The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-06
CONVENTION OF THE CHURcHNIEx
The bishops and the Deputies Drift
ing Into TangIe.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 5.-when the
house Of deputies of the Episcopal conven-
tion commenced its fourth days session
this morning DR.. Morgan Dix, as chair
man, announced the appointment of Revs.
DR.. Stone of Chicago, Brewster of Long
Island, Lawrence Of Massachusetts and
George Fairbanks of Florida a commit
tee to fill vacancies on the committee on
church unity.
Then Rev. DR.. Glass Brook of New Jer-
sey renewed the resolution, defeated last
night, that the house suspend business
Tor the day to attend the mass meeting
at the Lyceum theater. For this meeting
eX-Secretary of State Foster had come
from Washington, by invitation il is I'm.
derstood, Of some of the bishops, and the
arrangements Tor the gathering had been
mittee.
Rev. DR.; Nichols of Minnesota said that
there had been no understanding that
the house would adjourn, and when a di-
vision had been challenged. so large a
majority voted against adjournment that
the ayes were not counted. Some OF
the leading delegates afterward explained
that no slight to the ex-secretary was in.
tended, but SO much business was on hand
tnat every hour was valuable
The committee on new dioceses reported
in favor of the division of the dioceses OF
California, Maryland and Kentucky and
the creation OF new sees, and the re-
port was adopted. This action now goes
TO the house of bishops for its considera-
ton.
DR.. Ward of Kentucky made a plea for
the holding Of the next convention at
LOUISVILLE, and it was referred to the ap-
pr0prlate committee.
For an hour there was a brilliant foren-
sic display between those members of the
lower house of the convention who are op-
posed 70 the REIMBURSEMENT of any of its
prerogatives and the element that holds
that the fathers Of the church are emit
tea to little more leeWay and latitude
than was given them a century ago IL
was the same story of the first clause of
the first paragraph of the new constitution
ana IN which large number of the dele
gates are nghting to replace the stipula.
tion IN the old constitution preventing
the bishops from pigeon-holing legislation
coming up from below. 1t was not a
tnreShlng over of old straw however for
amendment after amendment was presents
ed until the venerable Judge Wilder of
TINS state capped the climax by submit
niss,, ny d fssolution ION 10 the following auda
cloQs erect; That SO long as the house
Of bishops shall hold its legislative ses-
slons with closed doors, the house of bish-
ops shall signify to the house of deputies
their appreciation or disapprobation. the
latter with objections in writing, in three
Gays after the proposed act shall be re-
ported TO them for concurrence"
This was the pending issue when the
committee rose. The first section in ques-
ton has been under debate for one en-
tire, and portions of two davs and seems
10 be no nearer a final vote than il was
originally presented on Wednesday,
10 still further complicate matters the
MUSE VI bAHlOlb mas entered upon
vision OF the new constitution and canons
on It's own account. The result will be
that about the time the revised revision
gets up to the bishops from the deputies
revised revisions will come to the depu-
ties from the bishops. just where the
prospective conditions will land the two
houses. neither bishops nor deputies seem
to know.
The one thing apparent is that neither
house can get through the volume in the
two weeks of life that remains to the con-
Venton, and there seems to be no other
alternative than, after the wasting of
much valuable time, the postponement OF
the issue to the convention of 1898 This
VIII probably be held in Louisville
Just as soon as the convention had ap-
proved the creation of new dioceses in CAT
lfornia, Maryland and Kentucky and the
magnificent copy of the revised PRAYER
book approved at the last convention had
Deen presented, the delegates took up the
constitutional pamphlet, which was thor,
oughly discussed
Another effort was then made to induce
the convention to adjourn to the Ivceum
ana ana listen to the address of ex-Secretary
Foster; As the deputies were dispersins.
a resolution of greeting from the Metho.
dlst conference now in session and in
dorsing fraternity and good will between
denominations in the interest Of Christian
unity was read by DR.. Dix.
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