The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-14
CONSTITUTION AND CANYONS.
THE CONVENTION MAKING VERY
SLOW PROGRESS.

r,Iess the speed Is Greatly AceeI-
Grated the Document viii Not BE
completed for Submission TO the
Various DfOceses and Thus Enable
Them to Certify Their Approval or
DtsnpprOvaI to the TrfenniaI Con-
vention at Washington in 1s9S-A
strong Effort to he Made TO Get
through Ii by the Middle of This
week.
Minneapolis, Oct. 1S.-The nearer the
general convention of the Episcopal
cburch has approached final adjournment,
the more improbable does it appear that
sufficient progress can be made on the
consideration Of the revised constitution
and canons to enable the completed docu-
ment TO be submitted to the various do
eeses; and thus enable them to certify
their approval or. disapproval to the trien-
NAL convention at Washington in 1898.
one half of the period within with the
body is expected to transact its business
AM dissolve has expired and the net re-
suit of nearly two weeks labor, apart from
the disposal of routine business that
called for no great expenditure of time, is
the adoption of three articles Of the con-
stitution, covering two pages of the report
and leaving seven additional articles, to-
gather with ffty-four canons, covering
some eighty pages, yet to be dealt with.
In that portion of the constitution which
has still TO run the gauntlet of the COM
mittee of the whole. there is moreover
number of propositions that may be sub
jected to as much debate and vigorous
4 antagOnism as was expended during the
past week upon the Introductory sections.
Among them is article 3. in many re-
spects the most important one of the re-
vision and which, in laying down the
doctrine that the general convention is
the supreme legislative body of the
church gives to It the exclusive power to
enact canons, defining the offenses for
which bishops, presbyters and deacons
may be tried; and defining the mode of
trial Strong opposition VIII be made TO
the provision for the trial of a bishop by
bishops only on the ground that the do
cese to which a bishop belongs, having
right and title to his services, should not
be deprived of them by a proceeding in
which they have had neither voice nor
standing. So also with the proposal to
establish a final court of appealssin mat
ters of doctrine. and with the list of sub
lects upon which the general convention
is given exclusive power to Iegislate.
Members of the convention say. that a
strong effort will be made by limiting de-
bate, or through other methods to get
through the constitution by the middle of
the week, but even then it will be an i'm
possibility to attempt to touch the canons
and without the one the other is useless,
so far as it concers the action of the do
ceses. To the revisionists the prospect is
anything but pleasing, but their opponents
are very well satisfied with the outlook.
A few days ago r. ID. A. Wade of Chi
cagO, representative of the central state
committee for Theosophical work." ad-
dressed letter to the house Of bishops,
asking to be given a hearing on the ques-
ton of the necessity of the Episcopal
church returning to its most ancient faith
reincarnation; and urging that the charge
was too truly made that the church was
out of touch with the masses The bish-
ops treated the communication with silent
contempt, and accordingly Mr. Wade ar
raigned them tonight before the local
ing the ground that If the church was to
continue a spiritual power it must listen
to the demand from the masses for ration
al and philosophical teachings, such as
were used in the first years of the existence
of the church.
The name of Bishop Potter has been
added to the sick list, and the distinguish
ed prelate was unable to keep his appoint
ment to speak at this afternoons meet
ing of the church social union in Gethse-
name church. Bishop Huntington of Cen
trail New York, and Sessums of Louisiana
made the principal addresses. Bishops
Nelson and Seymour preached in the
Gethsemane; Bishop Doane of Albany;
DR.. Greer of New York and Bishop Dud-
ley of Kentucky at st. Marks; Bishop
Perry and Brewer at st. Pauls; Bishops
Hale and Tablet at All Saints; Bishop
Leonard at St. Lukes, and Bischop Graf
ton at Grace Bishop J. p. Nelly at Holy
Trinity: Bishop Burgess to the afflicted
at st. Barnabas hospital; Bishop KenIiclS
at Holy InnOcents and Bishops Coke and
Whitaker at st. Andrews.