New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
TWO SUBJECTS VIGOROUSLY DEBATED
DECIDING TO SET OFF THE NORTHERN PENN
sCLA OF MICHIGAN AS \ MlssloNAhf
TERRIrORY-DE HUNTINGToN'S
AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION.



Holtimorc oct l5.-The noteworthy features u
todov,s session Of the Episcopal General Convehuo"
were debates on setting oil 'he northern po"'is"''
Of the diocese of Michigan as missionary 'e''.o'
and on the point of order whether or MOI Dr i',ne
TOMS resolution TO amend the constitution by IN
cooperating in 1t the Lambeth declaration ooui" 10
recalled from the Joint commission to wh'c" y ma,
Inadvertently been REFERRED and consider as speciai
order Of the day. Both debates chc'cd s.e"'
divergence of opinion and considerable iee'''s' "o
cesson Of the northern peninsula oil Mcmg'i was
approved and the hour Of Adjournment ari1Neu
before anv iecislon on the merits Of tie case was
reached in regard TO Dr. lIuntingon'S resolution.
bishops Hare McLarcn. Grafton. Penicf. Dndicy'
Jaggar. Coleman. Brooks, Doane. "aiKer' ""rV''
Burgess Randolph. Weed Gillispie. scSSums' Ihomp'
son Kiickert ecker. Whitehead the Rev. DE- W. IL.
Huntington OF Ncw-lork; and large NUMBER oi
other clerical deputies will preach III 'aiio"S
Episcopal churchc, tomorrow, some o. 'h"ii '"'c'
times In the afternoon Bishop BROOKS VIII TAI"
TO Young men only In the Young Mems 'h''S'''"
Association Hall. In the evening there VIII DC wv
missionary meetings, one nj 81 refers p''"'r
seymour and Doanc and the Rev. MIR. Partridge oi
China, speaking: and one at Grace Chuich msh'P
Iare and Mr.. Gardiner. OF Japan. speaking IN inc
evening also there will be service Win sc.e'''
addresses in CONNECTION with the Brotherhooa "a o.
Andrew, at ST. Bartholomew. on thursday c'o"
Ing at 81. Andrews Church. The conifa'efDhN VI
the Blessed Sacrament will hold its t'iennlai con.
ventiOl. and Bishop Grafton oi fo'u ~" ' ~
deliver the address.
Morning prnyer was said by Bishop Hare. OF South
Dakota, and Dr. Pratt. Of Michigan aihT Inc rc'u'"s
of the minutes this morning y NUMBER OF messages
from tbs House OF Bishops were read Ihey ahhouo"
that the bishops had st of missionary jurisdiction
In Colorado TO be known ns Western Coiolado' nao
divided The jurisdiction OF NewMexico and Arizona
had voted 10 pre.elve the archives oil the seherai
convention and the Board of Missions IN the lie"
missions lDusc; had decided TO set on missionary
tursdic ion from Michigan. and had consented l" t"'
setting oil of missionary jurisdiction from i"rioa' III
Elicit OF the Committee on Amendments 10 ae
c,ns,itut,on offered an amendment providing 'la'
changes in the prayer-bo6A must be &o"p'co ny "
two-th!rds majority OF the ho'sc ieelrd III i''''
Of tie standing Committee on the Prayer Loon room
mendcd tat a special Joint commission 81 sA y
appointcd TO translate the pfaycrbook INTO lorHsh
,cac. .ao,,cd lie also moved that
Tint commission of sin be appointed TO take ro
consideration changes in the dictionary proposed ny
the House of Bishops adopted, on bchal Oh Tue No
mittee on Amendments 10 the CONSTITUTIONS
Mr. Faudc. of Minnesota. reported against allowing
the diocese OF Michigan cede the northern PENN
sula os missionary territory. III EiN apc'" sN"e
the reasons for this conclusion he 'n" II was "''
right for a wealthy diocese like Michigan to Try 10
throw the care Of this peninsula ON the GcH'h '"'"'
In order that 1t might spend more money on '' SUN
crn portion OF the diocese. Inc s'a'emc"'" anu ~"
torc Of the speaker canse good deal oil d's"'.i""
in the Michigan delegation several OF whO"' lhV"u'N
tho Venerable Ex-Governor Baldwin answered MN Ill
,,rorou. lopruacc Deputies from other diocescS'
amonr them Judge smith, of Western NcWN"rN' inc
Rev Mr. Blanchard. OF Pennsylvania Ohah'''r """i'
worth of Nebraska and DE- Elliott. oil MaryEh"' 'oo"
pori I'm the dscil,siol Atcg Mr.. Fhioe hao answer"
his critics a vote wa, taken motion 1" concur WIZ"
,hc message from the IfcuNc OF B'>hol'' 10 '"' Wv
that the petition Of The diocese oi Michis'h ~ t'"'
Tho vote va, adopted and IA question WAS settled tha'
m
lo.c their temper Tho statement made by III" Mhcm-
gun aelcga,ion ina, Bishop Davis could moi 'aHe proper
care OF the northern pcninSuiat "''"'u' "'"'' ~
Auencc mnnv 10 vote for the ccrSio
II ;hi> poiml Canon lentrath. TO- Tor "i Ih'is'
Church. Winnipeg. and the brar;: oil ii"icr'hi sf'c'
lng, foa the Provincial >ynod OF Hnpe' I'm o ""
presented TO the house by pr,id'" D 49, "r ,Gc
shot address D.. huntington. ol Nc",i"rA, ,
called NJ his proposed Amendments 10 "v h,cn
ipn incorporating IN ii tho l'ntet drca9n ;b n.x
amendment, had been made special orl"r al tnc '.A
s.ynial dan, ago. Everyday was getting icscN lh
an Interesting DEBATE this important mn'"r w.'
Mr. BnrcMn, of lfttsburg, rose To u poin ~ "'n'l
that sloprd any further business. aud got me nous
al tangled mp. TlliN point was that oh ''' "'N ne''
Or Huntington, amendments Wen made u ,P''II
order tl,c house had voted 10 refer all aih'iW'h,
10 tie constitution TO a JOINT c'mIlN ON, -"
t,r fore, longer before the iPu,' III, np'm
IN take Them from thr comm >si"h l"l- "N.'li "'
Of orlc he moved that the house ask W." i,HN W.
I,ishone 10 return the message al "OWnIttil. Mt'
Nash Of New York. moved rs substitute thit w, i
resolution Of reference Gy rI. .N o,nd from" The
decision. bat Ills APPEAL was III VI, .'v ne
then moved, Il, an nn' .,,ln rn n,i, was I">i
and Dr. Huntington having accepted It, his motion
Wa ho ' b"ir Of adjournment having arrived further
confederation Of the subject WAS suspend a. MIN 81
Hrlyer>nl regret is felt that Dr.. Illumination ha>
been deprived Of an oprortT 10 cAP1 me SIn
Of the House. it is plain that TIE hou,e never ~
tended deprive itself Of III" iieh L" uSc"S> "oSo
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