The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
The House of Deputies Refuse
to Strike Out That De-
bated Clause.
REVISION BEING CONSIDERED
Action on the Armenian Outrages
Asked by the Church OF
England.

spite the fact that the Episcopal deputies
have refused social invitations without
number because they have on the calen-
dar business enough to keep them in ses-
sion for a month TO come, while the con-
vention must terminate on the 21st or
thereabouts, they were afraid of in
curing the displeasure of the good people
across the Mississippi and so the transac-
ton of business was dispensed with this
afternoon and the visitors were driven
about the slightly city by committee of
its citizens. To make up for lost time the
houses of bishops and deputies met jointly
at $3.50 tonight as the general missionary
board of the church for the purpose of
considering the condition of missions in
Alaska.
This mornings session of the house was
unreheved by any interesting develop
ments save that the element which seeks
TO refer the revision of the constitution to
a new commission received an inglorious
backset at the very start by DR.. Morgan
Dix refusing to recognize it as in order so
long as the revision is before the house.
A somewhat significant vote was that re-
fusing 10 strike out section 3, the
"Primate" section, concerning which there
was so much debate yesterday, and a
salient point was the refusal of the house
to concur in that clause of the revision
which reduces the representation in the
House of Deputies from four clergymen
and four deputies to three of each. The
bishops also had sent down the same
clause, but the deputies were not in favor
of reduced representation, the bishops and
the commission to the contrary notwith-
standing.
After the reaffirmation of the title
"Primate" the house proceeded to the con-
sideration of the reduction of section re-
ducing its own representation. Judge
Bennett of Massachusetts wanted the brief
paragraph cut up into five sections, but as
one of the delegates expressed it, the COM
mittee had no time to play with the con-
stitution.
Judge Fairbanks of Florida thought
there were not too many delegates and
might be more, while Judge Isaac Atwater
OF this city, who has attended every con-
vention for thirty-two years, thought the
delegation should be reduced because new
dioceses were constantly coming IN exist
ence and each general convention was
therefore larger than its predecessors.
When the vote was taken Judge Fair
banks amendment was overwhelmingly
carried.
After this Judge Bennett sent up
another amendment of the clause, lengthy
in volume and almost unintelligible, so
much so that Dean Hoffman of New York
mildly reproved the venerable New Eng
lander for taking up valuable time with
mere sound and verbiage. The delegates
abr f0y. L.. .
Biddle, the Philadelphia constitutional
lawyer, and DR.. Alsopp of Long Island
smilingly passed up substitutes which
allowed representation of a diocese in a
general convention by a deputy, canon
ically but not actually resident of the
diocese. This meant the adoption of the
English system OF representation with
residence, but before debate could be rein
augurated the committee rose.
Messages were received from the House
of Bishops during the day asking for a
conference in the matter of a new diocese
in Northern Michigan. Another message
transmitted the Armenian resolutions
which were the outcome of the me-
mortal of the clergy and laity of New
York on the Armenian massacres. The
message was as follows:
WHEREAS, The Armenian church, one of the
most ancient communions in Christendom, is
being subjected to persecution of peculiar
atrocity, involving the wholesale slaughter OF
men and the violation of women; and whereas
those who survive these terrible persecution
are now perishing from disease, cold and
hunger; and whereas, in the New Testament
times, as st. Paul tells Us, the churches OF
Christendom contributed to relieve the neces-
eiIies each of the other;
Res0lUed, The House of Deputies concurring,
that this convention commends to all those
whom it in any wise represents and to all
Christian people, the prompt and energetic
employment of whatever measures may con-
tribute to the succor of this afflicted people,
and especially such contributions as NAV re.
Ieve their sore necessities.
RcsolUcd, The House of Deputies coneurring
that the authorities of the Church of England
be respectfully asked to take such action SIS
will fitly commend the cause OF the Armenian
church to the whole English-speaking world.
The house adopted the latter resolu-
ton after spirited debate, some delegates
regarding it as unusual and remarkable
and others contending that it asked the
English church to take action which be-
Ionged to the Government. The vote was
146 TO go.
In the House of Bishops this morning
the Bishops of Long Island, Quincy and
Maryland were designated committee of
conference concerning the creation of a
diocese for Northern Michigan, there be-
ing some errors in the papers which must
be removed.
The board of missions held the meeting
adjourned from last Friday at Gethsemane
Church tonight. After brief religious SER
vices the minutes of the adjourned meet
ing were read.
Bishop Gilbert Of Minnesota introduced
resolution that the board to proceed
elect Bishop for Alaska.
Bishop Rulison of Central Pennsylvania
stated that there was no promise made OF
implied with any other church or man by
this board not to send missionaries to
Alaska. He knew that there would be op-
position to sending a Bishop to Alaska,
because of the smallness of the population
there. but he was assured that there was q
sufficient population to justify the send.
ing of a Bishop to that far-away land. He
closed by an appeal in behalf of the mis-
sion that this work be taken up.
Rishon Neeley of Maine renJiad IN fhe