New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MISSIONS OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
EFFORTS TO THr GENERAL C0NvFNTIoN sITIIN"

REPORTS TO THF GENERAL CONVENTION s'i4i>"
A. 1nr BOARD OF MISSIONS.
Tho Uousc of Bishops and the House of Deputies
OF the Episcopal General Conyenuoni met VeSIT1, o
day IN io,nt session rs Board oil MISSIONS INC
session was opencl at $3.50 a. IN, win morn Rnv
s. Briamin franklin. of New-Jersev, and the Key
+ win A. Dalrymple, o! Mary anu taxing PAY.
Al er the cOnclui i'm OF me services Sno n h
Lee occupied the seat al lis night whlIe lreSI.
Jcnt Bearislev. OF tic liOuSe of Depu'IeS' Sat
nj his Lif Seated on the platform were IS SHOP
CottcriU, Bishop Herzog. the Rev; DIR. Il. {. fo'-
ter the Rev. Or. IwnC, secretary 81 lne C'nn ,loo
for Domestic Missions the Rev; joshua kmbeI'
secretary of the Committee tor Foreign MiSslo'S'
and the various missionary bishops VINO were 10 al
dress the Board in the course OF the day mere
were many DEPUTIES and bishops present ana the
IoVter mart of 1he church was well filled
The galleries were also comfortably Occupeu,
though fully scven-cichths OF those present "ei0
Alter the opening service Bishop Smith made
few remarks. pressing upon MS hearers
the claims Of me ee ,, e@nSe OF the Domes
tie and Foreign NJ sslonary Sncie was men le ,
hv DIR. Potter The receipts OF the Cohlinlictt ",
D,mesic Missions DUNG the last three Years htVe
been SOS. 300 81: the expenditures, 1908. 81.
There have been pa missionaries at WORK dur,ts
tin list wear among Whlte peopi 40 n,V tere o' n,
one Chinese missionary. The REGENTS OF the Coli-
mttcc on Forlg Missions, during the same nerioo'
nave been $l50G5S GG; and the eX.ehdltHieS'
gI571O7 IS. Ihe principal stations III fTelgn
com rcs are IN Greece, Africa, China, j lpn h'NIl
and Mexico There are IN all ol tae'o coun re- 10
ordained workers. $50 uuoTdained workers, ~ c.u,
lidatcs and nos uautS tor hOlV orders, and 4,'''
commun cantS. he report recommended me adop-
non o. so1ue rood Svs EN- the COLLECTION Il iuhGS
tor ,n,s>inrory work Extended reports of tine con-
mttees appointed by the Board oil Md'asoas
ON do cstIc and foreign missions were
d;stributel through the church. tneSe ShoWt"
tbnf ON The whllc Ire rnlssion work of the church
wasin roor condition financially.
I ne remainder of the day session was deN"'tu W
hearing tbe reports OF tte various missionary
shops Bishop Garrison. representing Nt9Ia' "a
aud Dakota, was the ifSt to addf s. the bo"u' ne
sald
vnenI went West fifteen years ago thcre we're
rburclcs 200 comma iuts. ana so 900 PERSONS huN
t aud coo 600 p.r.ons urr. The value e. the
eSnfch property - S25J00O. and tueIc arr no deht.
IhIs country has hd e VOL. eraI grown. l4ltE
fbcusand o. hOuscs we're erected IN N"1ri'ha Nho pd
kotl 1879. Yet We are even s3'ooo 10 carr ,u
pur work jnere. There are iWo Itins> " h,td ai'cu
lazy. The first Is wei org,Iz 81 e"ufy['u u."T SO
have Indians or MoruohS uI!rr 'u'u cary, '' ,'
lo cet money ca. ily But tnoSc who nave phhh W"'S
lave haId wo X CD build their churches 4ac second
'lIuc needed rs that district sHoud nave Hsh0t
GIVE every Territory bishop oil Us ""h'
The Rev DIR. Williams, OF Georgia, in the absence
of the ,Isslonarv bishop OF Lerdo. read the report
fir Io rr,}o This stated that the prospects OF the
mission there are more encouraging IMAM lhty nave
ever been before. Bishop iuttlr, 81 Montana pre-
rented ms report next. lie sad, Ia part:
When Dr.i went West fl wears dgo, found one
church, 40 minister aud Ght com nualcalIs ~ lua o.
.3.b nv CIT raorc are Their clurcues - cior-
rvmen 81 commandments. ana I"cish Scu"oiS Wh'iie
yne HE sons OF MOrnOLs are being Trained ever! day
% be loyal D'lzens.
Bishop Morris of Oregon, said that when he went
We,r. twe.ve years a"o. BE found hlne cef3!lh"h
md eleven cadrclcs IN his district. Now there are
iwenty-oue churches there TWENTY-FIVE cler@yMen;
thirteen paTsOnagyS ana three schools, mere "oV
children are traiucd. A. Portland there Is hospital
ryLIch is the only hospital managed by IFoeStautS
On The Pacific slope. Bishop Morris thoug3t hls
district needed five missionaries, sever al uei-
,oncsscS TO take charge OF the hoNna az, ana
Sos 900 Bishop Whitaker. of Nevada PIE
sented his report next. He sald th't nc
represented a generous people. The churca
pr,p'rtv IN Nevada ooo was fa.nfu ,a a, a,
rbnrch.s and rec ores; $4,000 of this sum mad
been giycn by the poOlle of N-vada His district
needed two " three more MISSIONARIES ana some
money 10 help pay of the debt which had been con-
tracted to establish the girls school at Reno aud u
found scholarship for this school; Bishop
Hare Of NoOr Jtc, de aGd tod 'n What co.'s is
needs we're He sand that the dian BOYS were
taught at the schools particularly how to WORK. 50
Mat they would be able to support themselves.
Bishop Spaudug presented gioWi = reloil " IiIr
eondltion OF Colorado also of New-heXco, over
Mhch be now has JURISDICTION, pne ff H Oh ', n1
PhIadclpula Bishop EliIotC. OF western Texas,
ipoke next Some of hls remarks were as follows:
Iougntto speak, Isuppose OF the area OF IeXaf hrs
Bur question OF area has tragic lnteI5t 9r tteln
Il means mat they shall give mp all the pleasures aud
,omTorts " civinzed lie. Well there are 10000 square
miles M Western Texas. The population 81 ms cOuh
IrV mas Increased o. per cont since 1870 tue mum
Der OF the COMMITMENTS OF the chuieh nus
increased 10 per cent more than this But have TIE
almost con einqt for lscs. Can cou realize from
them the story a. the sGiscrns " cost 10 obtain tuls m
rre3srf When To IeXaS. round that hOfth
of a small Town WI ch sixtyhve miles from tue
sc,sr thee was only chapel That occupied Dy
coIony OF pigeons Spi | tcl you now ibe CAufch OF
Corpus Chrlsl bulii There was buiidIuS
sbere whic, WIG used as 4 theatre during the week and
as church on sunday. II WAS ma ke nal hY night
theatre lbs appointment. and cIurc9 10y chance one
sunday the clergyman opened The Bi0le 10 the mrs
essou aud there he found PACK OF cAdS. ne
,nnwcd them TO the congregation, WhlcH deC.uci
that this not suitable "a 'iulh3 III
winch 10 ho'd religious services. lhSF theii
or to woik 10 build church. and red 10 show IA III
how 10 do II without running IN debt The NeStY III
,is eli ON sfcepe however, and this idNafY ran up u
All, Of 81 = 600 what we need IN Western 1cXis now
Is more men AMI more money. " More men and more
Is the slogan Of the missionary bshOp
Bishop Garrett Of Northern Texas and bishop
penick of Cape PalmIs were then listened TO.