The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-19
RELIGIOUS.
The Rock Island Sunday
School Convention.
Business transacted at the Diocesan
Convention yesterday.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

/ SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The executive committee of the Rocl
Island Sunday School Association has de
cided to indefinitely postpone the Sunda,
School Convention which was to have beer
held at Taylor Ridge on the 18th of til,
present month.
The executive committee is composed OF
Rev. r. T. Linfeld of Moline, Rev. j. c.
Reynolds and DR.. J. W Stark of this city
and E. H. johnson of Port Byron.
Other changes Were made in the time 70,
holding the several conventions in differ
ent parts of the country the present sum
mer.
1t was decided to hold the meeting al
| Illinois CITY on the 27th of the present
month, and W. H. Womacker, J. Pence
and Rev T. r. Johnston, were appointed
as the committee to make the necessary
| arrangements for the affair
1t is proposed to make the different con
ventions as varied and interesting as pos
sible, and to that end the labors of the
committee will be directed.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Special Correspondence.
Quincy, May 18.
The convention of the Diocese of Quincy
transacted the following business to-day;
After devotional exercises the report of
the committee on amendments to the con
stitution and canons, made the special or
der for the second day. was taken up and
proposed changes were discussed The
changes were considered separately and
adopted
The canon providing for an appellate
court was also adopted.
The following delegates were elected to
the Federal Council of the Province of
Illinois, which meets in the city in Octo-
Der:
Clerical-Rev DR.. Leffingwell, Rev Dr.
Corbyn, Rev Robert Richie, Rev. Alonzo
B. Allen, Rev. E. II. Rudd.
Lay-E. j. Parker, II. A. Williamson,
Samuel Wilkinson, John w. Marsh, L. E.
Emmons
E. j. Parker offered a resolution that the
committee on Legislation, if they deemed
it expedient, report a canon providing for
the establishment of a permanent fund and
an annual collection for the support of
The resolution was adopted
The Convention proceeded to elect a
treasurer for the ensuing year A ballot
was taken. which resulted in the election
of E. j. Parker, the treasurer of last year.
Rev. n. P. Chariot offered resolution
in favor of temperance and temperance
work in the parishes, which was adopted.
Rev. E. II. Rudd read the finance report
of the Board of Missions for the past year,
stating the receipts to have been S439, and
the amount now on hand S135. The re-
port was referred to the Finance commit
tee.
The special committee to whom was re-
fered the Bishops address submitted a
report recommending earnest missionary
work in the Diocese, and suggesting that
as soon as practicable, the Bishop be re-
lieved of portion of his duties in the See
city, and devote more time in the missiony
field. The report concluded with resolu-
tons providing for the appointment Of a
resident local agent in each parish and
mission, for the collection of a fund for
mission work; and. also, providing, furth-
er, that one offering be taken each year for
the Church Building Society.
The finance committee submitted re
port recommending that the assessments
be the same as last year