The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-14
INTERESTING SESSION
or THT TRIkNNIAL CONVENTION.
A Number OF Important Matters Discussed.
Tho Church Universis- changes in the
Lessons-Sundsy scSooi Institute.

Key. Or. Edmu IDS, Of Albany, conducted
the religious services. and the two houses
promptly convened for the days work.
President Dix's first act after calling
the house 10 order was to appoint It's
committee Oh the disposition OF the
Standard Prayer Book: Rev. DR. w.
X. Huntingdon. of New York; Rev. Dr
Samuel y. Hart, Of Connecticut; George
L. Thomas, of Pennsylvania
The Rev. Dr. Huntingdon presented a
Voluminous report from the committee
on constitutional amendments, which was
made the order of the day after the
bymnal shall have been disposed Of
THE NEW VERSION.
The memorial Of the Diocese Of Massa-
'husetts. praying the authorization Of
the use of the revised version Of the Holy
Scriptures, was uniaNoraby re-
ported from the committee L. which It
had been referred The grounds given
were the controversy among the reN-
sionists. the distortion Of the new YER
sion. its cumbrouS and pedantic phrases,
chat obscure the sense and offend the
ear. in the language of Rev. Or Bat
tershall, who made the report. and the
lack OF that air of authority which clus-
ters about the King James version.
Rev. Or. Abbott presented his views
as the minority member of the committee,
and cigmed that il was not the object
of The re~olution 20 make the use of the
revised version obligatory The matter
WAS made the order of the day following
the now existing special orders.
\ favorable report was made on the
setting apart of the Southern section Of
Florida as missionary territory.
The resolution which accompanied IT
was adopted.
A clerical deputy from New Jersey
presented a resolution on Sunday obscry-
ance 10y members Of the Church, which
was referred.
TIE CHURCH UNIVERSITY.
AT 11:30 o'clock the two houses as
scmbled i'm joint convention TO hear the
tricnnual report of the Church Uniyer-
stv. Presiding Bishop Williams. OF Con
ucrticut. occupied the chair
The report was read 10y the Rev Dr.
r.. y. Potter president Of Hobart Col
loge. Geneva y. Y. He outlined the
scheme for the establishment Of cen
tral Episcopal college. which included
scholarships and fcllowships paying 500
and 81 900 per year respectively. bishop
Doaue of Albany. made a short address
urging the necessity Of Christian educt
ton. and introduced Bishop Nelson, OF
Georgia. That Young prelate talked
along the same line
Rev. DIR. Easter, vicc-ChancellOr ot
the University. was then introduced by
Bishop Doane. He defended sectaridn
education holding that the views set
forth by many were the result OF error
1t had been said that scctarianiSm was
the height of scholarships that it shut
out the student from broad fields be-
cause of the restriction Of his liberty.
Silas McBee, one of the regents of
the University. was the next speaker,
Bishop Nhippe. Of Minnesota, The
Apostle 10 the Indians" who thirty-thrce
years ago to-day was consecrated, after
being introduced by Bishop DOane, grew
reminiscent and gave an interesting
talk. The object of the Board of Re
gents, stated Bishop Whippe, was the
unihcation of sentiment favorable to the
establishment of schools for Christian
education. The board is composed of
the bishops Of Albany, Minnesota and
Tennessee. The Rev. Drs. Morgan Dix,
David H. Crier. w. r. Huntingdon l.;
NJ. Porter. Professors Henry Coffee and
Henry Drisler. Messrs. George W. Van
6crbilt. Spenser Trask and Sias McBce.
1t has two chief functions-to promote
education under the auspices of the
Church. and to receive and distribute
all bencfactions that may be intrusted to
il.
CONsKCRATIoN OF BISHOPS.
After the retirement of the House Of
bishops the discussion of the report OF
the committee on canOns was taken up,
and the proposed canon requiring only
consent of the House Of Bishops for the
conservation Of bishop was discussed.
Pending discussion the House adjourned
for a recess The subject was imme-
diatey resumed upon reassembling.
Mr. Richmond, of Newark, offered q
substitute for the canon. He explained
that the object of the canon was to OBJ
viate any trouble attending the cOnsecra-
tion of bishop. AT present there is
no time limit TO the action of Ii standing
committee. which can delay action on
the conSecratiOn of bishop The canon
originally proposed by him made 1t COM
pulsOry upon standing committees. as
well as bishops to make known their
consent or dissent in given time. A
failure to certify notice Of refusal shall
have the force of consent. This was OBJ
jected to, and the substitute eliminated
this sentence, and provided instead that
The standing committees or each diocese
shall be notified within four months Of
the notification of the desire for the con-
secration of a bishop elect.
DIR. Davenport, of Tennessee, held that
there was a precedent for such action as
was proposed by the original canon as
presented, provision there being made
that silence may be taken for consent.
He then moved that all the papers. dOcu-
ments referring to the canon, together
with the original canon and substitute,
be recommitted to the committee ON
canons. Carried.
DEPOSITION or PRIHsT.
An extended discussion followed the re-
ouest of the committee on canOns to be
discharged from further consideration of
the resolution providing that bishop, IN
stead of deposing a minister who has re-
nounced the ministry for causes NOT
affecting his moral character, shall de-
clare him honorably dismissed, ana give
him, if he desires, certihcate 10 lhat
effect.
Or. McVickar. of Philadelphia, asked
that this matter be not disposed OF IN
this way. He favored some acuOh III
the matter. lie did not believe II was
right TO refuse a certificate TO Il minis
Ter who desired TO withdraw from the
Church for reasons that didn't Affect
bis moral character, but simply because
he felt that he could no longer, because
Of a change Of feeling, belong 10 the
Church Dr. McVickar thought that a
deposition under such circumstances left
the impression that the minister left the
Church under a cloud and he believed
change in the present canon advisable.
DIR. Davenport, Of the committee on
Canons made an elaborate speech IN be-
half Of the committees report, holding
that If would remove valuable safe
guard provided by the canon as il now