The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
OPENING A VIVID QUESTION.


tion OF the words according TO America"
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OPENING vExED QUESTION.
There was a minority report signed by
J. pierpont Morgan of New York, Messrs
Biddle and Blanchard, of Philadelphia,
and Perkins. of Kentucky, I'm which the
proposed change was characterized as
virtual reopening OF the subject OF prayer
book revision, which has already beeh
settled. and therefore unwise and to be
deprecated as calculated to alarm the
members Of the communion.
A disposition to cut of debate on the
issue was manifested by the delegates
and after DR. Faude, Of Minnesota. had
characterized the proposal as one of bad
faith, and DR. Groton. of Rhode Island.
had spoken on the same effect. a vote by
dioceses and orders was taken. II re-
suited. Clerical vote, ayes 49,; nays, 80.
divided .; Lay votes eyes u; nays @'
After the recent of another message
title OF the Church, as designated I'm the
prayer book. and the formal resolution
OF non-concurrence With the Bishops was
adopted by large majority on a viva
vOce vote.
After the receipt Of another massage
from the bishops. announcing that they
had designated the Bishop OF Milwaukee
and the Coadjutor Bishop Of Minnesota
as delegates 10 the next meeting of the
Canadian General Synod, Dean POffman,
from the Committee on Constitution and
Canons, made final report containing
the proposed canOns on marriage and
divorce, upon which the committee has
been laboring ever since the assembling
OF the convention.
The canons. which were received and
placed ON file, read as follows:
cAN0Ns OK MARRIAGE.
81. No minister OF this church shall
sOlemnlze the marriage Of any person
who has a divorced husband or wife still
iiVins, but this prohibition shall not be
neih 10 apply 20 the innocent party I'm
divorce which the court shall have grant
ed FOR the cause OF adultery, or to par
Ties only divorced from each other seek
ing to be united again
-. If any minister OF this church
knows, or has reasonable cause 90 he
heVe that "a person has been married 9th
erwise than as the discipline OF this
church doth allow. he shall not minister
holy baptism or the holy communion 10
such person without the written consent
of the bishop OF the dioces-.
provided. however that no minister
shall IN any case refuse the sacramenfs
10 a penitent person In imminent danger
OF death"
For an hour or more the house was IN
a legal tangle over "A request from the
JOINT committee that il be continued in
existence TO consider such canons as may
not be acted upon by this convention n
special committee having been appointed
yesterday to deal similarly with the
constitution.
The bishops had already decided IN
favor OF continuing the committee on
the canon question only. and after a
tedious and dcsultOry debate the house
concurred by a vote Of 1876 20 80
This matter disposed Of the order Of
the day, the establishment OF the pro-
Ninciai system, or the formation Of diO-
ccses into provinces was called for. and
l,r. Taylor. Of Springfield made a
lengthy address IN It's favor.
The House finally shelved the proyin-
committee TO report in 1898. and took
recess.
OBSERVANCE OF rSpEPFNDEScs DAY.
on reassembling the House gave its an
provai to resolution presented by Arthur
SoWdOn, or Massachusetts, setting forth
that the good of the nation demanded
that lndependence-Day be observed re-
liglously, and suggesting that n special
form Of service be employed for that
day. The resolution went 10 the bishops
For the fourth successive time Delegate
Fairbanks, Of Florida, presented a reso-
luton that the General Convention may
accept a cession of a part of the torri-
torial jurisdiction of diocese when the
bishop and convention OF such diocese
shall propose such cession. and three
fourihs OF the parishes in the ceded ter
ritory and also the same proportion OF
parishes in the remaining territory shall
consent thereto.
After a long debate the resolution was
sent 10 the Committee on Constitutions.
The decks were now cleared for the
battle between the Broad Churchmen
and the Conservatives on the issue Of
the Christian unity. There We're two
reports, one signed by Dr. Huntington,
Of New York, and five others, and the
other bearing the signatures Of DR.. j. q.
Faude, OF Minneapolis, the leader of tie
High Church party In the. Northwest
and i've associate members OF the COM
mlttee. Hence neither report was
minority one. The report OF DR.. Hunt
ingtons committee presented proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution, and the
other opposes any amendment. Both
reports were very long. The debate was
unfinished when the House adjourned
The House OF Bishops appointed the
bishops OF Western New York, Iowa,
New York. Nebraska, Ohio, and the Rev
Theodore Ieibert. OF the General Theo-
logical Seminary. New York, TO make a
new translation IN German Of the prayer
book. Ii was also decided 10 prepare
an Italian Translation of tho sa me volume
II was decided 70 readj1st the boundaries
OF the missionary Jurisdictions, and the
bishops Of Springfield. Central Pennsyl-
vanla, and California were appointed n
committee FOR that purpose.
The House OF Bishops decided 10 erect
the present missionary jurisdiction OF
Northern Texas into diocese. which
viii probably be known as the See OF
Dallas.
Tomorrow the election OF bishops for
the missionary jurisdictions OF Kiota
japan. and Alaska will take place.
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