The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-15
EPISCOPALTAN MISSIONS.
THE NEEDS OF CERTAIN FIELDS
GRAPHICALLY TOLD.

Mexico
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The eleventh days
session of the triennial general convention
of the Episcopal church opened this morn-
ing at st. Georges church at the usual
hour. DASpita the neleEe2ey Q: the
weather, there was a very fair attendance.
The session was opened with prayer by
Rev. Dr. Lefingwen of Quincy. DR.. Dix
presided. Tberegular business was taken up.
The first BUSH ess on the calendar was the
resolution of Rev. DR.. Huntington for
joint committee to prepare standard
prayer book for 1892. DR.. Huntington
spoke in favor of his resolution. The mat
ter was postponed for further considera-
ton.
REPRESENTATION AND PSALMS.
E Corning Judd then spoke in favor of
his resolution on the proportiOnate repre-
sentation question. With his permission
tire debate on the question was postponed to
allow the committee on the selection OF
psalms to submit their report. The deba
on the latter question then ensued- The
commit ee then recommended the subStitu-
tion of psalm Ga for psalm 90. A number
of delegates spoke. DR.. Phillips Brooks
stated that he was averse to any change.
motion was made to postpone the discussion
until after the report Of the joint committee
on liturgical revision, and it was carried.
A CHANCE FOR MISSIONARY WORK.
The house then prepared to receive the
house of bishops for discussion Of missionary
work. At 1880 O'Clock the missionary meet
ing began. Bishop Clark of Rhode Island oc-
cupied the chair motion was made that
missionary meetings be held al night to give
business men q chance to attend the ses-
sions. The motion was carried. A further
motion was made that when the board of
missions adjourn to-day at o'clock, the
next meeting would be held tomorrow
night at O'Clock. 1t was carried.
LACK OF MONEY IN TEXAS.
Rev. James Steptoe Johnston, bishop of
Western Texas, was then requested to ad-
dress the house He spoke of the impossi-
bility of properly prosecuting missionary
work in district as large as England,
ireland and Scotland with a paltry
5000 In the course Of his remarks
Bishop Johnston expressed his disapproval
of churches wasting time "tinkering with
the canons and patching the prayer book"
instead Of equipplng men to fight the great
enemy OF the church-scientitc reasoning
At the close Of Bishop Johnston's remarks.
motion was made by the secretary of the
house of bishops to reconsider the vote
postponing the missionary meetings until
evening. After some debate the motion
was carried.
NEvADA's DECADENCE.
Rt Rev Abdiel Leonard, bishop of Ne
vada and Utan, then addressed the house
He spoke of the decadeAce Of Nevada and
how her populatio had fallen to under
10000. In Utah the Mormon question was
far from settled. When he first went out
there be thought he knew something about
it. but now after years of work he con-
fessed himself puzzled. The population of
the state was solidly Mormon.
WORK AMONG THE INDIANS.
Rt. Rev. John Mills Kendrick, d. D.,
missionary bishop of New Mexico and
Arizona, was the next speaker. He began
his remarks with a tribute to the memory
Of his predecessor, Bishop Do lop. He
occupied the greater portion of his time in
describing the physical appearance OF
his diocese and the necessity of irrigation.
Many of his constitute Is are Mexicans
and Indians who cannot be reached through
the English language. He thought that be-
fore money is spent in churches and schools
new me should be sent into the field. The
Indians were but little batter a pagans,
and the first work SHOULD begin before them.
At o'clock the meeting adjourned until
$50 o'clock.
WORK IN MEXICO.
AT the afternoon session Rev. William B.
Gordon, who was appointed to counsel and
guide the episcopal worker, in Mexico, made
a report at length. Since the Mexican
church of Jesus had been received
as mission, $4,000 had been OBJ
tanned for all expenses, two-thirds
OF the minimum estimated by the
presiding bi hop yet their edifice in
the city of Mexico had more COMMITMENTS
than any of the more pretentious colgre-
cations. There are but two classes in
Mexico" said the speaker; "the higher
class are inidels; the lower class are inf
dels. If any man wants to sea the need OF
missions let him come with me to Mexico.
Ii he ca not see the need for overcoming
the vice. superstition aud intempera ICE of
the Inhabitants he is unconvincible." The
missionary told about the noble, philan-
thropic work of Mrs. Mary J. Hooker in
that country, and closed by an appeal for
means to car y on the undertaking.
THE WORK OF RAISING FUNDS.
The committee to whom WIS referred the
report of the board of managers of the
foreign and domestic missions societies of
the church then made its statement
Regarding the recent endeavor
to raise a million dollar endowment
fund and the resulting failure, the board
called attention to the possible contingency
of its being asked to refund some subscrip-
tions on the ground that the sum proposed
was not raised. A resolution empowering
u.
The following was offered:
Resolved That this board heartily approve
the action Of the board of managers in offering
besides $1,000 from the Harold brown fund,
and S. 900 from the James Saul fund, the sum
of 5000 to secure the perpetual establishment
of an episcopate in each missionary jurisdc.
ton.
CoLoRED CHARACTERIZATION.
The Bishop of Maryland opposed special
appropriation which the Rt. Rev. Bishop of
New Jersey had stated was to go toward
advancing sala les to missionary bishops be-
cause it would intrench upon the proposed
endowment of the colored evangelization
fund. After some debate the last
resolution was ostponed and the
committee on colored eva gelization
presented its report and moved that
$4,000 be appropriated for the purp >se for
the ems uing two years. Rev. DR.. GRAY of
Tennessee, in seconding the resolution, op-
posed the creation of new bishop espe-
cially for the work, but suggested the ap-
pointment of archdeacons or general
missionaries to take the bulk of the personal
labor from the shoulders of the Dish D in
each of the southern dioceses. The In Jtion
was carried.
The bishop of Kentucky and Rt. Rev.
Thomas U. Dudley we're appointed to
travel through the north and engage the
interest AID sympathies of the people in a
crusade for the colored race.
The diocesan appropriation was then
voted upon a carried ia the affirmative.