The age-herald., 1901-10-18
.EP|SCOPAL|ANS
 ADJOURN SINE DIE Next Convention Will tbe Held
 in Boston BISHOP DUDLEYS ADDRESS The Reckless Spirit of Individual Ll- cense Is the Most Evil Re-
 suit of the Tendency
 of the Age.
BISHOP DUDLEYS ADDRESS

San Francisco, October 1.-The trien- nial convention of the Episcopal Chprch of America has adjourned sine die. The next convention is to be held in Boston in 1904 Today 1t was agreed to make Honolulu and Cuba missionary districts and to create the missionary district Of Salina out of the diocese of Kansas. The election of Rev. Cameron Mann as mis- sionary bishop of North Dakota was con- cured In by the house of bishops. Both houses agreed to the report of the com mittee on the proposed Huntington amendment to article 10 of the constitu- tion. This action virtually relegates the matter to the next general convention. On the adoption of the report, Dr. Hunting ton says he will now leave to younger men the continuance of the fight he had begun.
 The closing exercises of the convention were impressive. The bishops, attired in their robes of office, marched in process sion into the church. AS they walked up the main aisle the vested choir of Trim ity and the congregation joined in sing ing. The bishops were seated on the plat form inside the chancel and prayer ser ftSc was cOiluuCleu Dy TTeSlutnt l1lluSdy of the house of deputies. Bishop Doane of Albany then called for a contribution to be applied towards reducing the deficit in the general missionary fund.
 Bishop Dudley's Letter.
 The triennial pastoral letter was read by Bishop Dudley of Kentucky.
 The letter, which Is very long, reviews the missionary work of the church. and continues:
 Perhaps we may describe the chief hin- drance in the way of the kingdoms ad- vancement of our time, as indeed 1t has been in every period of the church's his- tory, as the seitgeist the spirit of the age, the very atmosphere in which we must have our life Because that spirit changes, because that enfolding atmos- phere is different now from that which before did encompass Christian warriors therefore it Is that the new dangers are apparent, and new methods of warfare must be employed.
 But we must strive against the last and most evil result of the tendency of our age--the reckless spirit of individual license, the caraciture and contradiction of that ideal of personal liberty which the church has created and perpetuated among men. The fool who sayeth in his heart there is no God Is quick to go for
 
 Is no human authority or right demand ing his recognition and obedience.
 And finally, the defiant denial of the God who ordaineth, finds elimination in the assertion that there shall be no lon- ger powers of human government to whom in superstitious faith obedience has been rendered and anarchy is here as the legitimate offspring of unbelief.
 The Crime at Buffalo.
 The crime at Buffalo by which the head of our nation was taken away, was but the natural fruit of this tree of God defying denial. The great and good President was slain with the spirit of out rage. We must recognize that this awful crime thrice repeated within forty years, Is the offspring of the spirit of lawiess- ness, full grown to maturity and of man. evolence and that other children of the same spirit are close about us on either hand themselves, the strength of the family of lawlessness who make possible and certain these giant monsters whose deeds of violence have shocked our souls. The failure of the citizen of a republican government to do his duty in the en- deavor to elect honest and true men to the offices of that government Is the ear Hest political manifestation of this per- nicious life.
 The people are called upon to guard the sanctity of their homes and the grow ing disregard for the observance of the Sabbath Is deplored. Lastly the letter the great synod the watcnword of battle for the time to come" missions, missions missions
 The benediction was pronounced by Bishop Futile of Missouri and the con- vention adjourned.