The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-16
EPISCOPALIAN EDUCATION.
THE CONVENTION TAKES UP THE
REPORT ON THE SEMINARY.

A scheme to Vest the Government Of
the school I'm a Hoard OF Trustees
Appointed by the COnventiOn-An
Appropriation for the bishops in
Charge OF the American Church In
European Interestfng Report on
the state of the Church.
Minneapolis, Mimi. Oct. l5.-The first
business of the morning session of the
Episcopal convention was report on
the general theological seminary by DIR.
Little, chairman of the committee on
that institution. The report concluded
with a set of resolutions endorsing the
work of the school. and recommending
an amendment whereby the govern
ment Of the school shall be vested in a
board Of trustees to be appointed by this
convention ana settling other details OF
the seminary
DR.. Little explained that his resolu-
tions were to provide for the simplifica-
tion of the government of the seminary
and were recommended by the commit
tee after full examination of the needs
and requirements of the institution. The
resolutions were adopted without discus
sion.
tion, which was adopted. directing the
committee on expenses to consider the
propriety of setting aside -- dollars
for the use of the bishops having charge
OF the American church in Europe.
A resolution was also adopted provid-
ing for the appointment Of a committee
to attend the next meeting of the synod
of Canada.
L I1rfn Of
resolution providing that the name OF
our Lord Jesus shall be restored in its
proper form in the hymnal He wanted
the name Of Jesus In it's plain and simple
form. The resolution went upon the cal
endar
DR.. Duncan of louisiana from the COM
mittee on the state of the church, asked
leave to submit his report out Of order.
The request was granted. and the re-
port was read at length, and showed more
than SSSOOO.OOO raised and expended by the
American church for all purposes during
the past three years There is a gain of
over 800 in the number of clergymen IN
the church during the past three years.
The increase in communicates is more
than $1,000 greater than three years ago
an increase of more than u per cent.
Against this. there has been an Increase
of only per cent. in the clergy. There Is
a great demand for larger expenditure
for the stipends OF the clergy. The par
ishes have increased over 8 per cent
Rev. DR.. Moon of West Missouri offered
a resolution asking the committee on eX-
penses TO decided as TO the eXpediency
| of publishing, in pamphlet FORM the re
/ port Of the committee on the state OF the
DR.. Hodges asked leave to Introduce the
| report Of the committee on canucles and
| psalter. Leave was granted ana the re-
| port read The work of the committee
| was confirmed and the committee was
/ continued.
| of bishops making Northern Minnesota
/ a missionary district until all the cir
cumstances can be inquired into, and the
whole matter settled by authority. 1t
| was referred.
| 1t was voted to adjourn the house at p
! o'clock Thursday to receive the report Of
| the committee on Christian education In
| joint convention with the house OF bish-
| MIR. Morgan Of New York moved that
| the committee on rules be requested to
| introduce a rule forbiddng the circula-
| ton on the floor Of this house of all print
! ed matter which has not received the in
| dorsement of the convention, or been or
| dered circulated by the house.
DR.. Hoffman called for the order Of the
| day.
Then recognizing from the experiences
| of the past two weeks the utter futility
! of any further effort to complete consid-
| GRAFTON Of the revision so that IL might be
! sent down to the dioceses for their ac-
| tiOn, the house of deputies by an almost
unanimous vote decided to refer the Ell
| tire matter to a special committee Of its
own members, with instructions to report
/ at the trlennial convention ct Washing
| ton In 1898 The test ballot upon the
| proposition to shelve was 1877 to 90 less
| than one-half of the delegates being in
| their seats, but later when the house
| had been filed up and 1t was put as the
| substantive motion scarcely a dozen voices
| were heard in the negative, and with Il
| sigh Of relief Secretary Hutchins laid
| aside the report
BY general consent article four of the
| constitution, which provides for the es-
| tablshment of what is known as "The
| provincial system" was exempted from
| the immediate operation of the resolution
| in order that the delegates might avail
| themselves of the opportunity OF putting
| themselves on record concerning this In
| povation.
The debate was inaugurated at the af-
ternOOn session and continued, until ad-
journment, some outspoken language be-
ing occasionally INDUCED in
A message from the house of bishops an
nounced the appointment Of these bish-
ops as members of the joint committee
on ecclesiastical resolutions: The bishops
of Western New York, Long Island, Cen
trail New York, Iowa, Springfield, Della
ware, Fond Du Lac, Mich. and the coadi-
utor bishop of Springfield. The house APP
proved the appointments.
The house of bishops this afternoon de
| cided to erect Alaska into a missionary
jurisdiction and to proceed at once to
the nomination of a presbyter to be elect
ed bishop.