Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
TO CHANGE THE NAME.
ingIy Indicated by a Res
OiutiOn.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 3.--The tenn
per Of the House of Deputies of the
Episcopal convention toward the propo-
sition to change the name of the church
was incidentally shown by its action this
morning on it's invitation to the House
Of Bishops to meet with deputies at noon
TO receive the visiting Canadian bishops.
The resolution of invitation contained
the words ''the American church"
A Virginia delegate moved to amend
by the substitution of the words ''Protes-
tant Episcopal church of the United
States" which is the legal title. This
amendment was voted down by 80 ayes
to DO noes
The morning prayers were conducted
by Bishop KendTick of New Mexico and
Rev. DR.. Powers of Central PENNSYLVANIA
after which the House settled down to
business. Rev DR.. Morgan Dix, the presi-
dent, read a long list of standing COM
mittees
The diocese of California presented a
petition for the division of the diocese
Similar memorials were presented from
Maryland, Kentucky and Northern Mich
igan.
A resolution to extend fraternal greet
ings to the Northern Minnesota confer
ence, now in session in this city, was at
first tabled, but afterwards taken from
the table and passed.
The report Of the commission on consti-
tutlOnal revision was then taken up, Dean
A. Hoffman of New York taking the
floor in its defense. After some debate,
in which ex-senator Edmunds of YER
mont was a participant, the report was
referred to the committee of the whole
by the close vote of 133 to $50.
James Packard was called to the chair
manship of the committee of the whole
and Dean Hoffman began the reading of
the declaration preceding the constitu-
{iCn.
The other visitors were DR. Burns, the
Bishop of Gu Appellee, Rev. Dean James
Carmichael, Montreal; Rev. DR.. j. Girls
dale, dean of Rupert's Land Matthew
Wilson, Q. O., and A. FL. Brock of Win
nipeg. They were introduced as the
first deDutation of the United Synod Of
the Church of England to the Church of
America. The bishop Of Rupert's Land
made an address outlining the progress
of the church since he had come from
England in 1865 to take charge Of the
diocese. From one diocese and eighteen
clergymen it had grown to eight dioceses
and eighty clergymen in his division
Hlone. He deplored the division of the
church and urged the American church
to heal the sores of dissension.
Dean Carmichael brought the greeting
of the Provincial synod. He said there
was no present desire in Canada to wipe
out geographical lines. The other visit
ors spoke expressing the goodwill of the
Northern church and expressing the de-
sire for church unity, a sentiment echoed
by DR. Dix in his response.
The Joint session then rose and the
deputies adjourned for the noon recess.
Trouble was met Immediately in the
second paragraph, which had been
changed by the commission SO as to read
that 1.-The bishops, clergy and laity of the
Protestant Episcopal church of America,
in general convention assembled, make
the following declaration" The original
paragraph read that the church in the
dioceses within the United States repre-
scented by the bishops, clergy and laity,
etc.
Rev. DR. Stone Of Chicago opposed the
whole declaration and moved to table it.
This the chair ruled out Of order in com
mittee of the whole Nor would he en-
terrain IN appeal from the decision.
Thereupon DR.. Burgoyne of Pittsburg
moved that the committee rise and report
Sc that the rules might be put in proper
shape. This motion prevailed and the
House was in the midst Of discussion
On rules when the hour Of noon, set for
rived. The American bishops first filed
up the broad aisle while the House arose
President Dix invited Bishop Coke to the
chair and then. with due formality, the
visiting bishops, headed by Most Rev r.
Machray, D. D., L. S. D., d. G. L., arch
bishop Of Rupert's Land and metropolitan
and primate of Canada. were escorted to
the chancel by a committee