The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

DASAOHos oiAO sO, Vi COuISS, WAS D6du 1lOll-
man Of New York, the spokesman of the
commission on the floor.
DR.. Patrick Roberts of Missouri thought
1t amazing that body such as the depu-
ties should imagine for moment that it
was giving power to the Bishops. AS
matter of fact they had never been given
power TO sit as a body for the reason that
they had had it since the Lord collected
the college of Apostles. Amendments di-
recting both houses to give their reasons
for rejecting legislation and also leaving
the time limit to be fixed by the houses
themselves were defeated, and then the
original amendment of J. S. Biddle of
Philadelphia re-enacting the three days
limit was voted down by an overwhelming
shout. That much of the revision stood,
section first had first run the gantlet and
house took a recess.
When the deputies reassembled in the
afternoon it was announced that the House
of Bishops had selected as its representa-
tives on the committee to select a commit
tee for the next convention Bishops Dud-
ley of Kentucky, McLaren of Chicago,
Potter of New York, Nelson of Georgia
and Lawrence of Massachusetts,. Debate
was started on section 3, giving every
Bishop of the church having jurisdiction
and every Bishop coadjutor seat in the
House of Bishops, but excluding missionary
Bishops from assisting in the constitution
of quorum with amendment by ex-Gov-
ernor Prince of New Mexico substituting
the words Assistant Bishop" for Bishop
coadiutor." He argued that the former
term had been in use in the church for
over seFenty-five years and was perfectly
and simply explanatory. The title itself
indicated plainly the position as we'll as
the duty of the person who bore the title.
The term Bishop coadjutor" was spoken
OF as monstrosity of language. The mo-
ton TO amend was lost.
The provision whereby missionary Bish-
ops are not admitted in counting sixteen a
quorum caused long and earnest dis
cussion. +. II. Bennett of Massachusetts,
submitted an amendment to section 2, in
which the wording was somewhat changed,
but the principal intent of which was to in
clude the domestic missionary Bishops in
the counting of the quorum.
Mr.. Burgwyn of Pittsburg moved to
amend the amendment by merely striking
out the words, Exclusive of missionary
Bishops" and then adopting the section as
it stood. He considered it great injus-
tice to exclude the missionary Bishops,
who had all other privileges of the House
of Bishops, from being counted in making
up a quorum. Rev. Patrick Roberts of
Missouri moved as a substitute that the
entire last sentence of the section be
stricken out. Dean Hoffman explained,
on behalf of the joint commission, that the
domestic missionary Bishop had been ex-
clud ed from the count in quorum so that
there should be no distinction made be-
tween them and the foreign missionary
Bishops. The reasons which actuated the
commission in taking this course were,
first, that no question of a quorum had
ever been raised in the House of Bishops
except when action was to be taken which
required, under the canons, that certain
number must be present, and, second, that
it was so hard to secure the attendance of
the missionary Bishops. After some fur
ther discussion vote was taken on the
Roberts amendment, and it was lost, as
was also the Burgwyn amendment.
Judge Benefits amendment was then
taken up and carried by an overwhelming
vote.
Section 8, for the creation of a
primus, was next considered, and Judge
Bennett presented an amendment. the
purpose of which was to substitute for the
word 'primus" the words Presiding
Bishop. Rev. DR.. Prall of Michigan
moved to further amend by the SUBJ
stitution of the words president
Bishop" In support of his amendment
he said the glory of the church had been
hot oI SIC Picb0no l.
hoped the time would never come when
there would be hierarchy in the church.
The Roman Catholic church had taken its
name from the Latin and Greek languages,
but this was the Anglican church, and its
titles should be selected from the English
language. The President of the United
States was the highest civil officer of this
Nation, and he thought it appropriate that
| the highest officer of this church should
be designated as the President Bishop"
Mr.. Olds of Virginia presented substi.
tute for the other motions providing for
the election by the House of Bishops q
presiding Bishop, and making some
changes in the provision for supplying his
place in case of his death or resignation.
He created considerable merriment in
speaking OF the term ''primus" by asking
the question how the officer would be ad-
| dressed by members of the house; whether
they would call him Mr.. Primus or simply
Primus. He carried this idea still fur
ther, and suggested that the Americans
being a humorous and sarcastic race,
would soon begin to call that dignified per-
sonage by the nickname of "Uncle Pri-
mus"
Mr.. Spalding of California was in favor
OF the name of "Primus," and said that
nearly all of the words in the English
language had their derivation from the
Latin or Greek, and if the house objected
to them on that account it would have q
hard time in selecting name. Mr.. Olds'
substitute was put to vote and lost Mr..
Pralls amendment also suffered the same
fate, there being but three ayes.
DR.. Carey of Albany then proposed the
name of Archbishop" The Episcopal
church, he said, was part OF the Holy
Catholic church, and he urged the adop-
ton of the title on the ground that il
! would bring this church in closer SYM
pathy with the mother church and with
| the Episcopal church of Canada.