New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
ADDRESS BY BISHOPS.
READING OF PASTORAL LETTER CLOSES
TRIENNIAL EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
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tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
San Francisco, Oct. 17.-Alertness and dispatch
marked the last days session of the Protestant
Episcopal General Convention and final adjourn
ment reached within few minutes of the
time fixed days ago. The tables in both
houses cleared OF the last vestige OF business
either by adoption. rejection or reference to the
next general convention. The most important busi-
the adoption by both houses of an amend
ment to Article Y OF the constitution providing
the authority Of bishops should be unrestricted
in the use of special forms of worship. as pro-
vided by the rubrics of the Book Of Common
Prayer and the canons.
An accompanying resolution declaring that it is
the right OF bishops take spiritual oversight OF
congregations not in union with the Church and
to permit special forms of worship in such cases
was also adopted. Thus the principle for wnich
the Rev DR.. w. r. Huntington, OF New-York' has
fought for years was triumphant at the last houT
This opens the doors Of the Church to persons and
congregations not yet fully in union with the
Church and unfamiliar with its forms OF worship.
In other words. II sweeps away the obstacles 70
Church expansion The House OF Deputies up 10
the very last voted against Or. huntington and
finally concurred with the House OF Bishops only
because of a parliamentary snarl, which. II not cut
by concurrence might have tied the two houses SO
that adjournment could not have been taken at the
specified time
The convention denied the petition Of the diocese
Of Springfield TO a missionary district out OF
its eastern territory and granted the petition OF
the diocese OF Kansas 70 form missionary dis
trfct OF Western Kansas The House Of Bishops
Will appoint a provisional bishop over IL.
The House OF Bishops created II missionary dis
trict OF The island Of Cuba. The deputies concur
ring 1t was ordered that Cuba and Honolulu be
placed under the juri8diction OF the presldlns
bishop until missionary bishops shall have been
elected.
Article Y Of the constitution was amended by
the convention so that district. and when by
such action the diocese from which the district Is
formed shall retain at least twelve parishes. After
the reading OF the pastoral letter IN joint session
there was scattering Of the deputies, many OF
them 10 return to their homes tomorrow morning
Others will make excursions to Los Angeles ana
Yosemite while few Will remain IN this CITY
until after Sunday The tenor Of the votes q
thanks extended 10 the Bishop OF California and
local committees for their work showed that the
bishops and deputies fully appreciated the good
care that had been taken of them during their
stay. The sentiment generally expressed that
the convention just closed was the most successfui
and satisfactory of any held in recent years.
The following is a synopsis OF the triennal pas
toraI letter read by Bishop Dudley Of Kentucky.
The letter which is long, begins as follows:
eoPee G T53 bs hour ay squed snd a c66fne
with our time-honOred custom your bishops are
come to speak parting words OF e%hortaton ana AMOR o.
We have taken council together OF the things con-
cerning the kingdom OF COO. We nave mace more
nearly perfect as we trust. the organization for
@ v ies9nrs Of the militant host: we have devised
as We believe, larger enterprise or future advance.
5II fI ga mo The night the night of trial and OF
battle. looking for and waiting FOR the dawn OF
victory and peace.
The letter then reviews the missionary work Of
the church. and continues:
Perhaps We may describe the chief hindrance Ia
the way of the Kingdoms advancement IN our
nm bnrcbs history as the zegeist the spirit Of
have our life. Because that spirit changes, be
from any that before did encompass Christian war
apparent and new methods OF warfare must be
last ana most TE' IF inaviae license fhe cafca-
| liberty which the Church has created and per
petuated among men The fool who saith in his
hcalt there IS no God is quick TO go forward to
The natural eoroary that there is no human aui
incidence The man who derdes the revealed
vctiGi of the devls deIusion that scfinterest is
the sole motive of human action and self-advance-
| ment the only test of moral conduct
| And finally, the defiant denial OF the God who
hs@a eba1l be no longer powers of human govern
ment whom in supersttious faith obedience has has
been rendered ana anarchy Is here d. the Iesll'-
| The crime Buffalo month ago. by which the
head of our nation was taken ava away was oqt I tns
natural fruit OF TINS tree or COO ueI{lns ueibi be
! solrit OF our age. We must recognize that this
awful crime thrice repeated within s3rty years. s Il
| crown TO maturity and OF malevolence, and that
/ Stber children Of this evil spirit are close
| about us on either hand themselves the strength
| of the family Of lawlsssneSS, who makes possible
| and certain these giant monsters whose deeds OF
| whence have shocked souls. The failure OF
the citizen Of a republican government to his duty
| IN the endeavor to elect honest and truO men 70
| tie ofices Of that government is the earliest
| 1oi,ticaI manifestation of this pernicious life.
The citizen who first selhshly refuses his civic
| duty and then in natural descent along the easy
nail becomes the gver of brbes and the corrupter
pf Ms fellows is himself degraded more and more
in he Drocess and the bottom IS found when civic
rights and civic righteousness are alike forgotten,
! when duty 10 his neighbor demands performance,
y,ben nrotectfon 10 weakness the equality OF free
men the conservation of honesty, are no longer the
| erds oF government but only the securing or pc
cIiiar privileges for class the comfortable en-
joyment of protecteG mcenss e 60 WEI ~ Geg u '
The people are called upon to guard the sanctity
| ~ their homes and the growing disregard of the
observance of Sunday is depiored
| ros+lv the letter urged the members TO carry
| away from the great synod, the watchword OF
/ bsttIe for the time to come-nissions missions
| missions
The close of the pastoral a benedicton on the
| workers in the Christian field