The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS
Address of the Bishop of Rochester
to the Episcopal Council.
Reports of Missionary BishOps-The Minne-
sofa Methodists Opposed to the Re-
moVaI of the Time Limit.
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Address by the Lord Bishnp of Rochester
Reports of the Bishops.

Reports of the Bishops.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 5.-The general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the United States reassembled this
morning. The morning prayer was read by
Rev. VIM. B. Ashley, D. D., of Wisconsin,
and Rev. Samuel H. Gresy, D. D., OF the do
cese of Connecticut. The benediction was
pronounced by Right Rev. Henry Benz.
Whipple, D. D., Bishop of Minnesota.
The Lord Bishop of Rochester, Right Rev.
DR.. Thorold, was then introduced, and adj
dressed the house, all the deputies remaining
standing. He begged most heartily to re-
turn thanks for the kindness and courtesy
with which his name was received. 1t was
not his first visit to this country, and he
hoped it would not be the last. He was not
so foolish as to hide from himself the fact
that kindness was extended to him as a
| representative of England and of the 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 daughter We in
the old country do not feel as if we are in
our decreptude yet. The American church
is foremost among the religious bodies of
what ne might truly call a religious land In
less than 100 years siXty-two sees have been
created in this country, without asking per-
mission of a legislature. In the words of
Cardinal Newman and John Bright only be
united among yourselves, said the Lord
Bishop, and you will be invincible.
On motion of Bishop Stevens, of Penn
sylvania, the rules were suspended,
in order that the Lord Bishop of
Rochester might present a communication
Lord Bishop said the Archbishop desired to
congratulate the American church on the
approaching centenary of the conservation
of Right Rev. Bishop Seabury. The Lord
Bishop paid glowing tribute to the memory
OF the late DR.. TAFT, Archbishop of Canter-
bury. He said he would do his best to per-
suade his successor the new Archbishop to
visit the United States The Lord Bishop
argued for increased missionary work at
home as we'll as abroad. He considered the
United States as the kingdom OF common
sense. Much OF our preaching, said the
speaker, is unintelligible to the masses.
What are we to doP In England they say to
the masses: We will give you churches of
your own, where you can come and bring
your wives and children, and service
and preaching will be easily un-
every wealthy church, and see that the con-
gregations are cared for" He did not wish
to be considered guilty of impairment fat
terry, but when he went to Rome he always
would say the American people were the
most religious people in the world and he
considered any religion better than none,
He wished the laymen OF the Episcopal
Church in America to reflect that their mas
ter might have work for them to do here
that they never thought of before. You are
all of you born speakers, and if you can
speak on politics. and temperance, and other
subjects, why cannot you spsak in the SER
vice of the Lord Jesus Christ? He had up
wards of a hundred lay preachers and read
ers in his diocese. He did nos subject them
to any kind of examination and G once
year, at solemn service they are
admitted to the work of the church.
Temperance was another theme of the
Lord Bishop of Rochester. He said: 1--WE
may have as many free churches as we
please, we may open as many free libraries
as we please, but as long as the demon of in
temperance haunts our homes our churches
will be useless, sermons useless, and the
efforts of laymen useless" At st. Louis, re-
Gently, he heard some of the best speaking
he ever heard A man got up at a meeting
and stated that all the ravages of fire, civil
war, etc, were not equal to the evil caused
by intemperance. If you want to earn the
eternal gratitude of the masses, you will use
your energies and prayers in this battle
against imtemperance. What he desired and
hoped he was to see was thoroughly or
ganized system of temperance. If the Epis-
oopal Church in America will throw herself
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with her.
A 'etter from the Archbishop of Canter-
bury was read, the deputies standing 1t con-
graduated the convention on the APP
preaching centenary of the consecra-
ton OF Bishop Seabury, the. first pre-
late of the Episcopal Church in America.
Resolutions of congratulation were also
read from the Society for the Propagation of
the Gospel in Foreign Parts. A committee
was appointed to make a suitable reply.
The second triennial report of the board of
managers of the Domestic and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society stated that the total income
was 81 1869, 658, an increase of 1920, 731. The
creation of new missionary Jurisdictions in
New Mexico, Montana and Washington Ter
ritory for the general convention added
largely to the demands for appropriations.
The gross receipts applicable seem increased
sufficiently to meet them, or nearly so. The
committee appointed names for the board of
managers.
Bishop Clarkson, of Nebraska, addressed
the board relative to the work in that do
cese. Nebraska has thirty-six clergy, thirty
five churches. 2,200 communicates. The
church institutions are cathe-
dral. hospital, bishops residence
Bishop Clarkson pleaded for bishops for
Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona and even
Alaska.
The report of the Bishop of Yeddo stated
that since the last convention the number of
catechists and assistants had doubled, the
foreign teachers increased from one to five, |
baptisms increased, schools from four to
eight, scholars in boarding and day schools
from forty to ninety, and in Sunday-schools |
from 100 to 125. There are now twelve chap |
els; in 1880 there were five.
Bishop Tuttle of Utah, pleaded in behalf
of missionary bishops for all the Territories
He referred to the inroads of Mormonism |
into Georgia and Mississippi. and said the
Mormon Church was a mighty missionary
one.
Bishop Morris, of Oregon, read report of
the work in his diocese since the meeting of
the last convention. 1t stated that there are |
now in the diocese eighteen clergVmen ard |