The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-05
THE EPISCOPALIAlS.
The Big General Convention at Min
neapelis Continues.
THANKS TO GOVERNOR CULBERSON-
FOR STOPPING FIGHT.
Resolutions of sympathy for Foreign
Sufferers-Board of Missions Disbursed
s:S1672S Last Year.

Resolutions of sympathy for Foreign
Sufferers-Board of Missions Disbursed
ST1 6,72s Last Year.
Minneapolis Mimi, October 4.-When
the delegates to the House of Deputies
Of the Episcopal church re-assembled
this morning, it was with the expectation
of resuming debate upon the constitu-
ton. the pending question at the hour OF
adjournment last evening being the re-
enactment of the clause putting In legal
effect, 1.-THE legislation enacted by the
House and to which the bishops failed to
demur, or omitted to concur in within
three days. This proviso, which does not
appear i'll the constitution Is mainly
intended to prevent the bishops pigeon
holding, or indefinitely side-tracking mat
ters 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 for joint meeting of the bishops and
deputies as board of missions This
fact most of the delegates had overlooked
until the announcement was made that
bishops were ready to be ushered IN. In
the opening hour a number of resolu-
tions and memorials of deceased mem
bers were read and referred.
Following the action OF the House OF
Bishops on Yesterday, Rev. DR.. Roberts
of New Hampshire submitted resolu-
tion thanking the governor and legisla-
ture of Texas for their action In prevents
ing the Corbett- Fitzsimmons mill. OBJ
lection to immediate consideration was
made by two lay delegates and under
the rules 1T went on the calendar, This
was not satisfactory to majority, ana
whenaex- Gov Prince of New Mexico
moved that the resolution be taken from
the calendar for immediate consideration
mores than the, necessary two thirds
voted in the affirmative.
There were two reports OF foreign and
domestic missions presented to- the
Episcopal convention in behalf of the
board Of managers They showed the
gross receipts of the board for the year
were, including balance of last year
and a personal loan of $65, 600, to be
S7S4, e29; disbursements, S7l6. 728, leaving
S6S, sol on hand September l. The loan
las been returned The report OF the
collected s167, 643 for the fiscal year, of
W hich 800 S33 was disbursed without
coming into the central treasury. The
reports were referred. The missionary
bishops were then presented and several
made addresses. Resolutions were adopted
condemning the atrocities in Armenia
and favoring the protection of the
Armenians by the Christian nations;
deploring the masacres OF missionaries IN
China, and calling upon the United
States goyernm ent to exert its strong
arm of protection over the citizens of this
country residents in China; calling upon
the government to investigate the attack
upon the Snake river Indians in Idaho
last summer and punish the offenders.
preston of it's deliberate Judgment that
neither difficulties nor opposition should
deter the church to the development of
its missionary work, but it should press
forward with the gospel of peace and
q ood will.