The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
Afternoon Session

i .
The House Of Deputies reconvened
at 8 o'clock.
The president announced the commit
tee on the state of the church.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, addressed
the convention with view to selling
a book written by Bishop Brown, on
the negro question. He had Just begun
to describe the advantages of the pub
location when DR.. Parks, of New York,
objected, saying that the lobby was the
proper place to sell books.
Mr.. Jones alluded to Dr. Parks as
Brother huntington" and roars of
laughter followed.
Despite objections, Mr.. Jones man
aged to state that every book sold
brought In a profit OF 43 cents. The
rest of his speech was hastily cut off,
but the delegate from Arkansas smiled
happily as he took his seat, for he had
accomplished, his fell purpose.
status of Communicates.
DR.. Hoges, of Maryland, was next
heard on the report of a committee on
defining the status of the commune
cants of the church, and setting out
the causes for which names should be
dropped from the lists. The resolution
proper was for the uniform registra-
tlon of communicates.
| Rev. Mr.. Lindsay Patton, Of West
Texas spoke in favor of the plan out
lined by the committee.
The report was adopted
| Mr.. Carpenter, of New Jersey. fired
the first gun in the fight for the next
letter from Atlantic City, inviting the
convention to meet there in 1910.
/ Mr.. Rogers. Of Fond du Lac, offered
| a resolution that no diocese should be
attached to any province without its
! consent.
i DR.. Mann. from the deputation from
i Massachusetts, offered resolution pro-
yiding that each diocese send smaller
delegation to the General Convention.
Il Mr. Walbridge offered resolution
Il that a prayer for missions be inserted
ip the morning and evening service
and that the session be opened daily
with a prayer, which Mr. Walbrid &c
described as the "Richmond prayer for
& MISSIONS,
The resolution was referred to the
proper committee.
Wants New Prayer.
3 Rev. DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady Of
fered resolution setting out reques
to the House Of Bishops that prayer
be inserted in the prayer book for the
! use OF those going upon journey
l other than ION the sea-" and returning
from that journey.
Al DR.. Brady explained that 1t was a!
l dangerous to travel by rail as by sea-
He said that every parish prizes
@ often had such a request, and that tn,
e petitioner was not always pleased
: with "the result''-"I mean" said DR.
9 Brady. correcting himself, that TIL
prayer is not always liked" There wa
a a,hearty laugh at this bull"
q Mr. Rammage, the deputy from Dial
D las, moved that Mr.. Princes gift o
/ letters be filed with the archives of tn
q house.
r DR.. Wilkins, of the Los Angeles dele
cation, moved that the General Con
n vention give Its approval to the pla,
y Of the Diocese of Los Angeles to rais
so,Ooo'oo0 for the purpose Of caring
n Tor the disabled and aged clergymel
of the whole American church,
3 The Aged Clergynen.
DR.. Wilkins spoke earnestly In sup
port of his resolution, saying that othe
"a great church bodies had given tn
y. matter their attention and that it wa
a. one of the most important question
lie In the church, He pictured the age
re clergyman living on scanty charity O
eking out an existence by some ull
10 worthy occupation.
MIR. Wilkins waXed eloquent when h
IN asked that the resolution be give
to right of way--in the name. he said, {
IN those clergymen of the church VIII
had been abandoned by IT and left
. poverty and in want. He asked tht
- the resolution be referred to q specs
no commission who shall name gener,
\, committee, composed of bishops. clerG
Va s and laity,
y, DR.. Alson, chairman of the COMM
I've tee of the relief fund. heartily secon
cd ed the resolution. Judge AieCenne
rs, of louisiana. seconded the reselutio
he saying that his only objection to u
of resolution was that the sum wns n
n mere IMAM S5,U0V,ouO. me Wo'iot w
carried.
ed Funds for Cathedral.
nd pr, Alison then read the reNort :,
= tho committee on the fund for ,sdl
on abled clergy, showing the inarked !
crease Of .ha fund within the y