The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05
FROM ENGLAND
TO. AMERICAN CHURCH
Bishop Montgomery Presents Cordial Message
From Archbishop Brazilian Church Wants
To he Miscinna rn ll strict

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to be Missio
Following morning prayer In st.
James Church yesterday tho House Of
Bishops assembled In tic state Capt..
toll at 100, clock. The Bishop OF Porto
his name was added to the roll OF the
convontion. making ninsty-aye bishops
Of the American church present.
The secretary was instructed to send
messages of fraternal greeting to sew
eral bishops who are detained by rea-l
son OF sickness and kilograms wore
sent by Dr.. Hart to several, including
the senior bishop OF the chur6sl. the,
venerable Bishop Williams. now living
In Japan. -
Greeting From Society.
t. The feature OF the session OF the
bishops yesterday was the introduction
Of the Rt. Rev. Fl. H. Montgomery. for-i
mer Bishop OF Tasmania, now secre-
tary of the Society for the Propaga-
tipn of the Gospel in Foreign Parts,
the oldest missionary organization In.
England.
Bishop Montgomery read to the
House OF Bishops a letter OF greeting
l.
was handsomely engraved on parch-j
ment and bound in leather in the most
elaborate style. It will be preserved,
with the archives OF the. American
church. The binding Is OF black mos,
rocco. and Is lined with white satin.
The text OF the letter Is engrossed on
parchment and bears the official sigma
ture. Randall cantaur.' by which title
the Archbishop OF Canterbury, the Most.
Rev. Randall Davidson. Is known OIL
cially.
The Society for the Propagation OF
the Gospel was founded in 1901 by
Rev. Mr.. Bray. former conInissary OF
the Bishop OF London to the Colony of
Maryland. and the; first work OF the
venerable missionary Organization was
the sending OF missionary organizers
throughout the American Colonies. The
letter OF greeting is printed in an
other column. To the letter Is at
tached the official seal Of the society.
The surface OF the seal bears the stamp
OF full rugged ship, standing on the
Prov OF which is an Anglican clergy
man In his vcstmcnts. holding In his
hands an open book. IN front Is a
wooded shore lined with typical Ameri-
can Indians from whom proceeds the
scroll: ''rransiens Adjura Nos" Around
[ the edge OF the seal. which is over
-FOUR inches IN diameter. runs the sea!
Of the society, "slgillum societatisi
lPromoyendo Evangelio In Partibus
ITransmsrinis." {rhe sign OF the so
cietyl for the spread OF the gospel In
lands across the seal
On motion. the chairman OF the
House OF Bishops was instructed to
make proper acknowledgment to the
society for4its courteous greetin 6.
81 The house then adjourned to Join
E;wtth sthe. clerical and lay deputies In
n missionary meeting, as provided by
the. CANON.
I10 A. NJ. to-day, as usual, although the
| House OF Deputies Will not be IN ses-
sion. In the absence Of the prestd-
ling bishop and the chairman OF the
| house. Bishop Lawrence, the Bishop OF;
west Virginia, Bishop Peterkin has
been asked to preside.
Stnntinx Committees.
At the session Of the bishops on
Thursday the following standing com
~. ON Christian E;tiucatiOn--TIeSS Blsh-
opl:of New Hampshire, the Bishop OF
south Dakota, the Bishop Of Florida.
l9tha Bishop OF Spokane, the Bishop OF
!, Shanghai, the Bishop OF LeSing tom
1.-The Bishop. Coadjutor OF Fond Sdu Lac.
>. on the General Theological Semi
nary-The Bishop OF Fond 8du3 Lac, the
bishop OF .Asteyille the Bishop OF ny ny
oto. the Bishop OF Olympia, the Bishop
IofSColorndo.
5, ON the Conservation OF Bishops--i
The Bishop OF Southern Ohio, the Btsh-i
on OF Kansas the Bishop OF Sacra-:
mento. the Bishop o Porto ltlco, the
Bishop of Selma. ,, 7, !.
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of@Dallas. the Bshop8of5 Cape Paim ma.
|. the Bishop Of Toxic. the Bishop of the
Philippine Islands. the Bish op D.
I:tor Of Southern Virginia. 1,
s, ON Memorials and l'etitions--Ihe
Bishop OF Pittsburg, the Bishop 4 9
Louisiana, the Bishop oadju tor OF
ltNcbraska, tho Bishop OF Alabama. tue
bishop Of M!chlg ~
o. ON Dispatch Of Dusiness--Ine
ISBishop OF Oklahoma ana indian Ierrlr5
ypinia the Bishop OF Springfield. the
Bishop OF East Carolina, the Bishop @ {,
s 7.son 'nuIe. OF Order-The Chairman,
[iex-otticio; the Bishop Of iEaston, tie
Bishop OF Delaware. the Bishop Of
Ohio, tho Bishop Of Honolulu.
M s, ON iAmcndmentatstO9 the C0nstitu-
| Of pennsylvania, the Bishop OF South 4
I,ern Virginia the Blsizop Of Tennessee,
ithe Bishop OF Michigan City, the Bish-t
Top OF Chicago the q slop:. Coadjutor +. Of
New Y ork.s9 III &, .s;i -.,a 81 s. EN-
.. On the Prayer Hook he Bishop
! OF Pennsy lvania. the Bishop Q Western.
New Y ork, the Bishop Of Nebraska,,
1.-The Bishop OF Connecticut, tho bishop
LOT Maine. the Bishop Of North Y akota.
tina Bishop Coadjut OF Albany .E.5 /;
10. On Can0ns-Tie Bishop OF New
ltYork, the Bishop of Maryland. the
bishop OF California, the Bishop OF
North Carolina, the Bishop of Vermont.
1.-The Bishop OF Duluth. the Bishop OF,
Newark. 81 sSl $s ~. ss35:j ISL Il /.
III. on DO lnestic AIisslOnA-- The shop
|iot West Virginia. til 81 Ealshop OF South
Tern n ofida the Bishop Of Kansas, the
lsBishop# at Rhode Isl and, I'll Ell Bis hop or
MINNESOTA tho bishop Sot Western Mas
the Bishop OF Alisslssi ppl IS,
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