The herald., 1895-10-12
EP|SCOPAL|AN CONVENTION
Yesterdays Session of the
House of Deputies
WALKED THE SACRED ECHOES
To P1uraIize a Word and MangIe a
Definition
walked THE SACRED ECHOES
Is the Result Of the Weeks Somewhat Anil
mated Discussion Abundant Reason
for Private Sessions
Associated Press Special Wire

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. H.
There was an ecno of last nights lively
session of the board of missions when
the house of deputies OF the Episcopal
convention met this morning. Rev.
George c. Thomas. of Pennsylvania,
moved that when the board of missions
sit this evening it be with closed doors.
Governor Prince of New Mexico raised
che point of order that the two houses
had nothing to do with the board of
missions, which IS an independent body
and could not be dictated to.
Dean Hoffman reported that daily ses-
sions of the commission we're being held
and report would be presented at the
earliest possible moment, probably Mon
day. The dean add ed that the commit
tee. he thought, did not expect the alb
solute adoption of new constitution at
this session, but hoped to get the matter
in such shape that it might be finally
disposed of at the next convention. DR..
Lindsay was willing to make Monday the
limit. In the discussion that ensued
DR.. McKim of WASHINGTON compared the
new constitution to Jonah, and wit tily
advised that it would be better for the
convention and better for the constitu-
ton to cast it overheard.
what have we accomplished in q
wesk's discussion? asked he. 1--WE have
pluralized word and mangled a defini-
ton of the church." whereat there was
great laughter. The resolution as amend
ed was then adoptsd. Section Nv was
then taken up and Judge Benefits SUBJ
E., lo,1
the table.
The conference committee reported that
it had recommended five bishops recede
from their opposition to the new diocese
of Marquette in Northern Michigan. The
Bishop Potter of New York, Bishop
Nichols of California, Bishop Gailor OF
Tennessee, Rev.Dr. Perkins of Kentucky.
Robert L. Paine of Massachusetts, and
Frank II. Miller of Georgia. Chairman
Dix conceded with this view and ruled
the resolution out.
Rev. DR.. Henry Jones of Central Perm.
sylvania moved that the convention adj
journ to October 18th and the resolution
was referred to the committee on unfin
ished business.
The trouble of last night then came ur
again in the shape OF resolution of Rev.
f. Davenport of Tennessee, defining a
resolution provided that majority of all
the members would be necessary to do
business and that the votes should be
taken Dy dioceses.
DR.. Dix stated that he had been in
error in ruling out the resolution of Mr..
Thomas and its mover brought it up
again. He thought after reading the
headlines and other statements in the
morning papers there was abundant rea-
son for the executive session being pri-
vate. but the motion was lost by lib noes
to 1875 yeas. DR.. Fairbanks of Florida
wanted all outsiders excluded from the
body of 2the house OF tonigbt's session.
but lie was voted down. A message from
the house of bishops announced the selec-
tion OF Louisville as the next convention
city and asked for a conference to which
the deputies assented. There was evil
dence of the restless feeling in the house
Of deputies over the constitutional revis-
lou controversy in resolution presented
by Rev. DR.. John S. Lindsay of Boston,
calling for the complete report of the
commission by 3 p. III. today.
In the house of bishops committee re-
ports favoring the creation of the diocese
of Duluth and disappearing the division
of the missionary jurisdiction of Toxic,
Japan, were presented.
The mouse of deputies this afternoon re-
versed some of its former actions when
it got down to voting by dioceses. A ma
ioTity of the individuals in the conven-
ton did not necessarily rule then, and
the lalty had more show than during the
previous debates. The voting was all on
the question of concurring with the
bishops on tho first six sections of article
l. The first two were concurred in. ex-
cept that the word synod was changed TO
convention in designating the triennial
meeting. The fight came on the third
section. which contained the term pri-
mate. This section was changed by
eliminating the Objectionable clause.
The vote to concur failed to carry be-
cause the laity and clergy did not concur,
:: majority of each being required. Con-
siderable time was spent in discussing
tho question of allowing representatives
of churches in foreign countries vote in
the convention. 1t was decided, after a
long argument, that they should not have
the right, but the section was not finally
adopted.
The house of bishops this afternoon
declied to elect another bishop to ia
pau. to be known as the bishop of Toxic.
The election will occur next week. The
bishops have finished their discussion of
the revised constitution. They LAID the
declaration on the table.
This evening .he board Of missions
held another meeting to discuss the
Alaskan question, and by vote Of 161 to
81 decided to ask the house of bishops to
elect bishop OF Alaska. The deabte was
not as sultry as last night. but there
where some spicy speeches. Bishop
Nicely made another fight against Alaska.
but he apologized for many OF the things
he had said about Missionary Chapman
last night. Many of the prominent
bishops of the convention took part in
the DEBATE, and it was not until late
hour when the matter was decided.
Both the house of deputies and the
house o bis hops agreed on Washington
a the place for holding the next conven-
settled.
An Incendiary Fire
PLYMOUTH Ind, Oct 11-An in.