The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-18
CHURCH FONTS TOO SMALL.
THE CONVENTION FAILS TO ORDER
LARGER ONES PUT IN.

Also Declines 10 inquire Into the
Alleged Alienation of the Masses
From the Chureh-The ChurchA
Neglect of Its Aged RectOrs
Pointed Out.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 17.-When the
t,use of deputies of the Episcopal church
assembled this morning Charles T. Nal
1,rv Of Milwaukee started the business
n the day by calling attention to the
fact that in a majority of the churches
the fonts were of not sufficient size 10
hermit of candidates for baptism being
,lfpped in accordance with the rubrics re-
lsting to baptism. He therefore advo-
Gated the adoption of new canon making
II the duty of every parish to provide a
font of sufficient size to permit of the
baptism of infants, making it unlawfuI
for parish to continue the use OF a
font too small for this purpose and pro-
viding that before the end of the year
1900 each church and cathedral shall pro-
vide a place th@gcita .se s,sss font or bap-
ustry of sufficient size to permit of the
dipping of adults. A two-thirds' vote
was necessary for the introduction of the
canon and the house refused to enter
tain the question.
1t also declined to take up for action
a resolution submitted by Mr.. Pral of
Michigan asking for the appointment of
a committee to consider the question of
the alienation of the masses from the
church, and the relation thereto of the
breach between capital and labor
BY vote of 121 TO rs the house adopted
a resolution emanating from Rev. Dr.
Nelson of Western New York resembling
the resolution adopted by the general con-
vention of 1873 forbidding the binding of
the hymnal with the prayer book
The fact has developed that the action
of the house of bishops in receding from
its position on the Alaska question and
IN deciding to elect bishop for that jur-
lsilctlon was due to the announcement
from Bishop Potter that wealthy layman
had promised to bear the entire expense
of the bishopric for at least three years.
1t is an open secret that the layman in
question is J. Pierpont Morgan, the New
York bond financer.
BY a unanimous vote the house agreed
10 resolution presented by Rev. DR.. Bea-
YER of Easton, Pa, designating one Sun
DAY IN each year for an Offering for the
general clergy relief fund. In supporting
the resolution DIR. Spalding of California,
said that aged bishops were now provided
for by endowment and il was an indelible
stain upon the church and a burning
shame TO them all that no provision was
made for the faithful soldiers who grew
d
disposition was manifested by dioceses
and parishes to release the gray hairs in
favor of young men from the theological
seminaries. The church ought not to do
less than the general government which
put it to shame by retiring the officers of
the army and navy on a sum sufficient
TO enable them to live in comfort for the
rest of their lives.
Debate was resumed after the routine
business of the opening hour had been dis
posed of, the pending question being the
report of the majority of DR.. HuntlngdOn's
committee, admitting to the oversight of
the church, other Christian bodies will
ing to accept the apostolic and Nicene
creeds and to submit themselves to the
authority of an Episcopal bishop, who
should prescribe the form of service such
body might employ
The venerable doctor Frederick S. Jewell
of Milwaukee led the opposition with a
fiery speech which DR.. McNicar of Phil
adelphia characterized as the most power
ful arraignment of the Lambeth confer
ence that has yet been made. He denied
that there were any large bodies of Chris
uans knocking at the door of the EpiscO-
pal church for admission, insisted that
10 was proposed to allow people outside of
the church rights and privilege that had
always been denied 10 their own cOmmu-
nicants, and which gave to individual bish-
Ops powers that they would not confer col
lectively upon their house of bishops.
DR.. Mckim of Maryland said thar three
years ago the general convention adopted
the Lambeth platform as its own ana
consistency demanded that this PROPOSE
previous action be rescinded.
DIR. McVicar of Philadelphia ridicuIed
the alarmist appeals of the opponents or
the plan. The majority report proposed
10 keep inviolate the book of Worship ana
1t suggested no startling innovations.
A stirring address was made by Dr.
George NJ. Christian of Newark n !;
lie ask ed if the convention was prepared
10 make every individual bishop of the
cnurch the sole Interpreter Of the lit
urgy of the church at large. or even Of
ms own dioeese and there was a thunder
q noes" Let them lay down the law
mat all who come into the church mus;
accept the prayer book, cover to cover
James ). Biddle of Philadelphia in 4
PREF address, covered the majority re-
After Drs. Froude and Huntington had
GI IQ for their resective sides, the bal
;r This was the final vote on DR.. Hunt
lngton's report, the minority document
having been withdrawn to enable
Sgiuare vote on square issue: Cleri-
men: Aye, Is nay. e. d diiviided J. Lay
81 the clericals the dtoceses Of Califor-
Massachusetts,. Mississippi. Pennsyivan,
a. ID; Flttsburg, Southern Ohio and Western
S9lchlgan voted with DR.. Huntington.
Aew York Ohio, South Carolina ana
34lssouri were divided. OF the Law vote
SMdSsSaGnusetts and Pennsylvania We're
4B,Elaed' and New York, New Jersey,
hhode Island, Maryland, South Carolina
dld southern Ohio were among the dfo-
eeS SS IN support of the proposition.
- ne DdIiot was taken at o'clock amidst
more evidences of suppressed excitement
.Iidn nave been manifested at any pre-
bious session of sthe convention. The
minority which up to a late hour in the
ueoate had calculated on a bare majority
IN us favor, died hard. The scene was
Intensely dramatic during the closing
sPTech OF DR.. Huntington of New York
.. ne houses met in joint session at noon
~ ~ consider consider the subject of Christian ed
a resolution came in at the end of the
meeting from Dr. Fulton. 1t recommend
81 mat the board of regents consider
iint question of uniting all divinity schools
mo tia theological university in connec-
nary O409iO1i seiiii-
1.-The Ihe resolution was adopted and the
mouse adjourned
Io-night the houses met in joint session
~ Ile general missionary board with
iplshop Doane of Albany presiding A
itengtny report on the woman's auxiliaries,
JUNIOR auXiliaries and order of Deacon
ossSs was presented by Deputy Whitaker
81 u pennsylvania, who laid stress upon the
aact mat the woman's auxiliary had given
d Mlillon dollars to the cause and deserv-
~ ~ me support of the bishops and the
church at large
ne following resolution was adopted:
i.ttsolVed, That all women hereafter re-
aelElhS appointment under the board of
--iilsslons shall be required to have at least
- months training in one of our church