The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-08
THE rrrscoraL coNrANTIoN.
The Questions Oh Revision arc ''o''''
Contested

NfNNEAPOLIS. MINI. oct. inv
,o,,ona from Atlanta and Boston TO hold
the next triennial convention az 'hO'0
cities were presented to the House of Dep
mites this morning, and were rciefrei u
the Committee On Locations
The question of printing tho bishops
rasforai letter OF 1924 IN the journal
evoked considerable discussion ana par
hamentary sparrin6 ~. 10
FINALLY. on motion Of Or. PARK OF
Pennsylvania, the wnole mater was '"'
ON The table. by a vote Of 20 10 IL
,rho resolution presented by Rev. Dr.
FAIRBANKS Saturday. providing that any
diocese may set apart a portion OF us
territory as a mission was taken mp again
and discussed. Mr.. AlsOp, OF Long j.
land. objected 10 the amendment on tle
ground that II would invite dloceses 10
throw off their outlying and more uou-
blesome distrists, and would greatly lh-
crease the work Of the missionary
board. ,.
with him. stating that he aid rot De
ueye such action would be taken, except
where il was necessary. \ motion TO
Law on the table was lost. and a motion
TO refer 10 the Revision Committee was
presented by DR.. McNicker, OF Ne"
York. but before "a vote was taken Dean
Hoffman moved the order of the da- -
the rcport Of the Revision Committees.
The House then went into committee
OF the Whole.
BY a vive vOce vote. which was SUI
fcientiy large I'm volume TO restrain tho
minority from challenging division, the
House Of ID. uutics OF the Episcc 1di Con-
vcntion to-day placed Itself on record as
being willing to surrender ore OF us most
fl.aHINI NHI
valuable preroeauves ana pras lleahs W.
only one that enables ii 20 hold the whip
hand in preventing the House OF Bishops
from making Of itself, II II were so us
posed. literal Oiigarchy.
nm for the fact that il is now recc@-
nized that the present debate is but an
interchange Of opinions between the rep
resentatiVes OF the various diOccscs. ana
that the old constitution Is likely 10 re-
main the foundation or the Chuich, Inc
refusal of the convention 10 rc-cnaCt the
clause putting into effect within three
DAYS all legislation concerning which the
bishops had made no sign, might nc
fraught with grave consequences 10 the
denomination.
the omission Of this clause from the
new revision after debate I'm the COM
mittce. which II is said lasted a week,
would enable the House of Bishops 10
apprOvo lust as much Of the legislation
Of the junior as 10 indefinitely Kill by
failure TO enact all resolutions and re-
ports and other matter with which II
may not be I'm accord The result Wouid
he 20 make the lower or representative
house little moro than spoke IN the
wlccl OF the Church.
4 nun her Of denuties both lay and cler-
ica1. declare tO-nivnt that If the console.
ration Of the revision was completed az
this meeting and the document went TO
the dicceses the old clause would be
roinetated by an overwhelming majority
Most Of the delegates 10 the present
convention were elected before the pre-
IHaaH
limnary report Of the commission was j.
sued. and consequently IN voting repre-
scented more their own views and sentl-
ments than those Of the dioceses. the lat
ter not having had an opportunity OF
officially expressing their views 49,
This was the first victory TOT the
Revision Commission. after several days
Of debate but their jubilation was snort
lived ,,
Gv an Overwhelming majority the House
refused 10 exclude domestic missionary
lishous from the counting OF quorum,
I've legal effect Of which exclusion would
be TO make it possible for seventeen or
eighteen bishops 10 form majority. even
when questions of the graNeSt Importance
to the church are under discussion.
Then came the celebrated section 3,
providing for the election Of a primus or
head OF the House Of Bishops. 10 hoid
Office for life. save I'm the event OF Foiu"-
tary resignation.
Quickly the amendments piled up. one
dclegate favored designation or pieri-
dent bishop another archbishop sun
another presiding bishop. and one more
pr.mate. 800.
The House was not On favor Of any
one of tho fret three, nor did II kindly
REGARD as substitute that the h-shop9
eject their own presiding officers ana give
them whatever designation they might see
ft vote had not been reached ON me
"primate" proposition when the House
me bishops also devoted themselves this
afternoon % revision.