The record-union., 1895-10-12
An Episode Which Caused Much
Talk Among the Deputies
WAS A BISHOPS ATTACK ON CHURCH
AFFAIRS IN ALASKA
Yesterdays Proceedings in Both
Houses Principally Confined to
Consideration of the Revised Con-
the Recommendation of the Bishops
That the Next Convention be Held
at Washington, d. c.


M,sNEAPoLIs. 1.-THE shadow of
the disturbed 81 yought into the mis-
sionary meetit ,st night enveloped the
House of Deputies to-day. Little else
was talked of prior to the morning as
sem blage The bitter attack of Bishop
Neeley on the administration of church
affairs in Alaska; his showing OF the fact
that for an expenditure of $4,000 per an
mum for years past there was practically
nothing to show; his insnuations that
there was nothing behind the latest move
TO elect Bishop of Alaska; his unspoken
denunciation by nane OF the present
Alaskan missionaries, taken in connec-
ton with the trenchant and heated re-
torts of Bishops. priests and secular dele
gates, some of whom were forced to ad-
NIT the substantial accuracy OF the facts
submitted by the venerable Bishop but
deprecated their exposure to the public
eye all com biued TO create an episode
Unprecedented in the General COnven-
ton for the last half century, and the
effects of which in various executives
and other branches of the church Will be
felt for years TO come.
The Deputies generally. even those dis
posed to side with the Bishop, deplored
the episode, and the feeling was made
manifest after morning prayer through q
resolution submitted by George e.
Thomas of Philadelphia, providing that
the Board of Missions continue its con-
sideration of the Alaskan question with
closed doors. This was lost only by the
narrow margin of eight votes, the ballot
standing l23 to 1873 in the negative.
10 law fa-
vised constitution. a resolution was
submitted calling for full report from
the Com mittee on Revision on Monday,
and which brought out the statement
from Dean Hoffman, the spokesman of
the committee on the floor. that the body
did not expect to have constitution
adopted al this convention,
A resolution providing for final adj
journment on October 18th was referred
TO the proper committee.
After Mckim Of Maryland had made
his sixth speech OF the week in favor of
indefinitely postponing further action on
the constitution, and had declared with
great heat that III six days the house had
done nothing but pluralize a word and
nangle a definition of the church, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded to
give a quietus to DR.. Bennett's pending
motion that dioceses be legally repre-
scented in future conventions by persons
not residing within such diocesan Jurls-
diction. An hour was wasted on tech
nical and unnecessary amendments con-
cerning the manner OF choosing deputies,
but all were defeated, and Article l., to
Section D. inclusive, was disposed of.
Section provides that one clerical and
one lay delegate chosen by each mission
ary district shall have seats III the house
without the right to vote. Ex-Governor
Prince of New Mexico protested that this
took away from the delegates in that cate
CORY all the privileges which they had
enjoyed for fifteen years.
There was more debate, but finally, at
the instance OF Rev. a. b. Baker of New
Jersey, the house, by 1913 to 90, did the
tar thing by giving the missionary dele
gates the rights of ali other delegates
when a vote by dioceses was taken.
AS the committee was working on the
Bishops revision instead of the commits
sion's revision, it took no cogniZance of
Section of Article l., providing Tor Joint
meetings of the two houses whenever
necessary for conference and general
mutual understanding, aud which the
Bishops tabooed.
After being amended by Hill Burgwin
of Pittsburg. Section l of Article ii. was
adopted. providing that further cOnven-
tions shall assemble on the first Wednes-
day of every October Of every third year
at place to be fixed by the preceding
convention, each convention, however,
being given the right in the exercise of its
discretion to fix different time than that
of the constitution.
Mr. Nash of New York was in favor of
holding the conventions but once "a five
years, but on being put TO a vote the mo-
ton was overwhelmingly lost.
1t was then announced by Chairman
Packard that the committee would pro-
ceed to vote, clause by clause, upon that
portion of the constitution sent down 10y
the House of Bishops, and thus prepare
a message to be returned in the form of
concurrence or non-concurrence. The
Secretary called the roll on the first Sec
ton, the only amendment being the
change of synod" TO convention" The
clerical vote was unanimous, with the ex-
ception of two dioceses, while of the lay
men only California voted no.
The second section passed as it came
from the Bishops, and the clause provid-
ing that the presiding officer of the House
OF Bishops shall be senior in service was
again put through by large majority.
After this an additional veto was given
to the unfortunate word "Primate," and
the question of the rights to be given to
delegates from missionary Jurisdictions
came up for the second time within an
hour. Many of the delegates were visibIy
disgusted with the state of affairs but
sideration clause by clause of the Bishops
revision, there was no help for il.
Another effort was made to give the
missionary delegates the right TO have
their votes counted In ballots by dioceses,
but it was defeated. the vote by dioceses
standing: Clerical IL, lay 8; noes. clerical
63 lay 81, divided 6. Further consideration
of the Bishops revision was deferred un-
til Monday morning.
The upper house sent down the report
of the committee OF conference con-
cerning the place OF holding the next
convention, and recommended that
Washington, ID. c., be selected. The
house concurred by unanimous vote, and
then adjourned.
The bishops to-day followed the ex-
ample OF the lower house by laying on
the table the solemn declaration of faith
which served as preface 20 the revised
constitution.
Concurrence was voted with the House
of Deputies in creating Northern Michi-
gan new diocese under the name of
Marquette.
In opposition to the report of the spe-
cial committee, it was also decided 10
elect a second Bishop for Japan. with the
designation of Bishop of kyoto-
The Board of Regents ofthe Church Uni
versity is constituted as follows: Bishop
of Albany, Bishop of kentucky, Rev.
Elijah \. Potter. DR.. Morgan Dix, David
ii. Green, ID. d., William Il. Huntington,
Professor Henry Dreser, George w.
Vanderbilt, Silas McBee and Professor
James \. Garnett.
Rev. III. g. Duncan of Louisiana was
appointed Recorder of Ordinations Ia new
office and title) to the missionary Bishops
OF Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
At O'Clock tonight the houses reas-
sembled as the General Missionary Board