The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-18
CHURCHMEN SHAKEN UP.
ONE OF THE COMMITTEES SORE AT
THE CONVENTIONS ACTION.

ways Referred to q Commission-The
Convention Disclaims ANY Intention
to Reflect on the Committee and the
Matter Amicsbly Adjusted.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct l7.-In the Epis-
copal convention this morning President
Dix OF the house Of deputies, after reading
the minutes OF Saturdays session, called for
the reports Of the standing committees.
Rev. DR.. W. r. Huntington walked to the
head OF the middle aisle when the commit
tee on constitutional amendments was
reached on the call, and presented a report
which made sensation. He prefaced the
report with statement that "it is always
an ungracious thing to employ the
redUctio dd dbSurdUm IN argument,
but this committee is Obliged
to do so by the logic of facts" He then
read report asking that the committee be
allowed to return Co the house the resolution
Of Mr.. Nash of New York amending article
8 with respect TO trial of clergymen, the
resolutions Of the last convention to amend
articles and 9, and other matters involv-
ing grave consideration, and requested that
the committee be discharged from consider
ing all resolutions amending the constitu-
ton, as under the recent action OF the
house all such reports from this COM
mittee are referred to a joint commits
sion, and that the committee be discharged
from further service during the remainder
of the session.
us the house ready for the question ~
asked President Dix
Several delegates asked If the resolutions
could not be voted on separately, as they
desired to defeat the last resolution on the
ground, as expressed by Rev. DIR. Wilson Of
Virginia, that it would be unwise to dis
charge the committee.
Mr. Biddle of Pennsylvania said if the
resolution were adopted it would confirm
the painful impression that the house bad
treated the committee with disrespecb No
Intention had existed to slur or slight the
committee, or its distinguished members.
DIR. HUNTINGTON STICKS TO HIS CLAIM.
Ia the course Of long debate Dr. Hunt
ington upheld his resolution and reiterated
the fact that the reports Of the committee
not having any standing in the house. were
useless.
Mr.. Burgwin of Pittsburg asked for sus-
pension ct the rules, which was granted,
though there were a large number of nays.
and the vote had to be decided by count
Mr.. Burgwin then moved n reconsideration
OF the action by which his resolution had
been passed on Saturday, which was done,
aud the resolution was laid on the table.
DR.. Huntington then asked leave TO with
draw his report. This was granted, as was
also his request to have the report returned
TO his committee.
A resolution was then adopted to refer
the proposed amendments, and all others
which may not have been acted upon at the
close of this session, to joint commission.
Rev. DR., Davenport, of tho committee on
canvass, unfayorably reported the resolution
relative TO keeping an account Of the offer
ings and message l3 of tine house of
bishops, relative to the disposit on OF aliens
The report was adopted.
The committee on the place of holding
the next convention, reported, fixing
Saratoga, N. Y. Objections were made and
the report was placsd on the calendar.
THE HYMNAL.
The report of the commission on hympal
was then taken up. Rev. Dr. Henry w
Nelson OF Western New York presented a
volumiuous report. He pleaded that the
action Of the commission be ratified by the
house without going into committee OF the
whole. DR.. Nelson presented a resolution
that the present hymnal be used until the
next general convention, in addition TO the
revised one. The hymus omitted by
the commission are Nos. 8, %, 80, As,
l02. 104. 139. l4l, l43, 162, 1G5 IS2,
1877, 173, 200, 210, 211, 2l2, 21e, 45S, 458, 4sO'
4S3, 49S, 500, 500, 5l6, 522, 553, 575, $50, 500,
616. 632. 633, G72 Those restored from the
present hymnal are Nos. 2l, 25, 26, 81, 43,
80, So, G6, n. &c, 81. l0l, 115, 1913, 143, 147,
l63. l92, 195, ~, 2l9, 224, 239, ISL 800. 300,
1876, sos and $40. The report CON
cludes: THE only other changes
which the commission has made
are hymn 81, verses and Sand In hymn 1876,
verse 2 line /. so that it shall read, as In
the report of 1889, All the world is Gods
own field. Although some very desirable
new hymns had come into the hands Of the
commission and others from the existing
hymnal had been asked for by several Of
the delegation it did not seem just to the
convention TO ask It's consideration Of auy-
thing which had not'already been before it. ="
CHANGES FROM THE BISHOPS.
While the discussion OF this report was at
its hight Secretary Tatlock appeared from
the house of bishops with message No. ~.
This message stated that the upper house
had passed a resolution adopting the report
Of the Joint commission on the hymnal, with
these changes: "Omit hymns SO, part 2,
20S and 652; restore hymns 24S. 1913. 4lS, 504,
to add the doxology to hymn 1876, and to pre-
flx the first verse Of hymn3l4 TO hymn 630.n
These changes were greeted with cries of
"good," one Of the hymns restored being
the old favorite, How Firm Foundation"
Motions and resolutions were made in inex-
tricable confusion. A motion to lay on the
table was voted down.
A vote by dioceses was taken on a motion
to concur with the house OF bishops. The
vote resulted Clerical, SO dioceses voting,
81 ayes. 13 nays, 8 divided; lays, 43 dioceses
voting, 20 ayes, Is nays, divided.
President Dix announced that the house
OF deputies concurred In the message from
the house of bishops.
Messages received this morning from the
house of bishops concurred In the division