Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-05
BOARD OF MISSIONS.
The Episcopal General Convention Re-
solves Itself Into One.
Submitted by the New Hampshire
Delegation. 80 IL Adopted by an
Overwhelming Majority - Bishop
WbippIc Raps the RcvisiOnists.


puties of the Episcopal General Conven-
tion reassembled in Gethsemane church
this morning, it was with the expecta-
ton OF resuming debate on the new con-
stitution. the pending question at the
hour of adjournment last evening being
the re-endctment Of the clause putting
in legal effect all legislation enacted by
the House. and to which the Bishops
fail to demur or omit to concur with
in three days.
This provisO which does not appear
in the new constitution. is mainly in.
tended to prevent the Bishops from pl-
geon-holing or indefinitely sidetrackng
matters emanating from the lower house
TO which they might be opposed, but TO
which, from policy. they might not care
TO demur
Under the rules governing the general
convention, however. the third day of
each triennial meeting Is set apart for a
joint meeting Of the Bishops and Depu-
ties as a board of missions. This fact
most of the delegates had overlooked, IN
Ill the announcement was made that
the Bishops were ready to be ushered
in.
In the opening hour number Of resoiu-
tions and memorials Of deceased mem.
bers were read and referred.
Following the action OF the House Of
bishops yesterday. DR. Roberts. OF New
Han. n.pshire, submitted a resolution thank
ing the Governor and Legislature of
Texas for its action in preventing the
Corbett- -FitzsimmOns mill. IL reads as
follows
Resolved. That this house accord its
cordial approval and high appreciation
of the courage and faithfulness to trust
with which the Legislature and Execu-
tive Of the State Of Texas have used the
sacred powers of government vested In
them for the suppression of priZe-hSht-
ing. making II IA crime before the law. as
it is a crime before the moral sense Of
the Christian community"
Objection to immediate consideration
was made by Lay-Delegates J. :. Biddle.
Of Philadelphia. and George r. Fair
banks. Of Florida. and under the rules
il went on the calendar.
This was not satisfactory to a ma
jority. and when Ex-Governor Prince. Of
New Mexico. moved that the resolution
be taken from the calendar for immediate
consideration. more than the necessary
two thirds voted in the affirmative.
WHERE WAS HE AT?
Roirs of laughter were provoked by
the earnest declaration Of Delegate Biddlr
that he did not know what had been don
by the Texas Governor and Legislature.
and bad not the remOtest idea of what
was Intended by the resolution.
Rev. DR.. Frank Page. OF Texas. under
took TO enlishten him by briefly narrating
how far the prelimnaries of the mill
had gone when Governor Culberson inter
tive for preserving decency and good
order in his Commonwealth.
Delegate Fairbanks again objected that
ii was IN irrevelant subject for such
body TO consider. and opened the door
20 grave departures from established pre-
cedcnt.
1t was explained by DR.. Roberts that
the resolution was submitted in behalf
Of the entire delegation from New Hamp-
shire. without consultation with the
brethren from Texas and on being put
10 u vote it was carried by an over
whelmng majority. only twenty vocal
noes" being heard.
This matter disposed Of. the bishops
were received and the two houses re-
solved themselves into the Board of Mis-
siOns
Bishop Whpple presided. and in his
opening address reviewed the progress of
The mission movement for half century.
As he resumed his seat. he said with en-
phasis: The Apostolic Church has some
thing greater 10 do than 10 pass canons."
And this pointed rap at the one alb
sOrbing idea of the revisionsts created
a momentary buzz, signlfying either sur
prise or approval
The remainder OF the morning session
was occupied with mission matters.
Money for missions was the all-day
theme of the two houses of the Episcc-
pal convention, sitting together as the
General Board Of Missions. Some Of the
variations were pathetic. others were
pleading. but the majority bristled with
criticism of the failure Of the American
Church To adequately hold up the hands
of its representatives in other lands.
The meeting drew an audience that
oye erfiowed the church, and the galleries
were crowded with women from all over
the country iden red with the WOmens
National Auxiliary.
After the adoption Of the resolutions
commendatOry OF Governor Culberson
and the Texas legislature. two volumin-
Gus printed reports Of foreign and domes-
tic missions were presented. in behalf
Of the Board OF Managers.
1t showed that the gross receipts Of
the board for the year were. including
tie balance from last year and a per-
e1nal loan OF SGj.OOD from George Bliss,
S7si.2S9. and the disbursements. $1l627s.
leaving a balance of SS55l on hand,
September lst. The loan from Mr.. Bliss
had been returned.
The report Of the Womens Auxiliary
showed that ii collected Nb7,GB during
the fiscal year, Of Which $90.sS3 had been
rfsla.. int ha
tral treasury.
The reports were referred 10 commit
tees. and the missionary bishops were
presentcd in regular order.
AFRICA AND THE FAR EAST.
Bishop Ferguson. OF Africa, protested
against the disposition Of the people TO
nut the lives sacrificed and the money
contributed in one side of the scale and
the number Of converts in the other, and
then declare that the African work was
but an experiment.
The real question was whether the
Church had done its duty. Had IT fully
equipped the African bishops for that
work? II had not.
Bishop Graves, OF China. was next pre-
sented His diocese, he said had a popu-
lation OF GO,O00.000 souls minstered to by
one bishop and six laymen, while the
church OF England had six dioceses in
the same territory.
Bishop McKim. OF Japan, said that IN
his diocese, with a population of 10000.
there were three dioceses Of the Church
of England. and he had united with them
in forming the Holy Church Of Christ IN
japan.
The work of the Colored Commission
uas presented by Bishop Nelson, of
Georeia. He said that his diocese was
eD ner cent. missionary. and yet the total
mopeys received last year for the building
nm of this jurisdiction on,y averaged l-2
csr,s a head for the people represented.
Of