The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-05
Minneapolis the Scene of Tteir
LabOrS
QUESTION OF NEW DIOCESE
Is Referred to a Committee for Future
Action
Resolutions Adopted Expressing Horror at
Armenian Outrages and Chinese Mas
sacres and Protection Invoked



MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4. - The two
houses of the Episcopalian convention
had brief sessions today before going into
JOINT session as board of missiols.
A resolution commencing the governor
and Legislature of Texas for their stand
on the prize fighting question was
adopted by The house OF deputies. The
house of bishops referred to the proper
committee the memorial OF the diocese of
California asking the consent of the
house to the erection of a new diocese
within the limits of the present see.
The feature of the afternoon meeting
OF the board of missions was the adoption
OF several resolutions and the first indica-
tion of the coming contest as to whether
there shall be bishop elected 10 Alaska.
The work of the church in Alaska was
presented by Bishops Bulison and Bark
er, but Bishop Nicely of Maine said that
there were two sides to the question,
and he had statement of the Alaskan
situation which made things look differ
emily He Will present it later and mean.
while announces that he will oppose the
election of an Alaskan bishop. The
prayer book distri bution committee made
an interesting report, showing tho dis
tribution of 1, 100, 900 prayer books since
1892. The following resolutions were
then adopted:
Resolved. That in this first Assem- biy
OF the hoard of missions since the massa-
ere of tn Christian Armenians, the COM
mittee expresses is horror at the atroci-
ties practlced on the Armenians who have
suffered for the truth, as we'll as for the
foo Wi =;
they have borne their unspeakabe an
guish and the herojsm of their appeals
to secure redress as fast as possible for the
wrongs they have suffered.
Resolved. That the board Of missions
has learned with deep sorrow of the out
breaks of violence in China by which
mission property has been destroyed; the
safety of missionaries threatened and in
some instances the lives of missionaries
sacrificed and women and children horri-
ply treated.
Resolved, That this board conveys to
our own missionaries in China and
through them all who are laborng in the
gospel of Christ III the midst of perils, the
assurance of our prayerful sympathy and
solicitude for their welfare.
Resolved, That the board express to the
Church Missionary society of Er gland
and to the church of England Zsnana
Missionary society, whose m Missionaries
were slain and wounded in the late mas
sacre OF Ku Cheng, its deepest sympathy
in their sorrow, ana that we earnestly
call upon the United States govern ment
to lend its strong arm of protection over
the citizens of our country residing in
that unhappy land and secure them in
their treaty rights.
Whereas. During the summer Just
| passed the attention of the country has
| been directed to the so-called uprising OF
the Bannock Indians in Idaho; and
Whereas. An impartial and official in
| vestigation has shown that the Indians
resulting in the slaughter of helpless
| human beings; therefore be it
Resolved, That we call the attention
Of the United States government to these
outrages and request fearless investiga-
ton. I,