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EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. AT the Epis-
copal convention to-day the report of tho
joint committee on dictionary recommended
that the dictionary in the book of common
prayer DC amended by substituting the tables
appended for the table OF lessons of holy
Scripture. aud by the inserting after the third
paragraph OF "rhc order--how the rest OF
this holy Scripture is appointed to be read"
the three rules following at in any church
upon Sunday or holy day both morning and
evening prayer bc not said the minister may
read the lessons appointed either for morning
or for evening prayer. At the evening pray
err on Sunday the minister may read the les
son from the Gospel appointed for that day
OF the month in place IT the second lesson 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 he read In place of the lessons for the
day."
Rev DR.. Thrall OF Springfield offered a
resolution that the words Protestant Episco-
PAL be dropped from the book OF common
PRAYER; also That the same words be omitted
from the church constitution and canons. Ii
was referred. Rev. Francis Harrison OF
Albany offered a resolution regarding the
canon relating to the officiating of ministers
ordained in foreign countries This was re-
ferred.
Missionaries aud MOrmonism-lndia n
superiority to border whites.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-At the Episcopal
convention, to-day, Bishop futile of Utah
all the territories. Referring to the inroads
of Mormonism into Georgia and Mississippi
he said the Mormon church was a mighty
missionary one.
Bishop Hare OF Niobrara said that 10 years
ago, when the missionary jurisdiction of Mo
brara was set apart that section of the coun-
try was almost exclusively occupied by In
dians numbering a'out 10000. These In
mans, have never been subjected to the deg
radiation Of coming into contact with the
whites. The bishop maintained that the In
dians were mentally and morally superior to
the white people. They are being deprived
of everything they hold most dear, and &C.
tualy stripped alive. In any bargain under
taken with our people they have been egreg-
riously swiudlCd. Ii an outbreak Of Indian
violence made us shudder we must remember
that with the sense OF their great wrongs they
are apt to forget themselves. There are in
whom ARE natives. They have several books
in this language, if any one thing, said the
bishop, has made the Indians the prey Of the
white man. 1t is that they have lived on lit
tic reservations and constituted an indigesti-
bic mass which the social body was anxious
to get rid Of, The sooner the Indians are
like our people the sooner they will cease to
be Indians In the past three years So4
adults and 46S children have been baptized
and IN the past ten years 900 persons have
been presented for confirmation.
The Work Among the Nsgroes-Medi.
cnl Missions.
PnlLADELrnIA, Oct. Sat the Episcopal
convention this afternoon Bishop Lyman Of
North Carolina said that at the meeting of
bishops at Suwanee with regard to dealing
with the colored race 1t was unanimously
agreed that there should be no separate Or
ganization We should strive to extend the
influence OF the church among them. In the
bishops diocese be believed more had been
done than in any other. In 1868 st. Angus
tines Normal school was inaugura.ed al
Raleigh for the elevation OF the colored race
The primary aim OF the school was to edu-
cate young men and make them teachers.
The number of students in 1888 was 1876 and
Of alumni 1870. the services of the church
had been regularly performed since the organ.
ization of the school and there are catecheti-
cal exercises daily. There is an endowment
Of $4,000, we'll invested and secured. 1t
had been deemed advisable to establish
theological department in connection with
the institutions. Bishop Lyman did not be.
lieve that only few colored persons here
and there were coming into the Episcopal
church, and cited case OF request from an
entire congrega ion to be admitted. He was
anxious to appoint coorcd man as an evan
gellst. Those already ordained were doing
noble work.
Rev. Albert G. Bum OF Brooklyn former
ly medical missionary at Wuchang, China,
Il oke OF the importance of medical missions
whenever in any country there is opposition
to preaching from ignorance, prejudice and
hatred and good hospital accommodation is
hard to find then II medical mission will
accomplish much good. In the hospital at
Canton 100, 600 Patients have been treated
and in the whole of China the number can
be rcckoncd by millions. The Chinese have
never praciiccd dissection and know nothing
about anatomy. A commission was author
lied to receive special contrib utons for i'm.
mediate disbursement in aid of church cree
tion in places requiring such aid which shall
be used in accordance with the terms OF
contribution.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. S-The second
annual convention Of the Church Temper
ance society was held this evening. A reso.
luton was adopted declaring that it is the
duty of the church to support the Church
Temperance society whose aim has been tt
inaugurae a temperance reform on Chris
tian basis and by intelligent and practical
methods. A resolution was adopted dc
caring that it is the duty of the citizens &c
amend the excise law in the direction Of re.
striction and to aid the authorities in carry
Ing ont its provisions with strlngency and