The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-21
ADDRESS TO THE CAR
EPIscOPALIANs HAIL WITH JOY HIS
PEACE MANIFESTO.
Qualification Expressed by the Coun-
pathy with America--New bishops.

WASHINGTON. Oct. AIT to-day's
meeting of the house of deputies of the Epis-
copal Council the following letter to the
Car of Russia was agreed to by vote
of 27O to IL:
The General Convention of the Protestant
episcopal Church, composed Of bishops.
clergymen and laymen halls with joy the
great peace manifesto which your Majesty
mas issued. We earnestly hope that the
conference may result in a reduction of the
excessive ornaments, which are a crushing
burden on the peoples and in the estab-
ilshment of some method of judicial arbi-
trat1on for the settlement of international
difficulties by which may be preserved the
principles of equity and right wherein rest
the security Of states and the welfare of
peoples. Your Majesty's appeal TO internal
tional discussion to stimulate the con-
sciences of civilized nations, and the in
Well 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 ii the blessing of
Almighty God and pray that ii may help
greatly to hasten the coming kingdom Of
the frlnce OF Peace on earth"
further resolution urged instructions to
the United States commissioners to the
Cars conference, favoring the establish
ment of permanent international court for
the settlement of disputes which may arise
between nations was tabled.
The resolution expressing thanks to Great
States during the recent war aroused
spirited controversy. Mr. j. H. Stotsen-
burg, of Indiana. urged in vigorous tones
that the resolution had no place before a
church convention, but was. political in
character and was more proper for the. con-
sideration of Congress. 1t was urged also
that the resolution tended toward a political
alliance between the United States and
Great Britain. Mr.. Stotsenburg moved to
table the resolution, but the motion was
lost. The resolution was then adopted by
viva voce vote 1t follows:
Resolved, that this General Convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the
United States of America places on record
its sense of deep qualification at the many
manifestations of friendly feeling to our
Nation which have been so freely and cor
daily shown by the government and en-
pire of Great Britain in the late war with
Spain, and expresses the sincere hope that
the time may speedily arrive when these
two great nations of the Anglo-Saxen fam
ily-the United States of America and the
British empire-shall stand together in de-
Tense of the rights and liberties Of mankind,
and for the promotion Of Christian civiliza-
tion among the nations of the earth
On the invitation of the presiding officer
the Dean of Hereford addressed the con-
vention and expressed his hearty thanks,
as all Englishman. and for his country for
the cordial resolution just adopted He re-
joiced at the friendly feeling between the
two great nations. 1t tended to no warlike
alliance, he said but to that natural union
between those of common tongue and tradi-
ton. Instead of meaning war the alliance
of the two nations would do more for peace,
the dean said, than any other movement
of nations. He closed with an expression of
his intense desire for the unifying of the
two countries
By unanimous vote the house adopted
resolution fixing Tuesday next, Oct. %. as
the day of final adjournment. the closing
exercises to occur at p. m.
The house of bishops took important ac-
ton to-day in selecting four missionary
bishops. OWING to the solemnity of this
proceeding it was preceded by holy COM
munion. The ballotting followed with the
following result: For Boise. Ida. Rev.
Church. Portsmouth, Va; for Sacramento.
Cal. Rev. William Hall Moreland, rector
of St. Lukes Church. San Francisco; for
North Dakota, Rev. Samuel G. Edsall. rec
tor Of st. Peters Church. Chicago; presid-
ing bishop of Brazil, Rev. Lucien Lee Kin
solving Of Virginia. at present residing in
Brazil, and brother of Bishop Knsolving. Of
Texas The selections now go before the
house Of deputies for final action, which,
however, is considered formality.
AT the afternoon session the bishops con-
CURED in the resolution for final adjourn
ment on Oct. % They concurred also in the
letter to the Car of Russia relative to his
peace conference, and in the resolution ex-
pressing appreciat ton for the sympathetic
course of Great Britain during the recent
war The bishops received nominal lions for
the vacant missionary bishopric of Ashe-
Vile, N. c., but no choice was made.