Telegram-herald., 1889-11-01

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lsss dispute. Exospt Ia TIE e1-se ~ debates
where sQ~ciSl rules are made. each sEsSAksr u
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that soca Is The cAs@. for It rarely hSpIeals
thai yote Is taken on auy important mat
teT uirhout shutting % several claimants Tor
The floor
A better presiding Officer than the Rev.
DR. Morgan DIX, the rector Of Trinity church,
IN thls city could not, BY tie way, Dc de-
sired he = . nan of stately presence aud
rules the house. IA courteous. though busl-
nsss like, way that plsasss members and speo-
tatoss alike. DR.. DIX Is tai II person, las
grayish hair, wears no facial adornment and
has q distingue east II coUntensnos which al
but borders on the melancholy
The CONSTITUTION Of TIE general convention
pres-rioes that any member OF the house Of
deputies may call for vote BY orders and
dioceses on any question So, whenever the
question al issue : particularly important,
and also, as a matter OF necessity On ques-
lions Of revision " the Prayer Book. amend
nsnt Of the Constitution, etc, a vote by OF
sers and diOceses is Away called for. The
secretary calls the name 81 tie dioceses In
alphabetical order, and az the call for the
first on the list one Of the four clergymen Of
that diocese calls out that the clerical vote Of
that diocese Is yea" or ''nO, the case may
be, on the strength Of whispered consulta-
ton with his colleagues. The delegation votes
as the majority elect. IL one Of the clergy
men is not satisfied with tbs announcement
Of the vote, or wishes 20 60 on record against
the vote, be calls out: "Can the roll" The
roll Of the four clergymen from his diocese Is
then called, the diocese recorded as the ma
jority vote, and each Of the clerical qugrtette
goes on record on the question at issue. II
two clergyTnen are on each side the diocese Is
recorded Is being divided. The same process
is gone through with the list Of lay delega-
tions, and the secretary announces the result
by dioceses and orders. A majority Of both
the lay and clerical delegations must approve
the measure ct issue or II is lost.
On the first Monday Of each session OF the
general convention, at such times thereafter
as may be fixed, the house Of bishops and
house OF deputies sit in joint session as board
of missions. In the present case, the bishops
| iOin the deputies IN the church, the latter
suspending tho order Of business and taking
a brief recess. The bishops enter the church
one by one during this recess and take seats
| upon the platform at the meetings Of the
| board of missions, the presiding bishop, or
one of the bishops named by him, presldes,
and the greater part of the time is devoted TO
addresses by the missionary bishops and mis-
! siOnaries.
The house Of bishops, Of the present con-
| vention, meets in the handsome memorial
| building directly in the rear Of st. Georges
| church. The chapel Of the building is fitted
up with desks, chairs, etc, for their use,
each bishop having his own seat with his
name pasted upon it.
| Adjoining the council chamber is the Office
Of the secretary OF the house Of bishops, the
| Rev. Dr. William Tatlock, Of Stamford,
conn, and elsewhere IN inc memorial DulIl-
! ing are committee rooms, branch postOfhce,
telegraph Office and lunch rooms All the
members of the convention are provided with
luncheon tickets, and at recess each day the
puties and bishops are served with lunch
con in rooms set apart for that purpose Fol
| lowing the recess the delegates 81 utter about
the memorial building, chatting, smoking
and reading and stroll about the adjacent
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tan bark in order 10 deaden the sound Of pass.
ing wheels, and thus prevent interruption
after the speaking within the church.