Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-13
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Cuua0a. Oss. la.--The Houue of Den
aties af TIE Proseafant Epissnnal
Church hernn ila Nxfh session fhia
forenoo1. Lhe Oommittea % the Oon-
seoEAtioa of Bishops reported "a faVar
of tbs conseeraiian cf Rev. Mnhfcn
Morris Gilbert as Assistant Bishun e
Minnesota. TIE point Was raised that
The Qae9tion ~ lAe anaAaofMfinn 81 \
Bishop ehoaid Be held VITA elnaaa duorn.
The matter Was acoardin1ly referred
oaak % The onmmiliee.
Ihe Oammitlea On Cannus anhmittsa
report AushoriEina tha Dioasas az
Northern Nsg Jersey % change its
name 70 that of Newark. Ths Con.
mittee aiso asked that the question a.
khe oonaecraiion a. eoloFea peopie e
The Epissopacy shoald - referred b
the Cumnitlee oa Consiitution. Afsef
considerable dissassion iAe Eoport was
placed On ihs calendar.
A messenger iron TIE Hoasa of
Bishops reported that the Biahapa had
decided, tae House Of Deputies Con-
cntFinR. that tAefa u NJ constitutional
obstacle % the eenaIderatian and adop-
tea Of the several additions and alteEa-
tiena in the Book of Oammoa Prayer
proposed 30 the General Convection o.
i8s8.
A similar report vas presented On b.
half Of the JOINT oommitleo on lho
liturRieal revision % tha HOUSE ok Dep
utiea and was referred 90 the Committoo
on Constitutional amesdmanta.
Rev. DR.. Holman, Of New York. pro
ssnled the report of she Joint Commit
zee on the spiritual Care of fmmi-
grants, and after reviewing the question
~ great length. she report recommended
that Joint COMMITTEES af both hoaaas
be appointed - eonanlt wish tha author
ftiea of The churches Ia Eaaiand, scot
land. Ireland, and the Chnreh % EnR.
land Ia Canads, for the Joint Assioa of
all branches for the reception aud apirii.
aal ears of Immigrants rhs report
vas adoptef.
Rev. h. FrAnkiin. Of New Jersey, read
the unanimous report % the Joint Con.
mitteo on MarriaEe and Divorce. Tee
report vas % pnusnal lenQih, aud eon-
aiderod ali the eausoa daamad anniaiame
In The various State laws fBT the grant,
isa q diVorco. The report embodied
few oanona which maintain several
stringent m0diheaaiona Of the axiaainn
eanen "a marriage and divorce. Tha
PROPOSED new canon provides that 20
mRrriaee ef any person under elahtosn
years Of ags shall Be aolsmniHed, nnlass
she parents on guardians Be present 0R
have given theig sritlen consent that
at lesst tHo Witnesses. knowing ne con-
tracing parties. shall BE- present thna
divorce can oniy be recognized or grant.
ed on the Rround of inedalily, the gull
iy persoa being forbidden aeAin %
marry darinR the life Of lha other per-
son frum whom be OF abe vas divorced.
fhe proposed can0n fefbids the re-
marriage Of divorced pereons andef
certain Circumstances, aud provides feR
penalties 10 b. Imposed upon tho clergy
for any non-obserFauoe ok The strict let
ter Of the canon. The report vas made
the special order for October lfth.
J.. q. Bancroft Davis presented res.
oiution for ths appointment Of . ioinl
committed Of nine 70 consider She daty
Of The church toward The eolored people
sf the country. He aaid THAI Dc Waa
opposed toa separate Eplacopaio for col.
ored people, bot said that many % them
we're drifting into inddeiily, o. going
over 20 Rome. The times demanded
immediate action. The resolution was
10 draft plan Of action aud report %
next Monday.
DR.. Judd, of Illinois, proposed 4 con-
ssstutional amendment % the en q that
the General Convention miRht conati-
tnte a coart ol appeAla Tbs matter wRa
referred 10 The C0mmittee on Judicinl
System.
Rsg. Carstontsen, of Pitlsbnfa, nskea
that q joint committee be appointed on
the organization uf Evangeliats. The
House % Deputies then adjourned.
In the afternoon tbe Jeint Oommitle8
on the Prayer Beck was directed 20
print their rspogt before presenting u
10 the house.
Rev. stoddaRd Of Northern New Jer-
seT, introduced q resolution providing
for q osmmittee Of bishops, clergy and
laymen, Who should Feoommend some
gRaded course % inslFastion foe tho
schools Of she chaFoh. 5f0adard aAid
that ihe present system was fFagmen.
teFg and unsatisfactory. After wuch
desuitOFV discussion tie whole uaffaf
vas tabled b. vote 0f l28 % q.
Gay A. Brown, Of NsbFaakn. ta tort
The oonstitutionaiity ef tha Prayer
Book rexisions bg this oonvenilon, o.
laged Q resolution, which wag referred
10 the C0mmittee on Constitutional
Tha reaoiution asserted
hat oerlain amondmonta 70 tha Eesolu-
tons Of the convention of 1888, teach.
Ine lituFRioai FeVsfsiou, had never been
sonouFrsd II By She Bishops, and thet
sonaafrent aotion 10 the other partion-
lars vas also lacking. Ia view Of thsae
facts. the joint eommlitea Of this ean.
veHtiou, Brown held, ahoald b die
Rev. .. $. yohuson Of Alabama ossr-
"a a series of resolutions on ths enbisoi
u the ahuroh'a Work among She oolofod
people. with special refsfen3e % feeling
Ivaf The color lina. Ihe subioot vas
iomporaFiiy deferred.
TIE basiness caiendaF Vas taken up,
Ihs frai being b Corning Judd's Esso-
Iution relating % ne ehanka q the
anne Of the ohuEeh.
Primes of New Mexioo aaid that aa
ludd vas abssnt BE- uould move that
ha resolution b made ths spaoiai order
{ tbs DAY fos wednesday = "A z. ~
ghsn ths depulT ooald be peeaant.
ssolntion % Dr.. Adamg on tha aamo
abieot was made iha order ea The aag
4 ths same hour.
The previous motion % concur -
message No. from the Houss of Bish-
@, wbiah provided that tha o0mmlt-
oss on oanous might held i0int aos-
Ions, uas then oonsidsfed. calling foFlh
iona and spirited dsbats. Eho houae
aaily sdionFned without oominR 80
session on tne qaeali0u-
RaMia Il pooniiaFly rioh IL surprising
scls and Assoeitllona. bat the most a.
laudina ia one lately bTought % iiaht