New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
.., ,,.,.,r,,, s,,,T,,S ppSoI IrTIoNs APPROVE
DE-. JOHN COTTON SMITHS RESOLUTIONS APPEoNEh
THE PETITION IRON DAKOTA.

THE PETITION IRON DAKOTA.
The morning prayers which 0pened me sess; a,n
read by tie Rev. DR.. George Warrington, OF De-
troit, aud the Rev Richard F. Sweet, OF III IL
nos BJhSp Nee TThe OF Committee S on The
State OF the Church reported IaVorapy on
the Rev Dr.. john Cotton Smiths resolution that
churchmen should favor the enforcement Oh the eA-
,stino laws and additional legislation against no
Iycanv; also resolution offered by nun thal
Committee shoud be appointed TO cohsiuer III WHAT
nartjrulars che new REVISION of the Bible, now being
orep1red in England is superior 10 the one now III
nse Both reports were placed on the calendar.
James II. Fisher, OF Western New ork' spoho ~
favor of having uniform psaiter aud cantlcis ne
made "A motion that those now III use at Irlhity
Church be adopted by the Church as the sfand-
ord This was referred to the Committee
anu Fxnenses The report of the Committee Oh
Now Doceses in regard TO the petition from the
CHURCHES Of the Territory OF Dakota that they
should be formed into diocese was ngko 'ahSh w.
The report was against TINS petition. me heV. Dr;
M Hoyt the territorial deputy from Dakota called
ON the Rev. DR.. j. Stuart H2ncke OF virginia tle
chairman of the committee, Tor me reasons Oh me
comnittce for Directing to the petition Dr
Hanckel said that the CanOns contemplate thaI
each diocese should have a nlSnop pHhosa
had not a bishop now, and 1t ana not purpose
70 have one for some time. The chufchInch III inc
Territory expected to endow the episcopate he sad
with sos OOO and they had only 500 COMMITMENTS
from whom to raise this. Only one or their churches
was se!f-supp0rtIng. The Dakota churches uesilei
10 remain under the care Of Bishop CldiKSoD untll
they secured bishop. But Wble Il missionary
bish1p might exercise ms functions over Jifisdlc-
tons, he could not take charge OF other dioceses
than ms own. There were constitutional objections
TO granting the petition. The rest OF The morning
session was taken up with the debate on tins sub
Noah Hunt Schenck. Of Brooklyn, the Rev; DR.. Ii.W
Beers. of California. Hill Burg"ln OF Pnts0urg,
and Montgomery BLAIR, of Maryland. :. Corning
Judd, of Chicago, made strong arsnnlent IN favor
of Dakota's petition He gave several instances IN
y,,ioh dioceses had been admitted 10 the General
Convention before they had bishops. lie offered an
Amendment 70 The resolution presented by the com
nittec' TO the effect that Dakota should be admitted
as diocese The Rev. Dr. William Adans' OF " Is
cousin was tho last speaker. lie talked
until cut OF by the president, VINO
aunounced that il was time TO auJOurn.
Tr Adams pleaded for PERMISSION TO finish his SEN
tence. but the President told him that he would
have that privilege next Tuesday morning.
A message was received from the iOuse OF bishops
statIug that IT'S members concurred In the action OF
the House of Deputies i'll regard TO the proposed
federate council of the doces OF ILLINOIS, except In
granting the council the power 10 form an appreciate
i,ri.diction The House Of Deputies then adjourned
until To- morrow. when the Board of Missions viii
meet Some OF the deputies visited tue MetrOpontan
Museum OF Art yesterday afternoon, III response to
an invitation to The COnyeItlOn.