The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-04
CONVENTION GOES TO WORK |Episcopalians Busy in
 Richmond. H0NoRS BISHOP NUTTALL Prelate of West Indies Speaks of Earthquake. Bishep of London Appeals for ChsrsAs men with More B.ckbons--rhans Offering by Women Reaches tSl.4@ s2zz,ooo.
 


 day of the trienntai general convcn& ton of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States passed uneventfully for both the house of bishops and the house of deputies. ai- though excellent progress was niada in the work of organization. The reception of foreign church digs nitaries was concluded in both housess A reception to the members of tho house of bishops and their families and to the visiting bishops was given tonight by Bishop Gibson of the dies iese of Virginia These functions cons cluded the social program so far as 1t conflicts with the general order of business during the three weeks res mafufng of the convention. Committees are holding sessions to~< night in public buildings and hctela all over the city. The indications ard that reports will De agred upon Frt- day and Saturday on a number or important church questions and that next week there will be no lack of business before the houses.
 There was so little pressing business on hand today that the house of depu- ties found tims to indulge In a little frivolity over the number of pending measures.
 A telegram was received from the normal institute at Hampton, Va, in- vitinE the house to visit the school at the expense of the latter. Dr. Ram deiph Harrison MoKim. president of the house. to whom the telegram was addressed. remarked incidentally that the telegram had cost him sf.7s. No action was taken on the invitation. The house of bishops received q sim liar invitation and a committee was appointed to respond.
 BooI< on Negro QnesfEom. f book on the. negro question which was written by Bishop Brown of Arkansas was recommended to tho house af deputies in speech by Dep uty Jonas of the Arkansas iiocese. The purpose Of hts speech was hard lv made plain before there were nus; Ianerons prot6sts thar thn lobby Of the church was the proper pIs4Ds to spit bocka Mr. Jones rsspondsz that the. profits from tho sale df the book would bs used In carrying m mis- sfons among negroes. but was ruled out of order. es
 The diocese of Los Angeles secured the endorsement of . memorial ask. ing that c commission be appointed to raise the sum of s5.00o.eo to be added to the general fund for tho relief of clergy and members of their families.
 Several memorials were received in both houses looking to the remarriage of divorced persons. s
 The house of deputies received a message from the woman'g auxiliary announcing that at the thank offer> ings services today the offeringa amounted to $222.35S. At the ccnven- tion three years ago the offering waa $150,00e.
 The bishops of Mexico and Alahanaa appeared and took their seats in tho house of bishops today.
 A petition was read from the church in Brazil asking the aid of the InfeA sionary district of the American Church. The matter was referred ta the proper committee as were asss $ large number of proposed amendmenta to the canons
 Tomorrow will be mission day in the convention and joint session will h& held at Il o'clock.
 Tribute to pr. NmftaIi.
 In the House of Deputies beautifuH tribute was paid to Archbishop Nuttalh of the West Indies who appeared be- fore the house by special invitation during the morning session He wae escorted to the platforra by Judge An- drews of Western Massachusetts and pr. Evans of Alabama. where he was greeted with resounding cheers from the floor and galleris of St. Paula Church.
 pr. Randolph H. McKim. President of the house of deputies. feelinglE thanked the Archbishop for his visie to the convention and the Archbishop responded briefly complimenting the American Church on the progress ie has made. He left Richmond at noon today
 Another interesting service took place at Holy Trinity Church when the Woman's Auxiliary held It's trtennia4 thank offering. The sermon was preached by Bishop Gibson of the dio- cese of Virginia. The united thank offering amounted to more than SlOo.- 900.
 The daily morning prayer. whicH each day will open the days proceeds inxs in the various branches is a union service and was held today at St.James Church. The attendance was so great that many were turned away. The business session began at 10 o'clock m both houses Presiding Bishop Futile Immediately laid before the house of bishops a statement of his official acts during the recess of the general con- yention. An overflow meeting of the women's auxiliary was held at II o'clock at All Saints Church, where e sermon was preached by Bishop Ram dolph of the diocese of Southern Virr ginia.
 Archbishop NuttaIl at the reception today spoke feelingly of the destruc- tion of church buildings in Jamaica by the recent earthquake and of hts visit to England for aid. He said that the visit would not have been neces- sary. he believed, if that great out- flow of help and sympathy. promised and manifested at first had been alv lowed to come into the island from the United States.
 At the noon hour the house of dep- uties received the bishops Of London and St. Albans and Bishop Montgom- cry, secretary of the British Society for the propagation of the Gospel pr. McKim welcomed the visitors referr- ing to the origin of the church In the United States.
 The Bishop Of London in responding referred to the church in this country as the daughter church" of the Chureh of England. He called attention to the fact that yesterday he had not been so rash but had used the term ''siater' church, although he knew better. He excused his hoarseness on the groun6