Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-10
Tie Episcopal Trienmial Convention.

eral T1iennial Con7cntion 10 Boston the Com
mittee Oh the Admission of New Docesea, 10
whom vas referred the memorial from the Do
cese Of Virginia, asking for the consent of the
General Convention to the CITATION OF new
diocese within the present diocese, reported 10
its favor a1d submitted the following resolution.
Oh which tbs action OF the House was asked
Resolved, That the House OF Deputies do
hereby consent TO the ereceoo ot the said new
diocese, to consist o! the territory Of the State
Of West virginia, according to the State lines
Thereof.
The resolution was passed unanimously.
Rev. DR.. Chase, of Illinois, presented further
Eapcrs 10 reference to the erection Of two Jew
episcopales 10 the Diocese Of IIioois. They
we're referred to the Committee on New Do
c1sts.
The committee to whom was referred the pc
tlun OF the Bishop White Prayer Book So
cl5ty reported that il is ineSpcdlcut at this time
u rescn the. order forbiddlng the binolog Of
III, hyEa book with the Book of Common
Prayer. Tbs resolution vas Placed upon the
calendar.
\ resolution requesting The House Of Bishops
II 81 forth tor:u oi serve: 10 De used 90 the
Eantth ni July as long a. that day should con
,iaue to b. observed as legal holiday was
placed on the calendar.
The preamble and resolution Of Nj. Welsh,
Of Central Pcnusy!yaDia, for provision to Sc
cure individual work for the formation OF adult
Bible classes the formation Of sl,tcrhOodj and
brotherhouds aud the establishment oil more
varied services, which was made The special
order for 10 day at Ii clock, was taken up,
aud Mr.. Welsh opcued the debate. lie thought
more effective work ought to be done 10 pre-
vcnliog profanity. The poor should b. better
treated and made t. feel that th, Church was
free Ia all. lie cid not particularly disapprove
OF Moody aud Sankey But when tie Episco-
pa Church woke up these other thing would
sink into iosisniicarcs. lie advocated moth
ors' uettops SO graul lhiog+ FOR the rel
ormaticn aud improvement Ct Eomeo, aud
strongly appealed t. the Church ior living
Christianity.
NJ. pevcrcaux, OF Ohio, spoke Oh the RESP
) luton lie thought that the great work Gov
cred B., the resolution WAS the work OF Christ 5
, Church. lie waited 10 know where the Church
Of tod was wheu all the great trunk lines OF
the country were 10 the control OF mob. lie
pictured the movement Of the labor strikers.
During the rCcaot strike at Cleveland two thou
, sabd i've hundred men met at Dig ut and deIio,
etaIe.y waited to march through the city aod
sack it. There would have been riot 10 Ceye-
land had ~, ooc Christian railroad President
gouc 10 his mtn and held up the gospel OF
Jesus Christ 10 those men, aud Won them ty
, this m:thGi 70 the support Of law AID order.
This work was not, however, the 0utgroHth OF
moment, but Of years. These men were ready
to hear this word, for they had been partly pre-
rarcl to hear it. Olc mans conversion had
been the cause Of Iaadlog twenty thousand raj!
road mcn 10 Christ, aud thus it was easier TO
address them. lie WAS sorry this great good
was uot effected by the Episcopal Church, bu!
he was sure that it could do as great work II II
Houll life it's arm and nerve for offensive var
fare for Christ ADD Christ 5 Church.
Hon. Montgomery Blair, OF Maryland,
thought THAI the question should be taken, rs
ali seemed to be agreed 10 regard to Il.
Mr. Whitile OF Georgia. said that he VAS 10,
tcrcs.ed 10 this question, but be vas Interested
in way different from the rest. lie wanted
u see the object provided Tor 10 Mr.. Welsh :
resolutions carried out among the Southern ne.
proes. lie did not sec why this Church could
not d. Is we'll as the Roman Catholic Church
and the Methods; Church 10 missionary work
among the negroes.
The resolution, were finally a1ortc1 by tie
House, and then the Resolution thas they be re
!errcl to the committee o. five cIaIagmen and
tiGe Iaymon was adopted
Inc CONG ittee on Canons reported changing
the phraseoogy OF the ca10n relating 10 the or
dina,ion OF clereymen.
The amendment to the Constitution relating
TO the division OF dl0ces2s, WAS oe1! taxed up
AID discussed.
1T the meeting Of the Episcopal Board o.:
Missi0os the Domestic Committee submitted
draft OF bill 70 cooter upon torego aod do.
nestle n ssionary societies the same right 10
property 10 missionary Jurisdiction as those con.
ferrcd in New York By the Legislature CT that
State 10 connection With this the cola mttce
reported & resolution requesting missionary
bishops 10 cndeav0r to secure the passage c!
bill ID that effect by The Legislatures OF the dit.
fcrcat Sta.es and b. Congress, it need BE-, upon
which ac!lo0 was deferred
At:r the trieaoia. meeting OF the EVaogeN
!, ca! knowledge Society, two prominent causes OF
the comparative inactivity OF the Society were
shown 10 be the financial embarrassment Of the
couatrg and tie unsettled policy Of the Society.
Bishop Hall made an argument against so
called IllusSm as practlc:d and said that IN
his opinion, 10 considering the future policy
Of the Socety, it would BE- we'll to attack this
error.
Bishop I.cc Of Delaware, said that the grow
lux UouSGIUus tCDucDty " ClIoI VI VIC Suuleu
is eceies:astcism, and stated that It was bec3m-
ing hardly inferior tc thar OF the Church Of
Rome.
BosT0S, Ocf. lO--1n the Episcopal General
Convention day Rev. DR.. Hspckcl, Of Va,
presented a favorable report OF the Com
mittee on New Dloccses ID The memorial OF the
Bishop Of the diocese Of Illinois, for the foTma.
ton Of two new dlocescs.
The report was made the order Of the day.
\ resolution was offered that delegates TO the
uext convention be instructed to bring to the
attention Of the convention thequeSton whether
it be not possible to so adopt methods OF the
Board Of Missions to the wants OF our times as
to secure to tic mission Torkmen devoted *
cusi7cIg 10 the work Of evangelizing.
The Iowa Elections.
DUBUQUE. Iowa, Oct l0-1 o'clock q. NJ
AZ h. headquarters of the Republican State
Central Committee very meagre rcturns have
been received Of the election IN the State. The
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