The Portland daily press., 1883-10-06
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Proseslfinf EpiscopnI Convention.

also in the chanesl.
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix of New York present.
ed the papers relative to the election of Rev
DR.. ii. O. Potter as assistant bishop of New
York and asked that an early day be fixed for
his conservation.
The standing committees were announced.
VI the committee ON the state of the church,
Rev DR.. Deusen of Central Nsw York IL
chairman. Rev. DR.. Schenck OF Long Island ia
chairman OF the committee on domestic and
foreign missions, the Rev. DIR. Holt of Long
Island of that on amendments to the consttu-
tion, the Rev. d. Payne of Albany that on
the prayer books, the Rev. Dr. Colt of New
Hampshire of that on education. Maine is
represented on the committee on the state of
the church by the Rev. Mr.. Washburn, on the
| committee on general theological seminary by
Mr.. Gardiner, on the committee consecra-
ton OF bishops by the Rev. Mr.. UpjohD, and
on the committee on elections by Mr.. Bridge.
The secretary read the following despatch,
| which had been received from the church con-
gress in session at Reading, England
The Archbishop of Canterbury, and the president
OF the church congress, assembled at Reading send
brotherly greeting to the gel era convention Of the
american Church, for which the congress had
/ LORD BISHOP OF OXFORD.
A resolution was adopted instructineT the
president of the house, in conjunction With the
presiding bishop, to return the cordial greet
| ings of the church.
The Rev. S. G. Thrall, d. D., of the diocese
/ OF Springfield, offered resolution that the
words Protestant Episcopal" be dropped from
/ book of common PRAYER The Rev Dr. Tbrall
| then moved that the words Protestant Epis-
copal'' be omitted from the constitution of the
church. and requested its reference TO. the
| committee on amendments TO the constitution.
/ Tie Rev. Noah ii. Schenck, d ID of the
/ diocese of Long Island, moved to lay it on the
| table.
| The Rev DR.. Thran trusted this would not
| be done, as he was acting under instructions
| from his diocese. He maintained that it
would not be an act of courtesy to lay it upon
| the table.
The resolution was referred to the committee
| on amendments to the constitution.
| The Rev. DIR. Thrall moved to omit the
words Protestant Episcopal from the canons
| Referred to the committee on canons
| The Rev. George Morgan Hills, D. D., of the
| diocese of New Jersey, offered resolution that
/ the house of bishops concurring, article of
the constitution be so amended that for the
| words general convention" "triennal coun-
| CLIP be substituted, and that the constitution
| and canons throughout be made to correspon-
| with the change. Il was referred TO the COM
| mittee on constitution.
| The house of bishops net this morning in
| the parish building of the Church of the Holy
| Trinity, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Lee OF Delaware
| 10 the chair.
| TIE new bishops consecrated since the last
| general convention were Introduced and took
| their seats The five bishops thus received
were the missionary bishop of New Mexico,
| missionary bishop of Montana, missionary
bishop of Washington Territory, the bishop Of
| Pittsburg and the assistant bishop of Missis-
| sppi.
The names of the bishops deceased since the
last general convention were then read, viz,
| the Rt. Rev. DIR. Atkinson of North Carolina.
The Ri. Rev. DR.. Kerfoot of Piltsburg, aud the
| Rt. Rev. DIR. Talbot of Indiana.
The lord bishop of Rochester, England, was
Introduced and addressed the house, after
which the various standing committees were
announced.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5-The general con-
| ventIon of the Protestant Episcopal church
reassembed this morning and listened to an
| address by the lord bishop of Rochester.
The house then met with the house OF bish-
| ops as board of missions. Right Rev. AL
| tired Lee, bishop of Delaware, was in the
| chair, on the right being Lord Bishop Roches-
ter and on the left the president of the house
| Of deputies.
| The rules were suspended in order that Lord
| Bishop Rochester might present q communca-
| tion from the Archbishop of Canterbury. The
| lord bishop said the archbishop desired to con-
gratulste the American church on the ap-
| preaching centenary conservation of Rt. Rev.
| Bishop seabury. The lord bishop paid glow
| ing tribute to the memory of the late DIR. TAFT,
| archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop BEN
| son is a msn of great learning, great capacity
and great courage. The lordship said he
would do all in fis power to persuade him to
| visit the United States.
The lord bishop said the key to the problem
| of reaching the masses is, let a mission church
| be annexed to every wealthy church and see
| that congregations are cared for. He wished
| the laymen OF the Episcopal church III Amer
| ica to reflect that their Master might have
work for them to do here that they never
| thought OF before. You are all of you born
| speakers and if you can speak on politics aud
temperance and other subjects, why cannot
| you speak in the service of the Lord? Another
| subject the lord bishop had greatly at heart
was the battle with intemperance. Wemay
have as many free churches as we please; we
| may open as many free libraries as we please,
| but as long as the demon OF intemperance
| haunts our homes our churches will be useless,
| the sermons will be useless, and the efforts of
| laymen useless.
A letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury
| was then read by Bishop Lee.
Resolutions Of congratulation were also read
| from the society for the propagation of the
| gospel in foreign paris
Rt Rev. Bishop Lee said that the success of
| the missionary work was evident to the
| Lord Bishop from the fact that both houses
had adjourned for the purpose of engaging in
| the work of propagating the gospel, and a
| great impulse had been given to the cause of
| missions
A resolution was then adopted for appoint-
ment OF a committee to draft suitable reply
| 10 the communication for propagation of the
| gospel in foreign ports.
The second triennial report of the board of
managers to the board of missions of the do
meStic and foreign missionary society was pre-
| sentpds by Rev. Joshua Kimber. It stated
/ that the total income was 81 ,169 ,65S, an iB-
crease of $22O,731. The committee appointed
on the communication from the society Tor
propagation OF the gospel in foreign countries
| were the bishops of Connecticut and Penn
| sylvania, Revs II. 9. Potter, d. D., OF New
| York, George Leeds, d. D., Maryland, Hon.
| Robert O. Winthrop of Massachusetts and ex-
| Gov. Stevenson of Kentucky.
In the absence of Bishop G. W. Williams of
| Yeddo his report was read by Rev. VIM. @.
| Williams, ID. D., of Georgia.
| Rt Rev. Bishop Tutte, Missionary Bishop
1 OF Utah, addressed the board and pleaded in
| behalf of missionary bishops for all territories
| he referred to the in ROADS of Mormonism into
| Georgia and Missis sippi, and said the Mormon
/ church was mighty missionary QUE.
| Rt Rev. Benz Wister Morris, ID. D., Mis-
sionary Bishop OF Oregon, read a report of the
| work III his diocese.
| Rt Rev. Bishop Whitaker of Nevada and
/ Rt. Rev. Bishop Pierce of Arkansas and In-
/ dlan Territory also r ad their reports.
lhe board CT missions thea adjourned and at
| hall past 10 O'clock tomorrow morning other
missionary bishops will present their reports
| Il he American Board of Foreign Missions
| DETROIT, Mich, Oct 5.
| The annual report of the Rev. N. G. Clark,
/ secretary of the American Board of Commis-
/ sioners for Foreign Missions, contains the fol-
| lowing general summary Tor the year I8S1-S2:
| Number of missions 20; stations, 80 CUT
| stations, 742; ordained missionaries (six being
| physicians), l54, physicians not ordained, men
/ and women, nine; other male assistants seven;
| other female assistants, 1858: whole number Of
| laborers sent from this country, 433; number
| OF native pastors, IA; native preachers and
| catechists, $685. native school teachers, 1914;
other native helpers, 300; whole number OF
| laborers connected with the missions, 2, ,260;
| pages printed, as far as reported, 32,00O,00O;
number of churches, 278; number OF CHURCH
members, as nearly as Can be learned, 1884;
| added during the year, as nearly Can be
learned, 1877; hole number from the first, as
| nearly as can be learned S9,323; number of
| high schools. theological seminAries and sta
tiou classes IS; pupils in the above, ,20S6; board
ing schools Tor girls, 40; pupils in boarding
schools for girls, 1888; common schools, S32;
pupils in common schools, 3l,016; whole num-
ber OF pupils, 35, ,625.