Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-12
P. z. CONVENTION.

Report OF the COMMITTEES ON Education
A Suggestion that Church Houses Be
Established Near state Universities-The
Church Pr spsrty Report Of Minnesota
Referred TO o Joint Committee.
New YORK. Oct. lin the house of depu-
ties of the Protestant Episcopal general con-
vention this morning, Rev. DR.. johnson offer
ed resolution providing that a committee
composed of three bishops, three clergymen
and three laymen be appointed to examine the
new English revision of the bible and to report
whether such revised hibls shall be adopted az
the authorized version of the church.
The report of the committee On Christian
education was made by Rev. DR.. Cappe, of
central Pennsylvania, It recommends the
maintenance of parochial schools of various
age and the needs of the people in scientific
literature and art. This includes the idea of
securing such endowments will give per-
manence and enable the church schools to COM
pete successfully with others in the matter of
charges, for under this head it is well to take
into consideration whether as q rule
our institutions are more expensive to
parents than those of many other Christian
bodies This ia at least notably true in COM
parison with the Roman Catholic schools,
where the sisters and fathers, saving in the
matter of their living expenses, give their SER
VlCcb do todCuoth 8uC LuuS relleV6 bQ6 SCHOOLS
OF large items In salaries. The report also
deprecates the practice on the part of church.
men of sending their children to schools, es-
pecially under the auspices and control of
other denominations, in which the religious
teaching is different from that of the church.
In the Roman Catholic schools both doctrine
| and practice are in our opinion erroneous, and.
besides, pupils are taught that our holy church
is no part of the church of Christ at all, but a
schismatic body. The report also says too
much care cannot be taken in providing proper
education, especially of high order, for g1rls.
| The report and suggestions were adopted
| resolution by Rev. DIR. Adams of Wiscon-
| sin, was adopted, that in all cases where there
/ is In any State State university and there
is no church college in that State, the general
| convention exhOrt the churchmen of that State
to place close by the university hall, in which
| there shall be chambers and dining hall and
| chapel, with services of the church, and also a
president and one or more tutors, for students
who may choose to reside there and be at the
same time members of the university.
| Judge Wilder, of Minnesota, offered a reso-
| luton that a joint committee composed of
| three bishops, three Presby terians and three
clergymen be appointed to inquire into the
| report upon the subject of church incorpora-
tions and methods of tenure of church proper
ty as contemplated in the resolution of the
council of the diocese of Minnesota. Adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Morel. of Mississippi, offered q
resolution rendering the thanks of the house of
| deputies to the clergymen who stood faithfully
at their posts during the plague at Memphis,
and at other Southern cities. Members from
Alabama thought the heroic women of the
| South should also be mentisned. Rev. DIR.
White, of Memphis, who remained in that city
| throughout the whole season of the plague
| vigorously opposed the resolution, and it was
| withdrawn.
At the afternoon session, at the house of dep
| uties, a committee from the house of bishops
consisting of Bishop Whipple Dudley, Lay
and Lee, were received, and brief speeches
were made by each on the question of estab.
| fishing permanent fund for the relief of dis
| abled and superanuated clergymen and theil
| widows and orphans. The committee stated
| that they had an insufficient fund for the pnr-
pose, having only expended $40. 500 in the last
nine years to pensions in thirty-seven dioceses
The resolution of q Mississippi delegate, of
fered in the moring and Withdrawn, rendering
l vote of thanks to clergymen for services to
the sick during the yellow fever scourge at the
South, was renewed by Judge T. Bradford
| Prince, o New Mexico. who said, since the
South had withdrawn it the North would re-
| new it. Judge Prince was asked to withdraw
| but refused and vote to table it was lost III
to LOG.
Then followed speeches. several clergymsn
saying they had done nothing but duty In
ministering to the sick during the prevalence
| of the scourge. The Venerable Rev. DR..
White. of Memphis, who remained in that city
during the season of plague, with outstretched
arms, implored Judge Prince to Withdraw the
resolution, but he refused again. Then j. F.
Ceramic, of Louisiana, moved as an amend
ment to strike out after resolved" and t
tender thanks to the people of the North fol
the generous contributions during the preva.
lence of the plague. vote to table the whole
business finally carried. 103 to SO, and the con
| vention adjourned until tomorrow.