New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-17
DIR. HUNTING TONS AMENDMENT.
TIE EPISCOPAL GENERAL coNvENTION's PRE-
DICAMENT-PLACE FOR TIE NEXT

MEETING.
baltimore. Oct 16 specaD. The people Of Balt-
more are good churchgoers. and the Epscopahahs oi
the city came out in great numbers to-dap TO near
the twenty odd bishops and almost as many clencai
deputies to the Episcopal General Convention VINO &C.
cupied various pulps.
The deputies are still talking about the strange
predicament In which the house finds Itself reatVe 10
Dr. Huntingon's proposed amendments to the consul
tution These amendments provided that the Lamoe'h
declaration OF Anglican bishops should BE- made the rst
article OF the constitution. The declaration makes
belief In the Scriptures the crceds the two sacr-
nens and the historic EpscOpatc the docrinal STAND
ards OF the church. DR.. Huntingtons suggestion 10
make this declaration the FIRST article OF the cohst'u
tIon was received with general favor, and even tose
who were not ready to vote for 1t were all ANXIOUS u
have II discussed by the house but Mr.. Burgwin OF
Pttsburg who IS not averse TO measuring SWORDS WIN
Dr. Huntington as parllamentarian, eiecually pre-
vented this nv an universal resolution offered by him
and adopted by the house. that all amendments to the
constitution be referred to special Joint c0mmittee
to rcport on the same three years hence and So TO It's
amazcment the house found itself in letters far as
amendments to the constitution are concerned
At first no one thought Of anything but the I'M
timely fate OF DR.. IIuntlngtOn's amendments. Much
sympathy is felt for the brilliant and chivalrous New
York deputv who was so overcome with emotion on
saturday when his resolution lost with Mr. Nnshs
amendment that lie could not address the house. IRIS
matter has been to his heart for many years. and
to have it postponed for three years because OF a
resolution passed through inadvertence and BY per
functory VOTE is bitter disappointment to him.
But much more Is involved than DR.. liuntngtons
amendments As matters stand now, II the very
existence Of the Church depended on the Immediate
consideration OF an amendment to the constitution
the house could not consider such an amendment IL
would no scooped in by Mr.. Burgwin's dragnet res"u
ton That IA great dciberative assembly should thus
allow Itself to be bound hand and foot In matters
affecting its organic life BY perunctqry V0V on y
mere resolution OF reference Is amazing fact, ana
that il should mako effort to free Itself from such
bondage Is hardly credible 1t Is the benef Of many
that something will be done this week that VIII result
in bringing these amendments before the mouse, as
was originally intended. II Is felt that 50 far ana
manly II fighter DR.. Huntington should not pc de-
feated il he Is to be defeated at ALL by manliesty
inadvertcnt vote. 49,. -
1t is generally reported today that the Joint com.
mttee appointed to fix the place for holding the next
general convention Will unanimously recomincnd sara
toga springs, ~ Y, In tho diocese OF Albnhy. Otner
cities that have asked for the convention are LOUIS
VILE Minneapolis, Denver and san Francisco.