Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-20
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

in Baltimore the committee on conStl-
tutional amendments reported ad-
versely upon tie memorial of the Do
cese of Tennessee asking to be divided.
After long and interesting struggle
the house yielded to the appeal of Ten
nessee AMI decided to divide that do
cese.
A Joint resolution was offered and re-
ferIed naming Tuesday next as the day
Of final adjournment. and making eight
o'clock that evening the time Tor Inc
reading OF the pastoral letter. IL also
suggested service Of thanksgiving Tor
the completion of work upon the pray-
er-book and hymnal.
As the House of Deputies on Tues
day had decided to hold the next con
vention in Denver, and the House OF
Bishops had declared i'll favor of Louis
vile. it was thought best TO accept the
recommendations of the conference
committee and select san Francisco aS
the next meetingp place.
Rev. DR.. Alsop prcsented the report
Of the committee on conference IN ret
cnce to the place Of holding the next
meeting. Dr. Alsop said 1.-The commit
tee were under the impression that the
convention had q desire 10 20 West
flaughtcrl, and thought while they
were going West, they might rs well
go as far as they could" Laughter;
The report was debated at considerable
length, and some opposition was ad-
vanced to the expense of the trip.
whereupon Texas deputy created
considerable mirth by appealing to his
brethren in the East, who are accns-
toned to going to Europe every sum
mer, to husband their resources for the
next three years. The report of the
committee was adopted by vote OF
l73 to l0l.
AT last nights session the memorials
of deceased members of the last Gener-
nj Convention were read by the chair
man of the committee on memorial eX-
ercises. Dir. Huntington's resolutions
on amendments to the constitution
were then taken up as the regular Or
der, and Rev. DIR. Jones, of Ohio, rose
to oppose them The first amendment
was on the addition of the Nicenc Creed
to article |. of the constitution, TO fol-
low the Apostles Creed. This received
the most of DR.. Jones's attention.
After debate the House adjourned
without action.
In the House of Bishops Rev. DIR.
William Tatlock presented his resigna-
ton as secretary of that body. DIR.
Tatlock has acted in that capacity for
twenty-five years, and possibly no one
of the bishops themselves is more IA
miliar with its work than he. Three
years ago he desired to resign. but. at
the unanimous request of the bishops,
continued in office. The House was
10th, even now to accept the resgna-
ton of their useful and esteemed sec
rotary, and referred it to n special COM
mittee for consideration.
The proposition Of the lower house
to amend canon 5, section |, throwing
greater responsibilities about renunci-
alton of the ministry, was non-concur-
red in. Canon IL, requiring the secre-
tary of the House of Bishops TO keep a
register of the ministers of the church,
| VI us ItIjtdlSu. Dut SCNtiOh VI e4ist'
canon was Incorporated in canon Is.
The committee on the Standard
Prayer Book made a report on the
question of copyright, and it was de-
termincd to have the revised prayer
book printed in America instead OF
England, as heretofore. On motion Cd
Bishop Potter, of New York, it was de-
tcrmincd to have the book copyright
ed, and to apply the royalty accruing
therefrom to the fund for aged and in
firm clergymen. A royalty is now de-
rived from the hymnal, but none from
the prayer-book.
Candidates were nominated for al
the vacant missionary Jurisdictions ex-
cept that of Japan. The House of Dish
OPS reassa.n;,led al S o'clock last night.
The proposed amendments to the
canons were discussed. but none were
passed. The house then went into
council and remained therein until
the hour for adjournment had arrived.
In the board of missions the resolu-
ton of Bishop Doane, giving official
sanction to the Mexican missions, was
adopted, being amended, however, so
that the work is to be carried on by
contributions mado especially for it. a
memorial from Mr.. John Jay, of the
National League, was read, asking the
convention to petition the Us gov
eminent to prevent future appropria-
tons to sectarian and religious institu-
tons, and resolutions were adopted
that subsidies from the Z. 5. treasury
for Indian missions should not be ac-
copied, and urging the passage of the
amendment to the United States con-
stitption forbdding any State to appro-
pirate money for institutions under &C.
clesiastical control.
DIVORCE SUIT.-The Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia was asked
Yesterday to divorce a Frederick city,
| II Anderson