National Republican., 1883-10-06
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yention of the Protestant Episcopal church
In the United States reassemblcd this morn
ing in the Church of the Holy Trinity. Morn
ing prayer was read by Rev. William B. Ash
ley, u. H., of Wisconsin. and Rev. Samuel II.
Gicsy, d. d., Of tho diocese OF Connecticut.
The bcncdiction was pronounced by tho Right
Rev. Henry Benjamin Whipplc, d. d., bishop
Of Minnesota.
After tho minutes of Yesterdays session
had been read Row. DIR. Il. A. Hoffman, of
New York. from the committee to wait on tho
lord bishop of Rochester, reported the presence
OF that gentleman. The lord bishop Of Ruch-
ester, the Right Rev. DIR. rhurold, was then
introduced, and addressed the mouse, all tho
deputies remaining standing. Ho begged
most sincerely TO return thanks for the kind
ness and courtesy with which his name was
IL was not his first visit to this
not be the last. He was not 80 fool
ish as to hide from himself the
fact that tho kindness was extended
to him as representative of England
and of tho 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 daugh
ter. We in tho old country do not feel as If
we are in our decrepitudo vet. The Ameri-
can church is foremost among the religious
bodies of which he might truly call re-
ligious land. In less than hundred years
sixty-two sees have been created in this
country without asking tho permission of a
legislature In the words Of Cardinal Now
man and John Bright only be united among
yourselves said the lord bishop, land you
will be invincible."
The house then met, with tho house of
bishops as the board of missions. The Right
Rev. Alfred Lee, ID. d.. ID. G. H., bishop of
Delaware, was in the chair, on his right
being tho lord bishop of Rochester and on his
left tho president of the house of deputies.
Rev. DR.. n. II. Schencls presented the re-
port OF the committee on order of business,
which was adopted.
ON motion of Bishop Stevens, of Pennsyl-
vania, the rules were suspended in order that
the lord bishop Of Rochester might present n
communication from the archbishop of Can
terbury.
Tho lord bishop said that the archbishop
desired to congratulate tho American church
on the approaching centenary of the Conse-
Grafton of the Right Rev. Bishop Seabury.
The lord bishop paid glowing tribute TO the
memory Of tho late DIR. TAFT archbishop of
Canterbury. He had very big heart, in
which was room for many religious Commun-
ions. The American church and the Citi-
zcns of the Uited States were always regarded
with love and respect. He is gone, and n
worthy successor now occupies the chair of
st. Augustine. Archbishop Benson is ID man
Of great learning, of great capacity, of great
courage. The lord bishop said he would do
all in his power to persuade him to visit the
United States.
Although the Episcopal sons of England
are not afraid of any enemies who sail the
waters, they seem very much afraid of tho
waters themselves. The lord bishop knew
what progress this blessed church was
making in this great country. He held in his
hand two documents, the annual reports OF
the committees of domestic and foreign mis-
sions. The American church is not guilty of
that infinite baseness of telling US because
there is work to do at homo the work abroad
must not be done. That seemed to the lord
bishop shameful fallacy. Although his
diocese had hecn founded twelve hundred
years ago, it was a missionary diocese.
| He had occasionally heard it limited that the
| Protestant Episcopal church was an aristO-
cratic church-the church of tho wealthy,
and not of tho masses. The bishop did not
believe it. The conditions of the church in
this country are different from those OF
| England, but the needs are the same, He
wished tho laymen of the Episcopal church
| in America to reflect that their Master might
| have work for them to do here that they
never thought of before. You arc, all of you,
born speakers, and if you can speak on poll
| tics and temperance and other subjects, why
| cannot you speak in the service OF the Lord
Jesus Christ. He had upward of 100
lay preachers and readers in his
diocese. He did not subject them tC
any kind of examination, and once yeaI
at u solemn service they are admitted to the
work of tho church. Great is the progress
which has been made within the past hun
drod years. Another subject the lord bishop
had greatly at heart was the battle with TEN
perance. Womay have as many free churche
as we please. We may open as many fre
Libraries as We please, but as long as the dc
mon of intempelauCe haunts our homes tn
churches will be useless. The sermons vii
be useless and the efforts Of the laymen use
less. At st. Louis recently he heard some O
the best speaking he had over heard i'll hi
life. man got up Mt that meeting and state
that all the ravages of fire, civil war, &c
were not equal to the evil caused by intem
perance. If you want to earn the eternG
gratitude of the masses you will use you
energies and prayers in this battle against in
Temperance. What he desired and hoped
SEQ was a thoroughly organized system {
temperance. If the Episcopal church
America will throw herself into the strif
the blessing of God will be with her.
In conclusion, he said that the deputies ha
his best and most profound wishes fdr th
success of this apostolic church. May God nj
them, he said, in an unwearied and indeiatig
able effort 10 evangelize the masses.
Tho letter from the archbishop Of Cante
) bury, primate of all England was then rea
by Bishop Lee, the deputies all standing
congratulated the convention on tho al
preaching centeunary of the conservation
Bishop Seabury, the first prelate of the Epi
cOpal church in America.
Resolutions of congratulation were alS
read from the Society for the Propagation
tho Gospel in Foreign Ports
The Right Rev. Bishop Lee made n fe
remarks in response, and said that tho succe'
of the missionary work was evident TO Il
lord bishop from tho fact that both houses Il,
lourned for the purpose of engaging in IL
work of propagating the gospel A great in
, pulse had boer given TO the cause Omission
The Right Rev. Bishop Stevens, of Pennsy
/, vania, offered n resolution, which was adopte
, that II committee be appointed of two bishop
two prosbytors, and two laymen to draft
suitable reply to the communication for Il
} propagation Of the gospel in foreign ports.
1 Tho second triennial report of the board
= managers to the board of missions of the ID
/ mestic and Foreign Missionary society W
presented by Rev. Joshua Kimbor. 1t STATE
that the total income was 81, l6D,65S being
increase of $o20,73l. Tho creation of the ne
missionary jurisdictions in New Mexico, Mo
tana, and Washington territory at the la
session of the general convention necessar
added largely to tho demands upon the d
I mestic department for appropriations, but tl
c gross receipts applicable to the payment
D such appropriations seem, as has been tho ca
e under similar circumstances in the past,
I have increased sufficiently to meet them,
nearly 30.
A motion prevailed that tine suggestions
y the report bo made the order of the day Il
Z, | Monday at ID, IN,