St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-16
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW.
Episcopaliaps Want Congress to
Take the Territories in II and.


New YORK, Oct. 15.-In the Episco-
pal convention this morning the conf
mittee on canons presented its report
and asked to be discharged. They re-
commend the establishment of board
of regents on Christian education, to
consist of three members from the
house of bishops, three from the house
of delegates, and one from the joint
committee, the latter to also act as adj
vOcate, the committee to report at the
next convention. The resolution was
passed. Rev. Mr.. Clark, Of Michigan,
then read the report of the COMMITTEES
on memorials of deceased members.
Eulogies were read on all the members
who have died since the assembling of
the last convention. The report of
the committee On amendments to the
constitution was then, at the request of
DIR. Benedict, of Southern Ohio, placed
on the calendar and the committee was
discharged. A resolution was then
passed requesting congress to pass q
stringent and
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW
for the District Of Columbia and the ter
ritOries, and attention was called 10 the
report of the late Commissioner OF Labor
Carroll d. Wright Oh the subject of
divorce. The committee on the prayer
book offered resolution that morning
and evening prayers should be printed
in the same type as the rest OF the serv-
ice. Placed on the calendar. At 1855
the house proceeded to the considera-
ton of the order of the day. DIR. Hunt
ingtOn then assembled the platform TO
speak on the subject of the minOrity'S
report on liturgical revision. He an
nOunced that he divided his remarks
under three heads: First, rhetorical;
second. erroneous, and third, i'm
aginative. He then proceeded
to criticise the report severely.
Rev. George NJ. Christian, of Newark,
one of the members who prepared the
minority report, next arose. He spoke
warmly against any further revision of
the prayer book. He was followed by
Rev. Joseph N. Blanchard, of Michigan,
who opposed further revision. At the
close of his remarks motion to adjourn
for lunch was made and carried. At
the afternoon session Rev. DR.. Cornelius
E. Swope. of New York, opened the de-
bate on the proposed revision of the
prayer book. He deplored the modern
tendency to revise the prayer book. and
appealed to the meeting to stop 1t, as
sacrilegiOus. Rev. DR.. .Sessums. of
Louisiana, opposed revision and favored
the minority report. He said there was
more
HARMONY IN THE CHURCH
since the work of revision was begun.
Rev. Novel Logan advocated the adop-
ton of the minority report, and Rev.
Daniel Goodwin, of Pennsylvania, criti-
cised the statement made by DIR. Ses-
sums that the question of revision was
ready to die natural death.
"Revision is more active now than it was
six wears ago." he said, land it will only die
when it is put to death. The present con-
vention cannot bind the convention of 1892,
and we can set it good example"
Rev. R. A. Holland. of Missouri, told
the convention that no church could
tell him what prayers to offer in the
privacy of his family, and he protested
against making crazy quilt out OF the
prayer book.
81 am low church man." he cried, land
appeal to, every low church man TO vote
against this proposed revision"
Mr.. Hlllburgin, of PittSburg. thought
the majority report was at least worthy
of consideration, and then DR.. Phillips
Brooks argued strongly in favor of re-
vision. If an attempt TO get nearer the
truth could destroy mans faith, he
thought such faith had better be de-
strOyed. He sanctioned such changes
as would keep the prayer book in living
sympathy with the spirit of the age. A
resolution proposing to give each side
ten minutes in which to close the de-
bate was adopted. At 80 the chair
man ordered vote, which was taken.
1t was vote by diocese, and the secre-
tary announced the result as follows:
Yeas, 80; nays, 46; divided II. The
minority report was therefore lost, and
the report of the majority will come up
for consideration tomorrow. The con-
vention then adjourned for the day.