gratitude and prayers. I embraced the occasion of my summer vacation to present our work as I had opportunity, and received much kindness.

The General Board of Missions, because of generous aid bestowed in the beginning of work in Indiana, and since continued, and because of obligation laid upon us by the whole Church, should receive at least an annual collection for its different departments in every parish in our Diocese. No clergyman should neglect to give his people the opportunity of contributing to General Missions and to make known to them its needs and their obligations to help it. The General Church Building Fund should receive the same attention until its desired sum of one million dollars is made up. The million dollar Enrollment Fund of $5 from each member of the Church able to contribute to it, has not received that attention from our Diocese its importance demands. During our next year shall not an organized effort be made to do our full share? We now have on hand as reported at last Convention, with interest, $563.37 Let us at least double this sum.

SOUTHERN OHIO.

At the request of the Ecclesiastical authority of Southern Ohio I have given several weeks to visitations in that Diocese where the Bishop is disabled by sickness. I have held 27 visitations, confirmed 349, consecrated 1 church, ordered 1 Deacon and 2 Priests. On my visits there I was cordially received and treated with great kindness. The compensation received has enabled me to add a considerable sum to our Church Building Fund, and to aid other mission work in the Diocese. Mr. Thomas A. Cunningham, a liberal and generous layman, of Chicago, has shown great kindness to our Diocese by supplying several missions with Prayer books and Hymnals. I mention with gratitude his generosity.

Grace Church, Muncie, was bereaved in August last by the death of Mrs. Mary Kirby, an active worker in the parish from its organization as a mission. She was respected and beloved as a Christian woman of great purity and nobleness of character, and a devoted daughter of the Church.

Christ Church, Madison, has recently been called upon to mourn the death of its Senior Warden, Captain Henry A. Sanxay, a lay

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reader in the parish and Superintendent of the Sunday-school. He was a devoted worker, a lover of Christ and His Church. loss will be severely felt. His family have our heartfelt sympathy and prayers.

On June 28, 1887, at South Bend, Mrs. William Miller died after a long illness. Mrs. Miller was a sister of the Rev. William Richmond, and at her house I had often been entertained. She was a woman of remarkably strong Christian character, and her death is severe loss to her parish.

September 29, at Worthington, died Mrs. Catherine R. Miller, a devout and loving daughter of the Church, whose whole soul was interested in advancing its welfare, and whose loss is severely felt by her parish, family and friends.

LAMBETH CONFERENCE.

I have accepted the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury to be present at the Third Pan-Anglican Conference of the Bishops. of the Anglican Communion throughout the world, which is summoned to meet at Lambeth Palace, July 3. I expect to sail on the Arizona, of the Guion Line, next Tuesday, June 12, and to be absent not longer than the 1st of November. I leave the active work of the Diocese for so long a time with great reluctance. The administration of its affairs I shall entrust in the hands of the Standing Committee, feeling assured that they will be well cared for. Nothing but the importance of this great council of the Fathers of the Church, and the advantages to be derived from it and some foreign travel, would separate me so long from this work which I dearly love, and this people, who are growing more and more, day by day, into my affections. I ask your prayers that God may have me under his protection whilst absent, and return me to you refreshed and strengthened in body and mind for our great work. ask your prayers also for this great Council of the Fathers of the Church, that they may be guided by God, the Holy Ghost, in all their deliberations for the advancement of His Kingdom.

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It remains for me to give the summary of official acts and statistics for the conventional year.

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.

Confirmation services-Private, 8; public 68. Total

In 43 parishes and missions in Indiana.

76

Confirmation services-Private, 2; public, 27. Total

In 26 parishes in Southern Ohio.

Persons confirmed-In Indiana.

Persons confirmed-In Southern Ohio.

Sermons delivered.

Addresses made.

Celebrations of Holy Communion-Private, 2; public, 68. Total

29

510

349

160

80

70

35

84

42

1

15

14

2

1

1

3

3

31

37

2

5

4

13

11

53

37

12

120

Anderson, Auburn, Columbia City, Covington, Greensburgh, Knightstown, Mt. Vernon, Rochester, Rushville, Salem, Shelbyville.

ORDINATIONS.

July 17th, 1887-In St. Mark's Church, Lima, Wm. G. Woolford, Deacon presented by Rev. C. N. Spalding.

December 18th, 1887-In Christ Church, Glendale, Ohio, Frank P. Lutz, Deacon, presented by Rev. Dr. Pise.

November 6th, 1887-In Grace Church, Indianapolis, Rev. Walter H. Bamford, Priest, presented by Rev. G. E. Swan.

November 20th, 1887-In St. Paul's Church, Evansville, Rev. J. T. L. Hynes, Priest, presented by Rev. Lewis F. Cole.

December 20th, 1887-In St. Paul's Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, Rev. C. S. Sargent, Priest, presented by Rev. Dr. Tinsley, and Rev. Claude A. Quirrell, presented by Rev. Thomas J. Mellish.

May 27th, 1888-In Grace Church, Indianapolis, Rev. William G. Woolford, Priest, presented by Rev. George E. Swan.

CONSECRATION OF CHAPEL.

November 20th, 1887-St. Paul's Chapel, Evansville.

CONSECRATION OF CHURCH.

February 9th, 1888-St. Stephen's Church, Winton Place, Cincinnati, O.

BENEDICTION OF CHURCH.

January 20th, 1888-St. Mary's, Wilkinson.
May 27th, 1888-St. Philip's Chapel, Indianapolis.
June 3d, 1888-All Saints', Brightwood.

BENEDICTION OF ALTAR AND FURNISHINGS.

November 6th, 1887-Grace Church, Indianapolis.
April 5th, 1888-Grace Church, Muncie.

CORNER STONE LAID.

September 23, 1888-St. Mary's Church, Wilkinson.
February 7th, 1888-St. Philip's Mission, Indianapolis.

CANDIDATES FOR HOLY ORDERS RECEIVED.

March 23d, 1887-William W. Wooley.

October 20th, 1887-Oliver Matson.

February 15th, 1888-George L. Bell. Deacon's Orders only.
February 21st, 1888-Frank J. Mallett.

April 21st, 1888-Otway Colvin.

LAY READERS LICENSED.

September 14th, 1887-Sidney E. Haigh, Christ Church, Madison.
September 17th, 1887-E. N. King, Poneto, Adams county.
October 1st, 1887-Henry J. Fish, Trinity, Michigan City.

October 1st, 1887-Charles P. Gould, Trinity, Michigan City.

October 11th, 1887-W. H. Jones, St. Mark's, Lima.

November 30th, 1887-Renewed Wm. B. Russell, St. James's, South

Bend.