New-York tribune., 1904-10-07
PRIMATE GIVES MESSAGE.
ADDRESSES CONVENTION.
Pleads for Religious Home Life
DiUorce Report Made.

speaking before a joint session OF the House OF
Bishops and the House OF Deputies OF the Episcopal
Church at Emmanuel Church to-day delivered a
message to the American body in which he urged
that the Church take steps TO guard the religious
life OF the nome. The Archbtshops address was
forcbly delivered and easily heard in all parts OF
the sdi1ce-
At to-days session OF the House OF Deputies sew
eral resolutions to make more stringent the canon
on the renarriage OF divorced persons were pre-
sented- One resolution was aimed TO prohibit the
rernarriage OF divorced person in the lifetime
OF the former partner. The whole question win
come up later. After reporting against change
in the legal name Of the Church at this time, the
committee appointed by the last convention 70 con-
slider the matter discharged. A member OF the
committee the Rev. B. Talbot Rogers. OF Fond du
Lac, Wis. attempted to have resolution drawn
up BY the minority members OF the committee
which dropped the words Protestant Episcopal"
from the title page OF the prayer book, placed on
the calendar. but it referred 70 the committee
on PRAYER book and viii be discussed later.
An attempt was made by I. Cameron Buxton. Of
Winston. y c., 70 present a resolution depIortng
the action OF Bishop Potter, OF New-York, in tax
ing part at the opening OF the Subway Tavern in
New-York City. but the resolution was declared
out OF order.
General J. H. StotzenbUrg. OF Indiana intro
duced resolution condsmning lynching \ NUM-
Der Of the Southern delegates voted to table the
resolution but eventually it was referred TO a
special committee The convention voted to-day to
send greetings TO the English Church Congress at
Liverpool
the House Of Bishops ar his residence. and q con-
ference OF diocesan secretaries and assistants was
held at Episcopal headquarters The convention
OF the WOman's Auxiliary 10 the Board OF Mis-
sions was formally opened to-day with service IN
Trinity Church, at which the sum OF Ni3-u7 was
presented 70 the board. A missionary meeting
held in fremont Temple this afternoon, at which
number OF missionary bishops explained the
needs OF their Jurisdictions
At the preliminary service OF the House OF Dep
uties in Trinity Chapel. Bishop Rowe. OF Alaska,
and the Rev Dr.. Samuel Hart. secretary Of the
House OF Bishops oficiated- At the suggestion
Of the Rev DIT. W. r. Huntington, Of New-Iork,
resolution was adopted providing for the appoint
ment of a committee 10 wait on the ArcnolShop
OF Canterbury and arrange for the Prinnate 20 ad-
dress the House OF Deputies After the appoint
uent Of large number OF committees by the chair
man. the Rev Dr. Randolph H. McKiu, Of Wash
ing,on. it was announced that the Archbishop
would be presented 10 the house at noon
THE ARCHBIsHOP's ADDRESS.
At noon The House Of Bishops adjourned and
escorted the Archbishop OF Canterbury into the
chamber OF the House Of Deputies, where the Arch
bishop was received upon the platform and ad-
dressed the combined bodies. He said
Your kindness viii realize that it is not an easy
thing for any man 70 respond 10 such words as
minating moment Of a Journey the importance oI
which. Il seems TO has been dairy increasing
"a Journey undertaken WIKI p clrecl We" % 1--s
vel remember the tine seven and twenty i3 years years
the then Archbishop OF Canterbury, as bearer OF
was welcomed by your gen aral cCnventicE IN this
very place with a kindness which profoundly moved
the old mans memories, hen. day BY day, he
watched. few months later beside the deathbed
Of taa, young uanl-his only son and now il is
OF Canterbury 10 stand here in person
invitation 10 this convention that crossed the
Atlantic. I understand the true significance alike
made each successive day and place 50 memorable
80 -s - 1-a 5s-fs- Re fr--9 +1a rs-1rs - -
learning or the e!oquence Of his tongue TO justify
head. IL was. Of course, IN the virtue of the re-
sPqnsble once which L is nv anxious privilege to
hold that your invitation reached my hands. and
claim. indeed. there IS which I possess alone.
alone certainly among all the Archbishops OF Can
My ordination 70 the episcopaJe came in part from
YOU Among those who ala thelr hands upon my
head IN Westminster Abbey on St Msrks Day in
he has himself recorded came straizht from Fgypt
to England on purpose 70 be among my conse-
F2- that sn5 for much more besides i is my
I-yilsgs TO thank you 45nsT.c1n Ch1-chTnen here
fhs abso-bing interest with which We Ia EHsiarI
Increasing use of The apparently bou1dIess oppor-
and Of cur Fellowship in your prayers for he sprit
Cf wisdom and underStd 1ding. 0f counsel and OF
strenr-t- some here win recall the episraulrlatjc
words and the graceful and suggestive symbolism
ado-ulrs what IS now one Of the choicest treas
aims dish. the gift OF the american Church, which
you sent 20 US three and thirty years ago: "Orois
vetert novus; cocidens orient; fila rlatrL"
REMINDING FLAME OF ENTHUSIASM
From the outward spreading oak leaves and
acogns OF England sprtng the alternate maple
and southern regions OF the American Church. We
a vet larger field the Game of high enthusiasm for
our common life. which burned so clearly when the
essfTard by the bands Of Bshop Georee augSs Gs
SeIwyn. "Pacis ct benevolentiae tnterrancu etus-
But 7 am here by your courtesy. 70 learn. rather
than to speak. 10 understand, II il may be, some
ne s,'oL +, cr,-ysr1-iCr s,I,b a re--sss-+ +,+t
Church council clerical and lay has. in It's nsw
10 wears ana may appropriately be a model and a
guide, in a large and general sense for de-
S ~ % ~ Es T-azsT- 81 vo,,T 5-Ss-S - 1T T
either House. during the coming week WI he ne
Pg4Vese & q o- mos pa 'ToI TaS sao lFIiE[1 SorE
during the last few weeks with a daily succession
- - o,I -ba Nh ~ sre - issIa voT3- - 49,, l
are not al Il them cur prob ems OF some Of yours
have ample knowledge, but under conditions so
different trom your own as 10 render the COmpari-
son academic rather than practically servlceable
And others there are. so like those which are set
ments on either slde n the controversy might be
transferred almost verbatim across the sea Any
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common TO US both atmospheric stratum pecul-
ar tnlnK 20 reHsl2uS s ne ne ana energy wherein
are organisms PEI eNis ara even oaneruL as wei
organ SINS heaithful and active for good Among
ana clerical IN every cline ana IN eVe-y country
the temptation to give means "a her than "ends'
the main pace in our thou shts; the temptation 70
lose the true proportion uetVeen large matters and
SMALL the temptation 70 take & petty view of what