New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-12
nrpUTIES UNDER A SHADOW.
,r CANE OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS
NIGHTS MISSIONARY MEETING
, xrrr.y.s ATTACK ON CHURCH ADMINS
.r,ox IN ALASKA REGRETTrD-THE
DAY SPENT IN DISCUSSING CON
REvIsION.

sTITJTIONAL REVISION.
,,.,..nolis Oct 1.-THE shadow OF the disturbed
.,,-,, brough. to the missionary mems
.,veloped the Episcopal House OF Deputies To-
sav Little e,se was talked OF prior 10 'ne
s,l,,S and after the recesses at noon anu !"
o,iog The bitter attack OF Bishop NeeN on
49,. administration OF Church analFs III @N'a'N"' '''
hou,ng OF the fact that for an epe""'"'o %
go 40 year for years past mere was p'"1''0"'
..,,g n show his inslnuatons that there was
no'i"s hah,,a tho latest movement; to elect
go, ~ Alaska his unspoken denuncatoh ny
-. ~ the present Alaskan missionaries '"Aen
- .orrecfion with the trenchant ana hea'el re'or's
:, h,shons priests and secular delegates some Oh
.or, were forced 10 admit the substantial AC'"-
:. the facts submitted by the venerable Bishop.
-. ss,~e.ated their exposure to the public eve al
w. - % create an episode unprecedented IN the
C-a~ol Conventions OF the last century, ana the
80 ., which IN various executive ana other
.Aes NJ the Church Will be felt for years 70
come. 49, s.osad ~
a. NTH the Bishop. deplored the episode ana Inc
sorrg was made manifest Immediately AFTER morn
ie' -,vsr through a resolution submitted by George
- T,ouas OF Philadelphia. providing that me
80 ~ Missions continue its consideration OF the
,-.skan question with closed doors This was Aos'
=, ,bs narrow margin OF eight votes
p,b houses spent the day on the revised con-
Zen A resolution was submitted calling for
-, o,o-, from the Commission on Revision on
sr This brought out the statement from
IL torman the spokesman OF the commission
- .,a noor that the body did not expect 10 nave
.ons,,tu,on adopted at this convention.
resolution providing for final adjournment on
o,ohe- Is was referred the proper committee.
&c. DR. McKim of Maryland had maze MS
,,h sreech OF the week in favor or indehhi'eiy
os,noning further action on the constitution anu
"a declared that In six days the house had done
D.,,,rs hut pluralize a word and mangle dehni-
CON 11'rf fee
.o.de5 ~ give A quetus TO Or. Benefits pend
a., morton that dioceses be legally represented IN
,,,ure conventions by persons not living "lthIH
such diocesan jurisdiction An hour was "as'eN 0''
,sc,r..al and unnecessary amendments concern
49, .ha manner OF choosing deputies, but all were
dsfsated and Article TO Section .. inclusive was
s,osad n, on Section s. which provides that one
,s-,,al and one lay delegate chosen by each mis-
s,ona-v district shall have seats In the mouse
,r,,hou. the right 10 vote, Ex-Governor frihCe' %
Mexico protested that this took away from
.ha delegates In that category all the privileges
which they had enjoyed for fifteen years Ihe'e
ms more debate but finally. at the instance OF
,he Rev 4 p Baker. OF New-Jersey, the mousse
~, 100 N 60 gave TO the missionary Delegates 'ne
,,rh,s q all other delegates when vote -
dioceses taken. Ma.
hug Section OF Article II was adopted proVln-
ing that future conventions shaA assehole Oh -
e-s, Wednesday Of every october OF every 'n'iu
year a. A place 10 be fixed by the preceding con-
yention: each convention, however, having 'he ''s"
in the exercise OF its discretion 70 hX d tai ~
time than that Of the constitution MI, 49, o,s
Tsw-York was In favor OF holding the cohNeh'.oI-'
orce in I'VE years. but the motion was over
wes then announced by Chairman Packard
that the committee would proceed 70 ssnf
- ~ NJ House Of Bishops, and thus prepare d
message 10 be returned N 'n secrotarv called the
ro on the first section, the only amendment Beng l4
The cnauge OF synod" TO convention. IN IL IL
ny - vyaS unanimous. with the exception OF TWO
di,.sses while OF the laymen only California EoteI
~ bishous and the clause providing that the pre-
sting officer o. the House OF h4sHOpS ia. ~
Tsior,tV After this an additional veto was given
10 the Unfortunate word 'primate ara IN IN - -
ion III the rights be given to Delegates rom me
sonary lur.sa.,tons am, g ~ delegates we're Wis
Div diseusied with tais state OF affairs. but unoer
me l- , ~ H. rhfshoDs' revision there
III, Tor n Another effort was made to give 10 the
missionary delegates the right TO have thei' vooes
counted In ballots by dioceses DII 1s rayienn was
deferred until Monday morning - ,o. q. tho
COMMITTEE OF Conference concerning me place %.
holding the next convention ana hse
that Washington. d. O.. be selected ne nous
concurred by unanimous vote. and then aG)ourhTu,
The bishops today followed me example Oh an, .le
lower house by laying on the table me soehil az r.
iarat,on % faith which served "a a preface to the
revised constitution Concurrence VAS NoteI MINI
the House Of Deputies IN creating NorthSIh nlc.-
gan ne-- diocese urder the name o. Marquette.
IN opposition the report OF special committee
it was also decided TO elect a second bishop for
Lamar with the designation % Bishop or kyoto.
Tbe Hoard OF Regents OF the Church University is
constituted as follows Bishops Of Albany Mime.
sofa and Kentucky. the Rev. Elijah y PGtter, me
Rev DR. Morgan Dix the Rev. Or. David H. Greer
the Rev. Or William r. Huntington Professor
Henry Drisler George W Vanderbilt. silas McBee
and Professor James y. Garnett The Rev. n. &:
Duncan OF Louisiana appointed recorder or
ordinations "a new Office and tt!e) 70 the mis-
sionary bishops OF Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory
1t was learned to-day that Ex-Governor Bullock.
o. Georgia. whose face has been missed from the
conven ton for several days is seriously III al ms
rooms In the Wes, Hotel His wife. assisted by a
trained nurse Is In attendance on him.