Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07

offering triennially, while the men of the
church make theirs once In 800 years.
Arohdeacon Stuck Of Alaska, one Of the
most interesting missionary figures in at
tendance at thu convention, has brought
with him to Richmond with his party an
Eskimo boy named Arthur who Is eight
or ten years OF ags. He wears American
clothes and is a br ght-looking little chap
he VIII appear with the archdeacon when
he makes his missionary address and be
introduced to the convention as a sort OF
missionary exhibit" The archdeacon be-
lieves that the way to polish up the raw
Eskimo Is to begin quite early.
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Packard.
Up to this time Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan
has not been particularly prominent on
the DOR of the convention, although he
has been regular in his attendance and
pays close attention especially to the
business sessions and debates which seem
to interest him more than the speeches
on missionary topics. Mr.. Morgan intro
duCed a resolution at the opening of the
session providing for uhe appointment of
q committee on place of next meeting
since which time he has been passing It
about on the side that he will urge the
committee to select New York city Mr..
Morgan wanted the convention to meet in
Grace Church. New York, this year. and
introduced resolution to that effect in
favor of Richmond when the delegation
from this state urged the claims of Viz
gtnia as the place for the tercentenDi1l
Mr. Morgan and DR. Huntington ara CIV
ing the glad hand to the members and will
most probably land the convention for
their city at It's next sitting
Mr.. Joseph Packard of Baltimore Md,
is another prominent layman. He Is re-
garded by the members of the convention
as the equal of Mr.. Morgan in a business
and parliamentary sense. The members
of the house of deputies look upon these
two as their right-hand men in matters
outside of church doctrine. To one or the
other of these two all matters relating to
parliamentary law, business and finance
are referred their advice being usually
closely followed by the committees hav-
tng these matters in charge. The most
discernible difference between the two Is
that Mr.. Packard is a pl .asant and af-
fable gentleman and easily approached,
while Mr.. Morgan is gruf and overbear-
Ing.
The Synod of Brazil.
A petition for the Independent Synod of
Brazil to be admitted as missionary dis
trtct OF the American church has been
discussed in the convention and referred
to the committee on constitution. 1t IL
said that the discussion raised some grave
constitutional and legal difficulties In the
way of granting the desired admission. In
order to have the matter thoroughly in
vestigated the petition was referred to the
committee on constitution for its report
on the special question involved.
The house of bishops has agreed to a
division OF the diocese Of Georgia and the
resolution will now go to the house of
deputies for Its concurrence. 1t was
not just clear to some members of the
house along what lines 1t was proposed to
make the division. the petition not max
ing il plain as to what portion of the
state was to be set off into a new diocese;
but the bishops expressed their willing
ness TO divide the state into two dioceses
the line of demarcation to be established
later.