The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
The Convention Halls With Joy HE
Great Peace Manifesto,
THANKS FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
A Resolution OF Gratitude for Her
Sympathy During the War With
Spain The Convention Has
Fixed Next Thursday as the
Day for Their Final
Adjournment.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-At the meet
ing Of the House Of Deputies Of the Epis-
copal Convention to-day the following
letter to the Car Of Russia was agreed
upon:
To His Majesty. the Car Of Russia;
The General Convention OF the Protest
ant Episcopal Church. composed Of Bish-
ops clergymen and laymen, halls with
Joy the great peace manifesto which Your
Majesty has issued. We earnestly hope
that the conference may result In a re-
duction OF the excessive armaments which
are crushing burden on the peoples.
and in the establishment OF some method
OF judicial arbitration for the settlement
OF international difficulties by which may
be preserved the principles or equity anu
richt whereon rests the security Of the
States and the welfare or peoples Your
Majesty's appeal to international discus
sion will stimulate the conscience or CIV
uized nations and the inauguration or
this noble movement which may wen DC
considered a happy presage for the CEN
tury which is about to open and marx an
epoch in the progress OF the world We
earnestly invoke upon it the blessing OK
Almighty God and pray that II may heip
greatly 10 hasten the coming kingdom OF
the Prince Of Peace on earth.
The letter was agreed to 20 70 II.
GREAT BRITAIN THANKED
A resolution expressing thahAS 10 pio.s
Britain for the sympathy shown to"dlu
the United States during the recent war
with Spain aroused n spirileu ueO@e0' S"'
was finally adopted. al
ON the invitation OF the presiding obi
car the Dean Of Hereford addressed tle
convention and expressed MS nfa,ts
tbanls as an Engllshman and LOT us
country for the cordial resolution ISn ~.
odonted He rejoiced at the irFn'NS
feeling between the two grea,
TO ADJOURN TUEsDAf'
By unanimous vote the house tna
dav OF final adjournment. lhe MAJ
clses TO occurr at r. NJ.
The House of Bishops took up to-oay
H. oct{on Of selecting four mlSSiohaiy
hisbons. The balloting resulted as io''
Eor Roise Idaho. Rev. James Bowen
r,,,s,on rector of Trinity church, Porus~
mouth Va: for Sacramento, GAIA, hSN'
William Hall Moreland, rector Oh ~.
Tuke's church, san Francisco Cala', ~ ~,
North Dakota, Rev. Samuel = nuse.'' .un
rector OF St Peters church, Chicdso'
Presiding Bishop Of Brazil heF' D'N..'' 80
Kinsolving. of Virginia az pr.sen,,
siding i'm Brazil. and brother OF b'sHoP
Kingsolying. OF Texas.
The selections now 90 before the houso
~ Deputles for final action, which now
ever. is considered a Formally.
WORK SURVEYED.
The report of the House Of Deputies OF
the Committee on the State OF the CI.urvh
presented n comprehensive survey OF tno
work OF the last three years. Whlie
showing progress and healthy actVity III
the main. the report frankly pointed OUT
retrogressiOn I'm some respects ana ia"-
ing off In the percentage OF contributions
for certain objects The total contripu-
| tions for the last three years, for all pur-
/ poses. reached s3l.541.l7S. There has been
/ an increase Of bishops from seventy 10
/ eiehty-three The number OF baptlsm5
+ has been 1928; confrmauons IA'Hl !;
communlcants. 6Sl ,6i5. The present
church sittngs are lws.'l.
HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
At the afternoon session the bishops
concurred in the resolution for-inal ad-
tournment on October 18th. They con-
Cured also 10 the letter 10 the Car or
Russia relative to his peace conference
and in the resolution expressing appre-
ciation for the sympathetic course OF
Great Britain I'm the recent war
The bishops received nominations for
the vacant missionary bishopric or Ashe-
Vile. " c., but no selection was made.
The House OF Deputies spent the after
noon on the proposed general revision or
the canons, but made no progress.