The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08
CHURCHMEM AT WASHINGTON.
DEPUTATION PRESENT FROM THE
ENGLISH CHURCH IN CANADA.

Bishop DORne ElOIuehtly Welcomes
the Distinguished Men From
Across the Border, and Arch
bishop Lewis Responds In Feeling
Terms on Behalf OF the Canadians.
bishop Nelson of Georgia Discuss
ed the Field of Missions Among
the Negroes of the South-NegrOes
People of Heart. and O6cr a Great
Field for Church work.
Washington. oct IA significant spe-
clal session Of the Episcopal triennlal
council was held to-day when the House
of Bishops Joined the House Of Deputies
in joint meeting TO receive and do honor
to a deputation from the English Church
in Canada.
The Canadian church has no anllation
with that in the United States, but it IS
! from a common stock, the Church of Eng
land. and this blending Of the church forces
from both sides Of the border was regarded
as in line with the recent Anglo-American
trend Of events. At the last council
committee was appointed to convey greet
ing to the church in Canada and this COM
of presenting to the gathering to-day a
deputation representing the first church
men of the Dominion. 1t consisted Ct
his grace, the 1t. Rev. Archbishop Lewis,
Archbishop OMara and Judge Hubert
Mcdonald, the latter being the lay repre-
sentative. Archbishop Lewis Is at the
head of the church in Canada. After
the visiting delegates had been escorted
TO the platform, Bishop Doane Of Albany,
the presiding officer of the House Of Bish-
ops, extended them an eloquent welcome.
His grace, Archbishop Lewis responded
in feeling terms, expressing the deep love
and admiration of the church In Canada
for the sister church on This side of the
border, both branches coming from the
same mother church
The archbishop closed with the express
sion of fervent hope mat those now
present would live to see the two nations
and their churches sun closer knit to-
gether. A number Of other bishops also
spoke.
This closed the formal reception to the
Canadian delegation and they We're made
welcome as the regular business of the
council proceeded.
The joint session was continued TO con-
slider the subject of missions, reports be
ing received, and Bishop Nicely of Maine
and Bishop Graves Of the Platte, speak
ing on mission work.
The House Of Deputies sitting sepa-
rate from the bishops, did considerable
routine business, admitting to honorary
seats representatives from Honolulu and
Alaska.
The House OF Bishops meeting sepa-
rately, gave leave of absence to Bishop
Sessions of Louisiana, owing to his feel
ing that the yellow fever reports were
such as TO make his presence at home
desirable. Monday next at noon was fixed
for taking up the important question of
marriage and divorce.
The bishops and deputies were again In
short session at the afternoon session,
continuing the session of mission work.
Right Rev. DR., Barker, bishop of Olym-
pia, spoke OF the great mission work on
the Pacific coast. which by giant strides
had advanced more in the last twenty
years than any other locality.
Bishop Hare of South Dakota spoke OF
the scope of Indian missions. The work
had been begun by two bishops. but now
eleven were engaged in the work. Great
obstacles had been overcome, until now
the outstanding of the Indian was an
accomplished fact.
Bishop Nelson OF Georgia discussed the
field of missions among the negroes OF
the South. 1t was the most important
field in the country, he said, owing to the
great number of those to which church
attention should be given. He spoke of
the need of getting down to the home life
of the negroes, for in no other way could
the work of elevation and Outstanding
be so successfully carried on. The ne
groes We're a people of hearts, and they
offered a greater field for church work
than the tide of foreign immigrants flow
ing into the North and West.
in Fp1a
treated by Rev. DR.. Eggleston
The report of the Bishop of Shanghai,
Rt. Rev. DIR. Graves said the fate OF a
great nation was In the balance Ii could
not be said whether the result would be
the cutting up and partition of this great
empire, or the preservation of the coun-
try'S territorial integrity by Great Britain
and the United States, for these nations.
Bishop Grave said, were the only ones
who could accomplish such a work
The Bishop of Toxic, Rt. Rev Or Nc
Kim, said the action of the Empress of
Japan in appointing two native japanese
ladies'. communicates of the Episcopal
Church. ss delegates to a recent Christian
gathering In Japan, was a notable recog-
milton of Christianity from the imperial
family
There continued, however. the antagonis-
tic influence Of Buddhism. and he said
that amid all the progress in Japan. the
moral sense among a large class was
deadened.
The mission conditions in Brazil and
Mexico were discussed by Bishop Peter
kin of West Virginia, and Rev Dr. For
roster respectively, showing healthy prog.
ress amid many disbursements
Tonight the members of the counctl
were received by the President and Mrs.
Mckinley.
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