New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-20
MEETINGS or RELIGIOUS BODIES
EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION.


EXPENSES OF THE coyvENIIoN-IHEI INDIAN CUES
r,nx-u pRoyoKEs MUCH DIscUssIoN-THE
RESULT.
The Rev DR. Cyrns T. Knight. Of Genital Penn
svIyania. and the Rev. Dr. j. jackson Scott OF
Florida read morning prayers aJ 'ne olehlHs, ~ Iu
Episcopal General Convention yeseIoay; D hcnl
Peterkin of West Virginia. pronounced inc Denc-
diction. George {. Shattuck, OF MasSaciilISeIt D
presented a report from the Committee on TX
pcnses This stated tn9t tae eSptnsy9 li o sI1
three years had been Sl1,4l2 OF when S3'yVo was
poid in salaries. he salaries OF the dlueTeHJ
oGicers will amount to $500 during the cnsulDg
three wears; ~ 800 OF this amount - the secIe-
torv's saary 1t is estimated that the expenses ior
the next three wears viii amount 10 FJ'oOU. iIuS
committee thought that the usual assessment VI
So for every clergyman would pay an ticso w
nensis but that to provide against energencleS'
II would be advisable TO authorize inc sc'Ic-
tary 10 levy an aCdlton3l taN u Pa,,.o1Ii
n resomion declaring that 1t was ineXpediecn.
AT present to pay the expenses or the uepuHt3
from the funds OF the Convention ais" suggest ny
that a Joint committee be appointed 10 consucI .ls
oucsii0n aud report at the next Convention sew
eral amendments 10 this ICsOluuOn were oHeIe u,
but they were all finally referred, togeL3T WIN
the original motion, to the committee. The COM
mttee on Expenses also reported that 1t did NOT con.
slider il cxpedicnt to recommend The publishing Oh
an authorized pointed psalter A Iesoutlof 10
that effect was adopted. john W. stevenson OF
kentucky OH behalf VI the Committee ON Amend
ments to tho Constitution reported IN FAVOR OF re-
ducug the number OF deputies to the Gcherai 19il-
report was placed on the calendar. -
The Committee on the Prayer-Book reported that
they were not prepared 10 Iecoisei9 any ro,t 81
the Joint committee, which was appointed at tAe
last Convention 10 consider plans for securing Ior
the Indians the protection OF the clvll law' Va3
then taken up. This report. which was prescnted
last week by DR.. Dix, closed by Offering the follow
ing resolution for adoption:
Resoired That a committee OF three bishops, three
prryters and three iayen BE appointed, whose duty
IL shall be observe what aclion H. thke1 ny Govern
ueRt for extending TO the Indians legal profession oI
the law to promote by MEASURES rs the committee
shall deem txpodroat legislation suitable to accomplish
those ends, and report RON Ihie u hc "H"' Ao'0i
shall have been had Ia the premises
Senator Robert T.. Withers, of Virginia, moved to
amend this by striking on; the words to promote
bv such measures rs the committee snail deem ex-
pedient legIsa. ion suitable TO accomplish thpSe
uls.r He sand lie opposed lnterieTence Dy the
Church in State matters IN any way A1cA discus
sion followed. The Rev. DR.. John ii. Elliott, CT
Maryland, said:
The object of the resolution s to benefit the Indians
TIE BY which Is proposed to DO inns IS ~ GIVING
be employed only a. to the best process or
securing these means The objection Is made tnat i,s
s sp 1seFs not is a G force ss n r Ri SSss
political party. We simply desire TO bring moral
virginia desires 10 not The separation OF Church and
state, but the arrangement Of Church AID state.
Senator Witbers said, in reply:
This resolution designed 10 secure political action on
n notictl measure. II has religious slCnlfcancc l
have 10 objection offering up PRAYER for these down
iroddeu people but WHOM talk OF sending comm Z
Tee 70 Washington do object The attempt TO lnnu'
eucc Congress In any way the enter
iuC wedge OF know not what poIcy.
Tie danger IN tLis resolution Is nat are, for the Ill 81
time history, departing from tat wise conseIN
tisn Of RETAINING from all pOuucs We nave never
been a politicoFcligOus body. We can exert orr IN
1ucnce over Congress private capacity. Inc con-
uectIon Of the this country WIN the appoint
Inent of Indian officials has not Deen success Inc
evil liberty of the Indian is vel secured now as II
can hc by the law. ~,
The amendment offered by Senator Wlthers was
voted down by clerical vote OF 81 dioceses to 4,
and Law vote of 81 to o. The original resolution
A message was received from the House of
Bishops announcing that they had nominated
George K Dunlop. of Missouri, as the missionary
bishop of New-Mexico aud Arizona. On motion OF
the Rev Dr. Schenck, OF Brooklyn, this was made
the special order of business for to-day at D. m
Bishop Cotterll, of Edinburgh. who sails today ioI
England addressed a few words of parting to the
House. He thanked the members for their kind
ness and said he could not refrain from congiatu-
lating them again the prosperity OF the American
Church