Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-15
TO BUILD LIBRARY
Quincy Firm Provides Funds for
Addition to jubilee
College.
REPORTED AT MEETING HERE
Business of the Episcopal Synod is
Brought to a Close in the
Afternoon.

The business meeting of the EpiscO-
pal diocese of Quincy was held at the
public library this morning and much
business concerning missions was
transacted. Pledges were taken to sup
port the diocese missions and these
pledges amounted To about 1.400. The
same amount was pledged last year.
but there were not as many representa-
tives this year as At the last cOnven-
tion. The secretary and the treasurer
of the board of missions made their re-
port Rev w H. Moore of Jubilee col
lege of Peoria reported that a firm ar
Quincy had donated money for the
erection of a library at the college.
This afternoon at O'Clock the voting
on delegates to the Richmond meeting
had not been concluded Rev. Victor
H. Webb wa selected registrar. Rev.
G. II. Sherwood was nominated dean
of the Rock Island deanery. and w. H.
Moore of the deanery of Peoria.
The convention is TO close this after
noon with the election Of delegates to
the general convention at Richmond.
Va, and the selection of various Off
GERS
The business session of the synod
was called TO order yesterday after
noon at the library building at 2:30 by
Bishop Fawcett. with nearly all of the
parishes represented by both the cler-
gy and Iaity. Rev V. h Webb of
Monmouth. was reelected secretary of
the diocese, and T. 3. Martin of Gales
burg. was elected treasurer. Dean w.
II. Moore was appointed as secretary
to the bishop. After a lengthy discus
sion, and further amendment. the con-
stitution, which has been under con-
sideratiCn at the conventions for sew,
eTal years, was finally adopted
To ISeyanee Next.
Early in the session an invitation
was extended to the diocese to hold
the next session at Kewanee. the invi-
tation being extended by ST Johns
church, which ar that time will cele-
brate its semi-centennial anniversary.
Bishop FaWcett was heartily in favor
of accepting the invitation and holding
the 31st convention at Kewanee, and
the synod voted to accept the invita-
ton. f. ]. Parker, treasurer of the
LuiihS anu piOpClti SS VI tAlC ulOCNoC,
made report Mr.. Riordan of Jubilee
college, was introduced and spoke
briefly of the college, and Hubert
Carleton, who made the evening adj
dress at the church made a few re-
marks about the work of the Brother
hood of St. Andrew.
An application from St. Peters par
ish at Canton, H.. for admission TO the
diocese was granted
Bishop Addresses Delegates.
The address of the bishop deIiv-
cred during the afternoon business
session, was a strong and able dis
cussion of church affairs. In intro
duction Bishop Fawcett made a num-
Der of historical statements. going
back TO the settlement of the Virgini-
ans at jamestown in 1907 That col
ony had as it's chaplain Rev. Robert
Hunt. He followed this with a state
ment of the proposed thank Offering
tO be raised as an evidence of thank |
fulness for 800 years of prosperity
and advancement in the church. This
offering is to be a mems offering, and |
later committee was appointed to
act on that part of the bishops adj |
dress which referred TO the offering. !
The committee will make very t.
thorough canvass in the interests of
this thank offering fund
The bishop devoted some little at |