Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-23
The Episcopal Tricnnia2 Convention.

cra] Convention, 10 Bcaton, after the Gaz@ttc' $
report of the proceedings closed, it was voted
that ccrgymcn have power to use the Table o.:
lessons reported by the committee 10 connection
with the dictionary for Lieut.. This action does
not fleet the table Of LESSONS heretofore used.
The following report was presented -
The Standing Committee on Indian Affairs
appointed by the House Of Bishops, With au
thOrity TO 60 operate with the Board oil Missions
in promoting The civilization OF Indians, ana to
invite the aid of the Government in their be-
haH, report that they have cndcav0rcd TO he
| helpful TO the cause by using the press and
voice 10 behalf Of the Indians, as we'll as hyper
sonal Interviews With committees OF Congress
aud with the executive Officers Of the Govern
mcut The President OF the lItl:cI States,
the Secretary oil the Interior and The Commits
| sioncr of Indian Affairs cVlrcc the strongest
desire not only to protect the lndlaus from the
oppression gnd frauds that have so long dis.
graced The nation, but also afford them protcc
ton of the laws CT the United States and to ~
sist i1 procuring the legislation necessary 10
promote ludian civilization by adopting some
intelligent and permanent policy that will claim
the confidence Of the people, their representa-,
tivcS in Congress, and Of the lnhlanS also The
best possible plan suggested is to form an Ia
dian bureau, composed ot one Of the ClLlaot
officers as chairman, the Commissi Jncr Of H.
dian Affairs as executive officer, two army Ctli,
GERS not below the rank Of colonel and two chi
pent civilians, all but the Cabinet officer TO be
appointed fer five or ten years, subject TO be re-
moved fer cause. 1t is believed that Congress
will afford the legislation necessary, AID that
through the agency Of such L bureau NEST Of
the Indians eau be induced TO abandon their
tribal relations become agrIculturIs!s Or hcldj
men, wards Of tho Government, and productive
citizens Powerful bands Of Sioux and ARA
pahoc Indians, hitherto untamable, were rep
resented at Washington a lew weeks since by q
large delegation, including Spotted Tail, Ecd
Cloud and other chiefs These wild men, some
of whom had been fighting under Sitting !'uIl
all plead most earnestly not ouly Tor farms and
implements, but for schools and churches Is the
only hope for their children. They seemed 10 be
is pOWerlcss to fulfil the solemn pledges 10 pro-
te,t them on their reservations, and they there
| fore asked Tor farms and such help as arc need
| full to enable them to become civlliz ID like
white men. Your committee arc much cnc0ur
aged by the great success Of the missions oil the
Church to the Indians, in which dcvo;e'ie ,rcn
| and women are checrlulIy laboring at much per
sona sacrifice, because their labJrs arc blessed
| Of God In conclusion the committee wishes
the aid OF every member Of this Convention AMI
| OF all other good citizens in comtllcd effort
| to protect the lodian5 10 their rights and to
promote their early civilization and Chrlstlanl
cation.
BOSTON, MASS, Oct. 23.-At tGday's Sos
sion it was voted to concur in the messages from
the House Of Bishops relating to marriage with
relatives, and for the appointment Of Commit
tee on Foreign Churches. Rev. J. u. Palmer
and Rev. DR.. H. e. Riley, with lcnry Copp>e
and Peter Is. King were appointed on the part
of tho House Of Deputies on tic I1lnt standing
committee 10 consider the subject ct adding to
the Book Of Prayer y prayer IN the Spanish
language.
The President appointed c)mnAiltre ~ a
part OF Joint standing committee to consider
the subject of marriages with relatives.
T Tho Committee on The State Of the Chutch
presented 2 report referring 10 the good work
accomplished in the past three years. Special
reference was made to the death OF bishop
Johns, Of Virginia. The number Of Bishops now
iu the Church islwenty eight, Of whom Bishops
Garrett, Elliott, WindfelJ. DeCsky, Japgar,
Brown, Perry, Pcnick and Albums were APP
pointed during the past three years. There i re-
commended Increased etlort IN the work OF the
Church among the freedmen oi 'nc South; al
so that the Book OF Common Prayer he u3ed at
the 0peuios aud close nt exercises Ia ;jnddag
schools Appended TO the report wrTo reports
from various liocesrs. The report winch was
adopted closed with & Resolution askln., The
House OF Bl,hopi TO prepare !'ia!"'Al Litter
addressed to The various dl0cts,S
The joiEt standing committee Oh the expenses
Of the convention reported that the expenses
have been reduced to 5000, and that a further
decrease could be made by reducing the number
Of copics OF the Journal, which, it was claimed,
were not appreciated by many of the clcrgymen
TO whom they had been sent The report re-
commended that salaries uI secretaries be paid
yearly in toad Of every three years rs hereto
fore, and that each diocese REPRESENTED III the
convention pay the expenses OF its delegate,
each dclccatcto be allowed - per day besides
travelling expenses. The report will com. up
for further discussion.
The cauon adopted by the House Of Bishops
for. the creation aud government ol The pro
posed order Of l)cac0ncsscs and Sisters nt Inc
Church came UP for concurrent action.
Rev. DR.. Huntingdon objected to the rrovls
ions iu the canon for the government oil the
order whereby dcaconcsses would DO goVcrned
more by diocesan rule than by form cs!ab
lishcd by the House Of Bishops. lie wes
heartily 10 spirit with the proposed organiza
tion.
DR.. Leeds, OF Maryland, surpohG,l the canon
as it came recommended by The cnmullrr, as
did also Mr.. Welsh, Of Pennsylvania.
The Eastern War.
A Russian official dispatch detailing Fridays
attack upon the second Grivica rcdoubt says
AT the first attack the ltoumanlans we're re-
pulsed before they gained the rcdoub. AT
the second attack the three foremost hataions
lcapcd into the trenches and vainIy cnlcavorcd
so carry the rcdoubt. They remained one hour
in tho trenches, which gave rise to premature
report OF its capture The Roumanians then
withdrew with the loss of two officers and two
hundred men killed and twenty officers and sew
On hundred and seven wounded.
A Coustantnopc dispatch says the Russians
from Mcdjidic arc making daring rcconnois |
sapccs as far as BoZark aud Sllistria |