The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-21
Episcopal Convention Endorses the
Cars Attitude,
PLEA FOR ARBITRATION
AN ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND
ALSO FAVORED.
Subject Warmly Discussed By the
Delegates and Opposed By Many
On Account of Political Character
Missionary Bishops For Western
Districts Appointed.

Washington. Oct 2O.-At the meeting
of the house Of deputies of the Epis-
copal convention today. the following
letter to the car of Russia was agreed
upon;
To His Majesty. the Car of Russia: The
general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church. composed Of bishops,
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 ornaments.
which are burden on the people. and in
| the eSta biishment of some IIethOd OF jul
dlclal arbitration for the settlement OF in
/ ternatiOnal difficulties by which may be
/ preserved the principles of equity and
right on which rests the security of states
and the welfare Of peoples
/ Your majestys appeal TO International
discussion Will stimulate the conscience
[ of civilized nations, and the Inauguration
I of this noble movement may be cOnsid-
! cred q happy presage for the century
! which is about to open and mark an
/ epoch in the progress of the world. We
| earnestly invoke upon it the blessing OF
Almighty God and pray that it may help
I greatly 10 hasten the coming of the
| kingdom of the Prince Of Peace on earth.
/ A further resolution favored instruc-
tiOns to the United States commission
] erS to the cars conference, faVoring
/ the establishment of a permanent in
| ternatiOnal court for. the settlement OF
| disputes which may arise between ma
! tons. There We're objections to this
plan, and it was tabled
Rev. w. r. Taylor of Los Angeles
said that in view of the action relative
to the car of Russia, it was eminently
proper that the house adopt the pend
ing resolution, expressing thanks TO
Great Britain for the sympathy shown
toward the United States during the
recent war with Spain 1t was particu-
larry appropriate on this occasion, he
said, while an eminent English church.
man, the Dean of Hereford, was pres
ent. Mr.. Taylor referred TO the salts
faction expressed by President McNin-
ley at the conduct Of Great Britain
during the recent war period.
The resolution aroused spirited con-
trOveTsy. Mr.. J. II. StetZenbUTg of In
diana urged in vigorous terms that the
resolution had no place before a church
convention, but was political in char
acter. and was more proper for the
consideration of congress. 1t was urged
also that the resolution tended toward
a political alliance between the United
States and Great Britain. When Mr..
Stetzenburg moved to table the resO-
luton there were murmurS Of mol
no." and the motion to table was lost.
The resolution was then adopted. 1t is
as follows:
Resolved. That this general convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal church Of the
United States of America places on rec
ord its sense Of deep gratffica ton at the
many manifestations of friendly feeling
to our nation which have been so freely
and cordially shown by the government
and empire of Great Britain in the late
war with Spain. and expresses the sin
cere hope that the time may speedily ar
rive when these two great nations of the
AnglO-Saxon family. the United States of
America and the British empire shall
stand together III defense Of the rights
and liberties of mankind and for the pro-
motion of Christian civilization among
the nations Of the earth.
On the invitation of the presiding Off
Ger, the Dean of Hereford addressed
the convention and expressed his
hearty thanks, as an Englishman. and
for his country, for the cordial reSOlu-
ton just adopted. He rejOiced at the
friendly feeling between the two great
nations It tended to no Warlike alli-
ance. he said. but TO a natural union
between those of common tongue and
tenatiOn- Instead of meaning war. the
alliance of the two nations would do
more for peace, the dean said, than any
other movement of nations.
BY unanimous vote. the house adopt
Oct. >. as a day for final adjourn
ment.
The house of bishops took important
action today in selecting four mission
airy bishops. Owing to the sOlemnity OF
this proceeding. it was preceded by holy
communion.
The baIloting followed. with the fol-
lowing results:
For Boise, Ida.-Rev. William Funs-
ter, rector of Trinity church, Ports
mouth. Va.
For Sacramento. CaI.-Rev. William
Hall Moreland. rector of St Luke'S
church. San Francisco.
For North Dakota-Rev- Samuel c.
EdsalI, rector of st. Peters church.
Presiding Bishop of Brazil-Rev. Lu-
Glen Lee Kinsolving of Virginia, at
present residing in Brazil. and brother
of Bishop Kinsolving of Texas.
The selections now go before the
house of deputies for final action,
which. however. is a fOrmality-
The report to the house of deputies OF
the committee on the state of the
church presented a survey of the work
Of the last three years. While showing
progress and activity in the main. the
report frankly pointed out retrOgression
in some respects and a falling off OF
the percentage of contributions for GER
tain objects. The total contributions OF
the last three years for all purposes
reached $S1. 54l. IT'S. There has been an
increase of bishops from 20 to SO; OF
clergymen from 4.022 to 1880. The
number of baDtisms has been 1925;
combinations, 1914: communicates.
SS1, 645. The present church sittings
are 1.0SS.901.