The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-15
Episcopal General Convention Re.
creates State Into Separate
Missionary District.
CHURCH GROWS N STRENGTH
Congregations Are Self-SuppOrting
and Require Organization of
Diocese.

At recent session of the general
convention of the Episcopal church in
Richmond, Va, the intermountain
country was re-distributed. What
has been known as the missionary
district of Salt Lake has been changed
as follows:
That part of Colorado west of the
continental divide was made into
missionary district of western Colo
RADIO, for whom bishop will shortly
be elected; the state of Utah is made
separate missionary district. and Is
placed under the charge of the Right
Rev. Franklin s. Spaulding, at pres
ent bishop of Salt Lake.
The state of Nevada, which has
been divided between the bishops OF
Salt Lake and Sacramento at last
returns to her first estate and Is now
separate missionary district.
At this session of the general con-
vention, a bishop will be elected for
the missionary district of Nevada.
In the early days of Nevada 1t was
missionary district In charge of the
Right Rev. o. d. Whitaker, now
bishop of Pennsylvania. After the
depreciation Of silver and the cOnse-
quent era of depression caused by the
removal of many people from the
state. Nevada was apportioned to two
bishops having other territory.
Memorial Presented.
Since the revival of industry In the
state 1t has been seen that Nevada
should again be made a separate dis
trict, and the Rev. G. C. Hunting.
missionary in charge of st. Barthol-
omew's church in Ely, at a recent
convOcation, presented a resolution to
memorialize the general convention
to constitute Nevada separate mis-
sionary district.
The reasons advanced for the pre-
sentation Of this memorial were that
there are at present more people in
Nevada than ever before; that capital
is establishing permanent centers of
operation; that the government is
opening large areas of country by ir-
rigation; that Bishop Whitaker es-
tablished foundations for the Epis-
copal church in Nevada which are
recognized by all denominations.
He also cOntended that services of
the Episcopal church are now being
held In a greater number of places
in the state than ever before, and
that there are funds amounting to
more than $4,000 which can he
lawfully administered only by a
bishop Of Nevada.
Spalding Is Popular.
This resolution was presented at
the general convention with the re-
suit that 1t was adopted, and the
missionary district of Nevada was re-
created.
Although Bishop Spaulding has
had oversight of eastern Nevada for
only two years, the people of the
state have learned to love him for
his broad minded sympathy and the
work that he has been able to do
for the church in this district.
Keen regret will be felt that the
general convention did not see its
way clear to appoint Bishop Spauld-
ing over the state of Nevada rather
than over Utah.
The next step in the evolution of
the church in this state will be to Or
ganize the missionary district into a
diocese. This will be done by pre-
senting petition to the general con-
vention, setting forth that there are
at least $4,000 for the support of
the Episcopate. Before the next
meeting of the general convention
three years hence 1t is hoped that
Reno, Carson, Elko, Goldfield, Tono-
pah and Ely will be the six self
supporting parishes, and that at that
time they may be made diocese.
1t Is believed by local members of
the church that there is no doubt that
the money can be raised to effect
this end.