The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-26
OF VITAL IMPORTANCE
Much Business Transacted by the
Episcopal Triennial Council.
SESSION OF THREE WEEKS
A Complete Revision OF the Constitution
and Many Amendments-A Word
of Advice to the Faithful.
The Pastoral.

Washington, Oct. 25.-After a session
of three weeks the Episcopal t%riennial
council of 1898 came to an end tonight.
Probably never before at one conven-
tion has the council transacted more
business than at this meeting or of so
much vital importance to the church.
The work accomplished include a COM
plete revision of the constitution with
important amendments: also the
adoption of a number of amendments.
most Of them of minor character to the
canons.
Tonight both houses sitting In a joint
session brought the convention to a
close with devotional exercises and the
reading of the pastoral letter. The SER
vice was a most impressive one, the
bishops appearing in their full robes
of office. Rev. Morgan Dix of New
York read the opening service and
Bishop Gailor the pastoral; Bishop
Doane made the closing prayer and
Bishop Whipple pronounced the bene-
diction.
Tive pastoral %ecounts briefly the work
done by the council, asks that Whit
Sunday. the 9TH semi-centennial ami
versary Of the book of common prayer,
be observed in the c%hurches; halls with
satisfaction the wonderful harmony
~ ~ AAAAo Efi'A ~ -
the adoption Of an. amendment to our
constitution. has, without weakening
the use or lowering the value of the
prayer book, opened the way towards
training congregations OF Christians
unused to our liturgical forms, to &C
custom themselves by processes OF edu-
cation to approach and desire them;
glad that while insisting upon the
choice of keeping the public school sys-
TEN OF education free from political in
trigue or UNCONVENTIONAL instruction,
to urge all the more that IL must be
c-omplemented and consecrated by the
more careful and definite training in
religious truth In the family N in the
Sunday schools. in the church schools
and colleges and in the careful teaching
OF the clergy of the church,; recognizes
the earnest and effective work of the
various organizations OF the church.
and calls attention to the fact that the
list OF communicates has grown 10 per
cent. in the last two years, and con-
tributions during that time exceeded
those OF the preceding period by S15o.-
ia. While this record is encouraging
on the one hand, yet the pastoral ays
II caves us impressed almost, we may
say oppressed. with the sense OF duties
left undone and opened doors into which
we have not entered.
I'VE dare not face the future without
n recognition of the fact that the
church needs the stirring up of the mills
of the faithful to the p~lenteous bring
ing forth the fruit of good works. OF
the giving of their substance and them
selves for their Masters work. II the
fact that Christ is the captain OF the
missionary hosts were infused into the
belief of Christendom, Christendom
would revolutionlze its Christianity. 1t
would mean less luxury. less extrava-
gance of expenditure on self, less So
ella ambition, less pride OF wealth, less
self-indulgence of every kind. IL would
mean more prayer, more unselfshness
and ~self-denial. more sympathy with
the poor, the ignorant. the vicious. the
outcast. the heather. more catholicity
or evangelism and less ecclesiastical
self-suficiency. more of the power OF
the Holy Ghost md therefore the trans
formation OF apathy into the spirit of
conquest"
New York. Oct. ga meeting of the
of the Joint Traffic associa-
tion was held here to-day and ad-
journed without action, pending the re
ceipt of a copy of the text of the SUI
preme court decision. Chairman Depew
had been asked TO call a meeting of the
presidents of the oad or the associa-
ton. The presidents compose the. board
of control which ave been the govern
ing body OF the Joint Traffic associa-
tion. This board is likely to take decis-
i've action as to the future OF the asso-
aF.sfAr