The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-18
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who shall be paid by the Board OF Mis-
stops, Each department shall have ;
right to a representative IN the meet
tings OF the Board az Missions, who shall
present the special needs OF his sec
lion.
III 1t is In every way canon admirably
etted to further the missionary Interest
3In the church. and consequently In
crease the funds. with the bounds OF
sshe missionary and judicial depart
knents conterminous and the legislative
bower given to the missionary council
SnsiEnihcant as this power may be. the
Srst step " taken toward the proVihcial
0ystem.
The Negro Question.
The report was made by the CONFER
'rnce committee on the suffragan Dish
ops and memorial OF workers among the
scolored people. This committee recon-
amended the resolution attached TO the
report of the committee on the memo
fial OF colored people, which had al
Seady been presented to the house. and
Sin,piy provides that diocese has the
right with the consent of the bishop.
10 elect one or more suNragan bishops
Two facts must be noted: that nothing
As said about such suffragans being
tAphite or colored, and that he does not
succeed as diocesan, but may he elected
tSither diocesan or coadjutor. This -
fthe conventions action on the negro
question, and 1t is final because two
91ouses have concurred
1t does not say q negro bishop shall.
he elected. but 1t Is possible now to
"A have them. and doubtless some dioceses
will take advantage OF the opportunity.
1t was a very wise solution. and all are
relieved that the convention did not
adjourn without doing anything about
it. There was very little discussion OF
the question yesterday, as 1t hrG been.
thoroughly threshed .out the day be-
fore. n.
Standard bible.
One of the most interesting discus
sions of the convention was that on
the proposed permission to use the
revised version of the Bible in the
church services. Together with this
went an amendment TO the constitution
declaring the King James. or authorized
version to be the standard Bible. The
argument in favor of the use of the
revised version was the one usually
Rdvanced-that 1t was q more accura te |
translation; that while sentiment and
the desire for old things are very
comnlendable. the desire for truth Is |
tnore commemorate. But all arguments |
had to give way before the love of the |
old book Men and women have be-
tome too much accustomed to its .
phraseology TO part with 1t. 1t was
argued that the inaccuracies in trans
1ation were not SO great as to imperil |
salvation. 1t was argued that the mar
ginal readings were sufficient, and the
house BY an overwhelming majority,
voted against the permissive use of
the revised version, adopting. however.
by a still greater majority. the amend
,nent TO the constitution which de-
Clared the King James version to be
the standard Bible OF this church.
The New Bishopa.
The House OF Bishops spent the
greater part OF the day in electing
bishops for the new missionary dis
tricts. Three names were sent to the
House of Deputies for confirmation:
The Rev. Frederick T. Reese, D. D.. of
Nashville. Tenn. to be Bishop of Wyo-
ming: the Rev. II, D. Robinson, d. D..
of Racine. Wis. to be Bishop of Ne
vada. the Rev, r. L. Paddock. of New
York. to be Bishop of Eastern Oregon.
These names have beer given to the |