New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-09
EPIsOOPALIAY MISSIONS.
ACCOUNT OF WORK IN VARIOUS REGIONS.
ADDRESSES DY THE MISSIONARY BIsHoPs-ABoUT
PRAYER-BOOKs.
fny rELEoRAP.I TO THE TRIBUNE.


CHcAeo. Oct s.-Public interest in the general
convention is increasing and this morning the galleries
Of the hall were VOL filed The bishops like to leave
their own dgnIfed sessions. when they can to listen
to the debates of the Lower House with their families
who have the use of the boxes on the floor of the hall
The conservatism OF the House showed itself at the
opening OF the morning session in the adoption, by
lnree majority OF resolution prohibiting any ap-
nlause The argument was that the hall Is construct
lively a church and therefore sacred This will be IN
teresting to Professor Swing, who holds ms scr
wees here and to the pugilists who have occasional
sparring contests in the same hall.
The diocese OF Northern ewJersey presented
request TO have its changed to Newark as being
more euphonous and ecclesiastical
number of clergymen not deputies, are here in the
interests OF the church unity movementa and are LABOR
ing with great earnestness to bring the issue before
the deputies Their programme is 10 go beyond mere
geoeral atitudes and to make distinct and tan
giple overturrs to the orthodox Protestant oodes.
Such oyertures would include the throwing overheard
of the thirty nine articles and many other nones-
sential features In tact. If the other Protestant
bodies will simply acknowledge the necessity OF Epis-
pal ordination and the two great sacraments oi the
Church they will be admitted into full fellowship and
be allowed to do they please IN other things his
Ia the Christian unity scheme. 1t remains to be seen
what the convention will do about 1t, and also what
the other Protestant bodies will say to IT, some
what different from this movement was the resolution
introduced this morning by the Rev. Dr. Gray, OF len
nessee making the Of the Prayer-Boo OF Edwaru
VI optional during the next three years Ihs prayer
Book is the fetch OF the extreme rituasts Its tone
il entirely medieval 1t recognizes the Holy Com
munIon the mass and provides Tor the nearing Oh
auticular confessions Of course, there u not the
remotest possibility that the use OF TINS 0ook VIII ever
be allowed in the Episcopal Church and even the
ruslists Joined In the good -natured laughter that
greeted the reading OF the resolution message was
received from House OF Bshops concurrng IN the
action of the Lower House yesterday In asking foi
olnt committee TO consider the question oil prayer
Book revision and to report at this session action
OF some kind the revision question Is therefore now
assured
1t is evident however, that the convention does not
purpose spending all its time in fruitiess talK Inc
greater part of todays session was devoted 10 me
sons both Houses sitting together as the Bo ARD oil
Missions The deliberations OF tins great missionary
BODY show that the Church ia fully alive to the I'M
portance of aggressive work IN the missionary heiu;
Tho Venerable Bishop Lee OF Delaware, presided and
the Rev. Dr. Lang ord read the ienna report Of the
Board OF MSsion which, on tne Whole, wa. rn nr ~
yatcy thathe tendency to translate missionary Oshops
from their fields to settled and desirable dioceses
is unwise aud should be discouraged lhere also
feeling that attempt TO bulld up ab eiaooia'e
cathedral system in sparsey settled missionary Jurs
dIctnns Is mistake. What Is needed, II Is tnoueht III
| sucb fields IA evangelical work pure and simple.
| lowed to hamper the work OF missions Inc Church
is too full of practical good sense Even the princes
in purple as a local paper grandnoquentiy calls tue
bishops chief pastors ttan prelates anu mos'
OF them practical In their IDEAS as Tue lay.
The re OF the board was made the order oil the day
tor )nday.
| number OF inspiring missionary addresses were
made and notwithsta ndng the prohibition were ire
oueny applauded Bishop Bede read the report OF the
missionary bishop OF which was ierVent appear
IN the Church to improve the opportunity open to II IN
/ that country Bishop futile. tor many years mis-
sionarv bishop OF Utah spoke eloqucntly ana impress
sively about his work in that Territory. which he uas
lust left accept the Oishoprlc OF MISSOURI We are
sent not to preach to Epl>cOpaians. ne excialtneu
" but TO men and women OF any name ana every
name This is true catholicism" the large audience
unanimously applauded the utterance. he oroke
down with emotion before he finished bshop hor-
ris of Oregon. called attention to the great ana sue
cessiul educational work OF the Roman Cathocs anu
Protestant bodies in Oregon, and called upon the Eps
copa Church to come up the measure OF Its duty In
the matter Bishop Whitaker formerly oil Nevada,
now assistant bishop of Pennsylvania presented the
religious needa OF Nevada lie is clear anu iorcloie
speaker. He predicted tor. Nevada a great future
and urged wisdom of planting church institutions
| there Bishop Hare OF South Dakota who ls always
listened to with pleasure, gave graphlc description
of Indian missionary work. Bishop Holly. OF lIayu,
not being present the report OF his work was read oy
Bshop Rullson The social regeneration OF the people
in that island has begun well and offences against
chastity bar to chruch membership. Bishop
Spaulding OF Colorado. told OF the pioneer work III
that State Bishop Elliott. OF Western Iexas spoke OF
his work and bore witness TO the vauaOle au glteh
by the Woman's Auxiliary Missionary Society Bishop
Pierce Arkansas, some facts about hls cathe
dral and churches and criticised the failure OIL thc
Missionary Board to give him the help he needed.
Usnop Garrett OF Northern Texas, said that the
bishops down his way had aesthetic nests to live IN
He didn't wish 20 de2opulae the religious centres OF
the East but he really wanted tive ciergymen OF good
appoarance strong common sense able TO speak thelr
mother tongue with propriey, to w0ik III Ills ulocrse
and he warned all applicants that the people down
there were not ignorant CATTLE but keen wited intel
i,ent men and women. Christian educaton lie SAID,
lies at the basis all missionary work and he ur ged
TN. establishment of girls schools tor the training oil
the tture mothers of the State HIS eloquent plea Tor
thi. object carried the house with him. and when he
sat down he was 4ppauded TOR several minutes
The convention will continue to sit Tomorrow as
Board of Missions and the rest OF the missionary
bishops will speak There are now, sev' raj missionary
bisoprics vacant and they will doubtless be hed oy
the present convention 1t Is Impossible 10 say VINO
are likely be chosen, but the indications are thaI
men with the peculiar gifts requisite Will De chosen
even if they are unknown Ii is argued that 81 cess
f ciry rector would not ssarIy be successful
missionary bishop even IT he could be induced 10
serye The Chlca1o Committee stated to-day that III
order to nvoid misunderstanding they VIII make q
.neceI effort to entertain any delegates who came hero
expecting to be entertained, although they are not
required to do So Iae churchmen OF this cty deserve
ae inanks of the convention tor the admirable ar
tongement. they have made Tor the comfort OF the
IDENTITIES On the next three Sundays some OF the
most ol eminent preachers OF the Chuioh Will occupy
the Episcopal pulpts OF tins city under Tue hvltaton
of a Young mems guild called the brotherhood oil 81
Andrew Seats will specially reserved Tor young
men at these services.
WAS MOyEY USED IN GETTING A LIoEySEf