The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-05

In the house OF deputies, morRing
prayen were conducted by Bishop
WorIhington, OF Nebraska, and Rev,
Dr., j, Lewis Parks, OF Philadelphia, A
memorial was presented asking that
the western portion OF the diocese OF
| North Carolina be erected into mis-
SionAry Jurisdiction. a long let OF
memorials to- deceased clergymen fol-
lowed.
Rev, DR.. D. @. Roberts, OF Concord,
n, H., offered resolution commencing
the governor aud legislature OF Texas
for itJ stand on the prize lighting queH-
tion. A white haired delegate from
PennIylvanlS, James S. Bidde, bjeolsd
10 immediate consideration, lie said
no had no knowledge whatever OF the
action OF the Texas people, This causod
roar OF laughter In the staid conven.
tion, and the resolution was passed
with few faint noes.
The house OF bishops transacted little
business before tho joint session, save
the announcement OF tho standing com
mittaes aud the reference to tho proper
committee OF the memorial OF the diocese
OF California, asking tho consent Of tho
house to the erection OF new diocese
within tho limits Of tho present see.
One OF the principal reports present.
ed to tine board Of missions was the 70.
port Of the executive committee Of tho
American Church Missionary society,
read By Secretary ]. Thompson Cole. II
was the first public And official utter.
auCe aS to tho Rmbezzlsment OF $4,000
by tho former treasurer, Henry A. Oak.
Icy, and the Tor mer secretary, Rev.
William A. Newbold. 1t had been
hoped TO avoid all public reference to
the affair, but this was found impossi.
blO.
The amount taken by Oakley has
been computed TO bs 81, 1923 "a and by
Newbold-Sl0,034 IS, from September !,
1887. The deialcatlon was made pos.
slbIe by the fact that there was no
check on tho accounts Of either save OF
tho other officer, and upon this they
relied for safety, The treasurer has 70.
imburSed the society, but the secretary
had no money nor anyone auihciently
interested In him to make 1t good. Tho
committee had decided not to prosecute
either officer II would be impossible
TO prosecute the treasurer without re.
turning tho money mado good, as 1t had
come from another source. No prom
iaea had been made, but the prosecution
seemed impossible. Tho secretary was
old, psnnileIs aud disgraced. 10 pro-
coed against him aud not against the
treasurer would be justly open to
charge that tho prosecution was not be.
cause he took money, but because he
took money, but because he had no
friend to pay It back.
The society has charge Of the domes.
tic missions as we'll as those in Cuba
and Brazil. II was reported that won
dorful progress had been made in
Brazil, but that the outbreak Of the war
In Cuba had stopped promising work
around Matanzas. The society, which
isBupported by volunteer contributions,
has received Sll,B92 sinCe August 81,
1894. II has balance now OF S4,70S.
The board Of managers presented a
lengthy printed report to tho board Of
missions. Among other matters 1t had
adopted a resolution that it was inGon.
sisteat to receive grants IN money from
the United States ior any Of lis schools.
4lb nulu III Alluuhh lluNl uuOll uukGlGu
with the assistance OF Bishop Barker, OF
Olympia. Tho erection Of tho Church
Of tho Holy Trinity, at Toxic, Japan,
under guarantees as to tho tenure OF tho
property, was reported together with an
agreement rs TO conflicting jurlsdic.
tions OF Bishop BiCkerStetl, OF tho
Church OF England, and Bishop McKim,
OF the American church In Japan.
An appropriation OF $4,000 yoar
has been madG for tho work among tho
Colored people, aud commission named
TO supervise II,
Rev. Henry Forester has been com.
missioned al presbyterian to the Mexi.
can mission.
Tho aocioty's grosa receipts for tho
fiscal year were SI27 ,2Si, handsome in'
crease.
Ofthe5, asa parishes under missionary
control, 3,506 made contributions.
Following tho managers report, brief
addresses wGrO made OIL their work by
Blshap Ferguson (Colorcd), OF West AZ.
rCR; Bishop Graves, OF China; BlahOp
McKim, Of japan; Bishop Nelson, Of
Georgia. on tho Afro.AmeriCan work
mud By Bishop Brooke, Of Oklahoma, on
tho Indian work.
The feature OF tho uftOrnoon meeting
oil tho board oil missions was tho adop-
ton Of several resolutions, aud tho frat
indication OF tho coming contest as to
whether thOrO shall bO bishop ol0ctud
to Alaska The prayer book diStribu.
ton commission made an Interesting
report, showing tho distribution Of
100000 prayer books since 1892. Tho
following resolutions werO thona adopted:
"RcSoluei, That In tho frat assembly OF
tho board OF missions BlnCO tho inRasn.
Gre Of Christian Armonlans, the com.
mission Expresses iti horror at tho
atroCilinl praCtiCOt on tho ArmonianB,
who havo suffered for tho truth, as wcll
ns for tho courage aud Bloaliaatness
which thny linYo torn LhDir unspenkn.
bio anguish and tho hOroism OF thor
appeals to secure rGdroaB IN BoOn Ns
possible for the wrongs they have rD'
uelyOd,
"Rso'rci, That tho board Of missions
has learned with doUp sorrow Of
tho outbreaks OF violence IN China
by which mission property hna bocn
doBIroyOdi the HniOty Of missionaries
threatened aud In soma instances lives
Of missionaries sacrificed aud women
aRa cAIldFsR heFFIMy treated,
"ReaOlrei-lhat this board Conveys to
our own missionaries In Ohina, aud
through tllOln lu nl who afG aboring
In tho gospel Of Christ In tho midst Of
purils, tho assurance oI our prayer.
iul sympathy and sollCludO for llloir
welfare
"Rc,oirtt, That II IL tho deliberate
judgment Of thIa board that neither