The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-13

Bishop Riley.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. I'm the Episcopal
convention, to-day, report was made ad-
verse to the erection of the diocese of West
ern Tennessee.
The committee on canons recommended
that the words Protestant Episcopal' be
not left out of the canon, and was dis
charged from further consideration of the
matter. The committee also reported that
courts of appeal cannot be affected by
canons; also, that they did not deem it ex-
pedient to adopt any legislation at the pres
ent time on the subject of the organization
of religious bodies A proposed canon
making a missionary bishop the bishop for a
diocese formed from his jurisdiction was re-
ferred.
A message from the House of Bishops, in
forming the deputies of the amendment
adopted by them relative to the conservation
of bishops during recess of the General Con-
vention, was referred
L. Bradford Prince, of New Mexico, offered
resolution that the words 1.-THE Lord is in
His holy temple, let earth keep silent be-
fore Him." be restored to the opening sem
fences in the order for evening prayer. Re-
ferred TO the committee of the whole.
Many reports were presented and referred
to proper committees. The House went in to
committee of the whole on the report of the
joint committee on revision of prayer-book,
Judge Shelter in the chair. After discussion,
recess was taken.
I'm the afternoon the two houses met as
board of missions and considered the
changes proposed in the constitution of the
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society.
IF m
by foreign missionary bishops was made
mandatory. A long discussion took place
upon the question whether the board of man
ayers should continue to have co-ordin ate
powers with bishops in the appointment OF
missionaries. Laid on the table.
The Bishop of Ohio reported that the COM
mittee to nominate board of managers did
not deem it advisable to increase the MEM
bership and submitted for reelection the
old board. The report was adopted.
Rev. Birksall, of California, offered the
following, which was adopted:
The delegates of the diocese of California,
having been called upon by the Bishop of the
jurisdiction of Northern California to bear him
out in statements made in his address before
the board of missions, feel constrained to assert
that they must add certain qualifications, i; not
to the direct statements of the Bishop, at least
TO the inference which may not unnaturally be
drawn from those statements,
Adjourned.
In the House of Bishops proposition was
,favorably acted upon for creating dioceses of
missionary Jurisdictions, and providing that
the missionary bishop should be the bishop
of the new diocese. An amendment was
adopted to the canons OF the deputies con-
corning allowing lay readers to be given pub
lie instructions under direction of a bishop.
1t was agreed that Bshop-elect Knicker-
hacker, of Minnesota, be consecrated bishop
of Indiana, in st. Marks Church, this
city, on Sunday next. The conservation
ceremonies will be in charge of Bishop
Coke, assisted by Bishops Lyman,
Robertson, McLaren precentors, Bishops
Scarborough and Seymour; the sermon to be
preached by Bishop Whpple; attending
presbyters Revs. Wakefield and Raymond,
of Indiana. and Thomas, of Minnesota.
THE CASE OF BISHOP RILEY
The most important matter to come before
the Episcopal convention will be the report
of the Mexican commission, appointed Feb.
8 last, and consisting of Bishop Elliott of
Western Texas, and Rev. George F. Flschter,
on the condition of affairs in the City of
Mexico 1t is well known in church circles
that the church in Mexico is and for some
time has been. in financial trouble, and it
has been limited that funds we're missed if
not misappropriated, by Bishop Chauncey
Riley, d. D., the head of that church.
Bishop Elliott said recently that he 'could
not believe Bishop Riley was actually guilty
of enlightenment" Tut he considered him
incompetent for the financial management
of the diocese. He stated further, that con-
siderable uneasiness was created by Bishop
Riley paying no attention to a Geographic re-
quest week ago from the House of Bishops
to appear before them and give an account of
his stewardship. Rev. Joshua Kimber Sec
rotary of the board of missions, spoke freely
OF Bishop Riley's ncompetency and financial
md
learned he had made a practice of shaving
his own and the church notes to raise money.
Bishop Riley was born at Lima, Peru,
came to America, officiated in New York
church, and in 1879 was elected Bishop OF
Mexico. He is said to have taken with him
TO Mexico $3.50 900 of his own money, which,
as well as the church funds, has been lost in
various ways. 1t is possible, if not probable,
Bishop Riley will be recalled.