Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
TALKED OF MISSIONS
PROCEEDINGS OF EPISCOPAL TRI-
ENNIAL AT BOSTON.
More Bishops uggested-Bishop Sat
ter1ee's Proposition-Archbishop's
Reception and Addresses.

A dispatch from Boston last night says:
Missionary matters were considered during
the greater part of today's session of the
general triennial convention of the Episco-
pal Church. The house of bishops and
house of deputies were in joint session as
the board of missions nearly all day. The
delegates to the womans auxiliary were
also present.
At short session of the house of depu-
ties the committee on the admission of new
diocese recommended that central Pennsyl-
vania be divided into two dioceses and that
the missionary district of Montana be ad-
mitted into union with the general conven-
ton as full-fedged diocese. The recon-
mendations were referred to the house of
bishops.
The presiding bishop, Right Rev. Daniel
S. Tuttle of Missouri presided ever the
joint session. Many missionary reports
were submitted regarding the work OF the
past three years. All were generally sat
isfactory, with the exception of that part
of the board of missions report which
stated that number of dioceses had failed
to contribute their share of the fund as
sessed under the apportionment plan.
Bishop Satterlee's Resolution.
Rev. Hiram Hulse, Cuban missionary,
advocated the election of bishop for
Cuba, and Bishop Henry Y. Setterlee Of
Washington D. c., presented resolution
asking that missionary bishop for Mex
leo be appointed. No action was taken on
either proposition today.
The convention sent greetings and as
suranceS of profound sympathy to the IN
ternational peace congress.
Treasurer George c. Thomas, in his re-
port to the board of missions, said
Under the apportionment plan. toward
the appropriations of the board $413,224 has
been received from 4, 100 parishes and mis-
sions out of the total number of 6,4o1. This
is a gain for the year of $32,963 and fifteen
parishes.
Through all instrumentalities, S606 O06
had been received toward the appropria-
ton of the board from Sill parishes and
missions, out of the total number of 6451.
This is total gain of $24,549, and loss
of thirty-three parishes and missions.
'1n the 4. 100 parishes and missions con-
tributing under the apportfonms plan
In the 2 300 that were not heard from by
parish offerings, there are, according to the
diocesan journal, 100000 communicates. :
Seventeen dioceses and twenty mission
airy districts completed their apportion-
ment"
Board of Managers Report
The board of managers in their report
say:
In the home field during the year just
closed the board has made appropriation for
the entire or partial support of twenty
bishops and 1920 other missionaries, cleri-
cal and lay, working in thirty-ntne dioceses
and twenty-one missionary districts. The
total of these appropriations is $37S,174.
In the foreign field the board has made APP
preparations for the support Of eight bish-
ops, of forty-seven clergy fifty-six foreign
lay workers, men and women, and 553 work.
ers clergy. teachers, catechists, Bible wo-
men and other helpers.
During the triennium the board has sent
hfty-eight new missionaries to distant fields.
While the failure of the income to meet
the appropriations for the current year is
from one point of view serious matter; We
believe 1t need cause no permanent appre-
hension.
reached the limit of her ability to give, par
ticularly when 1t Is remembered that $500
congregations. representing 10000 commune
icants, contributed nothing to the common