The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05

The third days session OF the House
of Deputies opened with morning pray
er a. st" James Church. the Bishop
OF Mississippi officiating. Business ut
st. Paul's began at 10 o'clock. Prayer
was said by the president and the min
utcs were read and approved. The
president announced the committee
follows: The Rev. DR.. j. ]. Wilkes, of
Los Angeles: the Rev. DR.. Rogers Is
rael. Central Pennsylvania: the Rev.
Or. James III. McIlwaine. Pittsburg; Mr..
Rowland Evans. Pennsylvania; Mr.. Ed
ward c. Niles, New Hampshire; Mr.. N.
w. Sallade. Fond du Lac.
An invitation from the Diocese Of
Southern Virginia to the House OF
Deputies to visit jamestown Island on
Saturday. October 18th. was read. DR..
Trew presented the report Of the com
mittee on elections and DR.. Alsop the
sion of new dioceses. The committee
recommended that the Missionary Dio-
fcese of Duluth be admitted as new
diocese.
Rules OF Order.
Mr.. Packard read the report Of the
committee on rules of order. The COM
mittee declined to recommend the Rev.
CYRUS Townsend Brady's resolution
THAT every speaker should speak from
the stand. Also. the committee de-
clined to recommend that prayer
known as Richmond prayer be used
every morning at the opening session.
After complimenting the ladies Of
the church on their offering on Friday.
the president requested that those in
the audience keep silent.
The delegations from Canada and
Australia were next introduced " the
Rev. Dr.. Bliss. DR.. McKlm spoke
briefly. but In happy vein, welcom-
ing tho guests. He said the time was
short and he would refrain from say
ing much that he desired to say and
much that was In his heart OF affec-
ton for the sister churches. lie then
introduced his lordship from Ontario
Amcricn umd Canada.
The Rt. Rev. William Lennox Mills.
ID. D., Bishop of Ontario, spoke on the
unity OF the Canadian and the Ameri-
can church, pointing out the friend
ship that exists between tho two coun-
tries. 1T is the same church," said
the bishop. with the same ceremonies
administered in the same words Of
the Master-the same service with
which have become familiar so {
feel at once It's unity and continuity.
rms church--yourss and ours--mighty
as an army with banners, should do
much in the future, not only.sfer the
emancipation OF the world but also
FOR the unity Qf the Anglo Saxon race.
which undoubtedly has before it a
great future. as we'll rs great oppor-
tunities. In coming into this country
from the United States, it is dinlcult
for one to realize that he is enter
Ing a foreign land. The same peo-
pie are met-the same language heard.
one sees no fortrcsses and troops such
as a, he would SEQ in passing from one
European country to another. You
American people have putaton for
being able to know q good thing when
you see IT. and to discover The good
things YOU want. Many OF your peo-
PIE hase their their summer residences in
canada. The Stars and Stripes are
frequently seen interviewed with the
Union Jack We are not afraid OF 1t
mot Jealous Of It. We respect It:
like our flag. 1t stands in the defense
lot all that is good and true"
Others Speak.
The Right Rev. Or. Reeve, Assistan,
I Bishop of Toronto, was next intro
duced. lie said he was half an A'merl,
can bishop since he had been conse.
| Grated By American as we'll as Eng.
4 fish bishops, -
Tbs bishop smoke OF his work 70,
1 forty years as a missionary in Wester1
/ Canada, and OF the wonderful progress
i that had been made, n =
The House OF Bishops entered ant
pr. MGNim announced amid laughter
tiut tile plSnops would lind seat.
where they could, as there were no
/ enough seats on the platform for theil
4 accommodation.
Very Rev. Dean Farthing, os King.
|ston. WAS then introduced. He mad,
1 friends with the house by saying Ii,
d had been born In Ohio. although iii
i parents were British and he had beer
4 ieducated In England
4 lie spoke Of the bishops of tn,
ID American church who Aad come From