The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-21
Prcn,.,bIe to Constitution.

Say Is marked feature Of tbs S' con- /.
ventlon.
Preamble to Constitution.
AT first there was some suspicion
81 the ps rsa a samSe and bu
houses were convinced IL would add to
the constitution. After the longest de-
adopted and md lett 0 over ri FOR final eonsid
Grafton in 1910
Both houses agreed to an amendment
to the prayer book. printed IN foreign
languages. BY leaving off the TILE pare
According TO the use of the Pr9testant
Episcopal Church y the United sta 81.
Hnal action in 1910; as does the pro-
vision for the election OF the PRESIDING
bishop and the provision for suIragan an
bishops, which is the action taken on
the negro question.
Final action was taken In the re-
vision of the missionnrx canon mon W Ier;sl
lative powers; also in the management
of the missionary districts by WHICH
four new districts are c c.f hscom m "a
foreign missionary district. Again
final action was taken n the e,n msstsr lie ~
giving to sae b,sh ehpr st men not
n nsinister rs II the the Episcopal Church to
make addresses on special oecasio .i.c
omen pulpit. 1t is Il liberia! movement
properly safesuarded. n,.teos ami
Many important joint committees ar,n
sfnnsd ~ ords Mef to aepper tie nest
General Convention. which VIII heee
in Cincinnati in 1910. y. s,,oy
This summary Is sufficient 20 slos'
what serious questions had to be cor
sidered, and every one of them Was
Thoroughly discussed from every pol ~,
OF view. Remembering .hlS SomUention
IL coinposed OF men from every sectoil
OF the country, with all manner " :,
political and ecolesiastical opinlan,n ssor,i
would seem natural tha ,hs so ramarl..f,le
feature Of this whole convcnuon, q, ms ms
been the absolute absence OF nis'e.
ness. There was from MIL, ni,t" Iado
every eve man Charitable to the other sid. side
even while he was most earnestly Pre-,
senting his own. Once or twice only
during the whole convention ula nrS
peared bitter, and then when att en-.
ton wes called apology was az oi,sr
made, and no one goes away leeiil,S
that Injustice was d9ne ;snns s .au said il
his closing words Our prayers nave
surely been answered. We have prayea
TO God to protect us against al u I IT,
ignorance, pride , ana PR pre'IG cnn sofe,y
saT this convention has displayed ,lcsa
pride and prejudice than any nave
ever known.
missionary Work.
It has been said Of n otheh sinterest
has been taken in the t.nnsch's ms,
s se work This cannot be asser1aa
OF the convention Of 1907 never eI Il, ".
ing wp put before the people. and nevef.
we're more people present y nea'. ~
all all ! the Joint sessions the W sl,ei,
church gaeares w sna t a Ssff the
Words spoken. surely this was due H. I, 7, to
t tie - spirit ph OF self acrifice, which tl
prompted the am men nao an for wo the
interest, and they wanted to hear .wha Z
was to be done with tho money, ~
this convention mad done ilo.,ah Would
more than be sufficient reason Tor us
coming together. Ia .,,,,t
So much has already been s3la abG IN
the h'st meEs a meeaflon Of IS ali that
a. Inu INV necessary. None will eyer for
get tie visitors from the Old country,
bringing with them ,nent from 70 the
Mother Church to her daHgh 1,, ~, M s,es
None viii ever forges the toWn Whers
to Williams ana iy ja,1G he phst and
Ma INSPIRATION for the future nj Al
feelfthat it is good to have peen nsp.'
In the future say 1 n bhe our t ears
us1 tie noble works that Thou dtdst
lin their days and In the Ola tllle petoIa ~
them,,''i vs. shall be able to ADD, /, A llu
our eyes have seen Thy Won .t !, \ 80,
FINALLY, n word must be said apoul'
the royal manner in which Nlrg,,nl Ia;
and Richmond In particular, recelNea
and entertained The. conventlon, y
stranger IN Richmond Issmay be- per.
1 mntttsa to say what Another might
not not III would he lmpossibla for me
!, IA IA express the feelings OF the mem,
lhers.of the General Convention toward
| tie people of this city, and especially
! to those who planned and carried out
| all tho arrtngements for the c9lNs q,
! ton. Qne's desires seemed to be All
anticipated. On every hand proVlslGll
was made for needs and comforts, NO
matter where we turned, we felt as
| Though ws were in our own hnHle.l ~
one Was9a stranger, and all regret mat
In going home Richmond cannot go
| with u.s.
The Closing Hours,
hut all tho convention would be as
lnothing if the last day were err onl,
TIT rs worth recpMnttnEs and always "
Ibe remembered. ln8the Ftouse OF l'e
/ utes business was finishea by y,
/ oclock, AS the house waited for q y
1 message from the Hnuse aot Elsho ps,
4 or.s lrammer, of Pennsylvania ug-
lgastadt t,Ht all sing III lest He the ,rle
lithnt Binds Our Hearts An Jesus 10 Y e.
i Nothing more q apps opri g te could y aye
IbseR az geste but sS prsssetl tue
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