The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-15
The Term 'PresidinE Officer of the
House of Bishops Substituted
for the Word sPrimate.-
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED At THE
CLOSING SESSION OF THE COUNCIL.
Work OF Lutherans as shown In Re-
ports OF COmmfttees-Weekl Eng
lish Paper to BE Published.


church unity came to the front almost at
the opening of the session of the Episcopal
House of Deputies to-day. A report was
presented by majority Of the committee
on amendments to the constitution pre-
senting amendment empowering a
bishop to recognize congregation outside
the Episcopal Church and take them under
his special care. provided such congrega-
ton subscribed to the Episcopal creed, in
which case it need not necessarily be con-
frmed. minority report, signed by six
members of the committee, was presented
by Rev. j. j. Faude, of Minneapolis. The
majority opposed the amendment because
it touched the book of common prayer,
gave bishops the. right to set aside the
customs and canons of the church, even
gave a bishop power to celebrate mass IL
a congregation desired, without confirma-
ton, would ALLEVIATE many from the church
and had no compensating advantages. In
the mind of the minority the amendment,
instead of being a step towards church
unity was really in the direction of ag
gregation and not spiritual unity The re-
port called the attention to the fact that
there had been absolutely no response to
the advances made By the church to-
ward unity i'm the Chicago Lambeth decla-
ration and that this move was prema-
ture. Even If 1t passed the minority be-
lieved that few congregations would avail
themselves of the privileges. The whole
matter was made a special order.
The committee on unfinished business Of
fered a resolution for final adjournment
on Tuesday, Oct %. which was adopted.
A message from the House of Bishops
announced that that body had receded
from it's opposition to the new diocese
of Marquette and concurred in its erec-
ton.
The constitutional revision committee
submitted it's final report with the excep-
which was promised tomorrow. The re-
port is substantially tie same as that al
ready printed, the changes being minor
reno report being resumed. Section of article
|, was taken up. This preciptated a de-
bate over the representation of missionary
Jurisdictions in the house Governor Prince.
of New Mexico, made strong speech
in favor of giving the missionary Jurisdic-
tion representatives all the privileges OF
other delegates save that of voting. He
declared that the SAG clergymen and $500
communicates in the missionary Jurisdic-
tions had a right to be heard. An amend
ment was adopted giving Jurisdictions IN
Europe the same representation that those
in the United States have. Governor
Prince finally won his point pns by ssr sassssa- nsasG-
ing officer of the House of Bishops was
substituted for ''primate' in Article l.
The deputies spent all this afternoon over
propositions looking to a cessation or the
debate on the constitutional revision ques-
tion and the reference OF the entire matter
to a special committee, which VIII CONSIDER
the various amendments TO the constitution
proposed and report at the next convention
All the speakers conceded that it would be
impossible to get through the revision at
| this session, and the only differences thai
arose were as TO where the revision should
go. DR.. Joseph Packard, of Maryland. and
a majority of the speakers thought that a
special committee of twelve deputies should
be selected to take up the matter, while an.
other element, led by DR.. Davenport oI
| Tennessee, thought that such action would
be disccurteous to the old commission II
was argued, however, that the bishops
having acted on the constitution, from
now the deputies should act on ii
| through committee composed entirely o
deputies, and this plan will probably be
agreed upon. AT any rate, there is every
| Indication that the debate is almost at ar
end so far as this convention Is concerned
though it may be continued day longer
to give the deputies chance to express
themselves on the question Of adopting the
provincial system This is what Dear
| Hoffman, who reports the commission or
the floor Of the House of Deputies, takes
| There he'd been SO much talk about the
report of the commission, that DR.. j. $
Stone. of Chicago. took the floor this after
charge which he said had been r,rde.
that the commission had been controlled
ana dominated Dy the bishops. This he
branded as a false statement
In the House of Bishops Bishop Garrett,
of northern Texas. presented a memorial
asking that the missionary jurisdiction of
northern Texas oe erected into diocese.
The bishops this afternoon decided not 10
elect a bishop of Alaska at present. but
to add the territory to the missionary dis
uict OF Olympia and place it in charge of
Bishop Barker. the present bishop of
! Olympia. This result was arrived at after
a prolonged session and a warm debate
The proposition to set off the northern
part Of Minnesota as missionary district
was agreed to-