Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-18
N1iseellaueuns &eading,
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

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States was opened in Philadelphia on We'd
nesday morning, Bird instant, with the
services held in the venerable Christ church,
on Second street, near Market, the corner
stone of which edifice was lain in 1727. The
gold alms-dish, presented to the House Of
Bishops by the convocation of Canterbury,
England, occupied place upon the altar,
surrounded by the vessels Of the silver COM
munion service presented to the parish by
Queen Anne in 170S. The church was
crowded, !, los ticket having been issued for
the service At 1926 the procession of clergy
filed in as the 2O2d hymn was sung. Rev.
c.. L. Hutchins, of NatcheZ, Miss, secreta-
ry of the convention, read the services,
Bishop Smith, of Kentucky, pronouncing
the absolution.
The gospel was read by the Bishop of On
tario and the epistleib iby the Bishop of Roch-
ester. Bishop Clarke, of Rhode Island, de-
livered the sermon, taking his text from
Exodus, Is: II. Following the sermon
came the communion service, in which
Bishop Lee read the conservation, after
which he was assisted by the Bishop of
Rochester.
The house of deputies met at t o'clock in
the afternoon in the church of Holy Trinity.
The Rev. Charles l.. Hutchins, of NIedford,
Mass, secretary of the last convention,
called the names of the clerical and lay
deputies, and having declared that the
church was represented in a majority OF
dioceses, Mr.. l.. n. Whittle, Of Georgia,
moved to proceed to the election of preSl-
dent.
The Rev. DR.. f. f. Beardsley, of New
Haven, Conn.,, was elected President. Al
ter an naddress by DR.. Beardsley the Conven-
ton adjourned until Thursday.
On Thursday the report of the joint COM
mittee on the Lectionary was made the spe-
cOmmends that the Book of Common Prayer
be amended by substituting the tables ap-
pended for the table Of lessons of the Holy
Scripture, and by inserting after the third
paragraph Of the order how the rest Of the
Holy Scripture is appointed to be read, the
three rules following: Ifin any church, upon
Sunday or Holy Day, both morning and
evening prayer be not said the minister
may read the lessons appointed either for
morning or for evening prayer. At evening
prayer on Sunday the ministernay read the
lessons from the Gospel appointed for that
day Of the month in place of the second les
son for Sunday. Upon any day for which
no proper lessons are provided the lessons
appointed in the calendar for any day in
the same week may be read in place of the
lessons for the day" a committee was ap-
pointed to invite the Lord Bishop of Roches-
ter to seat by the president.
The sessions of the House of Bishops are
conducted with closed doors. Right Rev.
Robert w. B. Elliot, missionary bishop
of Western Texas, who was a major in the
Confederate army, has been mentioned as a
possible successor of the late Bishop Pinck-
ney. a cable telegram was received and
read conveying the greeting from the Church
Congress, in session at Reading, England,
and suitable reply was returned.
In the Convention on Friday the Rev. DR..
Thorold, Lord Bishop of Rochester, Eng
land, was introduced and addressed the
House, all the deputies remaining standing.
He begged most sincerely to return thanks
for the kindness and courtesy with which
his name was received. 1t was not his first
visit to this country, said he, and he hoped
it wouldn't be his last. He was not SO fool
! ish as to hide from himself the fact that kind
ness was extended to him as the represen-
| tative 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 is proud of the life and
activity Of her daughter. We in the old
country do not feel as if we are in our de-
crepitude yet. The American Church is
fOremostamong the religious bodies OF what
he might with truth call a religious land.
In less than one hundred years siXty-two
Sees have been created in this country with
out asking the permission Of the Legislature.
In the words of Cardinal Newman and John
Bright, "only be united among yourselves"
said the Lord Bishop, "and you will be in
vincible."
The House then met with the House of
Bishops as a board of missions, and the re-
mainder Of the day was devoted to the
hearing of missionary reports from the diff
| ferent diOceSeS.
On Saturday the board of missions was in
session. Interesting reports were made by
Rt. Rev. Bishop Elliot, of Western Texas,
and Bishop Garrett, of Northern Texas.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Pennick, of Cape
Palmas, gave an interesting account OF
the missionary work in Africa. Bishop
Bedcll presented the report of Bishop So
hOreSchcnS, of Kentucky, missionary Bish-
Op Of Shanghai, after which the Benedic-
| ton was pronounced by the Bishop Of RO-
chester, and the Board of Missions then adj
journed until II o'clock Monday morning.
On Monday, Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama,
addressed the Convention in relation to the
| work among the cOlored people in the South.
! He spoke strongly against the idea of hav-
| ing separate congregations of colored pe0-
pie, and said he would sooner lose his right
| hand than vote to establish any such dis
tinction in the house of God. The speaker
urged strongly upon the convention not to
make any cast in the church, that God had
made none. 1t would be making a rain
! bow or variegated church should we attempt
! to introduce the color line He said that his
! earliest childhood had been spent among
the colored people, and also a large part of
his ministry. The changed condition of the
colored people has given rise to peculiar diff
ficulties. The present time is most propi-
t0us for the work Of the church among the
colOred people. Political demagOgues have
sought the elevation Of the colOred race only
in order that they might be elevated them
selves above the colored people. There is
no indication of the Church having to deal
with them in large masses. Only few
come to US, said the Bishop, and they are
destined to achieve ultimately the salvation
Of the race. \ great deal has been said
about the religious condition of the negroes.
I 1t is the natural outcome of the religious
system in which they are reared. The wild
orgies of revivals have deadly fascination
for the colored race The question is, What
shall be done with this remnant Of the col
ored people? Shall they be set apart by
themselves: The Bishop said thathe would
rather his hand should be palsied than that
he should give his consent toany legislation
looking to the dividing of men in social life
by lines of demarcation. Cries Of good !!
goodD He said "There is neither Greek
nor Jew, bond nor free" The Church is
stopped at its threshold front pursuing such
vine constitution. 1t has been urged that
| thn hl,cl, man has not intelligence to legis-