River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-10-17
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Head of the Church VIII Be Known as
the "Primate."


MINSEAPoLIs. MIMI, Oct. 12.-The
chairman at the opening session of the
Episcopal convention Thursday morn
ing announced the appointment of
various committees.
buchanan Winthrop was elected
treasurer. The sum of $500 was voted
to the presiding bishop. The salary of
the house OF bishops was fixed at $500
for the first year 5000 for each subse-
quent year. The salary of the secre-
tary of the house of deputies was fixed
at 81, 200 for the first and $500 for each
subsequent year.
The house refused TO strike out sec
tion of the revision committees re-
port, thus fixing the title of him who
may be chosen as head of the church
by reason of seniority as ''primate. !"
The house refused to concur in that
clause of the revision which reduces
the representation in the house of
deputies from four clergymen and four
deputies to three of each.
The house adopted resolutions of
sympathy with the Armenians, and
requesting the authorities OF the
Church of England to take such action
as will fifty commend the cause of the
Armenian church to the whole Eng
lish speaking world.
MINNEAPoIIs, Mimi, Oct. 14.-It was
after 10 o'clock before the house of
deputies was open for business. The
chair announced several special com
mittees, after which the house pro-
ceeded to routine business.
DIR. Jones, of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolution, which was referred to the
committee on unfinished business, that
the convention for 1895 adjourn on Fri
day, October ls
DIR. Fairbanks, of Florida, offered an
amendment providing for f ur instead
of three delegates from all dloceses in
the house of deputies as recommended
by the house of bishops. Adopted.
Both houses spent the day upon the
revised constitution. A resolution
was submitted calling for "A full report
from the commission on revision on
/ Monday, and which brought out the
statement from Dean Hoffman, the
| spokesman of the commission on the
! floor, that the body did not expect to
have a constitution adopted at this
convention.
Section / of article was adopted,
| providing that future conventions shall
/ assemble on the first Wednesday of
every October of every third year at a
| place to be fixed by the preceding con-
vention, such convention, however, be-
/ ing given the right in the exercise of
| its discretion TO fix a different time
| than that of the constitution.
| The upper house sent down the re-
port of the committee of conference
/ concerning the place of holding the
next convention, and recommending
| that Washington, ID. c., be selected.
4 The house concurred by a unanimous
vote.
The bishops followed the example of
the lower house by laying on the
| table the solemn declaration of faith
which served as a preface to the
revised constitution. Concurrence
was voted with the house of
deputies in creating northern Mich
/ igan a new diocese under the name of
/ Marquette. In opposition to the re-
| port of special committee it was also
| decided to elect a second bishop for
Japan with the designation of bishop
/ of kyota.
At s o'clock the two houses again
assembled as the general missionary
| board for further consideration of
| the Alaskan question. The pending
! business of the session was the resolu-
ton of Bishop Gilbert, of Minnesota,
that the house of bishops be requested
to choose a bishop of Alaska. The
resolution was adopted.