New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15
PROPOSING NIGHT SESSIONS.

At IL O'Clock the House of Bishops Joined the House
Of Deputies, and they sat united as the Board OF
Missions. with Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island, In the
rhar. The question of holding night sessions Of the
Board came up on a motion offered by Skpwith
Wilmer, Of Maryland The preamble ran; whereas
II is very desirable that the meetings of the Board
of Missions should be held at such times as will
permit the attendance of business men other than
those who are members of the General Convention
and the resolution" That the Board of Managers be
requested 10 make arrangements that the meet
ings shall be held at night
Several motions on the question proposed the
discussion bringing out the fact that in the opinion
of some members the House Of Deputies is behind
hand In Its work, and has exceedingly great amount
OF business TO transact In the next nine days Finally
II was resolved that the Board adjourn at o'clock to
meet on Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock
The delivery OF addresses by missionary bishops
continued, the first to speak being the Rev. DR..
Johnston, Bishop Of Western Texas He said in part
The weatheNane point TO tie fact that we are
approaching Of those crises not catastrophes in
history which at intervals about three hundred years
the Church's history have swept over It, and what we
want is 10 know that large number the individuals I'm
AL the churches are wrapt in profound sunber in regard
30 this matter and that unless are awaked bv the
nangr signals that scattered all the line q, our
work to-day such those great strikes those great
sOcasc movements those great combinations Of capital
and the like unless aroused by these things II we
are not careful We will be walked up by shot which will
the bringing down around ears Of the very basis
Of our present social fabric
The very citadel Christianity is being
BY scientific apparatus destruction eQualed
since Christianity preached IN this world
the apparatus destruction is in the hands
suote reasoners that the human has
produced. Not only Is the citadel being assaed thus
from without but there are many things 70 indicate that
there sapping going FROM the inside that is almost
dangerous aud perhaps, than the assaults from
the outside.
Let US pay attention to those things instead OF spending
70 mSen time as We do in tnkerng canens and patching
sne rrvef Book 1t 70 me that our old men
s"Ve'u o<eam Dreams OF they should make cor
sHu organize trusts and heap Up wealth, ana adj
~ neu ana house till there Is no place let
W. Po'r mao' not dreams OF villas on the Hudson and
o1 COTTAGES which really palaces by the sea,
M esm 'oeh< On the Hudson and the Sound but we
~' INC ola men Of this country should dream
~eeS u no" this fair world. redeemed IL has been
80. 0ou VI The Son Of God may Dc claimed for It's
' no" something may be done, now that
osn'oen centuries Of Christian effort lack Of it
sNH ieiLaihs more than thirds OF the human
~AS ooht even know whether there be any Son OF
~. W Ho~ hndover young should zee visions,
s &C uhnuauon OF wealth, that scuating the
N VI "hat should be the higher American life.
"ohD FROM UTAH AND NEVADA.
a. Inc rev william S. Lsngford general secretary of
1 of MANAGERS. objected TO the work of the