The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-16
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
THE WORDS THAT ARE TO BE
VOTED UPON
BY the Church Convention Today
The "HickOry" Catholics Anxious
for a Change.

CHICAGO, ILL, October 15.-The
Protestant Ep!scopa, Convention was
opened this forenoon by the II tading
Of prayer by the r ~. @. A. Richards,
OF Rhode Island.
Message Is informed the House that
ths House Of B shops, while sypmpa.
thizipg with all wise aad well directed
efforts for explorations in Eastern
lands, did 70 deem it expedient to as
sumo any responsibility, either finan-
cial or otherwi,e, in any such explora-
ton. The resolution Of the House OF
Deputies concerning the Egyptian ex-
plcra,ion !und was, therefore, not con.
Cured in.
The House of Bishops slso recon-
mended the appointment OF a jo mt
committee, to whom shall be referred
all reports relating to the aged and in
firm clergy fund.
Another message recommended that
the two committees on ChIistisn Edu-
cation and the Auap ces of the Church
report such ways AID meals as
seemed practicable.
The conservation of the Rev. Dr..
Mahlon M. Gilbert to be Assistant
Bishop of Minnesota was approved by
the House OF Bishops.
The House Of Bishops also returned
a communication in ref, renee To the
proposed resolution of the Housa OF
Deputies 10 tho Congregational As
fembly, which, among other things,
declares: "The House of Bishops
takes the oppor unity to assure the
House of Deputiesl of its profound
sympathy with the spirit of their
resolution. This house declares lis
hearty respect and affection for all
who love the Lord Jesus Christ in
sincerity, and at this time tspe cislly
for thsir fellow Christians assembled
in this city as the National Coun-
ell of Congregational Churches of
the United States. This house also
avows it's solemn purp Sc, under the
guidance of the Holy spirit, to pro-
mote, with the concurrence of the
House OF Deputies some prsct'ca plan
for bringing before all our feIlo v
Christians in this land the duty to
our common Lord and Savior Of ter
minstipg the unhappy divisions
which distonor His blessed name and
hiuder the triumph upol earth of
His glorious Kingdom"
Tbs communication states that the
resolution is returned with the fore
goiug statement as the reason for the
failure to approve the resolution con-
iained in the message.
The House of Deputies agreed to
the change of the name OF ths Diocese
of Wisconsin, to that OF Milwaukee.
Ths Committee on Judicial System
reported as the sense OF the committee
that the system should be amended,
providing that in every diocese the
mode of trying presbyters and dea-
cons may ba instituted by the
constitution of the diocese un-
ess the general convention shall
otherwise provide. The report recon-
mended ths appointment Of joint
committee of fifteen TO report the leg
islation necessary a. the next general
convention. The report YVES made the
order of the day next Monday.
A deputy from Pittsbu'g presented
memorial of the late Hon. Male )m
Hay, formerly a member of the House.
A motion was adopted, providing
that vote bs taken upon the pro-
posal to drop the words protestant
Episcopal" at IL O'Clock tomorrow
forenoon
The two houses then assembled as
Board of Missions. and entered upon
the discussion OF ths proposition to
change the composition of the Board
OF Management OF Missions, as re-
commended by the special committee
on missions. Without reaching vote,
the session Adjourned to pm.