New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-17
BIC EPISCOPAL MEETING
Great Gathering Considers SUM-
day School Work.
ALSO MISSIONARY NEEDS
Special Services Held in ALI
Episcopal Churches In
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, oct ts.-The third week Of the
trienniaI convention nf the Protestant Epis-
copal Church of America, in session here,
was ushered in with special services in the
puIpits Of the Episcopal churches in this
city and suburbs during tho morning and
with great mass meeting in the after
noon. which was devoted to Sunday school
and missionary work
The mass meeting vas held under the
auspices of the board of missions and sun
day school auxiliaries. and was attended by
4 great throng including many hundreds OF
children from Cincinnati ii and other cities.
Bishop BOYD Vincent, Of the Southern
Ohio diocese who was 70 have presided.
was unavoidably absent. and the Rev. Mr.
Finch Baugh. rector IF Calvary Church.
Of Clifton, Ohio. acted in his stead. The
speakers Of the afternoon told OF the great
work that was being done in Sunday school
and missionary work throughout this coun-
try and in foreign lands.
The Right Rev. Arthur s. Lloyd. Bishop
Eoadiuto of Virginia, was the first speaker
at the Sunday school mass meeting. He
told the great gathering of children Of the
pride he felt in pennies they contributed
for the support Of Sunday schools in Japan
and other parts of the world. He was fol-
lowed by John w Wood. corresponding
secretary of the Board OF Missions, who
yielded a large part of his time to Bishop
Nathaniel s Thomas, OF Wyoming. Bishop
Thomas gave an interesting talk concerning
the work among the Indians.
Bishop Henry L. Duhring, Of Pennsyi-
vania, gave may statistics regarding the
amount of funds collected and expended
and the progress Of Sunday school and mis-
sionary work
The mems lay missionary mass meet
ing was the principal event of the night
programme. Samuel Mather, of Cleveland
was the first speaker. He discussed the
general work Of the Iaymen.
business Methods Applied 20 a Mans
Desk was the topic Of address by "
r Sterling. of Chicago.
Money and Kingdom was discussed nv
Alfred z. MarIinR, Of New York, and
George Wharton Pepper. of Philadelphia
spoke on the subject America Religious
Responsibility for the World.
: The House of Bishops yesterday adopted
a proposed amendment 10 the missionary
canon regarding the reorganization OF ths
board of missions. Heretofore the board
has been chiefly directed by its secretary
DR.. Lloyd OF Virginia. Dr. Lloyd recently
resigned u accept the office OF Bishop
Coadjutor of Virginia. The board has con
sisted Of forty-five members. elected by IN.
convention. The new amendment propose:
that the board consist of forty-eight mem
bers divided as follows: Sixteen bishops
sixteen clergymen and sixteen laymen
Half of each Of these bodies are TO o'
elected by the convention and the Other
half selected by the eight missionary
councils
Heretofore the presiding officer was tn
! president ex-off1cio of the convention. Thu
new amendment proposes 10 make the OF
fee of president OF the board Of missions
an elective one and he will have the ap
pointing Of as many secretaries as IL vii
require 70 conduct the business of tn
board
The House of Bishops also adopted tn
new missionary hymnal that was adopte-
several days ago by the House OF Depu
ties
The House Of Deputies received genera
report of the Church from q committee o
which the Rev. Frederick E Hartman
of Connecticut was chairman The repor
showed that the missionary work in tn
Church had surpassed any other work
The social work had made good progress
but the Applicant ons for holy orders wer
falling off