The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-26
THE CONVOCATION
What The Church is Doing for the
Swedish Immigrants.
THE MISSIONARY WORK
a Very Important session at The Church
OF The Epiphany-The Next Session
VIII be mt The Church of The Messiah
In September.

Az the afternoon session of the Episco
,al convention yesterday, the motion to
sroyide an Itinerant Missionary for the
diocese was referred to the committee on
salaries and stations. The committee on
next place OF meeting for the convocation
reported favorably on the Church Of the
Messiah. the fourth Wednesday of Sep
tember
The Rev. ]. M. Hobbs then made some
interesting remarks concerning the work
at St. Andrews Church, Mount Pleasant,
and made strong plea for assistance
from the convocation for the work at that
place.
The motion of the Rev. j. NJ. Hobbs for
800 for Mount Pleasant work was re-
ferred to the committee on missionaries
and salaries.
Rathbone Gardner made the report as
treasurer of the board of managers, show
ing a good financial standing.
The committee of missionari es and sal
aries report the following:
RcsOlped, That $50 be appropriate d for
the support of the mission work of Thorn
ton, from convocation friends, provided
$3.50 be raised by the Thornton mission.
The same committee report that it Is in
expedient to take any action with regard
TO appointment of an itinerant mission
airy. The appointment OF the missionary
was debated TO a large extent and the
original motion was substituted by the
following:
Resolved IL is the opinion OF the Prov idence
Convocation that an itinerant missio nary
shall be appointed for three months from the
fourth Wednesday In June. Passed In con-
currence.
Voted that the board of managers be
requested to appropriate S225 for the
itinerant missionary for the Providence
Convocation.
was finally left to the board of managers
of the diocese
The following motion of the Rev. Mr..
Carpenter of Warren was pass ed unani-
mously:
Resolved That this convocation hearing
with pleasure OF the movement on the part or
several gentlemen of the diocese TO Introduce
the National Church OF Sweden to recon-
mend and give letters TO the Protestant Epis-
copal Church of the United States 10 emf
grant members of that church coming To
Resolred, That this convocation recommend
TO the Diocesan Convention Rev. Axel
Fryxell, John Nicholas Brown, Harold Brown
be appointed to do what they shall be able in
sweden TO accomplish this result.
Resolved, That the appointment OF mis-
sionary to st. Thomas Church at providence
and salaries.
Voted, That the resolution. appropriat-
ing $4O0 to Mount Pleasant be reconsid-
erep.
Voted, That appointment to Mount
Pleasant be made by committee on mis-
sionaries and salaries.
Voted, That committee on salaries and
stations have power to nominate a mis-
sionary TO ST. Andrews.
The Rev. Dean announced the follow
ing committees to serve for the following
year: Committee on missionary work,
the Revs G. NJ. G. Fiske, j. w. Atwood,
John II. Stiness; on missionaries and sal
aries, the Revs. DIR. c. A. l.. Richards,
Daniel Goodwin and X. II. /. Goddard; on
statistics, George 4. Hart, the Revs.T. III.
Cocroft, William w. Groton, John X.
Reynolds and George G. Nightingale, Jr,
Dr. Richards declined election and the
dean was given power to fill vacancies.