New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-06
EPLSOOPALIAN MISSIONS.
THE FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WORK.
ADDRESS OF THE LORD BISHOP OF ROCHESTER,
THE CHURCH IN THE WEST.

THE CHURCH IN THE WEST
IgY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-The Episcopal Gem
eral Convention opened with rehglouS SCI 1t0''
morning conducted by the Rev. ORA Giesy, OF Con'o
cut, and Ashley, OF Wisconsin Bishop "mppe' VI
Minnesota pronounced the benedictoh' A''eI tu' io
call the Right Rev. Or. ThOrod, the Lord Bishop Oh
Rocboster vas escorted to seat az the right oil the
nresident The deputies when he entered ana
remained slanding while he uttered lew words ol
thanks for the honor shown him as reptesentaNoo Vi
the Mother Church OF England. Bishop iuoro'n Is
man of nne presence and strongly marked busnS"
obaracteristios In speech and manner. lie wore tue
oortnor En0lish bishops dress black silk stockings
and knce-breecnes lie referred TO the Ties tna' u''u
the Anglican and Episcopal cOmmunlon| ana paid
h,ob compmen 10 the successful work OF the Eplscopd
Church in this country.
After some routine work had been trahSacleu 'uc D'
meas of the day was taken This was the
OF the mission work u the Church BY provision o 'e
Church the TWO houses the General Convention consul
tute the Board OF Missions OF the Church Al IL "c"cA
the session of the House Of Deputies closed Bnop Lee
nj Delaware took the Gnair The other bishops came
into the body OF tue Church and th; great hls'o"dy
ORGANIZATION Of the church was cleared open lot pu''
pcs. By tyls time every seat OF the church was meu
by n large and Interested congregation. bishop Leo
introduced the Lord Bishop OF Rbch'-ttt ~
the bearer of letters OF greeting from the AT H.
hsbop Of Canterbury and from tne Society TOT the
prouagartop Of the Gospel TIE Bishop, on presenting
tue letters referred interest which the ate ARCH
bisnop TAFT always manifested IN the American Churcu
ann p.ope H., was mere 10 tnat me present Arcn
hi shop tel the same interest IN the gown OF tue
in this country 1t was sometimes sad OF the EnGh7n
Church and also OF the American Episcopal Ihroh '''
II was arstocGatc, and therefore, not htteu 70 u' VIC
Church of the poor lie did believe IT, while u does
moi for ret that cultured people souls II mas also
message for the poor and the humble ahd thi' no
thought was especially IN the United StAoS' "cu '
should call the kingdom OF common eoh'o' no
wished, If DO might, TO give ms DFoiur'h III ''''
country few suggestions aoout the Oe7'
methods OF reaching the In his estimation lo
prclen would bo largely solved b. providing fmiahe
churches for wOg<lug people ana th' o's' po'S''''
preachers. Let Iheh have churches Vi 'uSH V"n ~
which they will feel At home. not cheap pl-7ioh7' '
avenues OF Church work opened for christian "y
Many oil them were admird 'iy nued for the W"'K I'll
preaching Ia ms own diOceso,, wmoh includes part
of London there were now than 100 lay preachers
who we're doing "A noble WORK In conclusion he rrierrd
toihe gigantic evil Contemporaries Uulcss that eV vas
mot all tue machinery OF the Church WolId ." u'FC7'
The ,uurch idea Of temperance Worh vas the Uue ou
70 ppic All VINO believe III temperance whether they
were total uDstainurs ornOL AcOmmltee was HpP''eu
IN rait suitable 70 the cttcfs OF greeting from
England ~
the missionary report was read by tho Rev. joshua
Klmbcr wuIcu was enc Iuragtug. At the time oil Tue
lime meeting Of the BoLrd OF Managers II was I"uu'
tppt ne receipts from contributions we're hot 'HlE'
epnnru TO cuuriuur apprO3 rittinns Tor the rs al
Ia ulnl lu.s day, uVIn sam scale a' those
a. wen p,9Hr lpr .r yrIr EXPIRED IL wi7 con-
90 ,1 Iii ,,,r nr.,,.rir o., aud in GTrctr aud ia ID
what been aahud '"T cai ''"' 'At',7, '' a. !.
prccuIJI. bang tlH'h 10 mac thr,' - ~ ~ 49, 4,
bndIug only Tor Hr hrt quarter o' zoe t"'l..-
fiscal year AcauE upon 'ur 1h lion 3D., '' ~,
goun"eu 20 p, ,. , C..I',r All order. 10 sustain
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