Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-09
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Joint Com mtttee ON the Revision O
the Proyer.BO0k-BO1rd Of Missions
Etc.


In the house of deputies Of the Episcopal
convention in Chicago yesterday DR.. Spaldiny
OF Maryland. offered u memorial relating 70 the
restoration of Christian unity. Referred.
Rev. DR.. Gray, OF Tennessee, moved that, In
order TO make order out OF chaos, the house
grant permission to use Tor the next three years
the first prayerbOOk OF Edward vi. In sup
port OF the resolution, DR.. Gray said that the
resolution afforded the relief sought The
meeting service began with the Lords prayer
and ended with the third collect, 80 that the
shortening was obtained, while, for addition,
the Magnihcat, Benedic:ion and Nunc Dimit-
us were gained. It Was a book thOroug lilly
scriptural, anu there Was nothing in it that was
NOT wholly authorized by Holy Writ.
This was seconded by Dr. Huntington, who
moved that 1t be laid ON the table. This was
agreed To.
A message was received from the house OF
bishops, which said That they had concurreu
III message No. Oh the house OF deputies
amending message No. of the house oi
bishops. The president said the house OF
bishops having concurred in the motion OF the
house OF deputies Tor u joint committee on the
revision oi lhe prayer book, he would appoint
ton. ESar Y. Gould, Haze and Hart Juuyc
Snefitey, Mr.. Nasn, DIR. SnatLuck, Judge Gil.
bert aud Mr. Packard.
BOARD OF MISSIONS
The house OF deputies then adjourned, and
being joined by the house of bishops, re.
RI. Rev. Lee, OF Delaware, presiding. Tue sec
Rotary proceeded To read tue annual report OF
the secretary Of the BOARD OF missions, review.
ing the Work OF the preceding three years.
Tue report OF the HI Rev. james T. Holly
bishop vi Hay Il, read by Assistant Bishop KuI
Ilson, OF Central Pennsylvania, iuu, Gated nat
terlng progress by tue churcn in the West India
Islands. bIsnop Lee, President Of the board
explained That BisnOp Holly was q colureu
man. The president, VINO mas recently visited
Aayu, then paid u hiyn tribute TO Bishop Hoi
~ 5 ability and success. The report Of 3ishoL
Spalding, OF Colorado. was o. most encouray
Ing tone, Notwithstanding the past three years
have been almost unprecedented for hard times
Ia The mining districts. Bishop Spaiui n. SPOKE
AT considerable length, advocating u division Of
the state into two dioceses-that portion west o.
tue mountains ~ Oe u missionary diocese.
Bishop Elliott, OF western 1exas, said the
feeling at present in his diocese was Que oi de
preston. since 1853 the northern states quar-
antiulng against Texas Cattle had. with The
terrible drOuth, given the development OF tue
country heavy set back. though the board
bad last year greatly decreased the aid allowed
him, he had succeeded IN preventing The neces
slty for scaling down the SALARY OF q single
Clergyman.
Bisnop Garrett. of northern Texas. after statiua
the ned Tor additional clergy in his district
and detailing Cue conditions upOn winch they
would be received, alluded 10 4 subject which,
ne deemed oi RADICAL importance-tne edaca
ton of young women. he appealed I0r ala IOI
AN institution situated in his diucease. In the
Course Of his REMARKS Bishop Garrett said Il
depended upon the board vi missions whether
or not they could touch The Su .Ject OF Christian
education with ten-lOot poe. 'Shait IL be
tional catholic church Of tue United States
will leave the education of its young 10 the pub
lie schools, which devoid OF religious texcn
ing and influence.