New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-20
CHURCH JUDICATURE
VOTING AGAINST AN APPELLATE couRr
THE GENERAL CONVENTION DECIDE TO LET rHryos
REMAIN As THEY ARE
IDY TgLE0RAPH TO rHn rptnn,r.,

THE GENERAL CONVENTION DECIDE TO LET rHrNol
| REMAIN As THEY ARE.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-The General Convention
oeennins 20 thin out In numbers somewhat % many
'"enS members having asked for Issvs
c so'enoe Tor the rest of tho session.
Attne morning session to-day the Confhittss on thu
supplemental Hymnal offered resolution that = jouS
| committee OF fifteen DO appointed 90 revise
'he hymnsl and report such revision 10 the
next General Convention. Tho report was Qua
on tho calendar Tho secretary read q Iettee
rom the late Rev. Dr. Harrison. Offering the use of
nreproof room In the General Theological Seminary In
NewYork for the papers and Documents of the General
convention. The offer was accepted The Committee
on Csnons reported IN favor Of rspeslng tho special
canon In regard TO tho appointments of . provisional
bishop, Tho report was adopted. discussion here
arose on frivolous music in the church. l. Bradford
frnce called attention to the fact that the afty
often prevented from Joining singing Of hymns
By the character Of the music used
The debate the judicial system of the church Wa
then resumed vote was then takes
on the amendments ana the substitute.
tuso RELOCATING tho whole question to the seward
dioceses was then made and . vote by dioce,es ana
orders called for BY the clerical delegation n, psnn
sylvania The house grumblsd at the waste O, tim.
but by the rules the request Of the delegation had "a N.
acceded to. The vote tabline the park.r s,h.v,,
Is VnG~
Ing nay IL divided 2. Total clerical vote 40 l.v
vote 30 Dioceses voting YEA 90 dioceses voting nav
u'iueu' Inc motion to lay the substitute on tho
~ was tneretors lost by nonconcur.
'onco OF the two orders Tho house thsu
sooea inc sute down and the Burgwyn amendment
,a si. up vote by doceses and orders was araiS
'aied ior tstood as follows: Clerical vote 40 die.
e'ss voting yea IA; diocesos voting nay 49, divided.
o., nav, ~ divided The amendment therefore
o IT, maIory OF both orders having voted against
he tab nd
ms brought the main question before the bonsn The
IN, resolution declaring that change In the judicial
ia resolution was then read. declaring that the
IeTs,%.n may Sn,, institute the mode Of trying
provide and vote by doceses and orders
ras called FOR This resolution contained the meat Ok
ne whole question: as assumed the right of the Gen.
raj Convention to take tho whole matter out of the
Jurisdiction OF the dioceses when chose to do So and
70 question at ISSUE Tho following tho result II
10 vote: Clerical vote. 40; doceses voting yea 81,
ses voting yea, %; dioceses voting nay ~: d,yid.S
Inc resolution was, therefore, lost by a non-concnr.
pontment Of a JOINT commission to devise SS ice
Judicial system was voted down. The House thus de.
that II was unwilling TO do anything I'm the case "a
acticaly voted that things shall remain as they are
ca oocese being at liberty to establish court OF APP
me Com mttee on Cauons reported against the exp~-
scopate for the colorsd psspis The Houss a.s
ted tbat Is xpedent to ask the civil authority to
Ahge the date OF Thanksgiving Day. much to the dis
polntment OF those aesthetic people who want to turn
anKsgivng Day into an English harvest home festt-
he JOINT Committee on Work among Colored People
orsu nrst that the whole church is interested In the
.suon' put that each diocese should attend to the
Tk IN It's own territory.
he Rev. J: B. Cheshire, OF North Carolina. moved an
ction between the work OF the church. The
,. DR.. Newton. OF Virginia in favor OF the COM
tee report and deprecated the Introduction OF the
a question: After several speeches had Deen made
the subject tho House adjourned