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ADJOURN SINE DIE.


/ Ena-The Pastoral Letter.
| Minneapolis. Mimi. Oct. 20. The
/ convention. on It's last day Tuesday.
! showed an apparent minority OF dele
! gates remaining evidently only enough
TO constitute quorum for the winding
MP Of necessary business details.
| The Pennsylvania delegates offered
resolution recognizing the uniform
dignity. courtesy and Kindness Of the
presiding officer of the house, Or. Nor
gan Dix. of New York. The resolution
YVES adopted by rising vote and Or.
Dix responded in graceful and touch
ing manner.
Following is an abstract of the
bishops pastoral address issued at noon
Tuesday by the secretary OF the house
OF bishops:
In discussing church unity the bish-
ops are not hopeful Of immediate or
general results save in the spreading of
the sentiment for unity throughout
Christendom. They complain that
while the theological schools are turn
ing out many graduates. and candl-
dates for orders are about as numerous
as ever. there IS a lack OF self-sacrifc
men willing 20 spread the faith ia for
eign and heather lands.
Speaking OF the recent assault upon
Christian missionaries in China, the nd-
dress says;
missions IN China have recently sur
Tered a great disaster When least expect
ing Il. the church has been shocked by an
outbreak OF hostility and violence. which
In the worlds estimation has revived the
at all. Devoted missionaries have sealed
with their blood the faith they were sent
forth 10 teach.
Such crisis IN missionary work will
not be without It's use and purpose if. as
like ones have done In the past. Il brings TO
the front and sets In battle array larger
measure OF the hcr0lsm always latent In
the militant host OF Christ For the pres
ent then. the moral OF this calamity Is,
more. not less men In the field. and larger
offerings by the church 10 sustain them"
Speaking of Sunday observance, the
address says:
Recent events In some parts OF our
country compel US TO call your earnest at
fcntion TO widely spread and determined
attack upon the use and purpose OF the
weekly day OF rest known from the be-
ginning of the Christian era as the Lords
day.
I'VE exhort you, dear brethren. to meet
this menace with unfaltering courage ami
resolute determination. and In no oppor-
tunity that may be presented to decline
battle with the insatiate greed OF the
liquor traffic, and the growing desire for
popular pleasures and amusements, which
with increaaing holiness claim oil days
alike for their uses. In this connection
the house OF bishops, IN view OF recent oc-
currences I'm several OF our states de-
sires TO express It's hearty approval OF the
prompt and courageous application OF the
preston OF ba-barous. brutal and Indecent
exhibitions and recreations OF whatever
sort
I'm regard TO Turkish atrocities in
Armenia there is the following:
"By tho tender mercies OF our God, and
the Infinite compassion OF Our common
saviour. we besoech you. brethren. 10 re-
member In your prayers and with your
prompt and liberal help, that long suffer-
ing and down-trodden people OF the ancient
stnd faithful church OF Armenia. To vast
Ing oppression and prosecution extending
Far back into the past, has now been
added, by the fanatlcal violence and hatred
OF Moslem power. the unspeakabe atroc-
tiles OF to-day. Such cry for sympathy
and aid has seldom been heard IN all the
ages OF christendom."
The spirit Of unrest in the land IL
commented on and the remedy for 1t Ia |
declared to be accessible In the church.
Fully q third Of the letter is devoted TO
a discussion OF certain tendencies In !
the church toward ritualism, and. on
the other hand, toward too great liber-
ality. Unauthorized methods of cele-
brating communion and other offices
of the church are severely rebuked |
and the letter makes this significant |
statement:
I'VE are indeed between two perilous ton-
dencies. On the one hand there Is q demand
for concessions which will make lt easy for
members OF Christian bodies not In COM
munion with tho church To enter her minis
try, TO transfer themselves bodily as con-
gregatlons, with faint and feeble guards
OF soundeess In their forms OF wor.
ship On the other there is plea put forth
by some 20 enter into negotiations with the
bishop OF Rome with Wow 10 reunion which
is now known TO DO possible only by absolute
submission 20 his unscriptural aud unlawful
demands. The wise thing for US 10 do is TO
hold fast TO cur position
Gethsemane church was crowded at
the joint meeting of the two houses
Tuesday afternoon nc o'clock. Tho
pastoral letter was read and the Epis-
copaI general convention for 1895 closed
einr dio with the ueunl eerv,oea