Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-19
FINISHED IT'S WORK.
The Episcopal convention Mt Peoria Ad-
iournS

| Ihe Episcopal convention at feoria Al
| iourns
The last session of the sixteenth
| annual convention of the Episcopal
church of the Quincy diocese at
Peoria took place Wednesday. The
convention proper adjourned at /
O'Clock, although the balance of the
day was given up to the Woman's
auxiliary.
Rev. r. F. Sweet, of this city, and
w. ii. Bonface were added to the
list of delegates to the missionary
council. which convenes at San Fran
cisco next October. The delegates
to the provincial synod are the same
rs last year, except in the case of DR..
Lellingwell. Dean Moore will fill the
Office in his stead.
f. H. Rudd. of Knoxville, was re
elected secretary of the diocese, and
Il. b. Martin was reelected treasurer.
Monmouth Next Year.
The place selected for holding the
next annual convention is Monmouth.
The convention will be held Nav ID
next year. and the sessions will be
held III Trinity church. The journal
which is published once in two years,
will be issued this year and matters
relating to this were considered. The
following resolutions were passed.
which are of interest:
The committee on resolutions re-
ferring to the 10Th anniversary
of the bishops conservation on be-
half of the convention and the do
cese desire to offer this expression OF
| loyalty to their venerable diocesan
and of gratitude for Gods blessing
upon his labors.
We note with thankfulness that
with all the burdens OF the episco-
pate and the advance of years. the
| bishop is still active in diocesan and
missionary work, and that on this
anniversary week of his ordination
the diocese is in a more prosperous
| condition than ever before. The dis
couragcments and difficulties that
| have at times stood in the way of
progress have been met with courage
| and mostly overcome. The diocese
| is united and in earnest to do more
| aggressive work. The debt. by the
| generous aid of the bishop, has been
paid. Losses by death and removal
in many parts of the diocese are be
ing repaired by the greater devotion
of the laity who remain. and the work
OF true and tried pastors is meeting
with encouraging success in the
strengthening of parishes and mis-
sions
The close of this formative. if not
eventful. period over which the first
| diocese has extended Is time of
especial interest to all who have the
welfare Of the diocese at heart. and
seems to be fitting opportunity for
some expression upon the part OF
| the convention. The following reso-
| lutious are offered;
Resolved. That on this 18th ami
versary OF our bishops ordination
this 10th annual convention of the
| diocese hereby records its grateful
appreciation of its diocesan. the first
bishop of Quincy. As a priest he re-
ceived the highest honor in the Gift
of the church, the presiding of the
general convention. As 4 bishop he
is honored by his peers and beloved
by his diocese.
Resolved. That the clergy he re
queSted to offer prayers on Whit
SUNDAY in every church of the do
cesc for the bishop and for the do
cese. and to cndeavor from time to
time to strengthen the interest of
their people in the work and welfare
OF the diocese mt large.
The women's Auxiliary.
The evening service of the conven-
ton was in reference to the WOman's
auxiliary and the work of that organ
iZation The women held a meeting
in the parlors of the church in the
afternoon and transacted the usual
routine business. In the evening the
speakers were Rev. X. +. Sweet, of
Rock Island, DR.. Moore, of Peoria,
and Bishop-elect Mckim. Mr.. Sweet
was the first speaker and spoke of the
work of the auxiliary. He said that
the woman's organization existed
in all the diocescs in the land,
except in very few in the distant
west. The scope of it was very
broad. At lone and abroad the wo-
men were at work. He also related
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