Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
] News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. l PIFT'Y YEARS ADVANCE. Progress Made by the Epis- copal Church.
 TIE TOPICS UNDER DISCUSSION. A Court of Appeal For Ministers. THE EMIeRATiOE FROM GERMANY. A Plan to Lessen Its V0E-
 
HE EMleRATlOH FROM GERMANY.
A Plan to Lessen Its V0E-
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The EptacOpal GOnventiOn-GEOwth of l the Church in Fifty Years-A Subject Of Fruitful DiscusstOn.
 PHnADELPH1A, Oct 25.-In to-day's ses- sion of the Protestant Episcopal church con l vention the Rev. Dr. Hills, of New Jersey, from the committee on state of the church reported that during the fifty years from 1888 to 1883 the growth of the Episcopal church has been such as to more than double the number of 6ioceses (from IS to 4s), to increase the number of parishes in a large ratio; to increase the number of clergy six fold (from 592 to 3.572) and the number of c0mmunicAnts more than twelvefold [from 30, 9s9 to 372, 484); also the number of bsp-
 tisns in nearly the same proportion. The number of missionary jurisdictions shows gain of 100 per cent since 1871; the number of missions like gain, and the offerings gain of 100 per cent. in the short period from 1868 to 1880. The increase in the number of communicants is very striking, but the progress in resources as shown by the in crease in offerings is still moro remarkable. The report was adopted.
 The Rev. Mr. Chetwood, of California, offered the following:
 Resolved, That in the consideration Of the report of the joint committee on the prayer book no motion shall be made or entertained involving changes by way of corrections in the book not contained in the report of the joint committee.
 The resolution was adopted.
 The report of the committee on amend ments to the constitution relating to the right of bishop of missionary jurisdiction to become the bishop of 8 new diocese formed from such jurisdiction was taken up. The Rev. P. G. Roberts, of Missouri, said he did not recollect single case in which dio csse was formed out of a missionary juris- it's bishop the bishop of the missionary juris dicticn. The Rev. Dr. George Goodwin, of Pennsylvania, thought it was revolutionary movement to thrust bishop upon reluc tant diocese. If they are old the church will take care of them, but if these missionary bishops are young and vigorous there is an immense missionary field for them to work in. The Rev. Mir. Stout, of Arkansas, said it was not necessary that g diocesan organiz- ation should elect bishop. The missionary bishop has 8 vested right, and the amend ment of the committee should be passed.
 A deputy from the diocese of Quincy sub >I mitted @ series of resolutions relative to the establishment and fostering of Christian schools, but the chair ruled that new business could not be introduced and the resolutions were laid over. The resolution from the committee on amendments reporting adverse ly to the establishment of @ court of appeals for the trial of ministers was taken up. Mr. Judd, of illinois, moved to strike out the resolution submitted by the committee and insert the resolution submitted by him. He said there is no government that does not provide for the review of the proceedings of the lowest tribunals and he held that the clergy should feel enough interested to se- cure such legislation as he had sought and thus far labored for whereby they will be sure of review of proceedings in all cases of trial. Judge Sheffey said that such efforts had been made for the past thirty years He argued that the dioceses have the right to es- tablish appellate courts for themselves. Judge Wilder took the floor and argued in favor of the committee's report