The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-04


TRANSPORTATION, week day evenings.
at the meetinga Of the BOARD Of Mis-
ATOMS, ~ which much information has
been furnished upon the progress of
the church. both in this country and
among the heathcns. The venerable
Rev, DR., Hill gave a history of his
work in Greece, aud the Church
seems at last to appreciate his ser
vices, aud the wisdom Of his course
for she has determined to send hun
back fully supported and greatly en-
oouraged by the evident esteem IN
which his mission IS held. but L
presumed the matter which was OF the
| greatest public interest was the he
port of Bishop Whipple, of Mime
| sofa. upon our work among the Indi-
ans and the glaring iniquity of the
Government in its treatment of the
Indians was clearly shown. In the
limits of an official report the whole
matter could not, of course. be inclu-
ded, but enough was set forth to
prove the rascality and cruelty
of Indian agents, and the abom-
Unable policy of the Administration
which favors out these contracts
to politicians and others whose
only purpose il to make money, and
when the Indian suffers and in his
ignorance endeavors to redress his
wrongs, the cry Of an Indian war is
raised and more money is taken from
the Treasury to fill greedy pockets.
Within a few years enough money has
been thus iniquitously expended to
have enabled the whole number of
Indians to have received that civiliza-
ton which the success of the Church
has proved they are capable of receiy-
ing, and to remove forever from the
border all fear of Indian wars. Meas
ures are being taken to spread the
knowledge of these facts all over the
country, and to bring such a pressure
of public opinion upon Congress that
it will no longer dare to sell itself to
the highest bidder.
The last two days of the session
except the final day, which was most
ly filed with routine business-Were
occupied by a debate upon Ritualism,
during the continuation of which the
Convention became o. and more
} convinced that the subject was not
One for present legislation; that the
whole agitation was made by a few
men, and was a question of taste, aud
not of doctrine, and, therefore, by a
large majority, it referred the whole
matter to the Bishops, whore it right
, ~ belongs. il gla
, The entire session of the Conven-
ton has been marked by kindly feel.
ing. During the most exciting debates
! not an angry word has been spoken,
b. and the Church throughout the whole
country has come together as though
. the civil union had never been broken
without reference to the past, except.
ing warm Thanksgiving that the dele
t cations of the Church could once more
meet as brethren. This is the only
: ecclesiastical body that Ia show such
q splendid record, proving that the
. Church is stronger than party, and
! more powerful than section. 3 si-ga
. No one who was present ~willforgel
! the imposing character of theaclosina
service on Thursday night at Calvary
Church. The Bishops, as a House
I, were present in their robes, aud The
whole vast congregation rose to theil
/, feet as these chief Pastors entered
led by the Presiding Bishop. 1t is the
. first time that the House has thus
attended, and on this occasion wa,
read the first Pastoral Letter that has
: been prepared since 1859. | presume
you will see a copy of it, but you viii
; miss the solemnity that was adj led tt
its words by the trembling accents o.
. the venerable reader, Bishop Smith
of Kentucky, the Presiding Bishop
> Thus has closed a convention
which. like the Lambeth Council
will be remarkable for n thing, al
} least, viz, that in the face of the
| greatest pressure brought by some oil
J Its members, and by the great public
upon all, it has refrained from legis.
lation in matters which are not ready
for law, by a simple explanation
clearing some obscure points of can
: non law. And all who had the hon
or of attending this General -Conven
ton, will ever remember the pleasan
intercourse of brethren, and will have
new confidence in the growing power
of the church. G.