New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-10
Pro rESr4Nr bPIScOPAL C0NTEATION

NEW VIRGINIA DIOCEsE-REvIvAL WORK OF THE
CIURCH-INFLUhNCE OF RELIGION AGAINST The
srRlKEs-DIVIsION OF DIOCEsGs.
BOsToN, Mass, Oct. 9.-At the morning ses-
sion the Protestant Episcopal General Convention, the
committee the admission OF new dOceses, 10 whom
referred the memorial from the Diocese OF Virginia
asking for the consent of the general convention
creation Of diocese within the present diocese,
reported in s favor and submitted the following resolu-
lion, on which the acuOn OF the house asked:
ResoUd THAT the House Of Deputies do hereby consent 10
thereof
Ine resolution was passed unanimously.
The Rev. DR.. Chase OF Illinois, presented further pa
pers in reference TO erection OF epscopate
in the Diocese OF Illinois. They referred the
mittee on New DiOceses.
A resolution requesting the House OF Bishops to set
forth form Of service to be used the Fourth OF July.
"a long As that day should continue to be observed
legal holiday, placed on the calendar
The preamble and resolution Of Nj. Welsh OF Central
PENNSYLVANIA when was made the special order OF to-
day al IL o'clock was taken up aud MI Welsh opened
The debate He thOu.ht effective work ought to be
done IN preventing profanity The poor should DC better
treated and made feel that the church was Tree 10 all
He did not particularly dsapprove Of Moody amt sankey
But when the Protestant Episcopal Chu'ch "ohc up
these other Things would sink into inhgnicdnce nc au-
yocated mothers meetings as grand tnnss 10. ,IS
Ie iOtnaOn and lmpI0t emrnt Oh Women anu s'i'Hs'
Appealed TO the chdrc for iiYlug Chiisuihlty. ~,
Mr. DeyereauX, OF ONO, spoke on the resolution he
this gfeat cOVeredby the resolution was
tIe work of Chusts Church. He wanted % know WheTe
IN. Church OF God when all the great trnnk lines OF
rne country were in the control OF MOD lie pctuIed
t uoIruent of tine labor strikers During the recent
sika AT Cleveland, $500 men met at night ana deDeI-
afolv voted 10 inarcn through the clty ana sack H.
There would have rot ia Cleveland had nOi one
CHRISTIAN rulro president gone 10 his men and held up
tho GOSPEL of Jesus Christ TO those men, ana won them
NV mis- method support of Liw aud order Inls
work was not however, the OutgrOwth OF moment nut
~ vears THESE men were ready % hear this word, Tor
thew had Deel partly prepared To hear IT, one man
had been the cause OF leading ItIodu
men 10 Christ and thus IL easier to address thon
lie was sorry ts great good was not eiec ell ny 'he
Protestant Episcopal Church, but he was sure that IL
cond do as great If IL would ut us arm ana nerve
for oaensiye warfare for CHRIST ana Chrsts 'hui Gu
The Hon MOntg onery Bair Of Maryland Thought thst
the question should be taken al seemed 10 De agreed
ia regard 10 II
The question was fully discussed by other gentlemen,
Int there was DO word Of opposition TO the Iesoutys,
which were finally adopted and then the resolution tnat
tbey be referred tO committee OF five clergy men ana
five laymen was adopted. -,
The Committee ON Canons reported changing inc
phraseology of the canon relating 10 The ordination OF
the order OF the day for / O'Clock, which was the
amendment TO the constitution, relating 10 the division
Of doceses was next taken up. ana Df GOODWIN, VINO
mad the floor al Of adjournment yesterday, con
tpued his remarks. He opposed the amendment, and
olalmed that IL could not have APOSTOLIC SANCTION CieI