Evening star., 1898-10-10
HOUSE OF DEPUTIES,
Many Matters of Interest Taken Up
and Considered.

The house of deputies met as usual in
business session at 10 clock this morning
with DR.. Morgan 7. Dix in the chair Mr.
y. J. c. Lowdon of Massachusetts pre-
sented the report of the treasurer, which
was referred for future reading. Several
memorials were presented, including one
from Rev. J. Lindsay Patten, praying for
the erection of a new missionary Jursdc-
ton in Japan. to be called the missionary
district of KyotO, which referred to
the proper committee \ resolution was
introduced and sent to the calendar pro-
yiding that the church board of managers
call upon the beard Of missions for a -
port upon all funds and other property
pertaining to the various missionary jurs-
dtctions and place the same before the
hC use of deputies.
resolution was introduced by Rev. A.
B. Baker of New Jersey recommending 10
the committee on missions TO inquire IN o
the relations of the Church Book and Tract
Society to the general convention, and cs-
pccially to inquire whether the society can
not be made auxiliary to the Domestic and
Foreign Missionary Society, and furnish it
with such tracts and other literature as
are needed i'll the prosecution of missionary
WCrk.
Mr. McBee of Asheville presented a reso-
lutiOn that the committee on amendments
to the constitution be instructed to report
to the power of this convention to add a
jurisdiction to a diocese without the con-
sent of said diocese.
A resolution was adopted unanimously
expressing the thanks of the convention
to President and Mrs. Mckinley for their
kindness and courtesy at the recent re-
ception.
4 Memorial From Hawaii.
A memorial was received from members
of the Anglican Church in Hawaii and re-
ferred TO the joint committee on the in
creased responsibilities of the church. pray
ing that the Anglican Church in the islands
be received into the Protestant Episcopal
Church of America as a missionary juris
diCtiOn. The memorial was as follows:
To the Rev. Morgan Dix. DID. Del.
president of the house of deputies and
the honorable house of deputies of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of Amer
ica:
The undersigned members of the Angli-
can Church in Hawaii, resident in Homo
lulu, respectfully submit to your honorable
house the following memorial:
Whereas the Hawaiian Islands have been
annexed by the government of the United
States and are now part and parcel of The
United States of America.
Whereas ii IS the desire of your memorial
lists that the Anglican Church in Hawaii
should be amalgamatcd with the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of America, and hence
forth become part of that church under
its laws and jurisdiction.
Whereas the Anglican Church in Hawaii
has lanGuished for many years and there
are no prospects OF Improvement
Therefore, Your menorialists pray your
honorable house that the Anglican Church
throughout the Hawaiian Islands may be
received into the Protestant Episcopal
Church of America a missionary ju.is-
diction. and that i may have union with
;he general convention of the said church
And your memorialsts will ever pray
Honolulu, September ], 1895
Committee to Select Meeting Place
Upon motion of Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan