Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-08
EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION.
Joint Session of the Two Houses TO Con-
sider Missions.
rBr telegraph to the pIspateh

BALTIMORE, Nd. October The third sos
sion OF the great triennial Protestant Episcopal
Convention met this morning after service in
Emmanuel church celebrated by Bishop Pad
dock, Of Washington, assisted by Bishop Jones,
OF Newfoundland. When the work OF tho session
began at 10 o'clock every seat In the building
was occupied
Message 4 from tho House of Bishops was being
read when Rev. John Williams, OF Omaha, Neb..
rose and objected to theRreading, as IL prelu-
diced the house against the articles refused to
be accepted by the bishops The president,
however, Oyerrued the objection and desired
the secretary 10 proceed with the reading OF the
message.
There we're several memorials sent by various
dioceses through Their deputle1, asking that
changes I'm thOso dioceses be made.
The bishops report 70 the House OF Deputies
contained the numbers OF tho resolutions they
had adopted or rejected. Nos. 2l to %
were adopted; Nos 30, 81, "a, and 40 re-
lectcd.
Dr. Nelson, OF New York, made n lengthy adj
dress on the alteration of the hymnal. ana
asked tho president TO mako hymnsl revision
tho order Of tho day on Friday, October l4tn.
Tho Rev. Mr.. McNicker, OF Pennsylyauia,
moved that a copy OF the hymns rejected and
the new Ones proposed bo printed an1 dis
tributed among the deputies Tor consideration.
The motion was unanimously carried.
At II A. VI. the House Of Deputies departed
from tho order OF the day au1 tho bishops on-
tered and took position in the chancel in order
to sit in Joint session on the missionary que5-
tion.
Bishop Clark, from Rhode Island, presided,
assisted by President Morgan Dix and the secre-
tarIes OF both houses.
Rev. William :. Langford, d. d., of New York
general secretary Of tho Board Of General Man
ayers, read a Ong missionary report, stating the
financial situation and amounts granted the diff
ferent missionaries. Money received In 1892
sls7, ~; money and goods on hand. s312,'
Oi1; tWcnly-YeGr subscriptions, S3,36@, ,OO0-
I, all received for missionary work.
nm NIIrn14R4 fnnn
tho first being from Bishop Nicholson and de-
sCribing m ssiOn on tho Pacific coast he SAID
that whom he first went thero no expected Il
| nud nothing but persons stepped In vice nnd sin
| but that he was gratihed 10 ind that tho youns
men Of the West had not forgotten their God.
By tho unanimous consent OF the house, th'
| Bishop Of Kentucky offered resolution TO giy'
several missionary bishops supreme power II
| their diocese. The motion was carried.
Missionary addresses were resumed-b!
| Bishop Garrett, who spoke with much power an
| effect, requesting young mon 70 le0v0 thel
homes and 20 with him 70 preach the word @
| God I'm the numerous towns OF Texas; an,
| Bishop Talbot, Of Idaho and Wyoming, at th'
conclusion Of whose addIoss tho house ai
| j)urned.
! At the afternoon session the missionary al
| dresses were resumed.
Bishop Dudley. OF Kontucky, expressed him
| self in strong words on missions among tho col
ored people. lie said that he was born ana Dfe'
! among them, aud he loved the colore'
| woman that nursed him moro than any
] thing else in this world; that no h1C
| during tho past six years spoken II
| many noted churches, such as 81. Pauls
| New York. and II. James, Philadelphia, an
| nOuncing the necessity for forwarding tho mis-
| sions among the blacks, and hoped that tho dis
tingusne1 mon before him would do their ut
| most 70 help him in that holy work.
Bishop Whpple, OF Minnesota, stated thR
Metioka an Indian chief OF North America, wa
tho first colOred man ever baptized in this gori
Gus country. After long description OF his life
with various incidents OF conversion among .ht
Indians. BishOp Whipple concluded by askint
help from the two houses ia aiding him and hi'
brother clergy in their duties.
Bishop Whitaker, OF Pennsylvania, gave hi'
views on the work among the blacks and the I'm
pOrtance OF enlsting moro missionaries IN con-
ducting tho work so woll organized. He con
cludei oy giving tho substance OF q note from
an Airicln Indian chief 70 the Archbishop O
Canterbury. It was rs follows: "Mr. Arch
bishop,-Send Us the Gospel and less rum"
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, OF Mississippi
continued the missionary question In relation e
the cOlOred race in the southern central states
and finished oy entreating both houses % con
slider tho important facts laid before them FOL
the advancement of the faith.
The Joint session was then adjourned. The
bishop Of South Dakota delivered an address TO
night upon his visit to China and Japan.