The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-08
EPISCOPAL DEPUTIES
PROPOSITION At MINNEAPOLIS TO
CHECK HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
BiddIe's Resolution Defeated and Con-
Interesting the Church.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct There
was sharp debate in the House of Deputies
this morning over proposition TO put a
check on the House of Bishops by requiring
that it should act on all matters of legis-
lation coming from the House Of Deputies
within three days, or the same would go
into effect without the bishops senction
The resolution was introduced the other
day by Deputy Biddle. of Pennsylvania
Several amendments were proposed to it
and sharp contest waged as to the
privileges of the bishops and on the ques-
tion as to whether they should be en-
couraged to sit with closed doors. Every
thing was voted down. including the Biddle
amendment and the bishops will be left
without restraint. Another debate came up
over the taking from the calendar of a
resolution thanking the bishops for their
pastoral letter of 1894. A parliamentary
tangle for twenty minutes ensued and
finally the entire matter was laid on the
table.
The deputies spent the entire afternoon
In debate and the only action on record
Is that they decided to hereafter call an
assistant bishop. "hishop coadjutor." This
Is In accordance with the desires of the
revision commission which recommended
the term bishop coadiutor. This was not
done without considerable debate however,
as there was strong element in favor
of retaining the old name assistant
bishop Another debate ensued over the
question of selecting a term by which
the head of the House of Bishops should
be known. At present he is called pre-
siding bishop and holds Office through
seniority. The revised version calls him
''primus' and has him elected There
was strong opposition to the use of Latin
words and many other names were sug-
gested. Among them were archbishop.
De finally adopted. although the debate f |" i; Is
still on The other terms have all been
voted down, however.
This evening the Church Club, of Mime
apolis, gave an elaborate banquet at the
Ryan Hotel in st. Paul and the American
Church Sunday school tri-ennial institute
opened at st. Marks Church in this city.
pointed committee to act with the depu-
ties In selecting place for the next con-
sIssIns s''' BISHOPS ssm"'''fi ttlejoSn oSn.
the invitation Of the Archbishop sf cf Cam ~
of the Lambeth conference. TO be held
eRurch os n 1877 'nf The head oa tee
appointed consists of Bishop Httlejohn, Of
Bishop Hall. of Vermont. The Bishops
spent practically all of the forenoon dis
cusslng the constitutional revision ques-
tion and adopted three chapters after max
ing some amendments, which were not
made public.
Two more cities gave cordial invitation
to the House of Deputies of the Episcopal
ian convention to-day 10 hold the conven-
tion Of 1898 within their borders. Rev Dr.
Arthur Lawrence presented the invitation
of Boston and Rev. A. w. Knight, of
Georgia. that of Atlanta. Both were re-
ferred TO the committee without comment.
Memorials to the late DR.. Phillips Brooks
DIR. Washington and other deceased clergy
men We're introduced. Rev. DIR. William
Prall. of Detroit. read the report OF the
deputation to the provincial synod of
Canada. Its chief recommendation was
that another deputation be sent next Sep
tember TO the recently organized General
Synod of Canada A. ]. C. Sowden of
Massachusetts. presented resolution look
ing to the more dignified observance OF
the Fourth Of July He regarded the pres
ent celebration idea as trifing and not
fitted to the character Of the anniversary.
Among the resolutions was one calling the
attention of the House of Bishops to the
infractions OF the canons by lay readers.
who. 1t il claimed. were in some instances
exceeding their powers.