Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-04
CONVENTION SETTLES
DOWN FOR BUSINESS
Episcopal Bishops and Deputies
Conclude Reception Of FOPsIgR
Church D|gpIlar|es.
THREE WEEKS OF WORK AHEAD
Reception to Visitors by Bishop Glib.
son, of Virginia. Finishes the Social
Program So Far AS it confllcts with
General Order of Buslnoss-wil.
Hamburg Trip.

RICHMOND. VA, Oct. a.--Thc sec.
ond day of the trlennial general con.
Nention of the Protestant Episcopal
church In the United States passed
"heventlully for both the House of
BISHOPS and the House of Deputies.
although excellent progress was rc.
ported In the work OF organization.
Inc reception OF foreign church dig.
hitarles was concluded In both houses
land the ceremonies were greatly ON.
Ijoyed
a reception TO the members OF the
House OF Bishops and tbeir families
una TO the visiting bishops was given
Tonight by Bishop Gibson, of the dlo.
lcesc OF Virginia. These functions con.
Guided the social program SO far rs
~ coniilcts with the general order OF
business during the three weeks re.
manning of the convention.
Committees In Sessions.
committees are holding sessions to-
might incnnhlic buildings and hotels
all ever the city the indications are
mat reports will be agreed upon Fri
DAY aneissiaturday on. n humber of lin
poftant clurch questions and that next
week there Will be no lack OF bust.
ness before the houses.
There was SO little pressing bust.
ness on hand today that the house
lof deputies found time to indulge In
Il little frlvollty oyer,sa number OF
pending matters. A telegram was re-
ceived from the negro institute Mt
Hampton, Va inviting the House to
visit the school at the expense OF
the latter.
It Cost the President.
DR.. Randolph Harrison McKim.
president of the house. TO whom the
telegram was addressed remarked in
Icldentally that the dispatch had cost
him Sl73. No action was taken on
the invitation. The house of bishops
received similar invitation and n
committee was appointed to respond.
book on the negro question.
recommended to the house of depu-
ties in Il speech by Deputy Jones,
L of the Arkansas diocese.
Speech Out of Order.
The purpose of his speech was
hardly made plain before there were
numerous protests that the lobby OF
the church would be the proper
place TO sell books.
| Mr.. Jones responded that the prof
its from the sales would be used In
carrying on missions among negroes.
but he was ruled out OF order.
Cyrus Townsend Brady secured
the adoption of resolution asking
the bishops To provide prayer for
the safe return of persons going on
In journey other than by sea, there
being a prayer covering sea voy-
ages
Invitation from Atlantic City.
The New Jersey diocese presented
an invitation from Atlantic City in
viting the convention to meet there
in 1910 The diocese of Los An
geles secured the endorsement OF n
memorial asking that commission
be appointed TO raise the sum Of
S5,0O0.00O to be added to the general
fund for the relief of clergy and
members of their families.
From the diocese of Springfield,
His, came a petition asking commu.
nicants to aid in the building fund
for the Saint Peter and Paul cathe.
dral i'll Washington and to remem-
Der II in their wills. A resolution
was then adopted commencing the
I'pHHii VI tilt lullOilul Cullc'
dral.
Several memorials were received
in both houses looking to the remar.
riagc of divorced persons.
In both houses concurrent reso
luton was adopted expressing salts.
faction that high moral position
had been taken on this subject since
the last general convention and the
hope that positive action would be
taken at the present convention.
Thanks Offering $222,35s.
After the adoption of n motion tc
adjourn the house of deputies was
called back to receive message from
the Woman's Auxiliary Announcing
that at the thanks offering service.
today the offerings amounted tc
! $222,353.
AT the convention three ago the
lofferings were s150.00O. The house
{Teceived the news by rising ant
singing praise God from Whom All
blessings Flow"
The bishops of Mexico and Ala
bama appeared and took their seat.
in the house of bishops today. A
netifion was received from the churcl
in Brazil asking that 1t be made I