The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-27
REVIEW OF WORK
OF CONVENTION
HELD BY GENERAL EPISCOPAL
BODY AT RICHMOND JUST
ADJOURNED.
BY A CAIRO DELEGATE
terizes Convention as the Great
est in the History Of The
Church.
Church.

. Through the courtesy of Hon Mile
g Fred'k. Gilbert, who attended the gel
sral Episcopal convention at Rict
nond Va, The Bulletin is enabled I,
give the following account Of tn
deliberations Of that body:
BY general consent the triennia
convention Of the American Churcl
| inst adjourned at Richmond. Va. is
/ conceded To be the most remarkable
IN the history Of the church 1t was
IN epoch-markng gathering that win
long be remembered. II asked to Civ
its characteristic features, one would
say, they were historic. missionary
md liberal in essentials, while
strictly conservative in essentials,
and above all harmonious and free
from prejudice.
Perhaps never before did body
VI men OF equal number, sit for near.
ly three weeks to discuss questions
30 likely to produce friction, and yet
remain as free from it as did this
general convention OF 1907. Men
who giving up their business anl
ievoting their time freely 10 the
church, sat continuously ana attended
strictly to the work in hand, for near
II three weeks. Certainly never be. |
fore in so short a time has the con.
lention accomplished so much. has |
he interest Of outsiders been so fally |
has there been as much /
interest taken Ia the church's mis-
sions; has the woman's auxiliary Civ
~ so large q united Offering. or have i
he men of the church combined to Il
make thank offering reach the i'm
nense sum OF one million dollars. At
Is opening, the convention babe fair
. be interesting, and promised great
hings, 1t has been more interesting Il
han any one expected, and has made
ocd its promises. h
There were one hundred and four Ii
ishops present in the house OF [
ishops the largest number ever
efore assembled II
The house of deputies was the larg Ii
81 known, having Increased to nearly Il
X hundred c
Historic Features.
This session OF both houses OF the q
'eat American church. the daughte. u
the English church now nearly OUT f
own the parent emphasized the e
anting Of this church on this con y
lent D. y. 1907, three hundred h
'ars ago. maintaining and further n
z its existence from Apostolic times T.
The first historic note of the con- III
ntion was sounded when the Bish iu
OF London, as the guest OF the
neriean church stood in the pulpit a
preach the opening sermon. telling sc
lefty of the connection of the Great &c
storic church. His eloquence Law re
its great simplicity aud it's i'm Ia
'ssiyeness was augmented By its
toric setting.
sloQuence exhausted on the historic ne
lures, the convention applied Itself ca
ietly to business before it. 1t was re
eiiy as follows: w
To provide for the election OF aV
presiding bishop. In
. a preamble to the constitution
The reduction Of representation n
The permissiye use of the re-
ID version In
Providing a mission hymnal.
Creating a court Of ultimate an
The creation Of provinces.
Dis-establishment Of the 80 ar
as.
The open pulpit
p 4 new missionary canon. J.
J. Revision Of title page of the
yer book.
:. Marriage and divorce.
: The negro In the church L
Action Taken. v.nr
umbers j and 2 we're adopted BIS ,vh,
houses and were sent down 10 N.
dioceses for confirmation. Nurr -,
3 was lost by a large vote. Mum ,ho
I was defeated Number ; was re- ,a,,
ed to a Joint commission Mum L
6 was recommitted 70 committee fo.
he subject Number : was found l,ha
pedient and referred to A irin- 10
mission Number 5 was defeated l,h-,
der was accepted IN a modified .on,
controlled absolutely by the bish 49,,
y each diocese. Number 10 wal -,
ted Number n was authorized -
printed in foreign tongues ac,,
her y. the present canon on N. 90 .
P practically amounting 10 pro. r,
ION. it was deemed inexpedien; vesr
resent TO change. for more string LAT,
The matter was referred 10 a 80,
Mission Number IL. was a burn %
question long debated. and re-. fo~
ag IN an amendment 10 eonstitu- r.
providing for sunragan bishopr wss
concurred in By both houses. AM All
hoNn TO the dioceses for ratiRca. 40.
and final action in 1910. -
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