The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-21
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
TAKES A STEP TOWARD CHRIS
TAN FELLOWSHIP
And Orders the Continuance of the
Mission Work Among the Negroes
OF the Southern States.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, October 20 AFTER re-
ilgloua services this forenoon, the Gen
efal Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church listened to a report
from the Committee on Canons, Iecom-
mendlng concurrence in that portion
OF mcsRge No. %, from the House of
Bishops, which authorized the Assem-.
bling OF all the dioceses OF State in a
general council for consultation when
ever 1t was deemed essential. The
committee Gid not concur in the re-
mainder OF the report of the bishops.
Placed on the calendar.
The Committee on the State of the
Church submitted a report on the
proposition for the organic union OF
Ohristendom. The report recon.
mends the appointment OF joint
committee of fifteen to open communi.
cation with the various other Chris
tian bodies and ascertain whether
there is disposition fmopg them for
union on the basis of the
Apostles creed, the breaking Of
bread and payer, and to also ascertain
what benefit, in their view, would re-
suit to Christendom from such a
union. The same committee reported
that it had had under consideration
the outlined plan Of the Rsv. DR.. Hop
k'ns, of Central Pennsylvania, to So
cure Chris ian unity, and deemed it
inexpedient TO adcps the same prior
to opening a correspondence with the
other Christian bodies.
DR.. Hopkins submitted minority
report urging the promulgation OF
definite and distinct plan, TO Re SUBJ
mitted to other Christian bodice, to
speedily accomplish unicn. The re-
ports were placed on the calendar.
The Rev. DR.. Beardsley, of Connecti-
cut, from special committee, sub
mitted a repo-t Iecommen dirg that
the next general convention be held
in New York City. The re ort was
unanimously adopted.
A resolution was offered by DR..
Parker, of Maryland, providing for the
appointment of committee of five
clerical deputies and five. laymen 10
consider the Judicial tystem of the
church, and report such changes es
may be deemed advisable. The res3-
luton was adopted
The convent on then resumed cou-'
sideration OF the question of missioG-
airy work among the colored peo-
pie of the United States.
The discussion was taken
up by Mr.. Spc ed, OF Mississippi. He
commended against separate Episco-
pate, and cOntended that il such
course YVES pursued it would mean
after the expiration OF a period of
years, the cstsb iishmeut of an African
Episcopal Church The work should
begin vita the colored children, and
through them was the hope of carry.
ing on the work OF evangellzAtion with
success.
After long discussion it was dc.
cided to appoint commission, for
whom shall be raised $4,000, to
carry on missionary work in the
South, the commission to report re-
suits to the next general convention.
The pril cipal business of the remain
der of the day was in taking action on
the proposed changes in the liturgy.
There was but little opposition offered
to any of the propositions.
A message Of a s'gnific INT nature
considering the conservative character
of the Episcopal hody was received
flom the House of Bishops It was a
recommendation that a committee
comp sed # five bishops, five priests
and five lsymen b. appointed to open
commune alton with other Christian
b odies in tie land with a view CT rs
certaining if they have disposi ion
to promote unity on the basis Of Apos-
tolic felIowsh p; to inquire what
benefit they think can be materially
impaired by these separsts bod es, one
to another, aud to devise methods for
the evangelizatiou Of the world. One
section of the message was as follows:
"We believe that all who have been
duly bapt zed with water in the name
of the Father, tbs Son and the Holy
Spirit are members of the Holy Catho-
lie Church"
The delegates selected New York IS
the place for holding the convention
in 1889.