St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
A WORLDWIDE FIELD.
The Question of Missionary Work Comes
Up Before the Episcopal Con-
VentiOn.
Flattering Progress of the Cause of
Christ in the West Indian
Islands.
Cattle Fever and Drouth interfere
With the Work Among the
Texans.
rh. Eniscnna1 Convention.

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-The house OF uepu-
ties of the Protestant Episcopal convention
began their third days session at o'clock
this forenoon. A prayer was offered by
Rev. Carroll, of California, and the bene-
dNofion was pronounced by Very Rev. DR..
Vail bishop of Kansas. The musical pOr-
ton of the service was furnished by the or
ganist of St. Clements church and Rev.
Canon Knowles and aventer choir.
After morning prayer ithe house was
called to order by the president, who an
nounced that he had appointed the follow
lug committee On hymns: ReY. Samuel
Benedict, of Ohio; Rev. A II. Gray, OF
Wisconsin; Rev. Frederick Courtney, of
Massachusetts; Mr.. George c. Thoras, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, and Mr.. Henry Cape, of
Pennsylvania. The secretary announced
that Rev. DR.. Hills had been selected as
chairman of the committee on the state of
the church. The committee on rules
of order reported that the TWEEN
ty-ninth rule of order should
read as follows: "That no applause shall
be permitted during the session of the
house, and that present rule No 29 should
be numbered 80. The report of the COM
mittee was adopted by vote of 205 to II
on the first clause. and unanimously on
the second. The committee on amend
ment to the constitution reported that they
had Dr. SWopeS resolution on the subject
of uniformity in
THE MARRIAGE LAWS.
before it and retorted that they found no
constitutional question IN it and asked to be
discharged. Rev. DIR. Hall moved that the
Question be referred to joint COMMITTEES on
marriage and divorce. This was agreed to.
The same committee reported that they
Init of flr n
them regarding the reduction of the
number of deputies. They reported
that the change was inexpedient.
Adopted. The committee on the state of
the church reported that the secretary of
the house be directed to summarize the sta
tistics in the reports of the several dioceses,
and missionary jurisdictions and publish
them as an addenda to the fiscal report OF
the committee. A memorial was presented
by Rev. William G. Harrington, of North
ern New Jersey, adopted by that diocese,
asking permission to change the name to
the diocese of Newark Referred.
Rev. William Vibbert, of Chicago, pre-
scented memorial relating to court of APP
peal. Laid on the table, as was also a
memorial regarding the revision of the
prayer book. Rev Daniel c. Roberts, of
New Hampshire. offered memorial re-
garding the prayer book. Laid on the
table. Rev. j. JOhan Bliss, OF Vermont
offered memorial in regard to the restora-
ton of christian unity. Laid on the table.
DR.. Spalding offered memorial relating
to the restoration of christian unity. Re-
ferred. Rev. Robert Doherty. of Nebraska,
offered resolution in regard to the estab-
lishment of an appellate court for the pur-
pose of immediate relief. Rev. DR.. Gray.
of Tennessee, moved that in order to make
order out of chaos, the house grant
permission to use for the next three
years the first prayer book of Ed
ward the Sixth. In support Of the resolu-
ton DR.. Gray said the resolution Of
fered the relief sought. The morning ser
vice began with the Lords prayer and ended
with the third collect, so that the shortening
was obtained while for the addition the mag
nifcent benedictien and nine minutes were
gained. 1t was book thoroughly scriptural
and there was nothing in it that
was not wholly authorized by Holy Writ.
This was seconded by DR.. Huntington,
who moved that it be laid on the table.
This was agreed to. & messenger was
received from the house of bishops, which
said that they had concurred in message
No. 2 of the house of deputies,
amending message No. 2 of the house of
bishops. The president said the house of
bishops. having cOncurred in the motion
of the house of deputies for joint COM
mittee on the revision of the prayer book,
he would appoint the following committee:
Rev. Drs. Huntington, .Egan, Gould, Hale
and Hart. Judge Shelly. Mr.. Nash, DR..
Shattuck, Judge Gilbert and Mr.. Packard.
The house of deputies then adjourned,
and being joined by the house of bishops,
resolved themselves into
A BOARD OF MISSIONS,
Ri. Rev. Lee, of Delaware, presiding The
order of business observed at the preceding
session of the board of missions was
adopted The secretary proceeded to read
the annual report of the secretary of
the board of missions, reviewing the
work of the preceding three years.
The recommendations in the report were
made the order of the day for Monday
morning at II o'clock. Bishop Bedell, Of
Ohio, read a letter from the American
church bishop Of Yeddo and the Anglican
bishop of Japan, on the religious progress
of the japanese. Bishop ID. S. Tuttle, of
Utah, followed with an impressive oral re-
port in which he expressed sorrow that he
was compelled to leave the territory, having
been elected bishop of Missouri. He said
that it was through the schools that the
evil of Mormonism and polygamy was being
attacked in Utah. Bishop Morris, OF
Oregon, followed with an urgent appeal for
greater liberality on the part of the East
toward the missions and missionaries in the
West. After singing the doxology the
board adjourned for one hour.
IN THE AFTERNOON
both houses again met as board of mis-
sions, the reports of the missionary bishops
being continued. The report of Rt. Rev.
James T. Holly, bishop of Hayti, read by
Assistant Bishop Sullivan, of Central
Pennsylvania, indicated fattering progress
by the church in the West Indian islands.
The president, who had recently visited
Hayti. paid high tribute to
Bishop Holly's ability and success.
The report of Bishop Spalding, of Colorado,
was OF a most encouraging tone, notwith-
standing the past three years have been al
most unprecedented for hard times in the
mining districts. Bishop Spalding spoke
at considerable length. advocating di-
vision of the state into two dioceses,
that portion west of the mountains to
be a missionary diocese. Bishop FL
lott, of Western Texas, said the
feeling at present in his diocese was one of
depression and since 1888 the Northern
states quarantining against Texas cattle had.
with the terrible drouth, given the develop
ment of the country heavy setback. and
though the board had last year greatly de-
creased the aid allowed him, he had sue
seeded in preventing the neces-
sity for scaling down the sal
airy of single clergyman, land Bishop
Garrett of Northern Texas. after stating
the need for additional clergy in his dis
trict, and detailing the conditions upon
which they would be received, alluded to
subject which he deemed of radical i'm
portance
THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG WOMEN.
He appealed for aid for an Institution
situated in his diocese In the
course of his remarks Bishop Gar
rett said it depended upon the board
of missions whether or not they could touch
the subject of Christian education with a
10000 foot pole. Shall it be said" he
continued, that this church, the National
Catholic chuTch Of the TTnitad S+oto, I'LL