Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
SALUTAT|ON TO CAR,
His Peace Plan Hailed With Joy
BY { Episcopaians'
THANKS TO GREAT BRITAIN.
Her Sympathy for Us During Our Re-
cent War Appreciated.
FOUR MISSIONARY BISHOPS
Rev. j. II. Funsten, of Portsmouth
for Boise, Idaho, and Rev. L.
Kinsolvipg for Brazil, Two o
Them-Church Statistics.
FOUR MISSIONARY BISHOPS
Rev. j. II. Funsten, of Portsmouth,
Them-Church Statistics.

WASHINGTON, October 20.-At the |
meeting OF the House of Deputies OF the
Episcopal Convention to-day. the follow
ing letter to the Car of Russia was
agreed upon:
ITO His Majesty. the Car of Russia:
THE General CONVENTION Of the Pro-
testant 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
reduction Of the excessive armanents
which are crushing burden on the peo-
pies concerned, ard in the establishment
Of some method Of judicial arbitration
for the settlement of international diff
culties. by which may be preserved the
principles of equity and right whereon
rests the security of states and the well
fare Of peoples.
Your Majcsty's appeal to internation-
al discussion will stimulate the con-
| science OF civilized nations, and me in
| auPuration of his noble movement may
/ we'll be considered a happy presage for
/ the century which is about TO open. and
mark an epoch in the progress OF the
world. We earnestly invoke upon 1t the
| blessing Of Almighty God, and pray that
/ it may help greatly to hasten the coming
Kingdom Of the Prince Of Peace on
| earth"
The letter was agreed to-27O TO Al.
THANKS TO BRITAIN.
| 4 resolution expressing thanks 10 Great
| Britain for the sympathy shown toward
the United States during the recent war
| with Spain aroused Il spirited debate, bu(
was finally adopted.
ON the invitation of the presiding ofil-
Ger. the Dean of Hereford addressed the
convention, and expressed MS nearly
thanks. as an Englishmar and FOR his
country, for the cordial resolution just
adopted. He rejoiced at the friendly feel
ing between the two great nations.
BY unanimous vote the House adopted
a resolution fixing Tuesday next as tn
day OF final adjournment, the nnal exer
cises to occur at =. NJ.
The House of Bishops took up to-da,
the matter of selecting four missionar!
bishops. The balloting resulted as fol
lows.
TWO NEW VIRGINIA BISHOPS.
For Boise. Idaho, Rev. James Bowel
Funsten, rector Of Trinity church. Ports
mouth, Va.
For Sacramento Cal. Rev. william
Hall. Moreland, rector of st. Luke
church. San Francisco, Cal
For North Dakota. Rev Samuel {
EdsaU. rector Of ST. Peters church, CHI
cagO.
) Presiding Bishop Of Brazil, Rev. Lucie
/. Kinsolving. Of Virginia. at presen
presiding i'm Brazil, and brother OF Bisho
Kinsolving. OF Texas.
: ,rb. selections now go before the Hous
5 Of Deputies for final action, which how
! ever. is considered a mere form uity.
STATE OF THE CHURCH.
, The report to the House Of Deputies
the Committee on the State OF the Churc
presented a comprehensive survey or y
work of the last three years. Nhl
showing progress and healthy actiyl'
3, the main. the report frankly pointt
ont retrogression in some respects an
n falling off in the percentage OF contr
buttons for certain objects. The TOT
combinations for the last three years Il
an r,rposes reached S3L5A us There b.
n been an increase i'm the number OF bishol
from seventy to eghty-three. The nun
nor ~ baptisms has been 1872 ,12j: confirm
tions. l347H; COMMITMENTS o'l'o|. IL
nresent church sittings are l0@sOl.
D. ADJOURNMENT NEXT TUESDAY.
At the afternoon session the Slsho
'e concurred in the resolution Tor lhai a
g iournment on October 25tf' Ihey co
y. Cured also in the letter TO the gar
n Russia relative 10 his peace conierrh'
% ana in the resolution expressing appi
citation of the sympathetic course oi HIe
. Britain i'm the recent war.
T. Tbe Bishops received nominations I
Of ~ ,.ocont missionary bishOpric Of Asi
at ,'ine ,i' \. C.. but no selection was made
o. The House of Deputies spent the art
oo, an the proposed general revision
id ,he canons. but made no progress