Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
EV.LYNCH HONORED
Chairman of Standing Committee
in Iowa Episcopal Diocese.
VOTE 10 RETAIN CHURCH NAME
Rector of Trinity Parish Takes Prom.
inent Part in Second Days Diocesan
Convention at Davenport-Chica.
goans Want Church Renamed.

Rev. J. HOLSTER Lynch, rector of
Trinity Episcopal church, was appoint
ed at yesterdays session of the dioces-
an convention at Davenport as presi-
dent of the committee on constitution
and canons which will be a standing
body to cope with any new difficulties
portant committee in the Iowa diocese.
Rev. Lynch also delivered an address
at the session yesterday morning.
The convention voted not to recon-
mend the changing of the name of the
almost unanimous, although there
for change.
Win Not Change Name.
The proposition to change the name
of the Episcopal church to the Ameri-
can Catholic church will be submitted
to all the diocesan conventions and the
result of the vote will be determined
at the next meeting of the genral as
sembly of the church. The action tax
en- by the Iowa diocese was taken upon
the recommendation of Bishop Nor
rison. He asked that in the name OF
harmony the name should be retained
as it is, saying that there would be
many in the country who would be
grieved if the change should be made.
Rev. j. HOLSTER Lynch Talks
After having made short address
in which he complimented the women
for their work and urged the clergy
men to exert more diligent efforts to
! secure larger sums for the missions,
Bishop Morrison called upon Rev. j.
Hollister Lynch. Rev. Lynch advo-
Gated more spirited work in the
mission business and urged the
| clergy to endeavor to remove the lax
| ity of their parishioners in supporting
| the work.
| One point which DR.. Lynch brought
out and presented emphatically was
the salaries received by the clergymen
who have missions in the state. lie
stated that they were far too small and
| that minister could not do effective
work when he was worried constantly
| as to his financial affairs. DR.. Lynch
1 said:
There is not a minister or mission
airy in this diocese who should receive
less than $500 year and house and
I sincerely hope that the years that
1 pass before such state OF affairs Is
\ realized will be few. 1t should be pro-
1 vided at once and at least as soon as
we can possibly do it.
Z. A Stirring Address
/ Rev. Irving P. Johnson, rector OF
Gethsemane church, Minneapolis, was
the next exponent for the missions
4 Rev. johnson is a graduate OIL the mis-
/ sionary field himself and spoke from a
4 standpoint of realization OF the nara.
4 ships of the clergymen in charge OF
the missions in the smaller cities
4 He took the stand that had peen
4 taken by DR.. Lynch and advocated an
increase in salaries. He spoke OF the
1 light way in which the mission WORK
4 was considered by the parlshloners,
who should be supporters. and urseu
i the clergy to rouse enthusiasm among
the members of their churches.
Sunday Schools.
Ar tho convention of 1902 the bishoT
.nnointed as the standing committee
. on Sunday schools the following; rev
A Thos p. Green, D. D., chairman, Rev
4 q i. Briggs, Rev. Frank w. Henry
4 Rev. John E. Reilly, D. ~, hugh IL, i4is
4 ingstone, William r. Jaffray and mos
w. Place and their report was fea'
4 yesterday morning.
! 1t indicated a good year IN all Inc
A and an increase in members and il
4 offerings. The following statistics Q
4 the Sunday schools of thirty-seven pan
4 ishes of the diocese indicate the avel
age attendance:
4 Number Of officers ................S
! Number of teachers ............ ~
4 Number Of scholars, male ...... "a
j Number of scholars female -. 1,O9
4 Total observation-disclosures. l,S4
a Preceding the submission of their n
a port Bishop Morrison advanced a suE
q gestion that teachers institute b
a organized in the diocese to meet at tn
Il diocesan convention each year. TIL
n committee also offered resolutio
N along this line, which was stated a
y follows:
"a Resolved, that Sunday school con
81 mission, consisting of three clergyme
s and three laymen, be appointed by tn
s. bishop, who shall report to the ne,
a convention plan for a permanent 0
a ganization to be known as the SUI
s. day school commission of the dioces
Of Iowa."
81 Diocesan Officers.
a The following are the diocesan of
q GERS named at yesterdays meeting:
Il The bishop-The Rt. Rev. Theodol
e Neyin Morrison, D. D., consecrate
Feb. 20, 1899.
h The standing committee.-Rev.
q HOLSTER Lynch, president, Ottumw;
r. Rev. George Edward Walk, Coune
II Bluffs; Rev. William T. Jackson, P
81 D., Emmetsburg; J. J. Richardson, Sc
81 rotary, Davenport; James l.. Beve
k Cedar Rapids
e The secretary of the diocese-Re
u Felix H. Pickworth, Anamosa.
b The rural deans.--Rev. Chas.