The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-11
CANONS OF THE CHURcHMEN.
THE EPIsCOPALIANs STILL BUSY
WITH THEIR CONSTITUTION.

The NOnOtOny of Their Work Re-
Notion to Refer the Constitution
toa New Commission Knocked Dat
nv the ChaiFman-The House Re-
fuses to strike ont the Primate
section.
Minneapolis, Mimi. Oct. 1O.-Despite the
fact that the Episcopal deputies have re-
fused social invitations without number,
because they have upon the calendar busl-
ness enough to keep them in session for
a month to come. while the convention
must terminate on Oct. p, or thereabouts,
they we're afraid of mourning the dis
Measure of the good people across this
mississippi, and so the transaction of bust
ness was dispensed with this afternoon
aud the visitors were driven about the
sanity city by committee of its citi-
10 make up for lost time, the houses or
bishops and deputies met jointly at $50
O'Clock tonight as the general missionary
board of the church for the purpose or
considering the condition of the missions
in Alaska.
This mornings session of the house was
unreeved by any interesting develop
ments, save that the element which seeks
TO refer the revision of the constitution
to a new commission received an inglori-
GUS backset at the very start by DR.. Nor
gan Dix refusing to recognize IL as in
order so long as the revision is before the
house.
A somewhat significant vote was that
refusing to strike out section 3, the ''pri-
mate section, concerning which there
was so much debate on yesterday, and a
further salient point was the refusal of
the house to concur in that clause of
the revision which reduces the repre-
sentation in the house of deputies from
four clergymen and four deputies to
three of each. The bishops also had sent
down the same clause, but the deputies
were not in favor of reduced representa-
ton, the bishops and the commission to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
"A communication was received from
the colored church convention, asking for
the establishment of a school for the
education of colored people. 1t was re-
ferred.
Messages were received from the house
of bishops during the day, asking for a
conference in the matter of a new do
cese in Northern Michigan.
Another message tranMmitted the Ar
menian resolutions, which were the out
come of the memorial of the clergy and
laity of New York on the Armenian mas
sacres. The message was as follows:'
Whereas, The Armenian church, one of
the most ancient communion of Christen-
dom, is being subjected to persecution of
peculiar atrocity, involving the wholesale
slaughter of men and the violation Of wo-
men; and,
Whereas, Those who survive these terri
Bile prosecutions are now perishing from
OlSedSes cOlQ anu nunBeTs ana,
Whereas, In the New Testament times,
as St. Paul tells us, the church of
ChFstendom contributed to relieve the me-
cessities, each of the other,
Resolved, the house of deputies concur
ring, that this convention commends to
all those whom 1t in any wise represents,
and to all Christian people, the prompt
and energetic employment of whatever
measures may contribute to the succor
Of this afflicted people, and especially such
contributions as may relieve their sore
necessities.
Resolved, the house of deputies concur
ring, that the authorities of the church of
England be respectfully asked to take
such action as will fifty commend the
cause of the Armenian church to the
whole English speaking world.
The house adopted the resolution after
a spirited debate, some delegates regard
ing it as unusual and remarkable, and
others contending that it<asked the En-
glsh church to take action which be-
longed to the government. The vote was
146 to 80.
In the house of bishops this morning the
bishops of Long Island, Quincy and Mary
land were designated a committee of con-
ference concerning the creation of the
diocese of Northern Michigan, there being
some errors in the papers which must be
removed.