Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05

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come in the name of both Gov. and Mrs
Swanson, but that thanks had been eH-
tended only to the governor.
We don't want to get the Governor OF
Virginia into any trouble. said the de e
gate, land it is not our intention to create
any misunderstanding between the eXecu-
tive and his wife"
The president noted the objection and the
proper correction was ordered inserted in
the minutes.
Petition From Duluth.
Ths chairman of thc committee on new
dioceses introduced a resolution recommend
ing the house of bishops conCurr!ng. that
the petition of TIE mission district of Du-
Iuth fer formation into a diocese be favor
ahly.consiIercd 1t was explained that this
district had fulfilled all obligations and
conditions and canOnicai relations and was
eligible As a diocese The petition was IA
vorabiy considered The deputation from
tn. tauaj.au and Australian churches was
cordially greeted by DR.. Mckim. The dep
utatiCu consisted Of the Ri Rev Dr. Reeve,
Bishop Of Ontario, the Rt. Rev. Dean Far
thing. Bishop OF Toronto. the Rev. w. G..
Marsh of Sydney. Austria ia, and Frank q.
Hodgins a prominent layman of Toronto.
Zach of the delegates made brief adj
dress, outlining the present cordial relations
existing between the church in America
and me English Church in Canada and
Australia
Afer q very short session. which in
ciud"d only the reading of the minutes of
Thursday the introduction of the Bishop Of
Porto Rico and the reading o. letter Of
gre,ti1g from the Society for the Propasa-
ton of the Gospel. tie oldest missionary
organization in England, the house of bish-
ops adjourned the cxeCutiv. sessions which
have marked their deliberations thus far
and joined with the house o. deputies in
the discussion ct the questions PERTAINING
to missions, which was made the prominent
order OF the day.
Missionary Addresses.
Etshop futile in opening the joint ses-
sion. made a brief address. after which the
Rev Or. Henry a. AustiCe. secretary Of the
lower house was elected secretary. Or.
Arthur Lloyd Of New York. general Sc
rotary Of the board of missions, Delivered
an address on The Progress OF Church
Missions at Home and Abroad He spoke
encouraeinslJ of the work now being done
In the Philippine Islands. China, japan and
the Hawa ian Islands
Al the conclusion of this address devo-
tional exercises. is the custom OF the
board o" missions at midday. We're he d.
These exercises were conducted by DR.. Nc
Kim president of the house of deputies.
The keynote of the session was reached
when the bishop ntioduced George c.
Thomas of Philadelphia, Pa. treasurer OF
the mission board. who is described as one
of the most powerful and influential work
ers in the church for the spread OF the
gospel into foreign lands. The subject of
the treasurers address was, Some Facts
About the Offerings for Missions for the
Past Three Years" At the conclusion of
the address Dr. Thomas stated that money
Is not the only thing needed in the evan
gelizaton of the word.
The afternoon session was taken up in
the delivery of addresses the general
subject of missions These addresses were
heard by large conCOurse of people which
filled every inch of the church space and
the corridors
The consensus of opinion among the
church people seems to be that the ques-
ton of domestic missions should not be
placed in tn background, to be superseded
by that of foreign missions. The point was
made that there Is still plenty of room
at home for missionary work The much
ta;ked-of negro question will enter into
these discussions the negro problem be
ing embraced in the question of home mis-
SiOnS-
Bishop Funston's Paper.
An interesting paper was that delivered
by Bishop Funston on missionary work
in the northwest. in which he spoke of
the efforts now being made to bring the
Indians of the reservation into the church.
An historical mass meeting held at
the city Auditorium last night and the
public given its only opportunity of
hearing the Bishop of London during his
visit 20 Virginia An address was deliv-
cred also by Bishop Randolph of the
diocese Of southern Virginia. The ca
pacity of the building was taxed.
The speech of the Bishop of London
was particularly of interest to the peo-
pie of Virginia in that he exhibited
large numicr of maps and records taken
from the archives of the London see,
which for many years exercised spiritual
control over the first parishes established
by the Church OF England America.
He spoke at length of his search Of the
archives in London after his decision TO
visit the United States and speak al the
trienniai convention.
Practically all the proceedings last night
were in relation TO the early history Of
the church in America and its association
with the mother church in England The
choirs of the churches in HenrIco parish
occupied seats on The platform and sup
pied the music for the occasion.
Rain Interferes
An open-air service in the Capitol Square
had been planned but rain prevented
Mrs Wallace. secretary of the Virginia
ladies branch gave a reception at her
home to the bishops branch of the wom-
ans auxiliary.
The triennial report of offerings to meet
the expenses OF missions showed the total
receipts as being 32.3sG. 81. The appro-
priations for work in the United States
amounted to 81 III .32J. and for foreign
work. Sl.3l4.023- Many gifts were re-
ceived by the board which are not in
Guided in the report of offerings
Historical interest in the convention CEN
tsEs largely around the ceremonies to be
conducted at Bruton Church. Williams
burg. today. when the Kings Bible and the
Presidents lectern viii be presented TO the
congregation.
There viii he no session of either the
house OF bishops or the house of deputies
today on account of those ceremon es.
! ne house of deputies took action Wednes-
day afternoon. on motion of Rev. Or
Huntington of New York. appointing a
committee representing each of the origi-
mai thirteen states. together with repre-
sentatives from the diocese of southern Vir-
sinla. To attend this service, at which the
Lord Bishop of London will make the prin-
c'pai address.
Delegates From Canada.
Among the very notable men attending
the &c invention are those who are conspicu-
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