St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-05
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
Social Problems Thrust Upon the
Episcopal Convention.

Social Problems Thrust Upon the
Episcopal Convention.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4. -To-day's session
of the general convention of the Prot
testant Episcopal church opened with
the morning prayer, at which Rev.
Henry A. Colt, of New Hampshire, was
the officiating clergyman. When the
convention was called to order. the min
uteS of yesterdays proceedings were
read and approved. Rev. DR.. Franklin
submitted report of the committee on
marriage and divorce, and asked that it
be read. The house decided against
this, and the report was pre-
scented without being read. DIR.
Franklin then moved that the
report be printed and that its discussion
be made the order of the day for Thurs
day next. or as soon as the present sub
jectS that have precedence have been
disposed of. He said the report would
make only one printed page. The mo-
ton was carried. DIR. Hoffman, of New
York, presented report from the COM
mittee on canons of ordination and had
it made the order of the day for
Wednesday next. Petitions and memo
rials were then received, and several
memorials fav0ring and opposing pro-
portional representation in the general
convention. The delegation from Ne
braSka presented memorial. approved
by the bishop of their diocese, asking
that the limit of the present area of the
diocese be contracted and that the
CHURCH SHALL RESUME CONTROL
over the western part OF the diocese.
Memorials from the Maryland and
Michigan delegations protesting against
change of the name of the church
were presented. The secretary an
nounced that the date for the reception
to be given to the delegates by the
Church club had been changed to the
18th inst. The house of deputies then
transformed itself into missionary
council, and Bishop Whipple, of Min
nesota, in black robes and purple velvet
skull cap, took the presidents chair.
and after calling for the singing of the
2S4th hymn, offered prayer. Rev. DR.:
Langford, secretary of the board OF
missions, presented the Jriennial report
of the board. The report was referred
to a special committee. 1t shows tha4
the gross receipts Of the society for
the past year were 1880, III, of which
SCI, 031 was the proceeds OF legacleS. Of
this sum Sl13,342 was devoted to do
nestle missions; Sal, 1852 to Indian mis-
siOnS; So, 646 to colOred missions. and to
foreign missions Sl41 ,62S. DR.. Lang
ford offered a motion that the board OF
missions indOrSe the efforts of the
board of managers to secure site and
build a mission headquarters in this
city at cost of about 100000. Rev.
DR.. Holland, of st. Louis, and Bishop
Brewer, of Montana, spoke in favor of
the resolution, and 1t was unanimously
adopted. Missionary Bishop Morris. OF
Oregon. was then invited to address the
board, and he spoke at some length on
the work under his charge in Oregon.
At the afternoon session Bishop Pierce,
of Arkansas, missionary bishop Of In
dian territory, spoke, regretting that
the insufficiency OF the sum approprl-
ated for the territory had
PREVENTED MUCH HEADWAY
being made toward Outstanding the
Indians. Rev. II. d. Paine, represent
ing the missionary bishop of Japan.
next spoke. The establishment of con-
stitutiOnal government in Japan. and
the prospect of treaty granting more
privileges to Americans there, were
gratifying changes in the situation
which BODIED good for the work in the
future. Progress has already been
made; greater progress is assured.
Rt. Rev. DIR. Spaulding, missionary
bishop of Colorado. spoke encOuragingly
of the progress of the cause In that state.
The commission on work among the col
ored people made its report through
Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky, to the eff
feet that some progress has been made,
but owing to the untitled promises of
aid from the board of missions, the work
had not advanced so far as had been eX-
pected. The report was referred to a
committee consisting of the bishops of
Minnesota and North Carolina. Rev. DR..
Elliott, Rev. DR.. Carey, Mr.. Wood,
Woolworth and Mr.. Holly. Bishop Gar
rett, Of Texas, said the work was get
ting on satisfactorily. There was some
difficulty, however, in getting clergy
men to go to Texas even at good Salar-
les. 1t. Rev. ID. ID. Brewer, missionary
Bishop of Montana, said the work was
keeping pace with the growth of the
state, but more workers. were needed.
The work was hard, and no idlers need
apply. The convention adjourned to