Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
2. E. CONVENTION.
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L. Il. CONVENTION.
Negative Action All Through-No Arch
bishop in Virginia No Change OF Repre-
sentation-NO Diocese for Dakosa-Th,
Convention of 1888 to be Held In Phil
adeIphia.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The Evangelical socie
ties of the Protestant Episcopal church has
their annual meeting last evening, Bisho,
Vail, of Kansas, presiding Receipts the mas
year $3l 200. Remaining in the treasury
$4,000.
NEW YORK. Oct 22.-In the House of den
uties OF the Protestant Epiecopal general CON
ventIon to-day, the committee on constitution
al amendments reported adverse to the resolu
tlon giving delegates from missionary iurisdic
tlons a right to speak in the general con-
ference.
The appointment of an assistant bishop fo,
the diocese of Virginia occupied the attention
of the body till recess.
hcV. L. Houston, eccleston, retained thf
office of missionary bishop of Washington ter
ritory.
message was received from the house of
bishops setting forth that, I'VE, the bishops OF
the Protestont Episcopal church, assembled ir
council as bishops in the Church of God, as.
sertIng the principles declared in the Lamb
conference, and in order to the maintainino of
10.
hereby affirm that the great primitive rule OF
the Catholic church imposes upon Episco-
Gates of all national churches holding the
primitive faith and order, and upon the
several bishops of the same, not the
right only, but its duty also, of pro.
seeting IN the holding of that faith
and recovering of that order to
those who by the methods before described
have been deprived of both, and further. the
bi hops of the Protestant Episcopal church in
the United States of America assembled in
council, not meaning to dispute the validity of
conservation by single consecrator put on
record their convention. that in the o:ganiza.
tion OF reformed churches with which we NAV
hope to have communion. They should follow
the teachings of the conventions of Nice. and
That where conservation cannot be had by three
bishops OF province, the Episcopal orders
should at ali events be conferred bv these
bishops OF a national character. The message
was placed on record.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-After protracted dis
cussion in the PrOteatanu E,iscepal conyen-
ton the application of the diocese of Virginia
for an archbishop was declared refused. The
following was the vote on the application :
Clerical-ayes Ii. noes Is; dioceses divided, g.;
lay vote-ayes 10, noes 81; divided dioceses, 6.
Rev. DR.. Hattrick, chairman of the committee
on expenses, presented a report in the house of
deputies. The actual travelling expenses of del
egates were S3O, ,232; to pay this amount it is
necessary to assess each communicate IA cents
and the committee presented resolution ask
ing leave TO sit during the recess and to nego-
tlate with railroads throughout the country for
reduced fares. DR.. Schenck offered an amend.
ment that the committee be fully empowered
to make arrangements to meet the expenses of
ths next convention. The resolution as amend
ed was adopted.
Aresolution was unanimously adopted that
the general convention of 1883 be held in Phil
adeiphia.
A resolution offered by Rev. Dr. Dix was
adopted, calling upon the house of bishops for
information as to whether the ordinatinatlon
of Bishop Riley of the Mexican branch of the
Catholic church was In accordance with article
ten OF the constitution and also what creed aud
liturgy were used in that diocese
MIR. Judd, of Illinois, desired permission to
introduce an amendment to the constitution
looking to the establishment of provinces out
of three or more dioceses. Here dozen or
more delegates rose to the point of order that
no new business could be introduced at this
stage OF the convention. The president de-
clared the point we'll taken, and that the gen.
tleman could only introduce the matter by a
three-quarters vote of the house. The vote
was taken and there was an almost unanimous
no from the deputies.
Discussion of the report of the committee on
admission of ne dioceses, relating to the ad-
mission OF Dakota, was continued. The re-
port OF the committee was adverse to the ad-
mission of Dakota q new diocese. Mr.. Judd,
of Illinois, had offered an amendment in the
nature of substitute, that Dakota be admit
ted, and argued at great length, presenting
several precedents in support of mis- position.
Finally DR.. Hall Withdrew the motion he had
made to lay the Judd amendment on the table,
and vote was taken by orders on the amend
ment. Result-clerical. % ayes, 10 noes, six
dioceses divided; laity. Is ayes, 81 noes, two
dioceses divided. The president declared the
substitute lost. The vote being taken on the
report it was adopted by rising. vote; ayes
133, noes IS.
The report of the committee on amend.
ments to the constitution, relating to graduated
representation, that it was inexpedient to make
any change at present, ELECTED considerable
discussion. An amendment was offered that
for every diocese where the clergy numbered
less than fifty the representation shall be one
clergyman, one iayman; in excess of fifty, two
clergymen and two laymen; in excess of one
hundred clergymen, three clergymen and three
laymen; over two hundred clergymen, four
clergymen and four laymen. On motion of
DR.. Goodwin the whole subject was indefinitely
postponed by the following vote: Clergymen,
40 ayes, 8 noes, three dioCeses divided; laity,
Al ayes, no.
Adjourned until Monday.