Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
They Have Work Enough to Keep Them Busy l for A Month With No Time for
 frolicking.

Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 10.-Despite the fact that the Episcopal deputies have refused social invitations without num- Der because they have upon the calendar business enough to keep them in session for month to come, while the conven- ton must terminate on the Fist or there abouts, they were afraid of mourning the displeasure of the good people across the Mississippi, and so the transaction of business was dispensed with dis patch and the visitors were driven about the saintly city by com mittee of its citizens. To make uD for the lost time the houses of bishops and deputies met jointly at S:30 tonight as the general missionary board of the church for the purpose of considering the condition of missions in Alaska. This mornings session of the house was un- relieved by any interesting developments, save that the element which seeks to refer the revision of the constitution to new revision commission received an in glorious back set at the very start by Dr. Morgan Dix refusing to recognize It as long as the revision is before the house. A somewhat significant vote was that refusing to strike out section 3. the "primate section, concerning which there was so much debate on yesterday, and a further salient point was the re- fusal of the house to concur In that clause of the revision which reduces the representation in the house of deputies from four clergymen and four deputies to three of each. The bishops had also sent down the same clause, but the dep- uties were not in favor of reduced rep resentation, the bishops and the com mission to the contrary notwithstand- ing.
 A communication was received from the colored church convention asking for the establishment of a school for the education of colored people. Referred.
 Messages were received from the house of bishops during the day asking TOT conference in the matter of new dio- cese in northern Michigan. Another mes sage transmitted the Armenian resolu- tions, which were the outcome of the memorial of the clergy and laity Of New York on the Armenian massacre. The message was as follows:
 Whereas, The Armenian church one or the Most Ancient Commuions of Christen- dom is being subjected to persecution of peculiar atrocity, and wholesale slaughter of men and violation of women and
 Whereas, Those who survive these ter rible prosecutions are now perlshlnB from disease, cold and hunger; and
 Whereas, In the New Testament St. Paul tells the church of the Kingdom to contribute to relieve the necessities each of the other,
 ReSolVed That the mousse Ol uepueieo concurring, that this convention com mends to all those whom it in any wise represents and to all Christian people the prompt and energetic employment or whatever measures may contribute to the succor of this afflicted people and es- pecially such contributions as may re- lieve their sore necessities.
 Resolved, That the house of deputies concurring, that the authorities of the Church of England be respectfully asked to take such action as will titly commend the cause of the Armenian church to the whole English speaking world.
 The resolutions were adopted after some spirited debate, some delegates re- garding it as unusual and remarkable and others contending that it asked the English church to take action which be- longed to the government. The vote was 146 to 92.
 In the house of bishops this morning the bishops of Long Island. Quincy and Maryland were designated a committee of conference concerning the creation of the diocese of northern Michigan. there being some errors in the papers which must be removed.