Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-11
EPIsooPAL CONYENTION.

missionary bishop to Brazil, yesterday
rendered bis resignation to the House oil
B shops OF the General Episcopal Con-
vention 10 SESSION 10 Richmond when
that house adopted resolution admit
ting the United States Of Brsz as
missionary district of tue American
Church. The adoption Of the resolution
followed the recommendation Of the
house committee on amendments 10 the
constitution, which recommendation
carried the acceptance of the resignation
OF jurisdiction by the present bishop.
1t was further resolved that the House
of Bishops and House of Deputies con
jointly elect bishop to preside over the
newly admitted territory.
The election of bishop to preside
over Brazil was inserted in the order OF
business Of the House OF Bishops for
this afternoon. 1t was authoritatlvely
stated that Bishop Kinsolving will sue
coed himself. He will also be granted
the privilege Of a seat In the House OF
Bishops, which privilege is denied him
as an independent foreign bishop.
The House of Bishops passed num-
Der Of resolutions changing the boun-
daries OF missionary districts and dioceses
in the west, appointing new bishops to
preside over them, and in three instances
creating new missionary. districts. The
action OF the bishops in regard 10 these
changes is final, they being vested with
this authority irrespective of the House
Of DEPUTIES.
The bounds of The doceses and DIS
tries Of LARAMIE, Boise, Sacramento,
Salt Lake and Spokane were among
those changed, and the missionary dis
trict of Wyoming, which will include
that entire State. Districts created we're
the missionary districts of Uiab, Idaho,
Nevada and West Colorado. The name
Of the missionary district of Lsmaris was
changed to that OF Kesrney, and is made
to include the area formerly contained
in the missionary district of Platte. The
new district is relieved Of the portions OF
Wyoming formerly contained therein.
The missionary district Of Spokane is re-
lieved ofportions of IDAHO. Sacramento
IS also relieved of portions OF Nevada
which that district formerly contained.
Bishop Graves, in attendance upon
tie present session of'the convention as
the bishop OF Laramie, has been trans
ferred to the missionary district OF
Kearney. Bishop Fansleu, Of Boise, is
msde bishop of Idaho. Bishop Spald-
ing. formerly bishop of Salt Lake, will
ia future be designated ss the bishop OF
Utah. The bishops to preside over the
districts OF Nevada, Wyoming and West
Colorado will be appointed during the
present session of the House of Bishops.
In the House of Deputies, Rev. Reese
f. Alsop, chairman of the committee on
he admission of new dioceses, reported
hat his committee had favorably consid-
erei a request from the diocese OF
Oregon, asking that all that portion OF
the State east Of the Cascade Mountains
be admitted as a missionary district. He
scented the following resolu ion:
"Re,olved, that, the House of Bishops
occurring, the House ofDeputies grant
the petition of the diocese Of Oregon and
that the missionary district be accepted. +"
The motion was carried, but a mo-
ment later an objection was raised and
the vote was reconsidered. The question
as to the admission of the district was
placed on the calendar and will be fully
discussed at some future meeting.
In asking for the admission of the
missionary district the Diocese Ct
0 egon gave as its reasons the extent OF
territory contained lin the district, its
i, easing 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.
The resolution as adopted by the
bishops provides for uniting the dioceses
and missionary districts Of the church
into provinces, as iolloWs:
/. A province consisting Of the Do
cests of Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Western Mas
sachusetls, Rhode Island and Connect
cut.
9. A province consisting of the Do
ceses of New York, Long Island, AL
bany, Central New York, Western New
York, Nes Jersey and Newark, and the
missionary district of Porto Rico.
3. A province consisting of the do
cesss of Pennsylvania, Pittsburg,
Genital Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,
Delaware, EstoD, Washington, Vir-
ginia, Sjuthern Virginia and West
Virginia.
4 A province consisting OF the do
c;sss Of North Carolina, East Carolins,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky
and Lexington, of the missionary dis
tr;cla of Asheville and Southern Florida.
6. A provicce consisting of the do
cese of O5io, Southern Ohio, Iodianap-
oils, Michigan City, Chicago, Quincy,
Springfield, Michigan, Western Mich
igsD, Marquette, Milwaukee and Fond
du-Lac. .<a.s
G. A province consisting Of the do
ceses of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska.
Montana aud Colorado, and OF the mis-
siOnary districts Of Daluth, North Da-
bnfa Gouth n ,Hoto Kaarnav Wpat Col-