Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-15
BISHOP JOHNSTON
IN DISCUSSING EPISCOPAL MISSION
AIRY WORK IN THE DISTRICT
AT LARGE
Frpressod Ills Disapproval OF the Church's
wasting Time "Tinkcring With canons
and Patching the Praycr-Book."
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and Patching the Praycr-Book."
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Nrw YoRr. October 1.-THE eleventh
davis segsion of the Trionnial General Con-
ycntion of the Episcopal Church opened
This morning al St. Georges church NJ the
uoual hour. DESPITE the inclemency of
the weather there was very falr attend
ancc. The session was opened WIN prayer
by Rev. Or. LeflinRweu. OF Quincy. Ut.
Dix presided. Tho regular business was
faken nm The first business on the calen-
dar was the resolution Of Rev. DIR. Hunting
ton for a Joint committee TO prepare a
standard PRAYER Book for 1882. Or. Hunt
ingt0n spoke in favor OF his resolution.
Tie matter was postponed tor Iufther
consideration.
L. Corning Judd then spoke in favor Of
his resolution nproportionate representa-
ton. With his permission the dcnhte on
the question was postponed &C. allow the
Committee on Selections % Psalms 10 SUD
NIT their report.
Debate on the latter question then en-
sued. The committee recommended the
substitution OF Psalm XII for Psalm Xxx.
4 number OF delegatesspoke. DR.. Philips
brooks stated that he was ayersc TO any
change. 4 notion was made 10 postpone
discussion until after the report OF the
Joint committee on Eturgical revision.
Carried.
The House then prepared TO receive the
House Of Bishops for the discussion OF the
missionary work.
At 1880 the missionary meeting began;
Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island. occupied
the chair. A motion was made that the
missionary meetings be held at night 10
give the businessmen chance 70 attend
the sessions. The motion was carried. A
further motion was made that when the
Board Of Missions adjourn to-day ~ l
o'clock the next meeting be held to-nof-
row evening ut O'clock. Carried.
Rev James SteptOe Johnston. bishop Of
Western Texas. was then requested 10 all
dress the House. lie spoke OF the impos-
sibility Of properly prosecuting the MS
siOnary work in district rs large as ing
land. ireland, and Scotland with the paltry
81 900. In the course OF hs remarks
Bishop Johnston expressed ms drapploNh
Of the Church's wasting time tiukcrins
with canons and patching the Prayer
Book, instead Of oQulpplng mon To h9hJ
the great enemy OF the Church-scicntlhc
reasoning.
At the close Of Bishop Johnstous re-
marks motion was made Icy the Secretary
Of the House of Bishops % reconsider tie
vote po5tpOning the missionary meeting
until evening. After some debate the mo-
ton was carried. .
Right Rev. Abdial Leonard. bishop Of
Nevada and Utah, then addressed the
House. He spoke Of the decadcuce
OF Nevada-h0w her population had
fallen TO under forty thousand. In
Utah tho Mormon question Was far
from settlement. When he first went out
there be thought be knew something about
It. Int now. after years Of work, h. con-
fessed himself puzzled. The population
of the State was sohdly Mormon.
Right Rev. John Mills kcudrick. y. -,
missionary bishop Of New Mexico aud Ar
IONA. was next called upon t. spcah. lie
began his remarks with q tribute tO the
memory If his predecessor, Bishop Dud-
ley. lie occupied the greater portion oil
hi, time m lc-Cr bnc the physical apprcr-
ancc Of his diocese aud inc ue"r--ltt oi
irrigation. Manv Of his constituents Jra
Mcxjcns and Indians who cannot IRE
reached through, the English language.
Tie thought that before the money ut y. nt
Tia churches and schools new men should
lc sent into the field. Indians were but
httle better than Iagans. and "a hrst
work should begin beiorcEoing ait PEN;
Att r. NJ. the meeting adlournt nutll
$50 Z. NJ.
At the afternoon session Rev. lliam
Is. Gordon, who was appointed - nh-nl
and guide Episcopal workers IN Mexico,
made a report at lcncth; Since the MrAi-
can Churcl of Jesus had been received ls
a mission S23 COO had been obtained Tor all
expenses, two thirds of the minimum c.t'-
mated by the presiding Bishop. Yet tha
edicc in the Civ Of Mexico had more CON-
municauts than many more preicntiou5
congregations
There are but two classes IN Mexico"
said the speaker The higher class arc
ipGdcls and the lower class are infdtlj. II
- iffsF II a. e f
let him come with ne 90 Mexico. II he
cannot see the need for overcoming the
vice. superstition. and lntemperauce OF the
inhabitants he Is lncouVncihle.'
The missionary told about the nohio,
phianthrOpic work Of Mrs MaryJ. Hooker
in that country. and closed hy am appeal
for means To carry on the undertaking.
The committee 10 whom was referred the
report of the Board of Managers Of Foreign
and Domestic Missionary Societies OF the
Church made its statement.
Regarding the recent cndcayor TO raise
the milhOn-.lollar endowment fund and TO-
sulting IN failure. the board called aitcu-
tiOn to the possible contingency OF ITS be-
ing asked to refund some subscriptions on
the ground that the sum proposed was
not raised. The resolution empowering II
10 do 50 was referred.
The following was offered:
Rcso'cei, That this board heartily ap-
prove the action of the Board OF Managers
in Offering. besides $4,000 FRI 1.-THE Harold
Brown fund aud ~ 900 fr' : the James
Saul fund. the further sum $4,000 20 Sc
cure the perpetual cstabl nmcnt OF the
Episcopal IN each missom y Juri.diction.
The Bishop of Maryland opposed the
special appropriation which the Right
Rev Bishop of New Jersey had stated was
10 go toward advancing the salaries of ms
souary bishops because 1t would lntrench
on the proposed endowment OF the cNan-
gelization colOred fund
After some debate the last resolution
was postponed. and tue Committee on
ColOred Eyaugclization presented It's re-
port and moved that $4,000 bc appropr.-
avd for the purpose for the ensuing two
years.
Rev DIR. Gray O. Tennessee. III second
ing the resolution, opposed tho creation %
the new bishop especially for work. but
suggested the appointment OF arch-dcacon1
or general missionaries to take the bulk Of
personal labor from the shoulders OF the
bishop in each of the southern dloccsts.
The motion was carried.
The Bishop of Kentucky and Right Row.
Thomas l.. Dudley were appointed TO
travel through the North and engage the
interest and sympathy of the people IN
the crusade for the colored race.
The diocesan appropriation was then
voted upon and carried in the affirmative.
FOREIGN NOTES.