The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-08
| ANNIVERSARY MEETING.
THE AMERICAN CHURCH EPISCO-
PAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Officers Elected-ResoIutions Adopted
Addresses by DIR. j. =. stone of fhii"-
deiphia, and DIR. ]. \. stanger' "' Ne"


Addresses bv Dr. j. =. stone, of Pbiia-
d.,vb,a. and Dr. ]. y. stanger. Of New
York.
r The annual meeting Of the American
Church Missionary Society Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church was held in Il. james
Church Yesterday. beginning at o'clock.
Bishop Whittlc called the body 10 order.
and the following were found 10 be present:
Bishop Peterkin and RcNs. Ncwbold-
Jackson. pashiell. Gibson. Peterkin. Powers.
~harp. Newton. Stone. Elwin. Burton. Ran
doluh. ~hacklcfOrd, Il. \. Goodwin. -mccd.
~omcryille. Meade. u. 4. Davis. Gravatt.
Funston. Grammar, Mayo. lIohbufr. Nash.
and +. Page: Mc-srs. Thomas Potts. y. /.
Uobson. g.. G.. Minor. W. 4. Mayo, ana
William I. GRAY.
ON motion. Rev. Lewis Burton. Of Il.
Johns Church, was made secretary pr" fc"'
COULD NOT COME.
Letters and kilograms from several mem
bcr- Of the society regretiing that thef
could not attend the session Of the soci,t
we're read.
MISSIONS ~ CUBA.
DR.. Gibson offered the following. which
was adopted:
ReSolrcd. That the thanks Of this society
are due and checrfuliy rendered TO ihe
Bishop If Pennsylvania. III. Rev. br.
Whitaker. for hi, thorough study oi our
missions in Cuba during his official visit T.
that island in February last, and for his
interesting and exhaustive report thereon.
ENDORsAIION.
The following. offered 10y Bishop Potcrkin,
Of West Virginia. WAS adopted.
Rcsolred. That this society fully approve.
and endorses the action Of the executive
committee. taken during the last year, 81
inaugurating missions IN Brazil. ana eN-
tends to the Rev. Mr.. j. ". Morris ana
Lucien l.. kinsolving. our pioneer mission
aries 10 that Empire, or cordial sNmpaih!
and the assurance Of our hearty support.
NEW OFFICERS.
The Chair appointed Bishop Petorkin and
Drs. jackson and Daehell committee on
nomination for officers for the ensuing year.
The committee retired and presently re-
turned and recommended that the iolioWinT
be elected. which was accordingly done:
For president: Hon. John W. Andrews,
IL. d.. Of Ohio.
Honorary Nico-presidcnts: Right Reys.
G.. +. Rcdell. Ohio: +. McWhiitie. Virginia:
q. W. Whitaker. PEI nsylNania; Thomas =.
Jnggar. Ohio: George ". ietcrkin. Wet
Virginia: \. VI. Randolph. virginia; j. H..
Paddock. Washington Territory; VI. \. DE
Wolfe Howe. Penn~yllania.
Vicc-Pc-idonts: +. 7. Perkins. ONO; =.
VI. Falls Massachusetts: Dan i. GOODWIN
Pennsylvania: Henry Il. Renwick. New
York: Joshua Pcterkin. Virginia; joseph
Packard. Baltimore.
Treasurer: Henry \. Oakley. New York.
secretary: Robert {. Booth. Pennsyl-
vania.
Massachusetts: William y. McN ECKER:
PENNSYLVANIA: John 4. Aspcnwall. Wash
inoton: William II. Nelson, New Jersey:
Wilbur +. Watkins. Pennsylvania. Robert
4. Edwards. Pennsylvania: Reese :. AlSol'
Long Island; John =. Hubbard, Pennsli =
yania: Henry J.. Jones. Pennsylvania; J.
Newton stangcr New YORK; N N,lf
Brooks. New York; otis \. 6laIc-
brook. New Jersey: +. K. Brcno.
Pltt,hurg: Alexander Brown. Penn
sylvania: John Noble -tcarns. New York;
William II. Thomas. Long Island; Lewis y.
Henry. Newark: +. I. 1antinc. Newark
William II. Thomas. Jr.. Long Island; II.
VI. eddie. Newark: William waterfall.
PENNSYLVANIA: W Il. Whitney. Pennsylva-
mia: Christensen. New York; and Morn,
Henry Lewis. New York
NATIONAL POLICY.
Or. Jackson offered this:
Rcsofrcd. /. That the domestic policy q
the American Church Missionary Society
should be national policy. and that il
work is probably cO-cNicnsiNc with th
limits Of this country.
>. That il is the sense Of this meeting that
the executive committee should resist every
tendency 10 restrict the work oil the society
20 localities or sect ons.
CHANGE ~ TIE CONSTITUTION.
pr. Newbold. the secretary Of the society.
moved 10 change the constitution 80 a. 10
mike the executive committee compose
q, twelve clergvmen and twelve laymer.
instead often of each. lie said il was diiiiculi
nj time, To get a quorum Of the committee.
and for that reason he made the motion.
II was adopted.
The society then took a recess until q.
O'Clock.
Evening Session.
The evening session began NJ : o'clock.
and was opened with the DONol0-y 10y the
choir After prayers and a hymn. Psalm
Xxi. was read. the Gi0ri0 ia Llccf's
was sung. and the secretary made his an
nual report.
DIR. STONE.
DIR. j. :. stone. OF Philadelphia. then
made an address. lie reviewed the policy
Of the society. and said that the policy oil
Satan was opposed 10 sending misSionarie- /
abroad while their services might be utilized /
here. 500 We into all the world and preach /
the Gospel 10 every creature" WAS the III /
siruciion Christ had given 10 the apostles. /
and if the Church s TO have the power and I
glory that il hers, it should be literally /
obeyed. The society is interested !
in work al home, but ii |
also is striving to preach the Gospel in /
foreign lands also. Missionaries have al /
ready been sent 10 Brazil and cuba. and I
l.. lt.. -ID
Argentine and other South American States. /
lie drew line Of distinction between the
Roman and the Protestant Church, showing /
the difference in their forms, faith, Ac.
DIR. sTANGER.
DIR. /. y. stangor. Of New York. was the
next sneaker. lie said he wa. clad IA.
had come to Richmond. some twenty--even
years ago he had tried 10 get here. bat had
failed. DR.. Siangcr discussed The principle,
o. the Church. the existence If low
and high church parties. and showed
how all could meet on one common ground.
- long rs a man Joined in the principles Of
the Church, whether be Doc high or low.
rtualist or not his services would Doe will
inely accepted for missionary Wori, abroad
81 long as ne did moi attempt 10 Introduce
the gcnufcNions which were repusnant TO
the Protestant faith.
LETTERS.
Letters from Missionaries kinsoying and
Norris, giving account. Of their voyage %
Brazil and their reception, &C., were read.
THANKS.
Or. Newbold. on behalf Of the society.
banked the large congregation present for
hr cordial reception given. after which
Bishop Nhltle pronounced the Jcned.cilOn.
ana the meeting closed.
SIMON WALKERS SENTENCE
COMMITTED rom Death to Twenty Years
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