The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-12
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
OPENING OF THE SECOND WEEK
OF THE SESSION. ~
Missionary Work Discussed and ResO.
lutiOns Passed-A Memorial TO
Vice. President Hendricks.


CHICAGO, ILL. October 1.-THE
House OF Deputies of the Episcopal
Church, Protestant, resumed it's sitting
this morning at Central Music Hal.
The galleries were crowded with lacifs
and gentlemen. Payer was read by
the Rev. DIR. Barbee, OF Easton, Pa,
and benedic'ion was pronounced by
Bishop Brewer, Of Minnesota. Preei.
dent Dix announced the names OF
clerical and lay delegates 10 eerve ON
the Joint Committee on the Judicial
system ss follows: The Revs. DR..
Hodges OF Maryland, Stringfellow Ct
Alabama, Thiall of Springfield, H9f-
man OF New York and Vault OF Al.
kansas, and Messrs. Burgwn Of Pits
burg, Woolworth of Nebraska, Pstter-
con OF Pennsylvania, Bennett of Mas
sachusetts and Miller OF Georgia.
The Rev. DR.. Jenckes, Of Iddiana,
presented memorial 10 the m ,mory
of Ex.Vice President Thomas A. Hen
bricks, and supplemented the presen.
ia ion of the memorial with a brief
eulcgy OF the life OF the deceased and
his labors 10 the Episcopal Church.
Memorials in reference to pr
posed changes in the prayer book were
presented by delegates from the do
Ceses OF Texas, Tennessee, Wet Viz
ginie, Nebraska, Fond du Lac, Wis +,
Western Michigan and VlrJinia, all OF
which were appropriately referred
The president called the attention
OF the houte to the fact that it had
failed to act uron tho sugges ion OF
the House OF Bishops that the COM
mittees Of both houses should meet in
pint session whenever the chairman
of each committee should deem IL tx
psdient for the faclitstion OF business.
The prnpos ton had been combGt'ed
by the Raw. DR.. Hopkins, of Central
Pennsylvania, on the ground thst it
destroyed the independence OF action
of the II use OF Deputies. M, Nc
Guffy, Of Southern OHIO, said he did
not think the Ii )use II Bishops had
any intention OF iuiringin g on the lib
critics Of the House OF Depu les. 1t WIS
move in the interest OF the speedy
trar saction of business.
MIR. II Coppee of Central Penntyl-
vauia and Mr.. Baynim, of Pittsburg,
held to the same view.
DR.. Hopkins rep led in strong oppo.
sition to the crsa ion Of third
house." 1t destroyed the independ
ence OF the lower house. The Houst
OF Deputies should perform its tunt'
lions independently, or should moi
maintain two separate houses
Before any vote could bs taken the
House Of Deputies adjourned, and re-
solved isslf into q B ard Of Missions
having been joined by the House o.
Bcshop, Bisncp Lee occupied the
chair.
Bishop Dudley, OF Kentucky, made
an address respec log the work among
the colored pt ople. He said he had
worked among those people aud he
understood 1t bril- tied wi h difficulties
vet he could not see that tbs Church
had done its full duty in the past He
believed in Catholic church, in
which there was no color line. He
spoke very elcquently on the need oI
bringing the colored people int.
the church, or csc tbs imputation
sometimes made, that il WIS a church
of C e, might prove true. He did no
desire the appointment OF a spscia
bishop for this work, but broad ant
gene, al missinary work, The NEED o
schools was very pressing and this si(
would have 10 come very largely from
the North. He paid a glowing tribute
to the Rev. Mr.. Perry OF Baltimore
for his persistent labors in this dirsc
ton, despite the social ost aeism an(
neglect he met wish when hs frs
catered II 1on this branch of work.
Bi3hop Petqrkin, of Wett Virginia
spoke Il the work among the veal
domestic mis- ions of the church, II,
spoke at leng h, showing that wbii,
the needs OF the church were pressing
ia newly settled portions Of the Sbuti
aud among the c)lorsd people of thu
South, st II, while not dispsraging thi
work, yet the rrest field for wo k b,
the missionaries of the church wa
among the poor and needy II
the thickly settled districts. II
spoke of the slums and place
Of Amusement open in Chi
caro- on sunday and the large numbe
of poor missions in this city as eta
ton Of the labor pressing upon tn
cburcI.
Atl2 o'clock the delegation from
the Provincial Syrol OF Canada wa
announced and were received by tht
Joint houses, standing, Bishop Leei
greeted the representatives of tn
Canadian clergy. and was followe
by the Rev. Mr.. Dix IN a similar ad
dress.
Lord Bishop Bnney, Bishop @
Nova Scotia, responded and explaiue,
that he was present as the special rep
resentative OF the Anglican Church i
Canada, as coming iIom the diocese
where, 100 years ago, was estsblishe,
the first colonial church in Canada, II
spoke of the growth OF the church Il
Canada aud dwell at some lengtl
upon the early history of the churcl
10 both the United States and Cauads
He spoke Of the fact that the Canada
branch OF the church followed the la,
of the chur N in the United States i
many ways, aud, notably in admi,tin
the laity TO the councils Of the Hous
OF Deputies, and it was noted thst III
mother church in England was slowl
endeavoring to follow her offspring.
Upon the conclusion OF the Rddrts
the convention adjourned until
o'clock pm.