Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-05
EPISCOPAL GsNeRAL CONVENTION.
various Petitions and Memorials Pre-
scntcd-Protests Against Change
of Nnme--MissiOns.
n toleRraph d IA Diapatch. J


NEW YORE. October At to-day's session 81
tho General Convention of tho Protestant
Episcopal Church Rev. Or. Franklin submitted
ropor. Of the COMMITTEES on Marriage ana
Divorce. and asked mat 1t be read. Tho house
decided against tbis. au1 the report was pro-
soufod without beisg rcad.
DIR. FRA Kim then moved that The report be
printed and that !ts discussion DO made the
order o. The lay Toy Thursday next or a. soon "a
the prescott subjects that have precedence have
uo9u disposed o. lie said the report would
mako only ono printed page. The motion was
carried.
Dr. Holman. Of New YORK. presented report
from toe Committ@os 90 Canous or ordination,
aud hat 10 made tie order az inc day FOR oines-
dry reyt
PouuoussaI memorials were then received
al-o. several memorials faroriug and opposing
pi0poTtionaie representation IA TIE General
| Convention.
s delegation from Nebraska presented me-
mortal. approved by tho bishop ~ their diocese,
arkug that tho limit of the present area Of th5
dio,esc br CONTRACTED and that the Church shall
resume control over the western part Of tho
Memorials from the Maryland and Michigan
delegation, protesting against chang" u tho
name 81 tho church were presented. The occrc-
tnry announced hat ne da,e Tor a reception io
to given % the Delegates 10y the Church CLUB
had been changed o. thc IAN instant. The
House n Depluc' then transformed Itself INTO
A missionary couucil. and Bishop Nhippie, u
cnp, and 70 purple ellA-ribbOn 70 his eyo-elasses
took flo rrcsidrut~ char. and after caitug for
the singing 10 tio .Slih lynn, offered prayer
Rev. uf laugfOrd. secretary u mo Board OF
Missions thon presented The friernial report OF
ths BOARD. Tho report Wse referred TO a special
committee. ltehowod that the gross receipts 81
the society for fne past yoar wore Ns0. l2LI9, Of
which fhG,3l wHK the proceeds OF legacics. OF
This -Ifu t.l7.If2 was devoted 20 domestic mis-
.ioue. fii.if1 20 Indian missions; $3l,Jii 10
r0l1fd miss 0ns AMI 90 foreign missions ga t2h
Dr Laugiori ohoroi HmouDn That the Board
~ Mis- ous endorse TIE Efforts O' the Board u
Managers '0 secure a site an DIid The mission
headquarters IN This city at cost 81 about S.lV'-
Rov DR.. Holland, Of 81 Louis, AMI Bishop
Brewer. Of Moutnue, spokoiu favor ottho resou-
t0r, and 10 was unanimously adopted
N'ssionary-B Morris, Of oregon, was then
Invited GOO address the boari, and he spoke at
some length ON the work under his charge IN
oregon.
When the afternoon session opened Bishop
Pierce. Of Arkansas ana tho Indian Territory,
took ga" platform and tolf he Board OF Mis-
,ions OF The needs Of his diocese and OF the
work done there during me last three yeGrs
Rev u. ID. Payne. q Dol gate from tho Mission
of Japan sp1ae Oi the WORK done here, ana en-
treated that tufthoi alG be given them
Missionary Bishop ~pauliing, of Colorado,
told Row mo property of tus church In his do
cnso had grown iu vain" from 100000 to f,WJ,-
GOO siDce be had been stationed here. The
number of communicates, no sRid. had In
crcnsed from 300 % 1900 during Tho same
period
Bishop Garrett, Of Texas, said they needed
there sixteen more churches "A chapei for the
female seminary az Dallas, men a. missionaries,
and money o. support them.
Missionary Brewer, Of Montana, took the plat
form and tod OF he need of aid in thai neld.
ne snid lhe Church hgd kcpt IL advance OF tho
growth oi the state there, nut 10 needed help.
Missionaries imoucd with the spirt Of Christ
wore nrodr ! ttcre. They would receive a salary
sufficient fUr their support, nut thoy must be re-
] al
he Missionary Council, or tle Board Of hls-
-lOue. al iOuruvd until Monday.