The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-21
CONGRATULATIONS TO GEAR.
Bishops and Deputies Hail with JOY
His Peace Proposal.

his EFOpOEhA.
Washington, Oct. 2O-At the meeting of
the House of Deputies of the Episcopal
convention to-day, the following letter to
the Car of Russia was agreed upon:
ITO 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-
ducton of the excessive armaments, which
are a crushing burden on the people and
in the establishment of some method of ju-
dicial arbitration for the settlement of in
ternational difficulties by which may be
preserved the principles of equity and
right whereupon rest the security of states
and the welfare of people
Your maiesty's appeal to International
discussion will stimulate the conscience of
civilized nations, and the inauguration Of
this noble movement which may well be
considered a happy presage for the CEN
tury 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
greatly to hasten the coming Kingdom of
the Prince of Peace on earth"
The letter was agreed to by a vote
of 274 to Al.
A resolution expressing thanks to Great
Britain for the sympathy shown toward
the United States during the recent war
with Spain aroused a spirited debate, but
was finally adopted.
On the invitation of the presiding officer
the Dean Of Hereford addressed the con-
vention and expressed his hearty thanks
as an Englishman and for his country
for the cordial resolution just adopted
He rejoiced at the friendly feeling be-
tween the two great nations.
BY unanimous vote the House adopted
resolution fixing Tuesday, Oct. 25, as the
day of final adjournment, the closing ex-
ercises to occur at 8 p. m.
The House of Bishops took important
action to-day in selecting four missionary
bishops. The balloting resulted as fol-
lows: For Boise, Idaho, Rev. James
Bowen Fanston, rector of Trinity Church,
Portsmouth, Va; for Sacramento, Cal,
Rev. William Hall Moreland, rector of st.
Luke's Church, San Francisco for North
Dakota, Rev. Samuel c. Edsall, rector of
st. Peters Church, Chicago; presiding
bishop of Brazil, Rev. Lucien L. Kinsolyo
of Virginia, at present residing in Brazil,
'gS1d prorner Of Bishop Kinsolvof or Tsxas.
The selections now go before the House
of Deputies for final action, which, how
! ever, is considered formalty.
The report of the House of Deputies of
the committee on the state of the church,
presented a comprehensive survey of the
work Of the last three years While show
ing progress and healthy activity in the
main, the report frankly pointed out retro
gression in some respects and falling Off
in the percentage of contributions for GER
| tain objects The total contributions OF
the last three years. for all purposes
reaching So, ,51, ,17S. There has been an In
crease of bishops from seventy to eighty
three; of clergymen from 4,022 to 4,SS0 The
number of bapt.sms has been 192,725; con-
| firmations, 1874; communicates, 6Sl,645
| The present church sitting are 1,OSS,9O1.
At the afternoon session bishops con-
Cured in the resolution for final adjourn
ment on Oct. 25. They concurred also In
the letter TO the Czar of Russia relative
to his peace conference, and In the resolu-
ton expressing appreciation for the sym
pathetic course of Great Britain during
! the recent war.
! The bishops received nomination for 'he
! vacant missionary bishoprc of Asheville,
| N. c., but no selection was made.
The House of Deputies spent the after
noon on the proposed general revision CT
| the canons, but made no progress.