The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-15
VERY SHORT SESSION
OF THE rBIENNIAL CONVENTION.
But Great Many Interesting Subjects Die.
cussed-Missions, Memorial Funds
and Work Among the Negroes.

Baltimore. Nd. Oct. 14.-Spccial.-
A short session was held 10y the two
houses Of the Protestant Episcopal Con.
vention to-day. an adjournment beng
taken shortly after | O'Clock to permit
such members as had no corscienuons
scrnplcs to the contrary 10 20 on tie
Friday afternoon excursion down inc
bay, arranged by the local committee
The House Of Bishops devoted their short
SESSION largely TO the discussion of
proposition to create another missionary
jurisdiction in the Northern Peninsular,
In Michigan.
IMPORTANT CAHoNs ADOPTED.
Canons : and s. bearing upon ordina-
tions were adopted. The most important
sections. which gave rise 10 considerable
discussion. allows ministers who come
from other denominations 10 be orcalned
Immediately upon satisfactory proof of
their sincerity and worth, without wait
ing twelve months. as they have hitherto
been obliged 10 do.
HOUSE, or DEPUTIEs.
In the session Of the House Of Deputies
Rev. DR. Rhodes. Of Southern Ohio,
offered a motion t. add TO The canon
relative TO the renunclation OF the min
istry the provision that all said ccleSi-
asrical authorities shall. IN recGding and
publishing such deposition. state that it
was honorable and at the request Of
the person depOsed. Referred TO the
con mittee on canons. Rev. DIR. Joseph
Cary. Of Albany. made n report 20 the
convention on behalf of the deputatlOn
sent to represent the general convention
at the provincial synod of Canada, held
In Montreal, September 10th. DR.. Cary
spoke of the fruitful results Of these m
tcrchanges of brotherly visits. The
American visitors were introduced by
the Lord Bishop Of Ontario. and were
received and entertained At the conse-
Grafton of the Bishop of Quebec, Bishop
Isaac Lea Nicholson. of Milwaukee, one
OF the visiting deputatiOn, was asked 10
assist in the laying on of hands. Key.
Dr. Jones, of Ohio, offered q resolution
designed TO raise the literary standard
of the clergy Of the Church. He said
efforts should be put forth, and make
corgymen not only representatives. OF
the highest types of Christianity. but
representatives of the broadest culture,
which at this time they certainly were
not. The resolution was referred TO the
committee on canons. Rev. DR.. Hart. Of
Connecticut. presented a resolution,
which was adopted. relative to the pro-
viding of a certified copy of the stand
ard Book of Common Prayer. TO be pre-
served by the custodian of invention
documents. A resolution was adopted
limiting the time to be occupied after
Monday in speech-making by any deputy
other than the chairman of a committee
Eve minutes.
SUSPENSION OF cLERGYMEN.
Rev william Jones. from Arkansas,
offered resolution providing that
clergyman convicted Of a serious offense,
such as drunkenness or immortality. be
prohibited from officiating for at least
one year after the commission OF such
Offense. DIR. Jones said he had known
many instances during his life in the
West of clergymen being driven from
their posts in one diocese and Immediately
resuming their clerical functions in other
diOceses. Ii was apparent that the
House was upon the verge of an acri-
monious discussion, but the threatening
mutterings and expressions were stilled
by motion to lay on the table. When
President Dix put the question: the only
no and it was n strong and feeling
one, was that Of Rev. DR.. Robert, OF
Missouri.
REPORT on RULES.
j. NJ WOolworth. chairman of the
committee on rules. presented a vOluml-
nous report. The lengthy set OF rules
proposed by Mr.. Burgwin. Of PittSburg,
10 govern the convention in acting upon
the report on the hymnal was favor
ably reported and adopted by the House.
Message No. Is from the House of
Bishops. was read 10y Secretary Iur-
chin. 1t Iecitcd that the bishops had
adopted the changes in these dispatches
yesterday. The message was referred to
She committee on Prayer Book.
BOARD OF MISSIONS.
At II o'clock the two houses met in
joint session, as the board of missions.
Bishop Whipple presided and conducted
the religious exercises. An Interesting
report was presented by the American
Church Building Fund Commission, Of
which Bishop Scarborough. Of New Jer-
soy. is chairman. 1t shows that during
tie twelve years since the organization
Ct the commission It's history has been
an increasing usefulness. Two hundred
churches have been aided. and it is with
in the facts 10 say that in at least one
hundred and fifty cases the Church
could not have been built but for the
assistance thus extended. ii was thought
that the formation of permanent fund
would tie up the money of the church,
but under the system of loans estab-
lished, not only was the money put into
active service as soon as received but
round of usefulness. When the plan of
aiding church building by loans was
proposed. it was said that such loans
would never be paid. and that the re-
suit would be the loss Of the fund itself
and Generalization among those who were
thus assisted The past ten years have
proved this idea 20 he unfounded. Not
a dollar has been lost out of over two
hundred loans that have been made.
The interest in the main has been paid
with cOmmendable regularity,
aud the principal has been returned fully
c. fast as could be expected. During the
past year over $4,000 has thus been
repaid, and the total amount re-
turned TO the treasury has been over
$4,000. While the fund has not in-
creased during the past year as rapidly
as was hoped, yet its progress has been
satisfactory and the amount received
from perish offerings has been some
what more than during the preceding
year But one large donation has been
received. that being from a New Yorker
Ia the form of $1,000 in United stat IS
coupons, which were told for S1,Sl2.J0.
The amount of the permanent fund on
September I. 1892, was S22O,24l. Al
though the fund is unable TO do quar-
ter Of the work, yet the results achieved
10y the limited sum at command are very
encouraging. At the date of the last
report ia loans had been made The
number now exceeds 200, twcnty-seyen
having been mIde during the past year.