.50

Trinity Church, Utica, 5.00

St. Peter's, Cazenovia 2.51

St. James', Clinton, 9.43

St. James', Cleveland, 2.50

Grace, Waterville 16.01

Christ Church, Willard 3.86

Trinity, Syracuse, . 4.10

St. Stephen's, New Hartford 5.30

St. John's, Whitesboro, 4.16

Grace, Copenhagen, . 1.00

St. John's, Marcellus, 5.16

St. Paul's, Watertown, 15.82

Total $87.95

There are yet some schools to be heard from who asked for Mite Boxes.

JOHN C. JAGAR, Treas.

The place for holding the Missionary Rally Service of all the Utica and neigh- boring parishes, on Wednesday, February 5th, at which the Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd, D.D., General Secretary of the Board of Missions, will speak, has been changed from Grace Church to Calvary Church, Utica.

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GENERAL NEWS.

THE PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS OF 1908.

The following is an official paper sent to us from London :

"Suggestions for the choice of Delegates from Dioceses Outside the British Isles.

Delegates from outside the British Isles are Honorary Members of the Congress. Other members will pay a subscription.

The leading principle of the Congres namely, "A Congress preceded by discu sion and study," suggests the method choosing persons, whether men or wome as accredited delegates to the Congress.

QUALIFICATION OF DELEGATES.

Clearly they should be persons who ha' seriously studied or have practical ex perience of one or more of the subjects be handled, and are therefore qualified add weight to the deliberations of th Congress.

For example, the meetings of th Congress in the mornings and afternoon are to be sectional meetings, and to 1 attended mainly by those who may be co: sidered to be in some sense experts ( students of the subjects under discussion All accredited delegates will be at libert to attend these meetings.

METHOD OF SELECTION.

Each Diocese or Missionary Jurisdictic may appoint no more than six delegate No delegates should represent any un less than a Diocese or Missionary Juri diction. Each Diocese or Missionar Jurisdiction is left completely at liberty 1 appoint its delegates in its own way Women are eligible for election.

Every delegate should be furnishe with the accompanying document dul filled up and signed.

On the receipt of this document al arrangements will be made to receive th delegate, and if possible, he or she will Ł informed of the details of the arrang ment.

PRIVILEGES OF A DELEGATE FROM DIOCESE OUTSIDE THE BRITISH ISLES.

1. Free hospitality in London or th suburbs in 1908 from June 15th to Jun 24th, inclusive, and a free ticket by trai (if needful) for traveling from the plac of hospitality to and from the meetings c the Congress.

2. A free place in the Albert Hall an at Sectional Meetings.

3. Free access to all rooms set apar for members of the Congress and to a. functions in connection with it.

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N. B .- Traveling expenses to and from London cannot be paid, except as provided for above in Section I.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

It is to be understood that any number of persons belonging to any Diocese or Missionary Jurisdiction will be welcome as members of the Congress ; but a Diocese or a Missionary Jurisdiction can only appoint six official delegates entitled to all the above privileges."

If any of our Clergymen or lay people in the Diocese of Central New York desire to attend the Congress either as delegates or members, they are requested to notify the Bishop at once, as the time is getting short.

The Rt. Rev. George Worthington, D.D., Bishop of Nebraska, died very suddenly in Menton, France, early in January. He had gone to Europe to visit the American Chapels on the continent, and was spend- ing some time on the Riviera. It had been known for some years that he had a weak heart, and, indeed, it was that which made it necessary for him to live in the east, as he has done for a long time, the altitude of Nebraska making it impossible for him to stay there. A Coadjutor-Bishop was appointed and Bishop Worthington took up his residence in New York. On the day of his death he had gone out alone to Cap Martin, and in one minute, after ask- ing of a young man the time of the next train, he fell backwards and died on the spot. His Coadjutor, the Rt. Rev. Arthur L. 'Williams, is now the Bishop of Nebraska.

The Rev. Edward J. Knight, of Tren- ton, N. Y., who was appointed Missionary Bishop of Western Colorado, was con- secrated to that office on Thursday, Decem- ber 19th.

Mr. John W. Wood, Corresponding Secretary of the Board of General Mis- sions. writes as follows :

"The March number of the Spirit of Missions will be the annual Children's

Number. The appearance of this num- ber has now become one of the well- recognized and eagerly anticipated events of the missionary year. Every one who was fortunate enough to secure a copy of last year's issue will readily understand why this is so.

If one wants to know all that is in the Children's Number of the Spirit of Mis- sions he should order a copy, or better still order three copies, one for himself and two for friends. For 25c. three copies will be sent to any addresses. Every order should be addressed to the Children's Number, The Spirit of Missions, 281 Fourth Ave., New York."

We take the liberty of quoting the fol- lowing from the Bishop of Vermont:

"In my judgment it is desirable that the formal acts of the General Convention, and certainly amendments of the canons, should be officially set forth for the in- formation of the Clergy and Laity, who should not be left to learn what has been done from the frequently and almost un- avoidably inaccurate reports in news- papers.

Accordingly I hereby announce to the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese the follow- ing amendments to the general canons of the Church (adopted in revised form in 1904), which were made at Richmond, and which come into force on January 1, 1908, grouping them as far as possibe under leading heads.

A. Concerning Candidates for Holy Orders. (These are specially to be noted by the Standing Committee and by Exam- ining Chaplains. )

1. In Canon 2, IV, i, a more appro- priate form of testimonial is provided for a Postulant who has been a Minister in some other religious body, when this is signed by members of the denomination from which the applicant comes ;

(1) Neither requiring them to certify (which is manifestly not within their pro- vince) that the man is now a communicant in good standing in this Church; (2) nor describing the signers as "Laymen," the

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use of which term would either so describe their Ministers, or recognize their minister- ial character and office.

2. Canon 3, IV, lays down that no one who has been refused ordination or dropped from the list of Candidates in any Diocese of this Church, shall be ordained by any other Bishop, without the man being admitted afresh to candidateship, with all the safeguards of testimonials, &c. By the insertion after the words "of this Church," of the clause "or of any Church in communion with this Church," the rule is now extended so as to cover candidates from any sister Church, e. g. in Canada or England.

3. "The principles and methods of religious education, especially as applied to the Sunday School," are added to the subjects in which a Candidate is to be examined before ordination to the Diacon- ate or to the Priesthood. Canons 4, II, i, and 6, II, ii.

4. Dispensation from a knowledge of Hebrew need not be (like other dispensa- tions from any part of the full canonical examinations) a bar to the permitted shortening of the prescribed term of candi- dateship. Canon 7, II.

PERSONALS.

We regret to hear that the Rector of Trinity Church, Watertown, the Rev. Francis W. Eason, had the misofrtune to fall a short time ago and fracture his leg. He fell on some slippery pathway-a danger to which those of us who live in towns and cities where the snow-shoveling ordinances are not enforced, are constantly subjected in winter. Mr. Eason hopes to take his services again on February 9th.

The Rev. John J. Andrew, of Windsor, who has been ill at his home for two or three months, has been removed to the Hospital of the Good Shepherd in Syra- cuse, where it is hoped that his condition will be improved, and that he may possibly be restored to health again.

The Rev. Roy Irving Murray, Deacon, who has been working with the Rev. Fran-

cis C. Smith at Boonville, has been trans ferred to St. Paul's Church, Syracuse, as Assistant Minister. It is expected that he will be advanced to the Priesthood during the present month.

The Rev. William S. Stevens, who was ordered Deacon in Waterloo on the Fourth Sunday in Advent, has been appointed by the Bishop to assist the Rev. Mr. Smith at Boonville and its neighboring parishes and missions in place of the Rev. Mr. Murray.

The Rev. Franklin L. Metcalf, of Copenhagen, has been called to the rector- ship of Trinity Church, Lowville, which it is probable he will accept; and if so, he will begin there the first of next month.

The Rev. Harry Idle has been with- drawn from further care of the missions in Seneca County, and will give his whole time to the Church of the Epiphany, Trumansburgh.

X- OBITUARY.

THE REV. JOHN SCOTT.

The Rev. John Scott, one of the retired Clergy of this Diocese, passed away on Thursday, January 16th. He had been living for some time in Detroit, Mich., with his wife, who survives him. For a good while he had been feeble and miser- able, but was not confined to his bed until the Monday before his death. Mr. Scott was for several years the missionary to the Indians at Onondaga Castle.

At a meeting of the Vestry of Christ Church, Binghamton, held in the Parish House on Tuesday, January 21st, 1908, the following tribute was adopted :

The Hon. J. Stewart Wells for more than a quarter of a century a Vestryman of this parish left this world of shadows to enter the Paradise of God, on Sunday, January 19th, 1908. When our brother left us, a strong support was removed from our building. When we needed counsel we sought him; when we looked for sup-

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bort for any enterprise he withheld not is giving.

Coming in childhood days to this com- nunity, for nearly seventy-five years he as lived here. He had the esteem and ffection of the contemporaries of early ays, and he has seen them one by one pass way. Those who have filled the vacant laces knew J. Stewart Wells not only by he accomplishment of the vigor of strong manhood, but on to the end he worked with hem, and they too revered and esteemed him, recognizing the strong qualities of his personality.

He loved Christ Church, and his name vill always be inseparably linked with its history for more than fifty years during which he served. He was a true friend; few men knew the benefactions of his life, but they have gone up before God as a memorial of a just and true man.

Not only in religious and business circles was he active, but in public affairs, also he was earnest and zealous for good citizenship, having held many positions of public trust, among them being President of the village of Binghamton, and in later years mayor of the city. His departure from this life will be a loss to all who knew nim, and we can give no greater honor to his memory than seeking to follow the example which he showed by his daily life ; yet it is most fitting that we set forth in these few words the praises of a godly man.

Resolved, That we express to his family our sympathy, and assure them of our prayers that God may comfort them in their sorrow and give them peace ; while we pray that our brother who has passed to life may rest in peace, and that light perpetual may shine upon him.

Mr. William G. Doolittle, until recently a resident of Utica, and Vestryman of Grace Church in that city, died at Roosevelt Hospital, New York, on Sunday morning, January 26th. He moved to Flint, Michigan, about a year ago, but was in poor health at the time, and when he came to spend Christmas with his family in Utica he was unable to return to busi-

ness, and went on to New York for medical treatment. After being there a few weeks it was found necessary to have an opera- tion, and he was taken to the hospital for that purpose, where he died a little more than a week after the operation was per- formed. His remains were brought to Utica for interment.

Miss Susan Starbuck, for many years a resident of Watertown, and a member of Trinity Church in that city, was called to her rest on Saturday, January 25th. The Rector of the parish being disabled by his recent accident, the Bishop of the Diocese went up and officiated at her funeral on Tuesday, the 28th, at the residence of her niece, Mrs. Edmund L. Goodale, with whom Miss Starbuck lived. .

Miss Harriette E. Buell, a devoted member of Grace Church, Utica, passed away on Monday, January 27th, and was buried from the Church on Thursday, the 30th. For more than four years Miss Buell had been an invalid, confined to the house most of the time, and an attack of the "grippe" brought on the last spasm of heart trouble, from which she suffered. We shall hope to give some account of her life and work in our next issue.

WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.

The semi-annual meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Third District of the Diocese of Central New York was held at Trinity Memorial Church, Bing- hamton, January 15, 1908.

The usual order of business was fol- lowed, consisting of the reading and ap- proval of various reports.

The meeting was essentially one of instruction, and the presence of Bishop Olmsted and Rev. Mr. Wallace of Tokio, both of whom addressed the meeting, lent peculiar interest.

Nine parishes were represented by an attendance of sixty-three.

The Fourth District Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary held its mid-winter

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meeting on January 16th at All Saints' Church, Syracuse.

There were present about 125 delegates representing 19 parishes.

In the morning the Holy Communion was celebrated by the Rector, the Rev. E. W. Saphore, assisted by the Rev. H. N. Hyde, of Trinity Church, Syracuse, and a most inspiring sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Hubbs, of Geneva.

Luncheon was then served by the ladies of All Saints' parish.

At the business meeting which followed, Miss Jackson presiding, the usual reports were read by the Secretary, Mrs. R. H. Gesner, of Oswego, and the Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. L. Clift, Syracuse.

Easter boxes were pledged by nearly all the branches present for missions under the Rev. Mr. Harding in the Ashville Dis- trict of North Carolina among the poor white mountaineers, and for Archdeacon Russell, Lawrenceville, Va. Discussions followed on several topics, chiefly the. United Offering resolution for 1910; Mis- sion Study, and how to bring the Junior and Senior Departments of the Womans' Auxiliary into closer touch.

In response to a very cordial invitation the May meeting will be held in Manlius.

SYRACUSE ITEMS.

The Clergy of Syracuse have determined upon systematic effort for supplying an increase of news from the parishes of that city to the readers of the GOSPEL MESSENGER. At a meeting on January 22nd, of all the local Rectors, the Rev. Henry N. Hyde was elected correspondent, and it was agreed that reports from each parish should be furnished to him monthly for transmission to the editor. Genuine interest in the paper was manifested, and a hearty desire to aid in increasing its circulation.

It has been decided not to hold any union Lenten services in Syracuse this year, except the twenty-minute noon-day service, which is under the direction of the Brother- hood of St. Andrew. Each Church will

have its own mid-week preaching servic and efforts will be made to make these mor than ordinarily effective in their respecti™ neighborhoods.

"The Parish Outlook" is the title of new monthly paper published by St. Paul Church. It is of about the size and for: of the GOSPEL MESSENGER, and contain editorial matter, contributions bearir upon parochial history, frequent illustr tions, and reports from all the paris organizations.

The practice of holding regular month meetings of the Sunday School teachers h: been adopted in Trinity Parish. At the meetings current problems are discusse and the Rector then takes up the next for lessons to come and gives a detailed expos tion of the Scripture passages upon whi they are based.

A delegation of ladies from Trinit parish met at the Hospital of the Goc Shepherd on January 21st to contribu an afternoon of work in the sewing-room.

A system of electric lights has bec installed in the chancel, chapel and vestr. room of Grace Church, and will shortly 1 extended to the nave of the building.

Two meetings of the Men's Club ( Grace Church were held in January. the first meeting the Rev. Dr. Wm. M Beauchamp spoke on "The Customs of th Onondaga Indians," and at the secon meeting Mr. George T. Jack addressed th club on "A Trip to England." The office: for the year are: President, the Rector Vice President, Mr. Chas. K. Coit; Se retary-Treasurer, Mr. Chas. P. Tholens.

A handsome floor of white quartere oak, costing $650.00, has been laid in th nave of Grace Church.

The Mission Study Class, conducted b the Rector, at Grace Church, is pursuin the course prepared by the Board of Mi

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sions on "Missions in the Islands of the Pacific."

On January 9th Miss Marion Manning, president of the 4th District Branch of the Junior Auxiliary, enterained at afternoon ea the directresses of the various Syracuse parochial branches.

The Syracuse parishes have combined in a scheme for advertising their Sunday Services. On Saturday a card appears in the morning and evening papers giving the mames and location of all the Churches, "with the Rectors' names and the hours of services. This has to be done as a matter of paid advertising because of the refusal of the papers to print Church notices unless the topics of the sermon is given.

Mr. William P. Hitchcock has been elected to fill a vacancy in the Board of Trustees of the Parochial Fund of the Diocese.

The Church Sunday School Institute of Syracuse has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Rev. H. G. Coddington, D.D .; Vice President, Mr. W. H. Diefendorf; Sec- retary-Treasurer, Miss Mabel Youell; Executive Committee, the officers and Mr. Frank L. Lyman, the Rev. W. E. Jones and Miss Rosa Dickinson.

The Institute has arranged to continue the work done in previous years and to ex- tend it somewhat.

A Union Service for the Sunday Schools will be held in St. Paul's Church on the afternoon of Whitsunday, when banners will be awarded to the schools showing the best records of teachers' and scholars' attendance during the preceding five months.

On the Sunday after Ascension examina- tion on American Church History will be held in all the schools, the short sketches prepared by Dean Hodges and Dr. Van De- Water, being the text books, and valuable prizes will be awarded at the Union Service to those who present the best papers.

The Institute will have five meetings during the season as follows :

January 20th, in St. Paul's Parish House ; Feb. 17th, in St. Mark's Assembly Room; March 23rd, in All Saints' Parish House; April 28th, in Trinity Parish House; May 18th, in the Assembly Room of the Church of the Saviour.

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The gospel messenger, Diocese of Central New York, Part 58

Author: Publication date: 1905-1908 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : Diocese of Central New York Number of Pages: 708

Author:
Publication date: 1905-1908
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : Diocese of Central New York
Number of Pages: 708