The times., 1898-10-23

dioceses, striking out the provision con-
filming such dioceses to the boundaries of
single States or Territories. a confer
ence committee was proposed, and Presi-
dent Dix appointed Drs. Egar and Gill
bert and Judge Earl to act for the House
of Deputies.
The Rev DIR. Reese F. Alsop. of Long
Island chairman of the committee on
memorials to deceased members, sub
mitted a lengthy report giving the
names date of birth and death OF the
members who had passed away since the
last general convention. A special
prayer was said by Rev. DR.. Dix. the
deputies joining in the responses.
The conference committee on the ques-
tion of the closing of the convention re-
ported that the original date selected by
the House of Deputies. Tuesday, Oc-
tober q. was. in the opinion Of the com-
/ mittee. most propitious for the conven-
ience of the members.
The Rev. DIR. McKim made a motion
in effect that the House Of Bishops re-
turn to the deputies the message relating
to the constitutional provision that mis-
sionary districts be given votes IN sen-
eral convention. He believed there eN-
listed a necessity for further cons dering
the propriety of curtailing the right Of
missionary district representatives to
vote in general convention. Such repre-
| sentatives. in DIR. McKim,s opinion,
| should be allowed such privileges as are
| extended to representatives from the
Territories in Congress. the right to
| seats. but not to vote. Votes from
( Africa, Japan and Porto Rico would
| carry the same weight as those from the
regular dioceses of America Danger
| might arise from such a procedure at
some future day.
| Gov Prince, lay delegate from New
Mexico, rose In reply to DR.. Mckim' 8
\ statement, arguing that the proposition to
| give missionary districts the privilege of
| voting came not from those districts, but
| from the dioceses. Many dioceses had not
| as many clergymen as some missionary
| districts. 1t lis the prayer of the church
| that the day will come when these dis
| tricts will be merged into dioceses. The
power to vote would aid in the fulfillment
| of that prayer. !.
Committee on EducntiOn.
The house then considered the report of
| the joint committee on education, on the
subject of the relations between the
church and the, school. Bishop Doane
| presided during this period. The report
of the committee dwelt upon the great
I
need of Christian influence being brought
into more prominence in the schools. The
church, it said,v had a divine commission
| in bringing about this desired result
Earnest men and women. who repeated
their morning prayer before going to the
| school are the kind needed for teaching
| the young people who are In attendance
| at public schools. The states duty is in
| forming good. intelligent citizens. but 1t Is
| the duty of the church to see that they
| are also Christians. The shoots under the
direction of the church are doing good
work in developing loyal Christians, and
| such system. as exists in the West Is
| needed in the South among the colored
youth. ss us
The majority of church colleges are
small and inadequate for the work. A
| plan had been proposed that the colleges
| should enter into an academic conference
similar to that in effect at Oxford and
Cambridge. The committee recommended
| 1t for consideration. In university towns,
the committee suggested. there should be
established chapels, churches and college
| halls. whereby the church could spread
its influence over the young men of the