Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-18

dc,ion OF Missionary Bishop, he may at he pleasure be-
the Bishop Of the amc without election;
that he ,ha a: The same tine, resign ~ J"''H'O -
Mr CmCGCiiliLo Ky offered amendment to the
Constitution which referred :" TIE JOHN 'o'F O
Canous.
Mr. lkEG III. on h!s owl! notion ''h 's"'s 10
for ~" remainder Of III" -'s'i'n.
MISSIONS.
Rev Dr STEVENS Of Pa, fron tie 'oa1i;it' on '''''
'ic and Foreign Missions, made III" i"p"'hc l'l1i':
Tie Committee Oh the p1tacs;!. "hH F"'''t" - '
Society respectfully report ~ ,,,
tie oUary Bishops Il this Church s"i hoae
special commissions TO act sGc!. ana i'lo's i ~
-cyera foreign Held occupied by the Boafi Oh 'ilsso
HI Church. Thc-r have been considered III th'lF "
y lir sc.rr! :gle: au propositions have engage" -
rn az an. lime aud .!riihrra;!on u this Committee a.
TIE peculiar circumstances o: tie COMMITTEE t.v
Tie Committee deem l. unnecessary TO prepare any a.
cuuri.;avc paper on the imp"rtanre ana '''e ." ~
missionary WORT spread upon ihc Jonihi! A' 80.
rate detail II The work done, laid ont !" he I'hc e
Board O. Mission, and the several His'''har'.'
vo!, u TIE yarou- bishops aml M's'ieaty s",.D ~
lee pr ;arci sd. 'ly Journal - part "i 'e ="
tie Convention. ii vi. tH, h. "ccss'!'t '' '
=. the result o! tly:r ear,e.t GeJera'ica and 4: en-.
boIy-i!,ir UulE"u, opinions, the Committee Dee
Er."yr!. Tia, the mou.s Of Clerical ALL Lay Dep
utir- approve. the establishment Of the Mission ~ ID
pan tn. establishment Of Mission t" ErALiI' AID we On
r,,r.iou If thc Missions to China ana A:Eioh , ,
:. Received. That tbs House recommend :" me hp' %
Missions The takin: q ac measures ioNHFt .t
u
America Ccnr, America and NcN;co, may be IceGed
proper III Tie Judgment Of the forcisn Committee
=. Resolved, That rs ~. eNiiI'''oh .! ~ -,
ta.i.h-,l Domestic and forriGH and tie establishment q.
ncw station. in Till unoccGpei fields vii! rerre a i''
nu'u farther support 10; far from :!"U' th r"ts
would urr" UUon each nhrr 81 ihi- CEuT!h we lS'
Tive duty Of contributing something TO tie missionary N"f"
r.."yyI Tie House oG bishop. coururri"r. That '':
urIrn The Missionary Bishop in China hc understood
To- include professionally the Missions which are or HAY be
es,abli,i.riiu the eIafi.e o: Japan .,.,,i
~ tfgtt...
r,urucrh long PcuGiu: difficulties CONNECTED win '"' Ia'
rl.ctons respectively The English i,hor" ;ioa' con
the American Ei.lor ct China, I" Tie Province Z" ""s
| see MT.
ton AMI rhauk,siyHg tia; the debt Of The n"me''iG 'yh'
mi;;ge has through the ,Nrr'ion, Of the Gdrfsahe SC.
rotary aud General Agent. been paid OIL and mar NAV
Committee c!f NcioTc Tie C"'''"'i'h 't'e 'r''
. I:roI," T' the Foreign and Domestic Commit,
be authorized and REQUIRED 90 cause general hiu'
sion 81 Missionary intelligence and more general coc'
ton Of fund. -r by paid Agents, or by the formation
Of Auxiliary district Socicr'. a. they may l"dSr eNe''
rn, under the direction Of the Bishop The Diocese
whereas the spirit liberation in religious concerie:.''
l. cleri.lrdh y the American people AMI Is 3aficn bS Ia"
/ American Constitution; and,
where. in tie i.lard Of Cuba American citizens rro.
f.,i, the religion "r rruty.rhi> 10, tolerated. Their
worship !. ~" aloS"i; th"r dead are not buried WIN
Christian burial ie bodice Of tier dccr"'t per-
rit'ci ry til. aw without oppressive rNacon,. To he de-
ported 10 ,. land for .cpultarc Therefore,
rsoyc ed the House of Bishops co@curiin=, That "o'hi
Commute &c lee appointed adrrs. memorial to iic IRE
.i!rn, of m. Tnrr! STAT. in m name aud in behalf Of
tie General Convention 81 the Protestant ficopai Church
H. TIE United % America. u,.iin: Lis ENceiency
the supreme Executive ~ the Nation to address TIE
Court Of Her Cathode Majesty in Spain on TIL, subject ana
n. in Cu the liberty establish the Protestant; "0r-
ship and the Protestant Ministry with liberty I" hold real
estate sufficient :or suitable CHURCHES and Church yards
and tia. AL. except sanitary TesiTicior on The dc"fh'
! zion Of the dad be- abolished IN Cuba
Mr. STANLEY 81 CAL remarked that, IN LIE opinion, our
Missionary effort cnui b. better employed Than u China
They had now -otnc Chur-c In California We have
Missions ain"Eg them. The pfrhy;erihn- also have MIS-
.ionaIes among them. and Ire had noticed. in passing 10y
their house OF worship during their hours Of service That
probably not dozen Chinese were present. and they not
attending villa; going on lie d-ikcd 10 ~! any
thin: against ~. Mission IN China, hut It did strike him
hat Willie We hny- much Missionary ground {" he "ccu
pied rl- country coI better eNrend our strength
here There were now three Church buildings in Ca;!cr-
Tia which occupied because We cannot ct men l."
Again Now ,pau;cuariy nnfnv"rLie time FOR Mis-.
.inuary rrr, IN China The En.lh and French Govern.
n-'s have been a. ~ there a: will soon lie again. lie
did not Ike TO oppose such proposition J. 'i. ~ Wa
thought I'm, American. in California furnished = LIuch more
| inviting field ilIpu Brazil. China AMI japan
Rev Dr. STEVENS sal II it be wasting effort for "r ur'
pose q ecct.g ~ sB-ni in the Celestial Empire that
| We have nov three native Chinese Ministers there,
| with Gay. ,!Al! hundred native coinInhi'
c.nr- there. tes'!e. great many candidates Tor
baptism. hat have established religious schools
tier" In which aauy Of the Inhabitants there acquiring
Christian riucnun ;lsni tine TO say 30 In his oin'
ion when proyIenc. Is mauice>'iv opening field for
there It does no, hccJm" u O" he Protestant Episcopal
Church rt"cc occupy Tia, field thus thrown open
t"u-.
sir NEWTON aid we h.d nothing 10 10 with re.ult..-
Our day i preach the Gospel :" every creature Ills
experience had Eer had attended missionary
effort: cv"fywh r.hu, ila lad nothing I" do with our
! duty
rev Dr. MEAD rall,I tie attention Of tie House to the
stc ;a this tie tr-; time that it has been attenpe TO
h: directly before Ri, body any proposition !" inter.
FIRE ' the PROVING. Of the Board Of Missions. In lsE
the Church united with Tie Board Of Missions. The Con.
;.ion then adori" provide. or Board a" Missions, 10
winch .lll he entrusted lie entire work "i conducting TIE
! Mi..ipns @: the Church.
MI, .. :lc III. ,rmr:al Convention lie lad been
neriri vith ant 'ls was he r lime ai II iah ben q.
t.sEfrI {" uir"'Ur" questions of ih!- hi" and II TIE
practice ~, Introduced the Convention would not get
through with the h.Ec. II the Convention in siA weeks
~. DR.. STLNIS> rcpirt that IL not proposed To
originate any matter. II simply 10 approve wla, had
been done hy the ioar q Missions. They had already
| acted upon rEci. % ih,-" several propositions
! nr MEAD then said that hc satisfied that The House
Should cypress IL approval o; the action Of that hoard
Nr SrJGEE e! uo. advocated ;lc passage .! the resp
iau II, stated that liz rrI3arS' former occasion
., hc, misunderstood. II" about 20 leave for lis
hose and wished here certify Lis devotion 20 the church
\ ruc,slsc received from the liou.c Of Ehoi- In
forming liz House that they hal adopt" Tie report Of he
1in: committee isns Sew Y"rs ,Hs place q the meet
! I'm. n the next GencGa! Convention.
general Ill. scGyn followed upon the iJcc, o! iIc re.
| Ci.,a;n DuPoHT. q the United state. Array reia-
tel .cyrra incTc,tiu. incidents connected with his own
,vrr.ncc in ;c :hbor!ood Of China and Japan. lie
.i til, House rre; the reports they read In
~, newspapers rclatiyciO missions abroad. They zen
What j. hem. iore by tie Missionaries and who with some
credible exceptions. were hostile the work Of missions.
They China will %pD"~n heather, ami What 10 them
. niiccl or twenty converts:
In r,I!y 90 a remark that HO;lng had been done FOR The
Chinese in California u" speaker reminded ihe House ma
FIR after Protestant Missionaries had c"ienc cd 10
labor ia the raniUica Leland! mtsionary there would
dare claim sy convert yet al At once without any ~
rao.,uarY 20 hTu. Ia day A. were The
vlo. Island. were couyrrr And nnw the paper publish.
eel thereby the Ni'-"naf!es vas read in almost ever! nam
/ 1T ~ 10. Islands
Z rtN u. h.. -arL., Of Ia.
gentleman who lad preceded lin. ihat the reports; coming
hror. the pui prints, 10: all :" be- relied on IL Is
found Thu Eour she missionary labor has Ear out'!one
preaching # IL" gospel in Chr'N'cnd"m Horc than TWO
u one merely of dollars and cents, 20 that on
rnc;S economy alone. Foreign Missions are far more
aiyi able than Domestic Missions. But, even u II were ~"
so have not the assurance shat nation shall he boE in
Il DAY Md our lhors because "" see no
I immediate results from ihria
Rev. nr. ANDREWS 81 Va, remarked that such had
been the cIcc, in nearly all heather lands. The nis'onn
r"s had ~"rsc for year, without any apparent result
and all al once rrca; result, lad followed.
rev Dr. STEVENS. from H. own observation confirmed
the statement a, 'he report, against the Missionaries not
comm. through those Who had visited the Missionaries
'lem.elv,., were utterly unreliable" lie stated se'er" III
stances coming uniDr III. observation.
Rev nr HANSON " Ala. stated, that when h. fist vent
China lac lot his hca'lhe perfectly discouraged
fic Church had then followed lis advice tr mission would
l.yr cfI,d there ~; the Church sent other Missionaries
. there aud then great results follows.
REV Dr. HAWKS explained the action q the Do
inc.;ic Missionary Board. stating that the debt Eich Iad
lie been contracted had beer paid oN.
~ pr MINNE;ERODE believed that the mission
,-ir that were set! 10 i- stic better would the
f,ork {, IT.. Domestic Mi--i"I- Ice taken 81.
Nj SrhNI.Y. o; California. explained Ii, former re-
mari. lie wanted III. Home Field taken care Of lie
not orpn S-nin: Missionaries China. But look y:
California. We have IL Episcopal Clergyman there and
I'M eight in active service The iIr'l0d's have 6i We
.pch some $500 there. Thry Tcnd $1,000 That is the
difference They open tie way for They have their
Church North and Sor'l Tho people there wan; peace
ami would the EPISCOPAL Church II Tie Church had
il. own clergyman there.
The resolution after h'in: further debated Ivy Mr.
eros aui other. was adopted.
The cy, resolution arIJovin. the extension Of the Mi.
.ip: work " the Church 30 Africa adopted.
The nest resolution nrpr"viuc the extension Of the Ni.
.:cuary work the Span n Main. w for ron'irra-
ton.
Mr GuiOS. cf Louisiana. spoke In favor Of extending
the Missionary operations Of the Church 30 Mexico. The
door was open ;err and he therefore n"ve the fA
;o~in. as an amendment 10 tho r"-oiu'ion:
Er.oycd tie House of Bishops Tha, in ihc de-.
cree Of RELIGIOUS liberation r"Sctly proYu! gated by tie
Government 81 Ncr!c". Ills Convention recognizes in
nation 81 Divine Providence 81 the duty o. establishing