The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-06
BIG MISSIONARY RALLY
EPISCOPALIANS TRANSACTED
BUT LITTLE BUSIN ESS
YESTERDAY.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM PREVAILED

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The Convention Invited to Meet in Lou
isviIle, Ky., iR Is96--The Common
Prayer Book Finally Revised and
Ordered Printed on Fine Paper and
Distributed Among the Diocese and
Prominent InsiitutiOns-Se Secretary
Fosters Sensational Address.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 5.-The
counter attraction of the great all day
missionary rally at the Lyceum Theatre
to-day, was too much for the House of
Bishops of the Episcopal Convention
and after transacting a little routine
business the House adjourned until
Monday morning.
The House of Deputies however, salts
fed with the attention it had given the
missions yesterday, continued its work.
The committee on Canons recommended
tbat a number Of proposed articles re-
ferred to them be not adopted and the
report was approved. A number Of
memorials to deceased brethren were
offered and petition asking for a
division OF the diocese Of Toxic, Japan,
but appointment of another bishop was
received.
Rev. E H. Ward, of Kentucky, pre-
soss.ted the invitation of Louisville for
the convention of 1866. II was referred
to a special committee.
Judge Geo. z. Fairbanks, of Florida,
in the interest of the proposal to divide
the diocese of Florida, offered a resolu-
tion providing for an easier way for the
division of diocese and the erection Of
missionary jurisdictions than now ex-
lists. Objection bling made the House,
by a vote of 1876 to 60, decided to take
it up.
After warm debate, in which no con-
clusion was reached, the order of the day
was taken up-175 to, 81. The joint
committee on the standard prayer book
reported the final revision and printing
IF the book Of common prayer on fine
paper, and the distribution of copies
among the diocese and prominent insti
tutions.
a handsome vellum volume, bound in
leatl1as and silver and enclosed in a
carved oaken box, was delivered formally
to the custodian Of the Standard Book of
Common Prayer. This volume, marvel
of the printers and bookhinder's art, was
held aloft in Secretary Hutchins' hand,
while the house rose to its feet.
In committee of the whole the consti
tutional revision report was taken up.
T. wilder, of Minnesota, offered an
amendment to the amendment of Jas.
S. Biddle, of Pennsylvania, requiring
the House of Bishops to report to the
House of Deputies within three days
their disapprobation of any measure and
the reasons for it. Mr.. Wilder wanted
to add the words, as long as the House
Of Bishops shall sit with closed doors"
This aimed at the executive session
and occasioned warm but indecisive
debale.
Tue principal social function Of the
day was the reception rendered by Mrs.
Doerilus Morrison at Villa Rosa this af
ternoon, followed this evening by a din
ner to 81 of the leading church dignita-
ries
The missionary rally at the Lyceum
Theatre was attended by large and en-
thusiastic audience. The principal event
was the address of ex Secretary John W.
Foster on the condition Of the missions
and natives from Palestine to Japan. He
said in speaking of the recent Chinese
outrages that Americans should be
chary of condemning them without con-
sideration. They we're no more cruel
and no more discreditable to the
authorities than the Wyoming massacre
of Chinese in 1892. Moreover the
Chinese government was even now
negotiating for the punishment Of the
guilty parties and for the payment of
damages, whereas in the United States
the guilty parties were never punished
and the payment of the damages was
delayed. His statement was loudly ap
plaud d.
Addresses on the work in their several
dioceses were made by Bishops Leonard,
of Utah; Brewer, of Montana; Gray, of
Southern Florida; Graves, of the Platte;
Kendrick, of New Mexico, and Ferguson,
of West Africa.
A large audience was present at the
afternoon mission session at the Lyceum
Right Rev. Bishop Spaulding, of Colo
rado, presided. Bishop Johnson, Of
Western Texas, said that he reprented a
section covered by 110. 900 square miles.
He showed the increase in churches and
schools TO have been remarkable during
the past twenty one years AT present
the Diocese had forty churches, twenty
four ministers, 2 800 communicates and
two schools for boys and girls respect
lively.
Right Rev. Bishop Talbot, of Wyon-
ing and Idaho said; ''We have fewer
people in Wyoming than we had few
years ago and fewer in Idaho than we
had eight years ago The loss, however,
has its compensations. We have more
churches and more clergymen than any
other religious bouy whatever. We have
built 38 churches, Is in Wyoming and
12 in Idaho.
Many of them have been built entirely
by the people, without any help from the
bishops or outside sources. We have
also made progress in the matter Of
Christian education. We have a school