The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-21
THE FOURTEENTH DAY
OF THE EPIscoPAL CONTENTION.
Important Matters sConsidersd--Breezy D's-
cussion on the Constitution oftbe Chure"'
A Colored Delegate Makes MerrimepI

an indefinite period. was impressed upon
the House of Deputies OF the Protestant
Episcopal General Convention this morn
ing, and q flve-minute rule was adopleu'
1t was the fourteenth day OF the CohFe"-
tion, and an eventful one in several re-
spects. Several messages from the HOUSE
OF Bishops were received. No. 81 con-
sidered in message No. IS, II. d., diviuins
the diocese of Tennessee. and asking ior
a committee Of conference. No. 6i relateo
to the change in canon Is. No. 6J an
nounced that the House had added the
bishops of New York to its committee on
Christian unity. Judge Wilder, OF Mlh-
nesota. reported unfavorably from me
committee on constitutional Amendments
the resolution to allow missionary dePu-
ties to vote i'm the Convention. The re-
port was adopted.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
The order of the day was then taken
up it being the constitutional amehd-
ments offered by Rev. DR.. W. X hunt
ingdon, as chairman OF the committee oii
amendments to the constitution, supsu-
tuting for the present first article ne"
one setting forth the Apostles ana NJ
Gene creeds as the confession OF falth'
prehxing the present first article 10 tne
present second article, and forming one
article, to be known as article Z. anu
making changes In the eighth article.
Rev. DR.. Davenport, Of Tennessee re
sumed his arguments against the annehu-
ments. He protested against the inser-
ton Of the creeds in the constitution
holding that il would not favor ChIiS-
tian unity as had been urged Chrlslldn
unity could not be brought about by Inc
amendments TO the constitution.
Rev. DR.. Briggs regarded an EplscoP'i
bishop as an executive offlcer Simply
The Presbyterians could not unite Win
the Episcopalians unless the latter re-
nounced the Apostolic Episcopate. NO
overtures had vet been made, held pr'
Davenport. by other denominations look
ing to Christian unity. 1t was agreed
that general debate should cease at l2:lO.
and fifteen minutes should be allo"eu
each 10 close his debate-to Mr.. fahde'
of Minnesota. who had presented the NIL
nority report. and Or. Huntington rep
resenting the majority report
coLoRED DELEGATE.
When the time arrived. Rev Cain, from
Texas. the only colored deputy In tne
Convention, who had been unsuccesslu'iy
irving to secure recognition, was OUT ia
the cold. objection being made to grant
| ing him the floor, DR.. Huntington rose
| and gave Cain five minutes OF MS tlihe'
| IL was a great joke on Dr. huhtIns"o'
! for the colored delegate got up ana Haue
an emphatic protest against the adoplon
| of the report of the gentleman from ne"
| York. TIL, New Yorker and those ABOUT
| him laughed hugely, and the rest OF lhe
| House were much interested ana amazed
at the torrent of big words the coioreu
clergyman let loose. Or. Frame tien l
| took the floor to close the argument 10,
his side. and went over the great neiu VI
Church unity, which has peeh the sIeae
fehfing ground upon which the TWO sloes
had been arguing for and against the
proposed amendment. DIR. Huntingdon
in closing the debate, said he was per
suaded that the hand OF God was III inns
movement for Church unity, ana that II
mattered but little as to the tate OF the
committees report.
OBJECTIONS TO THE REPORT.
The objections to the report ne ciasseu
under three heads-that it was dangerous
or incongruous or that 1t was supernuous
Dangerous because ii attacked the ordl-
nances and DEGREES. He SAID ne had
| grown case-hardened with reference 10
| charges OF radicalsm brought against MIN
| by certain papers miscalled religious
| but he felt somewhat shocked at being
| so termed by a fellow-deputy. Perhaps
| had that deputy been Graded in TINS
Church. which is distinguished from the
| Puritan and the Roman Church by the
spirit existing among its members, ne
| would not have fallen into this path. the
denuty from Milwaukee (Rev. +. >
| JewelD had said II was absurd to speak oil
primitive creeds as though they were the
| organic law Of the Church. Am rightly
Informed that this deputy is regularly
q ftt
Huntingdon continued that he was not
surprised 10 hear the argument of incon-
gruity made by business men and by
LAWYERS. but IL was different with the
Church men, In so doing they could be
but returning to the precedent or
former time. and departing from the pre-.
cedent OF 1889, which was not an age OF
ecclesiastical learning. The Doctor con-
cluded by moving in a conciliatory spirit
for a recommittal Of the report TO the
committee on amendments TO the constl-
tuition, with instructions TO report as
soon as possible and report resolution
that is more likely to unite the House.
soMETHING OF A SENSATION.
The motion was carried almost unani-
mousy, and as soon as the president
announced the result Dr. Huntingdon
rushed forward with the announcement
that the committee was ready to report
This prompt announcement surprised
the House and created something OF a
sensation. AS he reached the front or
the church DR.. Huntington cried: Il
hear the words sharp practice" The eX-
preston had been used by Mr.. Biddle, OF
Pennsylvania. as DR.. Huntington passed
his seat. II have acted in strict accord
ance with the instructions Of my Commit
tee, and as my honor has been impugned..
! shall ask for q ruling by the chair ana
ask the other members of the committee
TO speak
Other members then arose and ex-
planned that the report which Or. Hunt
ingdon was about 10 present had been
adopted by the committee yesterday
morning. and he had been directed 10
pursue the course with reference TO IL
that he had adopted.
MIR. Burgwyn said no one doubted the
truth OF the statement made by Or. Hunt
ingdon or that he had been authorized 70
present the report but the intent OF the
House was that the matter should be re-
considered by the light OF the debate
that had occurred I'm the House. and there
having been no meeting of the committee
since the motion to CONT had been made.
there could be no committee report.
Mr.. Biddle then asked DR.. Huntingdon
whether there had been a committee
meeting since the motion 10 reccmmit had
been made, and receiving a negative
answer said: Then / repeat 1t was
sharp practice
Or. F9nde, Of the committee, stated
that he was few minutes late yester-
day morning. and was not present when