The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06
THH HrIscorAL coNrENrroN.
Neither Hous, VIII Get Through It,
Work Louisville Next Meeting place.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, oct. 5--Whon
ibe House OF Deputies OF the Episcopal
Convention Commenced It's fourth days
session this morIing DR.. Morgan Dix.
as chairman, announced the appointment
of DIS. stone Of Chicago Brewster of
Long Island, Lawrence of Massachusetts.
and George Ftirbanks 81 Florida, COM
mittee 10 M vacancies IN the Committee
ON Church Unity.
The Rev. DR.. Glass5c) ols, OF New Jer-
sey, renewd the resolution defeated last
nifht. that the House suspend business
for the day to attend the mass-m s-ing
ct the LyceUm Theatre.
For this meeting eN-Secrctary Of state
Foster had come fro n Washington, by
invitation. ii is understood. Of some OF
the bishops. and the arr ingement for the
gathering had been made a joint local
and convention meeting.
Rev pr Nichols, If Minnesota, said
IN AZ there had 0een Notwithstanding that
she House adjourn, and. when d division
had been challenged, 50 largs a an sjorty
voted against adjournment that the
ayes" were not counted. Some OF u"
leading delegates explained afterwards
that no slight TO the eX-Secr,tary was
intended, but so much business VAS on
hand that every hour was valuable.
rhe Committee on New Dioceses re-
ported in favor of the division OF the
dioceses Of California, Iarylp1i and
Kentucky, and the creation IF new Sees,
and the report was adopted.
This action now goes to the House OF
Bishops for its consideration.
Dr. Ward OF Kentucky. made a plea
for the holding Of the next convention
at Louisville. KY, and 1t was referred
10 the appropriate committee.
For an hour there was a brilliant TO-
renslc display between those members Of
the lower house of the convention who
are opposed to the REIMBURSEMENT of
any of its preroeatives, and the element
that holds that the fathers Of the
Church are entitled TO a little more lee
way and latitude than was given them
Il century ago. Ii was the same story
OF the first clause of the first paragraph
OF the new constitution, and a large
number Of the delegates are fighting TO
replace the stipulation i'm the old cOnsti-
tuition. preventing the bishops from
pieeon-hOling any legislation coming up
from below.
lt was not a threshing over of old
straw. however. for amendment after
amendment was presented. until the ven
erable Judge Wilder of this state cap
ped the climax boy submitting resoiu-
ton 20 the following audacious eject;
"rhat so long as the House of Bishops
shall hold lbs legislative sessions with
closed doors. the Houe OF Bishops SHAH
signify 10 the House of Deputies their
appreciation or disapprobatior, the lat
ter an writing. within three days after
the proposed act shan be reported 10
them FOR coincidence"
This was the pending issue when the
committee arose The nrst section in
question has been under debate for one
entire and two portions OF days, and
seems go he 100 nearer a hnal vote than
when IL was originally presented on
"Wednesday.
TO still further cOmplicate matters, the
House OF Bishops has entered upon a
revision of the new constitution and
canons on It's own account. The result
will be that about the time that the
revised revision goes up 10 the bishops
from the House OF Deputies another re-
viscd revision will come TO the deputies
from the bishops. :.
Just where the prospective conditions
viii land the two houses neither bishops
nor deputies seem 10 know. The one
thing apparent is that neither house can
get through In the two weeks of life that
remain 20 the convention. and there
seems % be no other alternative than,
after the wasting of much valuable
time. the poStponement OF the issue 70
the convention of 1888. This VIII prob
ably be held in Louisville.
Just as soon as the convention had ap-
proved the creation OF new dioceses IN
California. Maryland ard Kentucky. and
the magnificent copy Of the revised
prayer book approved at the last conven-
ton had been presented. the delegates took
up the constitutional pamphlet, which
was thoroughly discussed. Another ef-
fort was then made 70 induce the conven-
ton 20 adjourn 70 the Lyceum and listen
40 the address OF ex-Secretary Foster.
As the deputies were dispensing a reso-
luton OF greeting from the Methodist
conference now IN session and endorsing
fraternity and good will between denoni-
nations In the Interest Of Christian unity
was read by Or. Dix.
There was no afternoon session OF
either house.