The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-20
NEW CANYONS OF THE CHURCH.
LAY DELEGATES DODGE THE CON
VENTION WORK.

A New Rule Adopted Governing the
Creation OF New DioceSes-The
Proposition To Establish "A Court
of Appeals Apr to Be AdOptcd-The
New Canon Defining the Relative
Duties of Rectors. Church Wardenz
and Vestrymen Put on for Three
Years.
Minneapolis. Mimi. oct. l9.-There was
a noticeable falling off in the attendance
Of deputies at the Episcopal convention
to-day ana a roll call developed tho fact
that fully ore-half Of the lay delegates
We're unrepresented.
From the committee on executions DIT.
Huntingdon of New York submitted a
resolution requiring The consent OF ma
jority of the parishes affected, as well as
Of the diocesan convention, for the cree
tion of d new diocese. on vote by or
6ers the proposal was adopted with but
one diocese voting in the negative.
The same committee reported in refer
ence to the establishment Of court OF
appeals 1Or the benefit Of clergymen,
convicted by diocesan conventions Of Of
lenses against the canouical law, that it
was inexpedient to legislate upon IL at
the present time. on motion of Or. Per
kins of Kentucky the matter was refer
red back to the committee, with lnslruc-
tions to make provision Ior the es1a D.
Ishment of a court OF Appeals, elthsr IN
connection with or independent OF the
provincial system.
There was considerable discussion on
a new canon defining the relative duties
of rectors church wardens and Nestfy-
men, but the question was finally put on
for three years by a vote OF JIG TO So.
Debate was then resumed on the reso-
buttons carried over from last evening,
providing that in all future edltlons OF
the hymnal the human name OF tiit odN,
for he spelled Jesus" instead or 'Jesu'
as II is printed in a large number OF
hymns. Considerable opposition ueVei-
oped to the resolution, and nnally, with
all the amendments, it was laid upon the
The sensation created yesterday by the
refusal of the house to consider tne mes.
sage of the bishops on the ESTABLISHING or
a new missionary diocese in Japan, Win
Rev. ]. NJ. Francis as bishop was renewed
by a report from the committee on new
dioceses, in response to repetition OF the
The report declares that in view Of the
rapidly approaching tune When tie
Church in Japan would be in position TO
control its own affairs, il was ineNpedient
to erect a new missionary jurisdiction,
and that, therefore, the message Oh the
bishops be non-concurred IN.
al minority report, approving the new
jurisdiction, was submitted BY Dr. Har-
Tison of Springfield, in behalf OF four OF
fhe nine r1embers OF the committee, and
!. H Moorehouse Of Milwaukee asked for
Its adoption, on the ground that the re-
ouest Originated with the japanese them
selves and was not an attempt to foist
new bishop on the japanese people and
clergy.
Vicar and Fulton of Philadelphia, Glaze
brook of New Jersey, and Mr.. Parks OF
Massachusetts, all of whom were strongly
opposed to the scheme OF the bishops Tor
dividing the japanese diocese and contend
ed that foreign influence was rapidly be
coming repugnant to the japanese, who
preferred to conduct their own religious
affairs.
The vote on refusing to concur with
the bishops on the proposal TO establish
another Japanese bishopric was by dioces-
Is and orders for refusal: clericals ayes,
"a; nays, -; divided 5. Lay vote: Ayes,
26. nays. 9; divided, >.
The house adjourned until Monday
morning