, 1880-10-12
CHURCH DlGNITAR1ES.
Continued Sessions Of the Gen.
erai Episcopal Convention
at New York.
Tic New English Revision of the
Observation-Disclosures
Property. r-
Appointments Maae by the FREQ
Methodiat: Conference at
uv.".. Ftecport, Ill.

ri1r EPISCOPAL. C0SvESTION.
FHw' 3oRK, Oct. 1l.-1n tho House Of Dept.
lids lr fhb Protestant Episcopal General convet,-
uon shIs mori,lng tile 1tcv. Dr. johnson ofcrcd a
rcao1ntion providing TINT committee. conf
posed Ut three bishops, three cIcrKymen. md
three aymcn, be appointed 10 cxn,nlnu the New
I:ngIl4h revision, or tho Bible mud 10 report
whether such revIaHt Dtblo shall be adopted as
tho uuthor[zctl version Of tho Church.
The rrpert ur tho ConitHittto on Christian Ef-
urntion was tnAtIe BY tic Nov. DR.. Cnppcr, of
Central Pennsylvania. 1t recommends tho malt-
tcnnnce ot pnrochIni schools Of various grades.
commensurate with tho dctnands 1T the uKe and
needs OF the people, III sctehce. literature. and
art. rhls Includes, Tho idea OF securing such
en3owtneMts M will give pertnRnenre nnd
cnMblc the Church schools to oofnrete
successfully with others In tho matter
Of charges, fur Under this head It Is
we'll to tnke lntn consideration whether
aRn rule our institutions are mnru oxpcnsve to
pupils thnn those OF many other Christian
btH1les. This Il at lenst notably wlHe In com.
parison with tho ltomnn Catholic schoofs whcrc
Sfsters and Fathers, sAvc In tho m1ttcr of thor
living expenses. glye tholr services as teachers
md guardians and thus reltcvo tho echot's ot Il
large Item IN salarles. Tho report niso deprc-
cates tho prurtice on tho part Of church.nen Of
sending tteIr children to schools Bpecicnlly utl-
der tho iuRpiccs and control OF other dennmIna-
tiots, Ia which religious teaching is different
from thnt Ut tho Episcopal Church. In llunan
Catholic seho0ls both tuGtrlne ind practice arc
In our upHiUn erroneous, and besides, people
nrc taught TINT our holy Church ia no pnrt Of tho
ChartA Of Christ nt all, bit n scbismatic bndy.
The report also kAys too mnch cnre cannot 10
takcn iii providing proper cducatfo,s, especially
Of II high order, fur girls, Tho report and sug-
gcssotx were adopted.
4 resolution by tho Rev. DR.. Adams, Of Wis
consln. WINS n'optcl that, In MI cases where
there Is, II, any !tate, a Stnto University. and
thero Ia no church college In that State. tho
General Convention exhurt tho cburchmen Of
that Stutc to place clt,se by the University al
in which there shall be chambers and n dining
lali and chupcl, with tho services of tho Church.
mud als0 President md ono or n,nre tutors for
students WIN tnuy choose tn reside there. anu be
ut tho sasno tme members Of the University.
Judge Wlh1er, Of Minnesota. offered n rcsolu-
tton tAut Joint commission composel Of threo
fllshoits. three rresbyters, and three Ryinoh De
nppotntcl to inquire Into md relnrt unon the
~ vsela,oa s ths aoansl i" of tae D'u:sss q q
Thr jtev. Mr. Wsreii, Of Mississippi, offered
rgsl',ton einno!yinK M Tue tnn,ks Ct shs nIse
fully ut their posis durlng t.,i plague In Mem.
pills and other Southern G!tIes.
4 snc,lner frn1u AinluHnt Thought the heroic
The Key. Dr. White, Of Memphis wllu re-
ulalned H. tl,at city tt,1uRout tho w.,oIv season
r tho plnEne, vigorously opposed tho resolu-
AZ the afternoon session nf the House q
Deputies G9nsln!te,e t ,9t.. from The 'Gass % of
Lny, md Leo were reccIvetl. and brset speeches
nude by each ou tho question Of estahlishlngn =
sunsr.lllluuted eIersyinrs, and tlo!r widows md
orphans. Tho Committee stmteti that they hau
81 sYe s f9f 'o t1s st o ;eats ys y
pensions III thlrty.xcylH liHCescs.