The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
BY a staa Correspondent.

By a staf Correspondent
Richmond, Va, Oct i0-The Rt. Rev
Lucian Lee Kinsolving. missionary Bishop
to Brazil. to-day rendered his resignation
to the house of bishops of the General
/ Episcopal Convention when that house
adopted a resolution admitting the United
States of Brazil as a missionary district
of the American church. The adoption Of
the resolution followed the recommenda-
ton Of the house committee on amend
ments TO the constitution, which recon-
mendatiOn carried the acceptance OF the
resignation of jurisdiction by the present
bishop.
! II was further resolved that the house
Of bishops and house Of deputies con-
Jointly elect a bishop to preside over the
newly admitted territory. The election Of
a bishop TO preside over Brazil was In
/ serted in the order OF business Of the
house of bishops for tomorrow after
nOOn
| II was authoritatlvely stated to-day that
| Bishop Kinsolving viii succeed himself.
He viii also be granted the privilege Of a
seat in the house Of bishops. which privi-
| lege Is denied him as an independent for
| eign bishop. The house Of bishops to-day
passed a number Of resolutions changing
the boundaries OF missionary districts and
/ dioceses IN the West. appointing new
| bishops 10 preside over them. and In three
instances creating new missionary dis
| tricts
This action Of the bishops in regard TO
/ these changes is final, they being vested
with this authority. irrespective Of the
! house OF deputies. The bounds Of the do
Iceses and districts Of Laramie. Boise. Sac
ramento. salt Lake, and Spokane were
among those changed, and the missionary
district OF Wyoming, which Will include
that entire State
Districts created were tho missionary
districts Of Titan. Idaho. Nevada, and
West Colorado The name Of the mis-
siOnaTy district of Laramie was changed
70 that Of Kearney, and Is made 20 In
clude the area formerly contained In the
missionary district Of Platte The new
district Is relieved of those portions Of
Wyoming formerly contained therein
The missionary district of Spokane is re-
leved OF portions Of Idaho Sacramento
is also relieved Of those portions OF Ne
vada which that district formerly con-
tained.
Graves Is Transferred.
Bishop Graves. IN attendance upon the
present session Of the convention as the
Bishop Of Laramie has been transferred
10 the missionary district Of Kearney.
Bishop Funston, Of Boise. is made Bishop
Of Idaho Bishop Spalding. formerly
Bishop OF salt Lake. viii IN future De
designated as the Bishop Of Utah The
bishops to preside over the districts OF
Nevada. Wyoming, and West Colorado
Will be- appointed during the present ses-
sion Of the house Of bishops
IN the house OF deputies Rev. Reese F.
Alsop chairman OF the committee on
the admission Of new dIoceses. reported
that his committee had fayorably con
sidered a request from the diocese Of
Oregon, asking that all that portion Of
the State east Of the Cascade Mountains
be admitted as g missionary district. lie
presented the following resolution;
Resolved. That the house Of bishops
concurring. the house OF deputies grant
the petition OF the diocese Of Oregon.
and that the missionary district be ac-
c-pted
The motion was put and carried. but
moment later an objection was raised
and the vote was reConsidered- The
question as 10 the admission Of the dis
trict was placed on the calendar and viii
be fully discussed AZ some future meet
ing
In asking for the admission OF the mis-
sionary district the diocese Of Oregon
gave as its reasons the extent OF terri
tory contained in the district its increas-
ing population. the insufficient number OF
churches and Clergymen now at work in
the State, and the limited finances Of the
district. which required that the diocese |
obtain aid from the church at large
A message from the house OF bishops
stated that they cOncurred with the depu-
ties In fixing the day for the adjournment
Of the general convention as Saturday, /
October 19. The bishops also concurred in /
the adoption Of a resolution requiring that /
all committee reports on questions con-
sidered at previous conventions should be /
introduced not later than October 10. The |
bishops also reported that they had adopt /
ed a resolution which in effect, lamented /
the decrease in attendance Of children at /
church services, exhorting clergymen /
every Nitft 10 give more OF tneir atten- /
ton to this matter
DR.. Patton. acting chairman Of the com
mittee on missions. introduced a resoIu- |
ton asking that the movement Of the last /
three years in connection with the tri- /
ennial thank-offering OF men be continued. /
the offering 10 be presented at each gen |
eral convention. The resolution was
adopted.
Division Of DIOceses.
The resolution as adopted by the bishops
provides for a division Of the dioceses and |
missionary districts Of the church into 1
provinces as follows:
l. \ province consisting Of the dioceses Of Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts Western /
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Connecticut
province consisting Of the dioceses Of New
York. Long Island Albany Central New York
Western New York New Jersey, and Newark, and /
the missionary district q Porto Rico
3 4 province consisting Of the dioceses Of Penn
sylyania, Iittsburg. Central Pennsylvania Harris
burg. Delaware Eastou, Washington, Virginia, /