Daily Republican., 1882-10-26
NEWS SUM MARY.
THE EPISCOPAL OHUROH CON.
GRESS-THE JEARMETTR In.
QUIRY-ACOAD DENTS, DO.

| QUAkY-ACOADEN DO.
In the Protestant Episcopal Church
Congress in Richmond, yesterday, Rev.
DIR. William r. Huntingdon, of WOr-
cester, Massachusetts,, read q paper ON
the ''Priestly and Prophetic Functions
OF the Christian Minister" He assert
cd that "the prophet is one who speaks
Ior God to man; the priest o"e who
SPEAKS for man TO God" and this was
agreed to by most of tho speakers who
discussed the subject after the reading
OF the paper was tiOished. Those who
took part in the discussion were Rev.
5. ID. Mcconnell, of Philadelphia; Rev.
Frederick Courtney, Of Boston; Bishon
Peterkin, OF West Virginia; Rev T. II.
Greer, OF Providence, and Rev DR.. j.
81. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania. The
speakers generally deprecated Rituals
tic practices. In the evening, the "Re-
lations Of the Church With the Colored
Race" were debated.
The official reports of Chief Engineer
Melville and Lieutenant Danenhower
Of tho Jeanette expedition, have been
received by the Secretary of the Navy.
Engineer Melville's reports detailed
narrative of his experience subsequent
to the separation of the Jeannette's
boats off the mouth of the Lena river,
including the adventures of the crew
of the whale boat, the search for the
lost party OF Captain De Long and the
final discovery of the dead bodies. The
report gives somewhat fuller details
than have hitherto been published, but
IL contains no facts of consequence
which have not been already published.
The same may he said Of Dannen-
hOwer's report.
The Secretary of the Interior has
rendered decision in pension case,
which reverses the practice hitherto
prevalent in the Pension Bureau. He
holds, in effect, that ''several years
absence may be taken as proof pre-
sumptive of a soldiers death, and such
proof shall warrant the issue of d PEN
sion to his family, ifother req uirements
have been complied with" Heretofore,
positive proof of the soldiers death has
been req hired.
Delegates from eleven local societies
in different cities, including PLilatel-
phia, met yesterday in New York, to
organize a National Association of
Stationary Engineers. The following
officers were elected:
President, Henry D. Cozens, of Provi-
dence Vice President, George M. Bark
er, of Boston; Secretary, A. M. Davy,
OF Detroit Treasurer, j. G. Beckerly,
Of Chicago.
The Ways and Means Committee
will meet in Washington on November
goth TO assign to committees all
tariff matters IL is reported that by
that time the Tariff Commission will
have made a partial report. About the
23d of NoVem Der, it is thought, the
Committee will meet to consider three
at least of the regular appropriation
bills.
The Naval Advisory Board met yes
terday, in Washing ol and organized,
with Commander Sbuteldt as President
and Lieutenant Edward Very rs tenn
porary Secretary. 1t was resolved to
hold daily sessions. Several additional
plans, for war vessel, boat lowering
apparatus, and rife breech loading ord
nance were received.
The acting Secretary of the Treasury
states that none of the reports respect
ing the reorganization Of the forces in
the Custom houses will be made public
until they have been acted upon by the
S.gIetary of the Treasury. The report
of the Baltimore Commission Is the
only one thus far received.
The Attorney General also said yes
terday that the published staten cut
that the Cabinet bad discussed 'the
oTln nf a nj hnT nf
the attaches of the Department of JUS
tice." and concluded that a number Of
changes should be made, is not true,
not a word of it.
Adam Hope & Co., hardware mer-
chants, of Hamilton, Ontario, suspend
ed yesterday. Their liabilities are es.
timated at more than $750,000 This
firm is the parent of the hard ware firm
which suspended in Montreal few
days ago.
The examination of Lieutenant Dan
enhower, before the Jeanette Court of
Inquiry, was continued yesterday. The
narrative was continued down to Au-
gust 9Th, when the boats began their
trip from Bennett Island.
A convention Of the "Sons Of Tenn
peranCe" met yesterday in New Hork,
200 delegates, representing 175 lodges,
being present, to consider "how best to
propagate temperance throughout the
Union"
The ninth annual Convention of the
Womau's National Christian Temper
auce UniCn begau yesterday morning
in Luulavile. it was called to order
by the President, Miss Frances e. Will
LARD, OF Illinois.
Secretary Chandler said yesterday
that there was "uot a word OF truth in
the statement that be was TO relieve
Chairman Huhbel, in the management
Of the Republican rampaigu."
Emanuel L.vi, extensive dealer in
meG 4 furnishing E,oa-aud manufacJ-
urer Of uu lerwrar, has tailed, His ln-
debtsdu"ss Ia mostly in New York and
Baltimore,
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