The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
REV. Mr.. FRANCIS FAILS TO RE-
CEIVE THE MISSION TO
KYOTO, JAPAN.
TIME CONSUMED IN DEBATES.
THERE Is A CHANCE FOR A LIVELY Y
CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE
EPISCOPAL HOUSES.

scaffolding," was made to the Episcopal
Deputies to-day. In utter disregard of the
fact that both the revised constitutions
and canons have been referred to commit
tees for report three years hence, the ma
jority Of the body persisted in fritting
away the time of the house upon sporadic
constitutional amendments, mostly of
purely technical nature, but which were de-
bated ad infinitum before being referred to
the appropriate committees for considera-
tion in the next three years. The actual
work accomplished during the two sessions
may be thus summed up:
l. The adoption of a resolution incor-
porating the National hymn. "My Coun-
try, 'Tis of Thee" in the hymnal.
2. The tabling Of resolution providing
that the next convention be held in
structure other than church.
3. Concurrence with the House of
Bishops in the nomination of Rev. P. T.
Rowe as Bishop of Alaska.
4. Rejection on grounds of prerogative
of the proposed erection of missionary
jurisdiction in Japan with Rev. Mr.. Francis
as Bishop.
5. Consenting to letting part of the
diocese of Minnesota as missionary iuris-
diction.
6. Indefinite postponement of consdera-
ton of the Bishops message to Swedish
orders.
When the house adjourned at o'clock
it was in the midst of an animated debate
OH motion that in all future editions
of the hymnal, the Savior's name should
be spelled Jesus"
Fy-Governor Prinoa of Nayr Mov;oo op1
DIR. Schouler of Easton. Pa, were the
sponsors of the resolution in behalf of
which it was claimed that the abbreviated
form "Jesu" was unnatural, strained and
repellant Drs. Huntington and Greer of
New York had spoken in the affirmative,
and DR.. Jewell OF Milwaukee in the mega
tive, when an effort to shelve the matter
by reference to committee was defeated
by 105 to 75. Then both the debate and
the house were adjourned.
The House of Bishops was more IN
dustrious. Besides considering at length
the subject matter of the pastoral letter
which will bring the convention to close
on Tuesday and discussing the canon on
marriage and divorce, it cleared its calen-
dar OF numerous items. On the PROPOSE
ton OF the deputies to permit in future
the binding of the hymnal with the prayer
book, 1t adopted this resolution: "That in
the opinion of this house the resolution of
the General Convention of 1871, which
torblds the binding of the hymnal with
the book OF common prayer ought not to
be rescinded, it being all important to
guard the popular mind against a con-
fusion of ideas as to what the prayer-book
is and what is included in its contents"
Nor were the Bishops kindly disposed to-
ward the resolution of the deputies for a
special office for the Nations natal day.
This was the form in which it was re-
jected: "That in the Judgment of this
house the setting forth of form of prayer
for use in the churches on each Fourth of
July is inexpedient at the present time,
every Bishop having the privilege and
right of setting forth such form for his
own diocese as he may see fit until ex-
perience and comparison may suggest the
best and most practicable manner of
formulating an office for July 4 worthy of
being added to the Book of Common
Prayer
Another thing which the Bishops did
was to insist upon the use in the constitu-
tion of the word synod" instead of "con-
vention." On this point the Bishops of
Kentucky, New York and Delaware were
appointed to confer with committee from
the lower house. 1t was decided to permit
the setting off of a portion of the diocese
of North Carolina as missionary jurisdic-
ton, but without Bishop until it can sup
port one.
When the Bishops adjourned debate was
in progress on a canon permitting the
election of missionary Bishop for the
new jurisdictions at special sessions be-
tween the general conferences. Under the
present canons such special sessions can
only elect to fill vacancies.
Tonight both houses again met in Joint
session for the discussion of questions re-
lating to the mission field.
The action of the House of Deputies in
returning to the House of Bishops the
nomination of the Rev. Joseph Marshall
Francis as Bishop of the Jurisdiction of
Kioto, Japan, on account of certain
irregularity, may result in lively contest
between the two houses. 1t seemed at first
to be merely a matter of insistence upon
the rights and privileges of the lower
house, but it may develop into something
more serious. The Bishops sent in the
name of the nominee to the bishopric
without even notifying the deputies that
they desired to create jurisdiction, and
asking them to concur in that desire. The
committee to whom the nomination was
referred took mirage at this slight, and
reported in favor of referring back the
matter to the Bishops.
When the matter got back to the House
OF Bishops that body at once Withdrew the
message and substituted two others for it
one asking the house to concur in the
erection of the missionary jurisdiction of
kioto and the other asking confirmation
OF the Rev. DR.. Francis to the bishopric.
These messages are still pending.
This is not the end of the trouble, al
though the house sent the appointment
back to the Bishops on a technical point.
1t is said that the fact that Mr. Francis is
persona non grata to many of the depu-
ties had something to do with their action.
1t is significant in this connection that Just
before adjournment of the morning session
the deputies confirmed the appointment of
Rev. P.J. Rowe to be missionary of Alaska.