St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
The Protestant Episcopal
Church in America May
Have That Number.
Delegates to the General
Convention Friendly to
the Propotion.
Suffragan Bishops Of the Al
rican Race Likely to BE
Appointed.
Scheme for a Uniform SyS-
tenn Of Trial in All Do
ceSeS.

New YORK, Oct. 3.-The morning
prayer, read daily in st. Georges
church before the opening of the ses-
sion of the general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church in Amer
lea was read to-day by Rev. DR.. Wyllys,
of Marquette. Mich. When the house of
deputies was called by its president.
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. he announced
the appointment of committee to at
tend the funeral of Bishop Vail, which
is to take place in Philadelphia tO-mor-.
row. The committee on the admission
of new dioceses. through its chairman.
Rev. DIR. Hauckley, presented report
recommending that the house give its
consent to the division of the diocese of
California, and to the creation of new
diocese in the southern portion of the
state. The committee Oh the cOnSecra-
ton of bishops reported Ill favor OF CIV
ing the consent of the house to the con-
secration of Rev.William Leonard, ID.
as assistant bishop of Ohio. and of Rev.
Thomas Frederick Davies. ID. D., as
bishop of Michigan, and asked that the
report be made the order of the day
at 2:39 O'Clock this afternoon. This
was aSsented to and the report will be
considered with closed doors. Rev. Dr..
Huntington, of New York. offered two
resolutions, the first of which was, re-
ferred to the committee on canOns and
the second to the committee Oil amend
ments to the constitution. The first
provides for the
APPOINTMENT OF DEACONESSES,
such deacOneSs. according to the reSo-
luton. to be at least twenty-Oue years
old: that she shall have made at least
two years preparation for the office of
deaconess, and that her character and
fitness be certified by one presbyter and
three laymen, who are communicates
of the church. The second resolution
presented by DR.. Huntington declares
that it shall not be considered opposed
to the constitutions for any bishop
within whose diocese or jurisdiction
there reside large numbers of persons
unfamiliar with the English language
to have the officer of the church read in
other than the English language, pro-
vided that no doctrinal change is made
in the service, John Ii. StOtZen-
burg, lay delegate from Indiana.
presented resolution pro-
viding that the joint commit
tee on the provincial system
may consider the eXpediency Of Great
ing five archjishops. A viva vOce vote
was taken on motion to lay the reso-
luton on the table. The chair was in
doubt, and on division the motion was
lost by vote of 112 ayes and 100 nays.
The resolution was then referred as de-
sired by its mover. Mr.. Stotzenburg
then offered resolution providing that
short service be prepared tor the use
OF the colOred people. that the require
ments for admission to orders be mOdi-
fed in the case of colOred deacOns and
presbyters, and that Suffragan
BISHOPS OF THE AFRICAN RACE
may be appointed in dioceses where it
may be deemed advisable and the
bishop of the diocese consents. The
resolution was referred to the special
commission on memorial related TO the
colored people. Rev. DR.. Gibson, Of
Central New York, offered resolution
providing for the insertion of an Athan-
asian creed in the book of common
prayer. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on the book of common prayer.
Messages from the house of bishops
were received announcing concurrence
in the action of the house on the report
on work among the colored people, and
on The admission of the new dioceseS of
Colorado and Oregon. The house of
deputies then took up the order of the
day, which was the report of the COM
mittee ON the judicial system of the
church. In this report the majority of
the committee state that there are only
two modes for obtaining the relief
which all seem to admit the
necessity. One is that the general con-
vention recommend to the dioceses, for
adoption by them. canon for the trial
of clergymen. making provision both
for cOnrts of first instance and for courts
of appeal. The other is that the gem
eral convention change article j. of the
constitution and then enact uniform
canon for the whole church.
The committee decided that the
first plan would be unbecoming
and undignified in the convention,
an unwarrantable interference with
diocesan independence and practically
fruitiess. The secOud plan proposed is
pronounced the only regular, direct and
reasonable mode OF providing remedy
for the admittedly deploraDle condition
of the present system. As to the form
which this change should take, two
plans have been advocated. One was
that the general convention have power
to establish only conrtS of appeal wit!i-
out interfering with the present mode
of trial in
COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE
Instituted by the respective dioceses:
the other, that the change be unrpstrict-
i've, so that the general convention NAV
either establish courts of appeal: only
if that be found impractica1is or in-
effective, it may establish a uniform
and complete system throughout ell The
diOceSeS. The committee OH these two
plans find the second the only prac:i-
cable one. The committee recon-
mended that commission bc fGraet
TO draft two canOns for cOnsi,lera-
ton in the next general conventi5u:
one providing for system of appellate
courts only. and the other for Enis
form system of trial in all the dioceSes,
including courts of appeal. Tue COM
mittee formulated and presented q
canon covering the entire procedure IN
the trial of q clergyman. accompanying
it with an explanation that the canon is |
merely offered to show the line upon.
which such canon might be construct
ee. The committee also presented the
following resolution:
Resolved tthe house of bishops concur
ring). tirst-That the third clause of article
of the constitution be 50 altered that il read
as follows: In every diocese the mode of
trying presbylers and deacons may be insii-
tuted by the convention of The diocese until
the general convention shall otherwise pro.
vide.'
SecOnd-That this proposed alteration he
made known 10 the dioceses and be laid be-
fore the ensuing general convention for final
ratification.
The result of the executive session of
the house of delegates was the immedi-
ate confirmation of the Rev. Drs. w. A.
Leonard, of Washington. and Thomas
z nox,icc Of Dhila1nlnhio hfchOnc