Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-24
The Morning session.

| The mOfntn& SeSS1OM.
 A LARGE NUMBER oFLAD1Es IN ATTENDANCE INTEREST IN THE DISCUSSION OF DEACON EssEs AND sIsTERHooDs-THE ADDRESSES AN ENGLISH LORD SPEAKS.
 The fourth and last days session of the Church Congress opened yesterday morning | in Carll's Opera House at 1O:30 o'clock, the | Right Rev. Bishop Williams in the chair. | The Opera House was flied to it's utmost ca- 1 pacity, and, as on the preceding days, the ] side aisles were filled with people who could
 not obtain sittings. Of the number present l by far the larger majority were ladies, who
 were, no doubt, deeply interested in the sub l ject to be considered, which was Deacon | esses and Sisterhoods." To those who do not fully understand to what the subject re- lates it may be we'll to say that deaconesses
 in the Protestant Episcopal church are those faithful women who take an active interest in charitable and missionary work of the parishes to which they belong. In New | York city they go about among the poor, giving spiritual and material advice where
 needed They visit the jails and prisons, comfort the sick and the dying, and do good | in every way in their power. They agree to 1 remain in the work for three years at least, and live in central home from which they | go forth to do their Christian work. The exercises were opened with prayer by | Bishop Williams, followed by singing of the hymn commencing, "Come gracious spirit, | heavenly dove."
 Attention was also called to the invitation of the Women's Church Mission of this city l to meet with them Tuesday evening at 7:30
 o'clock at Trinity chapel, where the cele- brated missionary, Mrs. Sybil Carter, of New York, will speak. Bishop Medley, of New Hampshire, strongly recommended the lady missionary to his auditors and assured all that she was well worth listening to-. The first paper on the subject for the after noon discussion was yssRev. Dr. Thomas NJ. Peters, of New York city. He detailed at some length the history of both organizations up for discussion and was listened to with close attention.
 For thirty-fve years the speaker had had women working under him in the work of | the church and for twenty-h years the | women had been members of the sisterhood. I He strongly upheld both branches of the work 1 The garb worn by many of them was found \ to be respected and protection. The speak CT eulogized the spirit of devotion evinced by
 shese leaders in their labors of love. | | D., IL. D., bishop of Albany, spoke in warm approval of the work performed by these I self-denying women and added his testimony ! as one of admiration for and intense sympa- | thy with the aims and endeayors of and work l accomplished by ths sisterhood.
 1 Rev Galbraith B. Perry of Baltimore, Md, i smoke in warm advocacy of both organiza- ! lions. | ell. Mass, remarked that similar orders to these prevailed in the Christian era, but were swept away by the Reformation. He favored | church legislation on the subject. If VOWS must be taken let them be temporary, but the work should be life work under the su- 1 psyyision of a bishop. l Bishop Williams next introduced Lord
 Brabazon, an English lord and chairman Of { the central committee of the Young Mems 1 Friendly society of London and a member ot
 the Girls Friendly society committee. Qulte
 an interest was manifested to see Lord Bra
 bazon, who in practical and sen, sible remarks enhanced the respect felt for him by his very pleasing i and dignifed personal appearance. He said l he had felt on American soil not as stran-
 ger and foreigner, bat as E welcome guest
 and friend. He should carry back most I pleasant impressions of America. lie then described briefly the work of the two socis-
 ties spoken of, He was warmly greeted and
 applaudod.
 | Rev. Arthur BrookS, or New fogA, nhAe
 one of the finest and most telling speeches of
 the day He wanted the good work done by
 the desconesses and the sisters to go on, but
 he wanted ths work done without any ruling
 rower. He wanted indiVidual work. Lei
 those engaged in the work wear such clothes
 as they saw fit, go where they wished-to the
 country, to the city, to the hospital or to tht iail-any ywhere where they could best 1 accomplish the work of God.
 Rev. Arthur Hall of Boston, the nexl
 speaker, and one who is strongly interested 1 in the work done by these organizations, ano 1 hin,self member of a brotherhood, favored I perpetual VOWS, said it sncnld be a life work | He also made one of the best speeches ef th'
 day.
 Rev. Dr. Galludet of New York and Rev l Dr. Hopkins of Pennsylvania, were the las ! to speak Both gentlemen were strongly II favor of the female organizations, but neith
 CT favored church legislation.
 After singing the doxology the assembl. adjour ned until 2:30 p. m.
 The Closing Session.
 THANKS TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAVEN
 PLEASANT WORDS BY BISHOP WILLIAM
 AND REV. DIR. wILDEs-THE FINAL DIS