The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-27

| presence of their bishop restored TO his
wonted life and visor, and We but ex.
press the grateful thanks OF the whole
jurisdiction TO Almighty God, for
thus restoring him to us, and We cannot
but feel that another year will show the
impress of his zeal in the Masters service
by marked improvement in all things
pertaining to spiritual growth
REy JONI DAVIS,
REV J. b. LINN,
REV G. l.. FITCHKrr,
W. ii. SurroS, NJ, D.,
j. GRINNAN
w. c. MCFARLAND,
A. Ii. BESNERs.
IL was moved aud seconded that the
nishop be requested to appoint the 2nd
Tuesday in May, 1854, as the time for hold
ing the next annual convocation. Lost.
IL wasthen moved and seconded that the
pishop be requested to retain Ascension
day as the time for the assembling OF the
| conyocation. Carried.
The Rev. Jno Portness then moved that
the bishop be requested to appoint Terrell
as the place for holding the next
annual convocation, and in support
THE motion, said that AS the convoc =
ton had been held in Dallas for so many
years that perhaps, the people of st. Mat
thew's parish might begin TO feel the con.
tinued demand upon their hospitality
s1mewhat burdensome, and that il, under
the circumstances, the bishop should see
proper to appoint some other place for
holding the next convocation, he was au.
| thorized to say in behalf of the parish of
the Good Shepherd aud the people of Ter
rell that they would be glad TO have Terrell
selected as the place.
On this question the bishop said that he
hoped the rector OF the Good Shepherd
would not press his motion While he fully
appreciated the generous hospitality which
had prompted the offer, he could not advise
that it should be accepted. and for the fol.
lowing reasons: AS the members were
aware, in the early days of this
country the church existed under
the care OF the bishop Of London but had
no bishop OF its own, consequently, thu
congregational as distinguished from the
episcopal idea, bee ime prevalent. Wher
bishops were at last happily attained it wa,
not easy to overcome the habits OF thought
which had become rooted in the
land. Hence the older do
ceseI had no cathedrals
and their bishops no official seat whence
to proclaim their decisions. The bishop OF
northern Texas assumed the heavy bnr.
dens of his office with the full determine
tion to found cathedral if IA,
could when councils should meet
ordinations be held and all other diocesan
functions be duly discharged. To abandon
the work in which he had been so long en-
gagged and carry the convocation around
to the various towns inviting us, seems tC
be retrograding rather than an advancing
policy.
Most of the new dioceses were organizing
their work on the cathedral plan with
marked success.
No hint bad ever reached him of the
failure of Dallas to show all clerical and
lay delegates courteous and generous hospi
tslity. III the delegates from st. Mat.
thew's would inform him that their parish
had become tired of showing hospitality 10
the delegates and visitors attending the
convocation las the rector of the Good
Shepherd had seemed to suppose possibleI
he would then gratefully accept the gener-
that the people of st. Matthew's parish
would always gladly welcome their breth.
rem at these annual reunions.
DR.. w. s. Lee, one of the lay
delegates from st. Matthews. arose,
The bishop had so truly represented the
feelings OF the people OF St Matthew's par
ish that it was, perhaps, unnecessary Tor
him to add anything, and said that he
hoped the gentleman from Terrell had ex.
perlenced no failure of hospitality, aud that
he was quite sure that the members OF ST
Matthew'S parish would continue in the
future as in the past to receive with glad
ness and entertain with warm-hearted hos
pi,ality the clergy and delegates attending
the convocatiOn.
The motion was then withd rawn by the
gentleman who had offered 1t,
The following report was then received
from the committee to whom had been re
ierred that portion of the bishops address.
relative to a college for girls:
Your committee have carefully consid
cred the question presented by the bishop,
address in reference to the establishment o
church college for girls in northern Texas
1t is, of course, unnecessary to descan
upon the importance of education in gen
eral, or of Christian education in partcu