The record-union., 1895-10-19

The Lower House Adjourns in the
Midst of an Animated Debate on a
of the Bymual the Name of the
Savior Should Be Spelled 'Jesus"
Instead of "Jesu'' as IN Many of
the Present hymns.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1S.-Another OK
hibit of what the Bishop of Albany was
yesterday moved In joint session to prac-
tically characterize as this CHASTITY waste
of time upon the verlest scatfoIding," was
made TO the Episcopal deputies to-day.
In utter disregard OF the fact that both
the revised constitutions and canons nave
been referred TO committees 1or report
three years hence, the majority of the
body persisted in frittering away the
time of the house upon sporadic constl-
tutional amendments, mostly OF purely
technical nature, but which were debated
ad tf1,itnD1 before being referred to the APP
propriate committees for consideration in
the next three years.
The actual work accomplished during
the two sessions may be thus summed:
First-The adoption of a resolution in-
cooperating the national hymn, My
Country, 'ris OF Thee" in the hymnal.
Second-The tabling of provision pro-
viding that the next convention be held
in other structure than church.
Third-Concurrence with the House OF
Bishops in the nomination OF Rev. L. L.
Rowe as Bishop of Alaska.
Fourth-Rejection on grounds of pre-
rogative of the proposed erection OF a
missionary jurisdiction in Japan, with
Rev. Rowe as Bishop.
Fifth-Consenting 10 letting part of
the diocese of Minnesota as missionary
jurisdiction.
Sixth-Indefnite postponement of con-
sideration of the bishops message to
Swedish orders.
When the House adjourned at O'Clock
it was in the midst OF an animated de-
bate on motion that in all future edI-
tions of the hymnal the name of the
Savior should be spelled Jesus" in
stead of 'Jesu." as in many Of the
present hymns.
Governor Prince OF New Mexico
and DR.. Schouler OF Easton, Pa, were
the sponsors OF the resolution in behalf
of which il was claimed that the alb
brevisted form "Jesu" was unnatural
strained and repellant. Doctors Hunt
ington and Greer of New Iork had
spoken in the affirmative and Dr.. Newell
of Milwaukee III the negative, when an
effort TO shelve the matter by reference
TO committee was defeated by 100 to To-
Then both the debate and the House
were adjourned.
The House iof Bishops was more in
dustrious. Besides considering at length
the subject matter of the pastoral letter
which will bring The convention to a close
on Tuesday and discussing the canon on
marriage and divorce. it cleared its calen-
dar OF numerous items
on the proposition of the Deputies to
permit in future the binding OF the
hymnal with the pray book. it adopted
this resolution: THAT in the opinion of
this house the resolution OF the General
Conference Of 1871, which 1orbids the
binding Of the hymnal with the book OF
common prayer. ought not to be re-
scinded. 1t being all important 10 guard
the popular mind against confusion of
ideas as to what the prayer book is and
what is included in it's contents"
The Bishops insisted upon the use in
the constitution OF the SYNOD instead
of convention. On this point the Bishops
of kentucky, New York and Delaware
were appointed to confer with a commit
tee from the lower house. 1t was de-
cided to permit the setting off Of a portion
of the diocese of North Carolina as a mis-
slonary jurisdiction, but without Bishop
until il can support one.
When the Bishops al journed debate was
in progress on a canon permitting the
election of missionary Bishops for new
Jurisdictions at special sessions between
the General Conferences. Under the
present canons such special sessions can
only elect to I'LL vacancies.
Tonight both houses again met in Joint
session for the discussion Of questions re-
lating TO the mission field.
The action of the House of Deputies in
returning to the House OF Bishops the
nomination of Rev. Joseph Marshall
Francis as Bishop of the jurisdiction of
Kyoto, Japan. on account OF certain ir-
regularlties, may result in q contest be-
tween the two houses. 1t seemed at first
to be merely q matter OF insistence upon
the rights and privileges of the lower
house, but II may develop into something
more serious. The Bishops sent in the
name OF the nominee 10 the BishOpric
without even notifying the Deputies that
they desired to create ihe jurisdiction and
asking them to concur in that desire. The
committee 10 whom the nomination was
referred took unbrage at this slight and
reported III favor OF referring back the
matter TO the Bishops When the matter
got back to the House of Bishops that
body at once Withdrew the message and
su bstituted two others for it-one asking
the house to concur in the erection OF the
missionary Jurisdiction of kyolo aud the
other asking confirmation of the Rev.
Francis 10 the BishOpric. These mes
sages are still pending.
This is not the enu OF the trouble AL
though the house sent the appointment
back to the Bishops on & technical point,
it is said that the fact that Mr.. Francis is
persona non grdtd 10 many OF the Depu-
ties, had something to 90 with their ac-
tiOn. 1t is significant i'll this connection
that just before adjournment of the morn
ing session the Deputies confirmed the
appointment of Rev. Peter Rowe to be
missionary of Alaska, but took no action
on Mir Francis appointment, though the
substituted measures affecting his ap-
polntment had been returned from the
upper house. There is widespread op-
position to the election of Mr.. Francis.
and IL is question as to whether his ap-
pointment will be confirmed or not. He
is said TO be membe of an order in the
church which Ia not worry popular with
some churchmen, the ''COnfraternity of
Blessed Sacrament" and ii also declared
that if be were to go into tho missionary
work in Japan he would have 10 work
alone, because he would be enable 20 ret
any priests who would work under him.
CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE.
Proceedings of the w. c. L. U. Com
vention at Baltimore.