The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-07
The Coming General Convention
Oi the Episcopal Church.

The Coming General Convention
Oi the Episcopal Church
PIeas ths Bosloa A1VGtiSH-
The next tFiennisl session Of the Gen.
efil CoBVsBtion Of he Episcopal Church
u 70 he held ia ibis city, commencing %
Wtdbesday, .0CtSbgF 81. The member.
ship d the Convection il composed Of the
bishops And deputies, clerical and lay,
IRON tie various dioeesss. There vii
probably bs bsiStsn three hundred Ahd
6ily bbd i0uf hundred psEA0Ds oEeialIy
cgEDsettd Nth il Ia AitshdIbce, beaides
u many more ubo cone from distance
20 note it proceedings. The member.
ship Is divided into two bodies; The
house d bishops and The bouAs Of elsT.
irSl tbd lay depg,iss, meeting separately,
bat in mosl cttts ollsgiilLi9D aching con.
currently. The lSftoSI bga.s will hold
il, tesai9EI in the ebSptl IL Trinity par
bh, Ard The latter IN Emanuel church.
The opening And SI5Iibg services will be
held 10 Trinity church. II IL probable
that The Convention will be In tession 4.
least three EsekI, although in the event Of
exciting topics leading % debate II may
be pfolfHeted beyObd that tine.
The topics 70 come Hpfor confederation
are quite bumeFOuL. Among the most
important il the P9rpossl to change the
name THE PfOLe,tlDl Episcopal Church
" something slss, probably 10 "Tbe
American Church" The pFoposLl has
already been the snclsion Of much dis
cUysioB at meetings Of the different dioee-
san conventions and ia the religious preSS,
and will probably lead 10 very warm de.
bates. The friends Of the change com.
plain Of the EWkW tsdnsAs Of the present
name, and think Ibs substitution Of the
one in popular Use i0E time in the ear
lief days in This country would better
express the gsLeEouS, comprehensive
character which they claim their Church
has and thu! the new name would be
more in accordance with primitive uGtge.
The opponents d the change contend that
the present. name conveys well The exact
petition Of this church, as protesting
against certain error, Rnd a setting
forth clearly their belief 10 the form Of
polisy adopted. Tie proposal 10 make
this change will come up IN the form Of
memorial, and will give riIe, i. il
thought, 10 debate which will be Of con
siderable interest; FOR ducussiOn Of this
matter can hardly 90 on without bring.
ing up many poiHb Of vital consequence.
Another topic which is likely 10 aWak.
en- iHtereli ia the missionary work, espec.
iAlly the tHschiGtFy for carrying Il On.
There has been quite wonderful growth Of
the tnis.ions Of this Church, particularly
in the West, and Il Il proposed now 70
add to the number Of bishops. and to sim.
pity, il poIsible, the measures for collec.
ting fund.- 10 sustain them and other mis-.
sionaries. Complaint ia made that the
present machiHery-the board Of mis-.
sions, with it, four departnents-D raih.
er cumbersome, aud that simpler organ.
iLatiOn would do better work. On the
other hand, high testimony is born to
the fine results achieved by The board, and
answer il made that Il IA not ain pier
machinery that ia needed, but larger lib
erali,y on the part Of the members OF the
Church. Whatever change, il any, j,
finally sgreed upon. the confederation Of
missionary question will awaken u great
deal Of enthusiasln.
The Board have arranged for holding
two missionary meetings in the Taberna.
cle--onc on the tn Of October Tor adults
ard the second ON the 18th for children
Judging from the plans already made
known, these occasions will he among the
the most noteworthy ever held in our city
In addition 10 these there il to be gath
sfing Of the members Of the women,
auxiliary societies In the same place OF
the l2th. This will be somewhat in The
nature Of reception to bring together
the sctiye workers. representing the mis-
sion iields and IhGir helpers A stimuli
taneOns missionary meeting will also bC
held on the evening Of Sunday, October
TIL, IN probably forty churches in Boston
and vicinity. Tho TectorH oil the pRrishe,
give up their ChuEhes on that occasion Il
the Board, who supply speakers and man
age the details.
Among the other outside proceedings
during the session Of the convention will
be the anniversaries Of different sOcieliea
such az that Tor educating young men ior
the minintry, and that Tor making the
-enta free il churches. Perhaps one OIL
the most agreeable will be the repetition
Of the festival Of the parish choir, on the
evening Of October 10Th, in Trinity
church. The music sung last May will he
repeated. With this extensive pro.
grnmme before heuL il IL probable that
there will Nv no reason 10 consider this
session in Boston NJ nj all inferior 10 any
held elsewhere. The favorable impress.
prGSsiOn made upon our community by
the Church Congress held here last No.
Vember will doubtless lead to IL warm
welcome being given those who come to
our city 10 consider measures for the pro.
motion Of religion and bcnevolence, and
our citizens will watch their proceedings
with more than passing interest.