The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26

Little that was new, nothing that
was inharmonious, marked yesterday
the proceedings of the ferty-seventh
annual council Of the Episcopal diocese
of Minnesota, held at ST. Johns church,
Portland avenue and Kent street.
The seventy-f1ve clergymen and
ninety laymen present listened, dur
ing the morning session, to the an
nual address of Bishop Samuel C. Ed
sail. In this address, the whole of
which was gratifying, Bishop EdsaH
said that the change in the date Of the
council, as fixed one year ago, re-
suited in making the coneiliar year one
week shorter than usual. Inasmuch as
few clergymen are prepared to present
candidates for confirmation earlier than
Feb. Is the bishop must therefore COW
er the diocese for confirmation vista
tions between Feb. Is and the last
Wednesday in May, making his visits
more hurried in character than is de-
sirable.''
1T must be admitted" said Bishop
Edsall, that no date which could be
chosen would suit everybody; but if it
were possible to fix a date in June,
which would not interfere with the uni
versity and high school commence
ments on the first Wednesday in June,
and an arrangement could be made by
which the commandments of our Fari-
bWult institutions could take place be-
tween that date and the close of the
second week in June, might it not be
possible for the council to meet on the
Thursday and Friday of the second
week in June, with great convenience
to cur clergy and to many of our lay
delegates?"
Success in Missionary Work.
AS to missionary work the bishop
declared:
Moreover, the experience of the last
TWO years has convinced me, through the
repeated demonstrations of the fact made
by some of our clergy, that the second
generation OF our German and Scandina-
Wan population present a field white for
the harvest, in response to faithful work
In behalf of our beloved communion
think am not far amiSS when L say
that over one-half of the persons whom
nave confirmed during the past. year have
been of Scandinavian or German extrac7
ton. Our Swedish work during the past
year has been greatly strengthened by the
sions of Rev John V Alfvegren, as gem
eral missionary to the Swedes in the
Northwest. ..e,.. ,,.
Other extracts from the bishops adj
dress are: 9 } ~ ksii4oisa
l have the proud privilege. of reporting
to this council that st. kIary's Hall IS
now absolutely free from any indebted
ness. During the last three Years nearly
$4,000 Of floating indebtedness has @been
paid out Of the profits of the school.
Graa% nrocreee ~ ch.++uoL
I am also rejoiced to speak with UNI
mingled gratitude and enthusiasm of the
years work st Shattuck DR. Dobbin,
aided by bis lieutenants, has coura geousIy
adhered to the policy inaugurated two
years ago. of wedding out bows whose
presence was found to be Instantaneous
to the school, whose influence was be-
iieved not to be good, or who did not
show disposition to conform to the
rules. This wedding has been done not
by waiting in all cases for the commission
OF some act which would justify exptl-
sion, but on general principles. at the
discretion of the rector and head-master
MIR. Whitney. AS a result, never before
In its history has Shattuck had higher
moral tone among its students. and never
has it had finer looking, more manly
body of cadets
Seabury began it's year by winning A
complete victory before the supreme court
OF this state in the suit brought against
it by Rice county in the attempt to tax
the endowment fund of Seabury mission.
which includes both the Divinity school
and Shattuck. An adverse decision would
have practically ruined the school, and
we are correspondingly grateful for the
victory. l have received notice of be-
quest of the late Josephine A. Smith, of
New York city, of between IS 900 and
$4,000 for the support OF scholarships at
Seabury, to be known by the name of the
donor.
Favors Marginal Readings Bible.
understand that certain 5ioceseS are
going to bring before the convention a
request for permission that the revised.
or American revised versions of Holy
Scripture, may be used in reading the les
sons in church | sincerely hope that
such permission will not be granted. THE
convention of 1901 set forth for permits
sive use the Marginal Readings Bible.
which was the result of several years of
labor of the most learned committee
which our church could appoint In this
edition words and passages believed to
be enormously translated are heavily un-
derscored, and the suggested rendering
put In the margin: As a result. clergy
man in preparing to read service is given
the liberty of substituting the marginal
rendering for that in the King James YER