The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-16
CHURCH COUN ill.
AN IMPORTANT SESSION YESTeR.
DAY.

NiN lmfOh ! AN StSSlON ftS + "
DAY
Domestic and iorcign Nis.ions-Iduca
,i"n Memorials The Liturg,-A Num-.
l"r ~ RESOLUTIONS Is IL Properl, Inter
pretcde
NrN loEk. October H.. special, In
0ontcd Interest was manifested IN tie
mornings proceedings iu the lion-c O'
Deputies. because il wa~ g,'ncrall, expect.
od that discussion Wouh b. continued on
iho motion to 20 into committee Of m,
whole on the report of the Joint commiiic,
On liiurgical revision. interrupted by ad.
Jnurnncni on saturday. There was som,
curiosity. therefore. to-daN tO see the ont.
ce'rc of the Struggle chctWccRadNocatrs and
opponents of further liiurgical revision cX-
pcu~c~.
~ >oon a~ the House had been called a.
order and the journal OF Yesterday read and
approved several reports were presented
hA nr. 1cOrgc 4. ~hattuck ot Mas>achu-
~ctt~. chairman Of the committee On eN.
pcn~c~. Among other things be- reported
that expenses Of the General Convention foi
three wears had been about $1,000. Receipts
including second assessment. were about
>lf.on lie reported that accounts of past
and present treasurer had been examined
and approved. lIc offered resolution
thanking " ". A~tor for his services a.
treasurer lNr. N~torWcni out of Office after
last couNcutioW. and also moved that Mr.
\stor'~ successor. Mr.. Winthrop. Doe ~
elected treasurer of the General { convention.
li0thrcsoluiions were adopted unanimously
N,N,GFE~ oF MISSIONS.
The President Of the House. Rev. Dr. Din.
tine appointment Of the following
committee to nominate board Oi man.
aecr- for thc Domestic Foreign Missionary
society. VIZ. Rev. pr. tccle~i0n. of Mary
land. pr. Christian. of Newark: pr. Hen
shaw. of Rhode Island: pr. Gardner. Of
Fond pu lac. Dr. ~palding. uf' alitoraia.and
Nc~~r-. " ainNrlght. of 'onnccticu; BID
.llp. of PENNSYLVANIA: Wilmer, of Virginia
RH>>rtf. of East Carolina, ana Deadly. of
Oregou.
COMMITTEE pi~Cll NEGEp.
Tine chairman of fhe committee on canOn~
presented au adverse report on the pro-
ln~"d change boz one of the canon~ % pro-
vide for the care of churches i'm foreign
lands. and requested to he discharged from
further consideration of the subject.
Tine request Wa- granted and thr report
went 0n Tine calendar.
THE committee were of the opinion that
There is law enough at present for all prac-
iical purposes 100 This connection.
TnrC,IIoN.
l;'N. pr. 'oii. of New Hampshire. chair
man of inc standing committee ON christian
education. presented report accompanied
n1 a resolution. Which read a. follows;
"N hcrea~. this church. hy action Of Oh"
General convention. can give encourage
mfuf tu Deer schools. colleges. academic ana
theological institutions. inviting their cn-
operation and securing help in their behalf.
and advancing educational interests of the
church,
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t5. ,lr,r..l, shall D.. stnointed D., a com.
f.i,t... ~ tl. II.u-. an Christian rduca-
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further thr educational interests of The
schools COLLEGES. academic ANA ihrolo-l' a q
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have lM" functions ll9'' io promote ''"
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MEMORIAL.
t,N. Mr.. lark. ot Michigan. chairman of
standing committee un memorials ol de-
ceased members. presented 20 large numhcl
ni memorials Message were ais" received
from House oi bishops and read. hc'.
DR. EiInil of Washington. chairman "l
fl. special committee appointed Toy lhc ten
UrlI convention when they mel Do lo>'. To-
m.mnrIuli/r Congress % secure information
Nu fhr subject of divorces. presented a long
REPORT. lhe most startling statement M ih,
report WAS that in the last twenty years
There had hcDn granted m lhc mlcd STATES
and Territories a2o..l' divorce ca~'-' "l
which only about 1000 were absolute.
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