The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-18
CHURCH CONGRESS BEGINS,
An Inrr.ant Gathering Of The Protestant
EDiSo0Id Church.
rrUgog ADDRESS BY BISHOP BROOKS
Senator rdmunds, of Ycr mont' Presided
and Delivered tho Opening Address.
Washington News.

w.srryrroN. Nov. 1.-THE Congress OF
tto Protestant Episcopal Church. tho most
aar.aut gathering OF the clergy an iai'y
,thedenouiuation ever held 10 Washington
,a,cneI this morning with church
men nom au parts ot tho country
+, attendance. No regularly elected
f..erstes are present al charchmen who de-
,re Co attend being permitted to DO SO. Inc he
Congress has no legislative power but is neid
for The purpose o.. iuterchangns religious
thoughts and ideas.
1ur OPENING.
Tho e.s.,.-s v..I last four days. The open
t,..tfts -~o-r.r- consisted Of religious ser
r-eo.a+ffe C.ur. D of the Epiphany NJ lO 3j.
uo'r communion was administered. Bishop
In1.nv. 0t Kentucky. reading me communion
service. Bishop Phillips Brooks, OF
Massachusetts, delivered the communion
s43r.s. after which the inaugural
sa-,.ea of tho Congress took place.
-, senator Fdmunds of Vermont. pre-
sdai and delivered the opening address.
Ua was followed by Rev. +. ID. Nides. gen
rs' secretary. who presented q memorial OF
fenembers of the Congress Who have died
sn.e tie last meeting.
IEsI REGULAR SESSION.
reception wss given 90 the members Of
The Congress this afternoon by Mr and hrs.
W. ID. Cabeu The first regular session was
ledattbe National Rifles Armory tonight:
The topic for the evening was 'Ihelsm and
Teyo.uti0n" Written addresses were
delivered by Rev Edwin Harwood,
d. ID. OF New Haven. Conn, and
Rev. s. D Mcconnell. ID. d.. of Ihiladel-
rIa Those who spoke on the sub ect were
Eer ~ J.. S.e-ulu- ID. ID OF Pough keepsle.
N s.. and Professor Elwood Worcester Of
South bethlehem. Pa. Ihesession adj ourned
until tomorrow morning
IHr ANI-IoIrrY LAW AGAIN.
Argument in the cases involving the con-
st+utOnaltv OF she aut-lOttery law by the
la.t Congress was continued in the
nuei States supreme Court this
afternoon before q full bench. Mr.
james O.. Carter. Of New York. con-
eufe1 argument for the newspaper pub
rshers le-un Yesterday Attorney General
l4.er. following Nr Carter. closed the
case for The Government. lie contended
ta. Congres. had the right to police the
nails and TINS. he sald. was proved Toy
te acton of tae Government quarantlnng
nal matter from yellow fever districts
Tie Government could police al commerce
and all mails O. prevent the spread OF
ln .Iemic. There was nothing involved in
fle o4se before the court. he SAID emphati-
c..r. OBJ 'n tie construction Ot the law cX-
celt tle first section of the lottery act. which
makes 70 aQ oHeuse % put lottery matter IN
t.e mails, That was the question for the
court decide Continuing Mr. Miller said
r.ul-e. I.r the otler side had stated that q
.ll.ei years ago preachers We're interested
il .tteres. lt5 sand Mr Miller. and little
more tlHu hundred years ag0lt was thought
...s..rr Iort.ee.od Of religion 20 burn Cuak-
t.. and h. Iululr lre lu the practices of theHolv
ru.-.tou. Whence came the right, asked
t.. .tf0~rrr-n ncnaraI Of tho State of Louisiana
80 say t0the State of Maine. you shall have the
u...r0us influence spread over your terri
tr Congress in passing the lottery law,
LA- simply told Louisiana that she might
keep leI lottery. lut that she could not use
le L.tel States mail 90 send her lottery
matte, INTO .tlcr states. mat was WnaJ me
aw Na- aud CHAT was as tar as Congress had
gone. 1lr. llNMa. D. Neumes. ot counsel
i0- nunre one ot the convicted publishers.
closed tie case for the contestants Alr,
..hIaes ifF.eWe1 lAe history OF iae
., ,+.--..r f,t n v.ss on irstlt1tion
"a. t.e State o. Inulaiang and has
been establ-.cl hv the SOVEREIGN people
0t tle State free from oll Federal interference.
lie maintained tbat tho mower thus exercised
b fne SOVEREIGN people of Louisiana toestab-
ISL "a coruorafion 9.5 not FAN within the do
,.,, ''' .. .''' ,. " ,l ,i'.. cr'tit' s, I-
t....e +te Initial ~t.,ee ,,,,c, tIa re5ergl
f., .,.arrr,,rt o,,8 tb.r..foro tbe Fe3e~oi Co,,
.,,,tisi .o,,s(,t ~. ortar
f.rar5 .,1,r.oi a,lf boiifv IN erorees
an oDini.r conrsrrir, N asa ftinetIu,neut 10
h. r.al bra -f.fo ~ ,oeorpl.sb nrr,losas ar
81 ur.r.ot.if interests Immoral TENDENCIES
Issa.d. could Mt be ascribed bv the Govern.
menf o. fine tnited States To AN institution
created bv the sovereign people of "a State in
teir own interests especially when the
alleged immoraIitv was not based uron the
universal cIrser.rs of rnonkind INT unon
t.e sbiftip, oninions MI men
lir Semr,as 'i.l oor4erde1 tbot tina ,robf
fitton of a ,srsor, nom 1eine t6e 1nails ~
convey inetfer ra'atino to his business orJ IN