New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07
THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
IT'S COMPOSITION AND DELIBERATIONS.

PERSONAL NOTES OF THE CONvEN11oE-A slRih-
ING CoNTRAsT-THE PROCEEDINGS.
lrRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBTSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6.--The sessions OF the
Epscopa General Convention have thus far been faher
quiet not there is little work to be DONE nut DC
cause such large parliamentary body cannot sette
down TO work without much preliminary preparation
There is of course great deal Of Handwriting 10 DC
done and the weLknOwn hospitality OF PnhadelPh'd
must be duly acknowledged But even 40 the ConVen
ton gives evidence Of its eminenty practical arms ny
introducing early in its sessions the great suec VI
missions No one who listened to the stirring addresses
ON Friday ana to-day could fail to be impressed
with the fact that whatever IL may nave
failed to do In the past the Episcopal Chuch OF To-Day Is
certainly alive TO this part OF its duty The address OF
Dr. Thorod the Lord Bishop of Rochester was iuii o.
good wholesome ideas He deity brushed away one ..
the cant phrases Of the day, "preachns to the poor
when he reminded hearers that the rich ana INC CUT
ured also have souls which need TO be saved HIS IDEAS
on churches for working people and tue great qo''o
of temperance are most timely
No greater contrast could be imagined tsan that eN
istlng between the polished conventional Anglican pre-
late and the bg.hearted, big0ralned, uncon'
ventionaI and distiuctively American bishops who
followed him, and who mOdeoty 'olu VI
tbeir lives of heroic pioneer work III
the Far West One could things to admire III each
and could discern peculiar fitness In the work when
each was SO eced to do The English bishop comes TO
these shores with distinguished reputation as hid-
working man OF affairs and an accomplished genteuahi
but In downright manhood splendid courage ana Slaiu-
less purity his brethren, who are leading lorIoIn
nope in the great Northwest, will suffer III no WIN pS
comparison with him.
The nersoppe of the Convention is than usually
interesting one containing names well known In the
State and in social life, as well as IN the Churcn'
Among the lay deputies from Albany may De
found Orlando Meade, Judge James Forsyth ana
Erasus Corning. Chicago sends the we-knoWh lawyer
S Corning Judd an able representative OF tho Anglo
Catbolic Marty Indiana sends "favOrte SON. IN Thomas
A. Hendricks and old Kentucky there comes
one of her former Governors, John W. stevenson heN
erdy johnson sits among the Deputies OF Maryland ana
nobert C. Winthrop among those OF Massachusetts Inc
distinguished figure Of Hamilton Fshis seen in the peWs
assigned TO New. York. and COrtand Parker Is one OF
the delegation from Northern New-Jersey The burly
form of General Devereux may DO seen near
e1 Secretary Columbus DeanO, both representing
OHIO And last but not least appears the man
from Vermont Senator George F. Edmunds whose sug
geSLiOnB listened 10 Win AS ueloIcnSO o'o
Among the clergy Dr. e. Beardsley, Of New Haven
Conn., the President OF the House. Is wen ana WneIy
known a church historian. The Rev DIS o. II IlalI
ochpuck and Snivey fifty represent the CITY OF
Churches" The Rev. Phillips Brooks needs no intro
ducuon TO any body In which he may be present a1u
the same may be said OF the Rev Dr. ID OF New. OH
70 give many more names which tue puolc Wouia Fecos
ME: but enough nave been mentioned TO show IhaL TINS
| body Is far above the average in ability ,
Socially the members Of the Convention are much
IionIzed Philade phia Many OF them are enler,
tanned in private families the rest at the principal
hotels and all everything possible Is done Dy inc
| citizens to make their visit agreeable - IT,,
The indications now that the seSslohs OF hc Col
| vsnton will three pOSslblg iour weeks Inc
| report of the COmmitteB tine Environment oI the
PRAYER Book will probably receive nucn attention Whcu
II comes up for debate But EpIscOpal Churcn 10
conservative body audit certain that mug Ish WI"
b. done In the premises Ts viii mold true III regard 10 o
cues iGn of dropping the words Protestant ElscOpAi
from the tOrmulaTles OF the Church, ara Substituting
the word "CatnOC" instead. There Is not the gusI OF
a chance that such measure will be aiO ptei 10 we
extreme EIgG CuurChmeu Will DO gwen rance 10 DC
baIe possibly everybody VIII agree WIZ them theoleu
cay aud then, II II 10 TOIe, they Will Dc over
| whelmugly defeated. ... -.
Spgaziu- OF Cnurcn parties makes II appropriate 10
say tuat the moderate Of the Broad Church party Il
probably way ascrudancy to-day IN the Lp''to
pai Church Many OF ITS members would not class int-
selves among Church parties al all OtArrs "uuu
perhaps tell yOu that hey Ongel the working IAuIch
party leaving to others questions OF Hiua bhd doctrine
But for all tina. they lOg- 10 the Broad JhTcd parry
IN Thought aud feeling Incy TrcoEuZt Wnd. lAr
Bishop OF Rochester pIthy expressed, mat l"cy are
to-day living In TIE kingdom or common sense a
careful analysis of tue working missionary Tore" oI te
Episcopal Church shows mat II - almost cuuTey com
posed OF such men. The aesthetics OF religion or lAe
dark metapuy Of theOOgJ may p's-hi' uud expo
ueuts I'm me great cities. But the priiucs or the Gar
West there for anything Dul the gpsp o
common sense. " tua gospel there are many elh
urn preachers the Houses OF the present Con-