Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-11

President of the Church Congress assembled
at Reading send brotherly greeting to the
General Convention OF the American Church,
for which this Congress has prayed this
morning. (SigneO
LORD BISHOP OF OXFORD.
The enior Bishop and the President
were requested to convey an appropriate
greeting in response.
The report on the proposed revision Of
the Book of Common Prayer and enrich
ment OF the Liturgy was presented and
its consideration made the special order
Of Tuesday next at noon. The house
then adjourned, having previously de-
cided that the house meet daily from $50
a. IN. to A, 80 p. M, taking recess OF one
hour, to begin at o'clock, and that on
Saturdays the session end at / o'clock.
The House of Bishops met in the chapel
in the parish building, which has been
deliberately fitted up for their oonvep-
fence. The horse holds its sessions with
closed doors, the following inscription
being posted at each entrance 'FThe
Dish ps of the Church are in council, and
may not bs interrupted" 10 accordance
With custom and rule OF the house,
however, two of the bishops were ar
pointed by the senior bishop to act with
the secretary in preparing daily reports
of the action OF the house and furnishing
them at their discretion to the jour
nalists. The Right Rev, the Bishop of
Delaware, presided over the deliberations
Thursday.
The new bishops cOnseorated since tha
last general convention we're introduced
haiF Iva
bishops thus received; The Right Rev
the Missionary Bishop of New Mexico,
George X. Dunlop, S, T.. D.; the Right
Rev. the Missionary Bishop of Montana,
Leigh Richmond Brewer, S. 7. ID the
Right Rev he Missionary Bishop OF
| Washington Territory, John Adams
Paddock, D. D the Right Rev the Bishop
of Pittsburg, Cortlandt Whitehead, d.
Bishop of Mississippi, Hugh Miller
Thompson, D. d
The Lord Bishop of Rochester was
introduced and addressed the house.
The Right Rev. Alfred Lee was ap
pointed member OF the Committee on
Conservation OF Bishops.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-The general
convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States reassembled
this morning in the Church of the Holy
Trinity, After the minutes OF yester
days session had been read by the Rev
DR.. i. A. Hoffman of New York, from the
committee to wait on the Lord Bishop OF
Rochester, reported the presence of that
gentleman
Tie Lord Bishop Of Rochester, the Ri.
Rsv DR.. Thorold, was then intro iuced
aud addressed the houee, all the deputies
remaining standing. He hegged III 'st
sincerely to return thanks for the kind
nass and courtesy with which his name
was received. 1t WAS not his first visit
to this country, and he hoped it would
not be the last. He was not 80 foolish a.
to hide from himself the fact that the
kindness was extended to him as re.
preventative of England and of the
Church.
Let no one persuade you," said the
Lord Bishop, "that England has ceased
to love America. The English church il
proud of the life and activity Of her
daughter. We in the old country do not
feel as If Wa ars in our decrspitude yet"
I The American church is fo,emost among
the religious bodies Ut wlat he might
truly call relis ious land In less thar
100 years 62 sess have been created H.
this country without asking the permits
sion of q legislature In the words o
Cardinal Newman aid John Bright
, "only bs united among yourselves" said
the Lord Bishop "a d yen wild b3 irwin
cifls.n
7 The B,uss Of Deputies thep met witt
.h' House OF Bishops s4 the Board o
? Maaious TIE RI Rev stirred Lies, r. D.
u. G. l. Bishop OF Delaware, vas in tn,
! chair on his right being the Lord Bishop
of Rochester, and on his lsit the Presi
dent OF the House of Deputies. The Rev
. DR.. N. ii. Schenok presented the repOr
ct the Committee on Order OF Business
which was adopted.
On motion of the Ri Rev. Bishop
! Storms Of Pepnsyl auia, the rules wer,
p suspended in order that the Lord Bishop
9 OF Rochester might present oommunica
ton from the Archbishop of Canterbury
I The Lord Bishop said that the Archbishop
desired TO congratulate the American
church gu the approaching centenary o
: the conservation Of the Ri. Rev. Bisho,
d Seabury. The Lord Bishop paid glow
ing tribute 10 the memory of tn,
late DR.. TAFT, Archbishop of Canter
d, bury. He had very big heart
y said the Lord Bishop, in which WAS room
for many religious commuuions. TIL,
e American church aud the citizsns of th,
United States we're always regarded will
= love and respect. He Ia gone and
d worthy suuce3aor cccupiss the chair o
ST. Augustine. Archbishop Benson is
. man of great learning, of great capacity
OF great courage, The Lord Bishop woult
4 do all IN his power to persuade him t
visit the United States.
b, Although the Episcopal SONS of Eng
land are not afraid of any enemies VIII
+ sail the waters they Seem very mucl
# afraid OF the waters themselves. Tn
Lord Bishop knew what progress thi
d Blessed Church was making in this grea
i country He held in his hand two docu
ments, the annual reports OF tn
= committees Of domestic and fOreigi
g missions. The American church /
9 not guilty Of that infinite base
ness of telling US because there |
Y work at home other work must not b
J. done. That seemed to the Lord Bishop
II shameful fallscy. Although his dioces
: had been founded 1900 years ago it was
= missiODary diocese. He had OCCASIONAL
y heard it limited that the Protestan
Episcopal church was au aristocrati
l. church, tie church of the wealthy an
|, not of the masses The Lord Bishop di,
=. not believe it.
u The conditions OF the Church in thi
# country are different from those of Eng
/, land but the needs are the same. A re
j. preach sometimes cast, ia not just one
that the poor are not to bs found in on
n Church. The poor have souls as we'll a
}, the rich. He considered the Unite
g. Slat4s the kingdom of common sense.
If mich of our preaching, said th
Ii sp' sktr is uDintsligibls to the MASSES
e What ara 90 10 dui Must We cave .her
to thegn-' v''sH Iu England they say to tn
"a mar14a, ~ will give you churches of you
e owu wiirr" YOU car come and bring yOu
J. wives apd children and the service an
a prsaenins i'll bA easily understood. Tn
d Key Ia his problem is q" /,
e a mission church be annexed t
4 every wealthy church and ~
s that tue coutfss attain IA care,
i, for" There are soms Who, IT sskel /
e mount chair in the npan air ard piaaol
Il to the working people, would reply tina
VI they would rather be banged.
g lls did not wish to bs considered guilt,
= OF impsrtin4nt ilet,ery, but when he wen
home he always sSid that the American
j. people were the most religious people il
u the world, and he considered any religion
:, hotter t''l none. He wished tn
1 Lou ~. the jEpircopal ohurcl
= u America to reflect that their Master
& might hsve q work Tor them to 10 her,