The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-12

MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, O.t l1.-Bishop
paret' OF Maryland, was to-day driven
by the assertion that he had decided to
choose the new diocese of Washington
for his see and remove from Baltimore
to Washington, to make declare ton.
He sent word to the committee OF tho
house OF bishops that he had decided TO
remain in Baltimore. This action m akes
probable the ele csion Of Rev. Dr.. R r.
mcklm, OF Washington, to the new
bishopric
There was On echo of last night's
lively session Of tho board OF missions
when the house OF deputies met TODAY.
George G. Thomas, of Pennsylvania.
moved that when the board of missions
sit this evening IL be with closed doors.
Governor Prince, OF New Mexico. raised
the point OF order that the two houses
had nothing to do with the board of
missions' which was an independents
BODY and could not be dictated to. Chair
man Dix colncided with this view and
ruled the resolr ton out.
Kew. DR.. Henry l. Jones, of Pennsyl.
wanna, moved that the convention ad-
Journ on October IS, and tho resolution
was referred to the committee on un.
finished business. The trouble of Last
night then came up again in the shape
or resolution Of Rev. DR.. F. P. Daven.
port, OF Tennessee, defining q Quorum
OF the board OF missions The resolu-
ton provided that a majority OF all the
members would be necessary to DO bust.
ness and that votes should be taken bv
dioceses. This was adopted as an
amendment to tho canone.
Dr. Dix then stated thar he had haen
In error In ruling out the Thomas reso-
luton, and moved that it be brought
up agsin. He thought after reading
the headlines and statements In newsr
papers there was ab1nd ant reason for
executive sessions. But the m ton WAS
lost by the narrow N argin OF 1873 noes to
l25 yeas. DR. Fairbanks, OF Florida.
wanted all outsiders excluded from the
body OF the house a. to nights session.
but he was voted down
message from the house of bishons
announced the selection of Louisville
Tor the next convention and asked for q
conference committee, TO which the
deputies assented. There was evidence
OF the FESTIVE feeling in the house of
deputies over the constitu tional revision
controversy in the solution presented
by Rev. DR.. John s. Lindsay, OF Boston,
calling for the complete report of the
SohmieSlCn py p. m.
Dean Hoffman reported that daily
sessions of the commissions were beiug
held and report would be presented At
the earliest possible moment, probsbly
Monday. Tho dean added that the com.
mission, he thought, did not expect the
absolute adoption OF the constisu ton at
this session, but hoped to get the M tier
In such shape that it might be finally
disposed OF at the next convention.
DIR. Lindsay was willing to m AXE Mon
day the limit. In the discussion that
ensued, DR.. McKim, of Washington,
Compared the now constitution 10 Jonah
and Willingly advised that it would be
oester for the convention and better for
me ne, constitution to cast IL overheard.
what have we accomplished in a
weeks dscussion?" he asked. I'VE
plurslized word and mangled defini-
ton OF the church." wLereat there was
great laughter. The resolution az
amended was then adopted. Section Nv
was then taken up and Judge Benefits
Su oslituJe five sections were laid on tho
table-l5S to l2l.
The conference committee reported
that it had recon mended that the
bishops recede from thfi. opposition to
the new diocese of Marquette in
Northern Michigan. Tho conferences
ton city consisted OF Bishop Potter, OF
New York; Bishop Nichols. OF Calf
fornie; Bishop Gsilor, OF Tame ssee;
Rev, Dr.. E II Perkins, of kentucky;
Robert Treat Paine, OF Massac husetts,
and Frank II Miller. OF Georgia.
Tho conference committee of the
Episcopal houses agree on Washing
ton az tho next convention city. The
deputsea, however, may not concur Ia
the decision In tho house OF bishops
committe- reports favoring the creation
or the diocese OF Duluth and the ossap-
proving OF the decision OF the missionary
Jurisdiction OF Toxic, Japan, wore pre-
sen.ed
Both the house OF dspu.ies and the
house of bisDopS sgrncd on Washington
rs tho plaza for holding tho nexs con.
vention The house Of deputies this
afternoon vrrseG s,ms OF is former
&C ms ~he ii got down o voting by
diccfsAs. Considerable tine VAS spent
In discussing the question OF ALLOW ing
representatives. of churches in foreign
oonn iri"s - vote in conv.otino r,was
hnsly decided thai they should not