The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-15
TIE HOUSE OF BISHOPS
in the Episcopal Convention the Title Of Phi
male Was Promptly Voted Down.
MISSIONARY JURISDICTION IN MINNESOTA
"A Strong and Spirited gfrbntc on the
Question over the Attempt TO I.,,
over tn" Ne" tnnon> and Cnnsti-
fution For Ehrcc Years = Prrsby-
tcrinn Minister Invited TO II seat.


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securing the adoption of Il resolution
providing for final adjournment on,
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10 REVISION III the House OF Deputies OF
tho Episcopal Convention mad. another
str.uun,. ,,ffort tn-I,v IN Inv ,,...,. ~.
ury constitution ana 'rnnouG rn, tb,.a
years. or uutil the trionuili cnny.nt;nu
at Washin:ton pnhnta linou this nrn.
posal. which nccuuird mo nnti,.. ,,ft4r-
noon session. and was unfinished M nd-
iouruurut was t,rrriritntnd Ia, ;,yn
prouosjtiuns one referring bucI, tn I'M.
revision to tho ioiut rom,nit,r, mat
brought ii into .xistcucc for further
consideration ana amendment, and the
uthel. rororriut. IN, Lisho,,s. revisinu Of
the. co;nmissinns' revision Ia :, sp.ci;u
committee with Instructions to- report
at tho next conferences OF the score
or more OF speakers not a voice was
raised i'm f.yni. of urncordin,, farther
with the revision at this conventions
thu, one prevailing sentiment bein. the
desire to ST. shrlvn the matter as to
avoid giving ufrpnc. to tho bisnups
who have hpru industriuusly laborinE
upon thci' own revision FOR nearly
two weeks. ana have looked for prompt
action ON the part of the house below
as each section was sent down. Fhr
deputies may find Il way ont of the Iii
lcmma tomorrow by adopting both
itStlNllfiilSt Nlll'l Will ill''stll wv '''-
ports for the conference Of 1SaN. and
Will put on "a final vote tO the lrirnuial
Of 1901 The only important feature of
the mur-iuG session was tn" effort To
Ir-utroiUrr the titles ot "pIimate' or
"uIrsidinr bishop" into the COuSiitu-
tiuu. III. House WAS as firm on this
point however. as IL was Il w""i. ago.
and r"aiirmrd th" deslGnatiou 'pr"-
siding officer Of IA" House of bishops
Another effort To give tn" delegates
from missionary Jurisdictions the right
to vote was also defeated. although III"
claus" pS finally rasard voniyrs upon
them an othor rights ANA privileges en-.
joycd hy regular d"l"gat"s
Just before adiournins This aft t'rnoou
the bishops uur"od IL erect a n"w mis-
sionary jurisdiction IN Northern Min
u.sota to lc tlcsljod over lIN the
Bishop OF bulu'n
When the iiou@ 'eas se.@hi"d this ai-
t"ruoon ltoN. lr j T.. Smith, Of tho
Presbyterian CHmmitjrr ON Church
Unity, was invited 10 seat om the
platform beside President NInrgan
IDiN. Cunsid,taiioL or the Cons;ituti,u
being r,SUmol tho tirst two articles as
amended, were iinaly PASSED amt sent
back To tho I,ouSr of Eishups N,x; IL,
order was ARTICLE g. which declares the
Gcncrui Convention the supreme lreis.
lutiVr authority of th, Church ana epa-
Cifl,s at length the general ana sr.cial
subjects upon which II shall have. nnv.,r
to- lrcislute Iust MS SOON M IN. r.,,r-
ing EnI been cnurludni NI, pa.I.ard
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