The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12
Bishop Cheshire's Address
One to Inspire A Great
Church.
ON THE CHANGE OF NAME
There is Much Discussion on This Subject the
Convention Being Greatly Divided
The Matter Unsettled When
Adjournment is
Taken.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. c., June 1.-THE second
days session of the S7th Annual Conven-
tion of the Episcopal church in the do
cese of North Carolina convened at 10
o'clock today, morning prayer first being
conducted by Revs. Daniel Miller and L.
A. Fetter.
Preceding the arrival Of the Bishop,
Rev Dr. NJ NJ Marshall presided.
The names Of several additional dele
gates, who had arrived last night were
reported
Mr.. R. H. Battle, of the Committee on
Church Property, reported that the trus
tees had sold the property in Raleigh, on
which is located the residence OF the
bishop, to VIM. G. Andrews for SO, 500
of the Bishop Lyman estate for 50, 600,
o fthe Bishop Lyman estate for $4,000,
and $4,000 worth Of lots had been sold
from it, making a difference on the first
investment of 1000, including the rent for
several years. The report further stated
that a residence had been rented for the
bishop at $55 per month, pending the
building Of a residence on lot purchased
on the st. Mary's property, for 81 900.
containing one acre. The residence is to
cost $4,000 which, with the 81 900 received
for the strip from the Lyman property
would leave $4,000 to be turned over to
the permanent Episcopal fund
Capt John Wilkes moved that the ac-
tion of the trustees be approved, which
was referred to a special committee
DR.. Kemp P. Battle, chairman of the
Committee on the Mary Smith estate, re-
ported that several efforts had been made
for the sale of six tracts of the estate,
but NJ. purchasers had been found. Rents
from the farms for the past two years
had not yielded profit, owing to being
poor crops
Rev Francis Hilhard for the Committee
on Canons reported on the changes in the
Canons suggested and adopted by the last
General Convention.
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
Bishop Cheshire then read his annual
address. Among other matters OF great
interest he stated that he had during the
year officiated within the diocese and
without at 1876 services, preached 135 times
and confirmed 421 persons, of whom 12t
were in other dioceses, where he had Off
ciated by request
He said the diocese had lost three clergy
men transferring to other dioceses and
gained three by transfer and one by ordn-
alton, the total at present being forty
eight. He said that there was a large
number of candidates for orders and that
a number of new congregations had been
organized during the year, and two
churches consecrated.
He also called attention to the duty OF
the church to its superanuated clergy
The contributions to missionary objec5s,
foreign and domestic and diocesan, had
been good. The treasurer's report at the
end of the year showed a small balance to
the credit of diocesan missions, and the
diocese had last year considerably over
paid its apportionment for foreign and
domestic missions He congratulated the
convention upon the condition of St.
Mary's school and the Thompson Orphan
age.
CHANGING NAME OF CHURCH.
In referring to the proposed change in
the name OF the church, and the substitu-
tion OF other words instead of the words
Protestant Episcopal" Bishop Cheshire
devoted a considerable 'tion Of LIS al
dress, and in part, said at he had not
been accustomed to attach very great im-
portance to the proposal, nor to think
that the character and success of the
church depended on the name That there
was so much religious work TO be done by
the church; that it seemed a waste of
time to be disputing about names, : yet
names have a value as expressing human
conviction and as conveying divine
truths The Committee of the General
convention has asked this diocese to ex-
press ats opinion, and we should discuss
the matter frankly and with mutual for
bearance and respect, and say what we
think.
For his own part he had never thought
the word Protestant appropriate in the
name of the church. Luther and the re-
formers on the continent of Europe tried
to reform the church. but they failed to
do so. When they could not reform the
church organization they entered their
solemn protest and went out of the old
and started new ones They
were called Protestants, because of this
protest against errors in the church which
they could not correct. In England, how
ever, the reforming element was strong
enough to amend the corruption and to
reform the church. The Church Of
England was Reformed Church.
1t did not protest against error. It re-
formed and cast out the error. To call
The church of England and its representa-
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