The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-19
PRICE TWOCENTS.
Addresses and Papers Before the Episcopal
Convention In Washington.

| Convention IN washington.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. ls.--This moru-
ing's session of the convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church was held in the hall Of
the National Rifles Long before lOS o'clock.
the hour set for the meeting, the hall was
well filed and gradually became ,rowded.
Inc session was 0 ened by Senat r Edmunds.
VINO introduced Bishop Dudley. who led the
Lords Prayer. followed by the audience.
ihe heV. Reese +. Alsop. ID. d.. of Brook
iyn, read the first paper on the subject OF
Socialism" He said that he wss not
ooclailst The paper was in exposition of
s1Seiaasm s1e IN al its forms He said that when
eAe fa1e OF return falls IN any country below
acertaln percentage capital would no longer
accumulate. The system that takes money
! from tne many and holds II there is something
wrong. Inc question was whether the pros
euo system does this. Many men. he said,
~ aie oon'eIt TO-DAY 10 take per cent on their
money When not many years ago they would
not take TO 10 per cent. He said that IL was
not true that the rich were growing richer
ana tne poor growing poorer, though he ad-
ulltted that Ia many cases there was a
strong contrast. He said that while
1t was true that the riches Of some men to- day
were enormous. vet II was also true that the
workingmen OF to-day were vastly better OF
than those of years ago. The condition of
the wOrkIngmen. he said had been steadily
Improving They wore better clothing. lived
IN better houses, their children were better
educated and their wives better clothed
Inc next paper on Socialism was to have
been read by Rev. Pascal Hanover Of Staten
Island n. T., but he was absent on account
OF illness and his place was filled by Professor
could, or Philadelphia. who delivered an ex-
temporaneous address on the same topic.
Professor Gould said that every one who
read the New Testament especially those
uOSS9SSqd a h0 n ol -
eyes and stopping his ears to many of It's most
suppllant passages. These people knew in
their hearts they were deceivng themselves
and yet. he said the richer were grow
ing Crususes. He urged that instead Of allow
ing this bitter fight among indiyIdua ais the
community should take charge of all indus
tries and divide the profits equally. In the
nrst place It would give employment to every
one and the condition of that vast army OF
unemployed would be amelioFated. One OF
the addest facts. Professor Gould said WAS
the number OF unemployed rich men and rich
mems sons. who were wasting their time,
some OF them in vice. This was question
winch was serious subject for tue consider
alton OF our ministers.
The Rev. H. NJ. Bartlett. Of Montchanin.
Del. was the next 20 read his address on
socialism. The paper was an argument in
favor of civil service. which. be said, was the
only method TO carry on the business OF the
NStAAtLFs ilON ldi N0 uhfb hlFthlT uncOQ-
scously and safely gone in this direction was
not generally recognized. but it was fact
that many of the most important activities OF
our time are managed directly by the State.
Primary edu alton, he said, was almost en-
trely SO contracted; $50 was tho postofiice
tne army and navy the coming OF the money
the dispensation of Justice. the conduct Of the
elections aud the care of certain dependent
classes-the blind. the insane and paupers.
SO in other lands were the railroads. the tele-
graph system. the canals. irrigation systems
aud postal saving banks. while in Germany
State insurance Of workingmen had become
an important scheme and demonstrated sue
cess.
A further indication of solialistic develop
ment was seen in the character OF the legis-
latlOn of the last fifty years. II had shown
an increasingly socialistic tendency. An
other indication of the further development
of socialism was to be seen in the wide public
interest now. taken ia socalistic theories.
We all know" no said that socialism has
had the charm for philosophers for econo-
mists like John Stuart Mil that even Her
bert Spencer saw 1t 10 bs the final outcome OF
democracy