New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07
DISCUSSING MISSION WORK.
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IL THE WEST A!

WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IL THE WEST AND
SOUTH.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6.-The General Con-
ycutlon Of the Protestant Episcopal ChurcL fCssenDIcd
this morning IN he Church Of tho Holy Trinity Morn
ing prayer was read by the Rev. Dr. william T. Orrick,
Of the diocese OF Central Pennsylvania, and the Rev Dr.
Churchill J. Gibson, Of tho diocese Of Virginia. The
beuedicton was pronounced BY Bishop Bcdll OF ONO
Toe Rev. Dr Beardsley then called the convention TO
order. The Rev. Dr. A A. Watson, OF North Carolina,
IRON the Committee CanOus, asked That the craft OF
the canon on lay readers be referred to the Committee
Oh CanOns. This was agreed TO- . Corning judd, OF
Illinois, presented memorial sigucd by the bishops and
deputies asking consent to change the name Of the
diocese 10 that Of Chicago the state ia, been divided
into three diOCeses. IL was referred TO the
c mmittce on Cauons. The Rev. James J.
Vaux, OF Arkansas, presented memorial asking
for general Of appeals in the matter OF the trials
of clergymen, which referred the Committee on
CanOns.
The House OF Deputies adjourned al this point, and
the Board Of Missions called to order bg Bishop
Lee of Delaware. Bishop spIdlug OF Colorado, al
dressed the Board ana stated that three years ago nc
had hoped ask that Colorado BE- admlttcdas cOccsc
An effort had been Episcopal fund to
warrant such a step The sum OF $500 mad peen OBJ
tanned ana with subscriptions and promises the amount
vr,s OJD lie maintained that there should be per
mauent fund for the supper OF missions and
parishes. The Bishop then made few remarks rcla-
tive to wyoming and said that taken In connection
with Colorado seemed TO him that wyoming
should have separate bishop In order that the work
might be more effectively carried on.
Bishop Elliott, Of Western Texas, gave m account Of
the work in his mission. He said that thirteen persons
were engaged IN the ministry there, al the active list
except one. scnoOl mad been Duit In his jurisdiction
but had not pros pered as II should have done.
Bishop Winghed, Of Northern California, was the next
speaker He said that when he arrived in Northern
California be found twelve churches; there are
seventeen. Nine clergy there are ten Although
San Francisco IL filled with miOnnaires, they not
disposed 10 anything for the cause Of God ana tho
Church. san Francisco has a long list OF abnornalIy
rich men, bat only has left memorial behind hin,
and that was James Lick.
Bishop Garrett Of Northern Texas, spoke next He
said that the Church doing much In Northern
Texas as could reasonably be- expected There were
ten clergy including the Bishop, ten parishes thirteen
organized mis- ions, twenty-five mission stations The
sum OF $1,000 had been added TO the endowment fund
for the EpiscOpate What needed IN addition to the
specials erection Of churches he sad Is men Of
proper evaugesuc spirit In conclusion, lie said that
he wanted S25 600 institution in Dallas $4,000
for the erection Of churches In growing towns, and
IS 600 to sustain IN the Held more eydngellsts
the last speaker was BIsn0p PenCk OF Cape Palmas,
He said that he landed the coast Of Africa
December q 1877, the FIRST word OF English from
African was Az Oalh. In the snip when nc
sailed four missionaries and rum worth $4,000
In African boarding schools OF 100 scholars
were twenty-nine languages, representing rs many
tribes The work could not ne called failure lie mad
baptized 3S7, confirmed 1855 and the two divided
churCaes have been united.
Bishop Bedel presented the report OF Bishop SchOrs
schensky MISSIONARY Bishop o. Shanghai IL was read
by the Rev Joshua Kmber The report referred to
necessity o having medical missionaries m China.
Among toe contributions TO 81 Lukes Hospital, Shang
ha SO O0U from the ChurCh OF the Holy Trinity,
Puiladep Gia and $4,000 ron Il Chnamap college
been established at SHANGHAI and cnoo known as
ST. Marys HAN IAe only proper way OI CArsuauzlhg
CHINA, he said, Is ~ the Chinese themselves.
The DenedlCtIOu pronounced by tnc Lord Bishop
Of Rochester after which me Board OF Missions ad-
iourned until IL o'clock Monday morning
Most OF the puplts OF CHURCHES IN TINS city To-
morrow will be occupied by the bishops and deputies TO
Tue convention. The Lord BIsDOp OF Rochester VIII
preacn at ST. James's Church IN the morning aud at
Holy Trinity in tho Afternoon