The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-09
WAR ENLARGED THE FIELD
MADE MORE WORK FOR EPIsCO-
PALIAN MISSIONARIES.
Accession Of Territory Means Greater
ResponsibiIity-The New Consti-
tuition Discussed.

| Washington. Oct. S-The triennial re-
port of the board of missions has been
submitted TO the Episcopal council. II
reviews the whole field of mission work.
domestic and foreign. An interesting fea-
ture is a reference to Cuba. Porto Rico.
Hawaii. etc, as follows:
"It can only he positively stated at this
time that by reason OF the action of con-
gress. approved by the president of the
United States. Hawaii has become United
| States territory, 'orto Rico will also
become such territory upon the conciu-
| sion OF the treaty of peace with Spain.
| What will occur with regard to Cuba and
the Philippines and one or more of the
Ladrones IL is premature to say. IL is
certain, however. that the accession of
territory means increased missionary re-
| sponsibility.
Questions that may arise with regard
to Hawaii are different from those that
will come To the front with respect TO
other localities Since 1861 the English
church has been represented there by a
bishop. a small stan OF clergy and by one
or more educational institutions in Hon.
olulu and elsewhere. The bishop has ap-
preached the board of managers more
than once for assistance I'm his work, but,
following its consistent policy, IL has been
unwilling To enter where the English
church has already undertaken work"
The financial statement missions
shows gross receipts of s77O. .56s OF which
the contributions are si02.5iO and legacies
So. .6l5.
Among the recent legacies are: Estate
of Miss Ann Twedle. Albany. $15 70s es-
tate of Miss Mary A. Edison. New York.
$4,000 estate of Miss Emily Nathieu.
Philadelphia. $4,000; estate Of Miss Laura
Virgins. Cincinnati. $4,000; estate of Mrs
Mary Grand Watkipg ~ "
The house devoted considerable time
To the constitution, the pending PROPOSE
tion being the Incorporation into the
constitution OF the canonical provision
requiring the sanction OF the standing
committees of all the dioceses to the
election of bishops. Rev. Mr.. Spauld-
ing OF California opened to-days dis
cussion. resenting many of the argu-
ments made against the change and
making an earnest appeal for their in
corporation into the constitution. Strong
appeals in favor Of adoption were
made by Rev. Morgan Dix os New
York. the chairman OF the revision COM
mittee of the deputies. and others. and
the motion to strike out the amendment
OF the committee was lost by an over
whelming vote
An amendment offered by Rev. DIR.
Jewell OF Milwaukee was adopted,
changing the phraseology OF the section
under consideration to make the Ian
guage conform to the canonical law. A
number of other amendments were pro-
posed. but all were rejected. and then
article two OF the constitution. as re-
ported and amended. was carried by an
almost unanimous vote. This article
relates entirely TO the selection. ordina-
tion and Jurisdiction Of bishops.
Article three OF the new constitution
was adopted almost unanimously. II
eliminates the provision in the existing
constitution which prohibits bishops OF
churches In foreign lands from having
seat in the house OF bishops and
making them ineligible to the diocesan
Office In the United States.
For the purpose Of keeping fully alive
TO the missionary interests. IL was de-
termined by the bishops the deputies
concurring, that the country be divided
into four divisions. in each Of which
there shall be held a missionary coun-
Gil every year in which the general tri-
ennial convention does not meet instead
OF one general missionary council In
those years. Its personnel Is made up
OF bishops in the district and three
clergymen and three members of the
laity from each diocese.
The bishops offered to a committee
the proposition originating as a result
os the deliberations OF the Lambeth
conference for the appointment by the
church OF the United States OF dele
gates to a Consultative body Of
churchmen 10 whom shall be referred
important questions affecting its well
fare.
In the joint open meeting preliminary
20 the separate sessions to-day. the
prayer service for families in affiiction
was read-a thought suggested by the
death Of the presidents brother-in-law.