The Diocese of Nebraska - Vol.6, No.8, August 1894

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VOL. 6. OMAHA, NEE., AUGUST, 1894. No. 8.
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EDITOR, THK REV. CANON WHITMABSH,
Episcopal Rooms.
Omaha, Neb.
To whom all communications are to be addressed.
ENTERED AT OMAHA AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER.
CHURCH CALENDAR.
5—nth Sunday after Trinity—Green.
White at Evensong.
« 6—Transfiguration—White.
44 n—12th Sunday after Trinity—Green.
44 19—13th Sunday after Trinity—Green.
44 24—S. Bartholomew—Red.
44 a6— 14th Sunday after Trinity—Green.
NOTE.—Days of Fasting?: I.—The Forty Days of Lent. II.—
The Ember Days. III.—The Three Rogation Days. IV.—All
Fridays in the year except Christmas Day.
ahe SHoceae of 'Mebiaaka.
The Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Geo. Worthington, 8. T. D.
LL. D.
Secretary: The Rev. Canon Whitmarsh.
Assistant Secretary: The Rev. John A. Williams.
The Standing Committee: The Very Rev. Dean, Chas,
H. Gardner, B. D. The Rev. Robert Doherty, 8. T.
D., The Rev- Canon Burgess, The Hon. J. M.
Woolworth, D. C. L., The Hon. E. Wakeley, Mr.
H. J. Walsh.
The Bean: The Very Rev. Charles H. Gardner, B. D.
Canons: Residentary—The Rev. Robert Doherty, 8. T.
D-; Honorary—The Rev. R C.Talbot (1889), T he
Rev. W. T. Whitmarsh (1889), The Rev. Sam'l
Goodale, D. D. (1890). The Rev. J. P. D. Llwyd
(1892), The Rev. H. B. Burgess (1892), The Rev.
John Hewitt (1894).
Archdeacons: Of the North Platte Convocation
The Ven. W. H. Sparling. Of the South Platte
Convocation The Yen. E. L. Sanford.
Chancellor: The Hon. J. M. Woolworth, D. C. L.
Treasurer of the Chapter: Mr. Henry W. Yates.
Treasurer of the Diocese: Mr. C. W. Lyman.
Treasurer of the Woman's Auxiliary: Mrs. R. R. Ring-wait,
room 38, Barker Block, Omaha.
Treasurer of the Clarkson Hospital-' Mrs. J. L. Webster,
518 South 25th Avenue.
Registrar: The Rev. Canon Whitmarsh.
Examining Chaplains: The Rev. Robert Doherty, 8.
T.D! The Rev. C.H.Gardner, B. D. The Rev.
J.O.Davis, 8. T. B.
CANONICAL OFFERINGS.
1. On Whitsun Day, for Episcopal Fund.
2. On the first Sunday in Advent, for Domestic and
Foreign Missions.
3. On Sexagesima Sunday, for Theological Educa­tion.
4. On Good Friday, for Missions to the Jews.
5. On the Bishop's Visitations r o n Mid-Lent Sunday;
on the second Sunday in May; and on the last Sunday
in October, for Diocesan Missions.
6. At Harvest Home, to be kept on the last Thurs­day
in September, or on the following Sunday, for
the Bishop Clarkson Hospital for Children.
7. On Christmas Day, for the Aged and Infirm
Clergy Fund of the Diooese.
8. Annually, for the General Aged and Infirm Clergy
Fund.
Canon xxviii, directs as follows: "At least one
notice (on a Sunday) shall be given in each Parish
and Mission of all the Canonical Offerings of the
Diocese."
OMAHA CHURCHES.
The Cathedral—Eighteenth and Capitol Avenue.
All Saints—Twenty-sixth and Half Howard.
Good Shepherd—Twentieth and Ohio.
8. Andrew—Forty-first and Charles.
8. Augustine—Thirty-third and Francis.
8. Barnabas—Nineteenth and California.
8. John—Twenty-sixth and Franklin.
8. Martin—Twenty-third, between F and G, So. Omaha.
8. Matthias—South Tenth and Worthington Place.
8. Paul—Thirty-second and California.
8. Philip the Deacon—Twenty-first, between Paul and
Nicholas.
CLERGY IN AND OF THE DIOCESE.
1. Entitled to 8eats.
BISHOP.
Tht Rt. Rev. George WorthingS&n, S. T. D.,
LL. D Omaha.
PBIE8TS.
Rev. I. E. Baxter Falls City.
Rev. H. B. Burgess Pluttsmouth.
Rev. G. B. Clarke DeWitt.
Rev. J. O. Davis Beatrice.
Rev. Robert Doherty, S.T. D Omaha.
Very Rev. C. H. Gardner Omaha.
Rev. Samuel Goodale. D. D Columbus.
Rev. John Hewitt Lincoln.
Rev. Irving Johnson Omaha.
Rev. J. P. D. Llwyd Omaha.
Her. T. J. Mackay Omaha.
Rev. A. W. Macnab Omaha.
Rev. A. E. Marsh Central City.
Rev. Paul Matthews .Omaha-
Rev. P. McKim Norfolk.
Rev. F. Moore Schuyler.
Rev. A. Grant Musson. Ashland.
Rev. D. C. Pattee Cedar Rapids.
Rev. 8. A. W- Pray Omaha.
Ven. E. L. Sanford Nebraska City-
Ven. W. H. Sparling Omaha.
Rev. Uriel H. Spencer Nebraska City.
bev. R. c. Talbot Blair.
Rev. R.C.Talbot, Jr Tecumseh.
bev. Samuel G. Welles Omaha.
Rev. W. T. Whitmarsh Omaha.
Rev. John Williams Omaha.
Rev. John A. Williams Omaha.
Rev. F . W. Wood Lincoln.
DEACONS-Rev.
Cornelius 8. Abbott, Jr Omaha.
Rev. H. Percy Silver Omaha.
Rev. Charles H. Young Omaha
Rev. Walter W. Wells Schoyler.
2. Not Entitled to Seats.
PBIESTS.
«ev. F. D. Jaudon
Rev. W. Lucas Hastings.
®v. Ed. de Seebach-Juny Lincoln.
v. Rufus D. Stearns Omaha.
r. DEACON.
v. Geo. E. Lounsbury Sanford, Conn.
CANDIDATES FOR HOLY ORDERS.
Th ^ Brown, Paul R. Talbot,
eJjiev- Charles H. Young, The Rev. H. Percy Silver,
10 Bev. C. S. Abbott, Jun., Francis Eason,
"am R. McKim, J. Charles Gairdner, J. Massie.
Arthur William Bell.
CITY DIRECTORY
Abbott, The Rev. C. 8. Jr., Clergy House, 1702 North
Twenty-Eighth st.
Brownell Hall, South Tenth st. and Worthington place.
Clarkson Hospital, 1716 Dodge st.
Clergy Honse, 1702 North Twenty-Eighth st.
Doherty, The Rev. Canon, Brownell Hall, Sonth Tenth
st. and Worthington place.
Episcopal Rooms, 24 and 25, Arlington Block Dodge st.
Gardner, The Very Rev. C. H., The Deanery, 113 North
Eighteenth st.
Johnson, The Rev. I. P., Clergy House, 1702 North
Twenty-Eighth st.
Llwyd, The Rev. Canon, 1715 North Eighteenth st.
Lyman, Mr. C. W.. Com. Nat,. Bank, 1602 F arnam st.
Mackay, The Rev. T. J., All Saints Rectory, 506 South
Twenty-Sixth st.
Macnab, The Rev. A. W., 1514 South Tenth st.
Matthews, The Rev. Paul, 1702 North Twenty-Eighth st.
Pray, The Rev. 8. A. W., The Deanery, 113 North
Eighteenth st.
Silver, The Rev. H. P., Clergy House, 1702 North Twenty-
Eighth st.
Sisters' Home and Refuge, 2508 Davenport st.
Sparling, The Ven. W. H., 1216 South Seventh ave.
Stearns, The Rev. R. D.. 2919 Mason, st.
Welles, The Rev. 8. G., Clergy House, 1702 North
Twenty-Eighth st.
j Whitm arsh, The Rev. Canon, Episcopal Rooms, Resi­dence,
23d st., South Omaha, bet. F and G sts.
Williams, The Rev. John, 8. Barnabas Rectory, Cali­fornia
and Ninteenth sts.
Williams, The Rev. John Albert, 1309 North Twenty-
Second st.
Woolworth, The Hon. J. M., D. C. L., 413 First National
Bank Building, Farnam st.
Worthington, The Rt. Rev. Geo., S- T. D. LL. D. Bishop-thorp,
1240 South Tenth st.
Ystes, Mr. Hy. W., Neb. Nat'l Bank, 1202 F arnam at.
Young, The Rev. C. H.< Clergy House, 1702 North Twenty-
Eighth st.
ARCHDEACON SPARLING'S APPOINT­MENTS.
July 29. Wahoo. Lay Readers Association; morn­ing
and evening.
Aug. 10. Pierce. Evening. (Rev. P. McKim.)
Aug. 12. Wahoo. Lay Readers Association; morn­ing
and evening.
Aug. 14. Creighton. Evening. (Rev. P. McKim.)
Aug. 22. Hartington. Evening (Rev. P. McKim.)
Mr. W. R. McKim, candidate for Holy Orders
has been assigned to Fremont where he is to give
the entire time of his vacation.
W. H. SPARLING, Archdeacon.
POSTULANTS.
''fed Rixon, John P. Barrett.
OFFICIAL.
The Journal of Proceedings of
the Council 1894 and the Canons
of the Diocese, are ready for deliv­ery.
Those entitled to copies, if
living in Omaha, can obtain them
by application at the Episcopal
Rooms between the hours of 10
a. m. and noon. Those living
out of town can have their
copies forwarded to them by writ­ing
to Canon Whitmarsh, enclosing
4 cents for each copy (the expense
of mailing), or directing him to
forward their copies by express at
their expense.
During August the Bishop's ad­dress
will be Passaconaway Inn,
York Cliff, Maine.
The Bishop desires to impress
upon the Clergy and Wardens of
the Parishes and Missions, which
have made no pledge for Diocesan
Missions this year, the necessity of
their at once holding a Missionary
meeting in their Cures and person­ally
soliciting subscriptions for Dio­cesan
Mssions from each parishoner
as Canon XXIX requires. Pledges
to be forwarded at once to Canon
Whitmarsh. Parishes and Missions
will, it is trusted, pay their quarterly
installments of Mission pledges
promptly; otherwise the Mission­aries
cannot be paid. The first in­stallment
is due August 1st.
During August Canon Whit­marsh
will be in Colorado. The
Rev. John Albert Williams will be
in the Episcopal Rooms daily from
10 to 12, to attend to matters need­ing
immediate attention. Canon
Whitmarsh's address for August
will be Manitou Springs, Colorado.
A Convocation meeting will be
held at S. James' Church, Fremont,
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs­day,
October 2-4, 1894:
Tuesday 8 p. m.—Evensong.
Prayers—The Rev. P. McKim, of Norfolk.
Lessons I—The Rev. Canon Talbot, of Blair.
2—The Rev. Irving E. Baxter of Falls City
Sermon-The Rev. David C. Pattee, of Cedar
Rapids.
Wednesday 7:30 a. m.—Holy Communion.
Celebrant—The Bishop.
Gospeler—The Rev. Archdeacon Sparling, of
Omaha.
Epistoler—The Rev. Canon Whitmarsh of Omaha.
BREAKFAST.
9:00 a. m.—Business meeting.
10:00 a. m.—Prayers and Discussions.
Morning Prayer—-The Kev. A. G. Musson, of
Ashland.
Lessons 1—The Rev. J. A. Williams, of Omaha.
2—The Rev. S. G. Welles, of Omaha.
Litany—The Rev. Canon Hewitt, of Lincoln.
1st Paper—"The Mode of Preaching most Adapted
to Attract and Retain Hearers," The Rev.
T. J. Mackay, of Omaha.
Speaker—The Rev. G. B. Clarke, of DeWitt.
2d Paper—"The Cause of the Widespread Neg­lect
of Public Worship," The Rev. Irving P.
Johnson, of Omaha.
Speaker—The Ven. Archdeacon Sandford, of
Nebraska City.
LUNCHEON.
2:00 p. m.—Discussions.
3d Paper—"The Responsibility of the Church to
the Children of our American Homes in view
of the Purely Secular Education of the Age,"
The Rev. J. P. D. Llwyd, of Omaha.
Speaker—The Rev. Paul Matthews, of Omaha.
4th Paper—"How to make our Sunday School a
Success," Mr. Geo. S. Ralston, of Omaha.
Speaker—Mr. Martin Gould, of Omaha.
4:20 p. m.—Children's Service.
Preacher—-The Bishop.
DINNER.
8:00 p. m.—Missionary Meeting.
Evensong—The Rev. A. W. Macnab, of Omaha.
Lessons I—The Rev. John Williams, of Omaha.
2—The Rev. R. C. Talbot, Jr., of
Tecumseh.
1st Speaker—The Rev. A. E. Marsh, of Central
City.
2d Speaker—The Very Rev. Dean Gardaer, of
Omaha.
Thursday 7:30 a. m.—Holy Communion.
Celebrant—The Rev. Canon Doherty, of Omaha.
Gospeler—The Rev. Canon Burgess, of Platts-mouth.
Epistoler—The Rev. Canon Goodale, of Columbus
The Bishop hopes that the Clergy will arrange to
be present throughout the whole Convocation.
By order,
W. T. WHITMARSH,
Sec'y of Convocation.
Episcopal Rooms, July 2. 1894.
EDITORIAL.
As in the case of many works of
art it is necessary to go some dis­tance
from the canvas to see the
painting in its true character and
to discover beauties which are not
discernable when we are closer to
it, so the growth and progress of
the Church in this land are not so
marked when we examine the
figures of consecutive years as they
manifest themselves to be when we
increase the range of our survey
and occupy a larger field of obser­vation.
On the table before me as I write
is the "Churchman's Year Book"
for 1870, in which we find the
statistics gathered the previous year
and which give us therefore a range
of a quarter of a century for com­parison.
Let us take one or two Dioceses
at random, and mark the result.
Illinois has an area of 55,410
square miles. Twenty-five years
ago it had 1 Bishop and 93 other
clergymen laboring within its
limits, it has 4 Bishops and 163
other clergymen now. In the pre­ceding
year 750 persons were con­firmed;
last year the number was
1,493. This is all the ground
covered by the scanty statistics then
reported, we are unable to compare
the numbers of parishes and com­municants
and the amount of con­tributions
25 years ago with those
of last year, but what a tale do the
figures above relate. The popula­tion
of the state has increased 43
per cent, the confirmations 100 per
cent, the clergy 80 per cent. Where
is the other religious body in this
land that can show such growth?
Take our own State; twenty-five
years ago we had 1 Bishop and 19
other clergy, now 2 Bishops and
50 other clergymen; then 31 par­ishes
and missions with only 18
churches, now 128 parishes and
missions and 70 church buildings,
many of them models of beauty
such as were not to be found tw enty-five
years ago within its borders;
twenty-five years ago we raised for
all purposes $14,327, last year $85,-
000 or very nearly six times the
amount; then the value of our
Church property was $124,000, now
in the Diocese alone to say nothing
of the other two-thirds of the State
$835,000, more than seven times as
much. Twenty-five years ago the
Church had 701 communicants in
Nebraska, now she has 4,708, nearly
seven times as many.
The statistics of New York are
defective in the book of twenty-five
years ago from which I quote, much
to my regret so we cannot compare
the then and now in that important