The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-12
LIVELY SESSION
or 'ths Episcopal ConVsntion-Work OF
Revision Progresses slowly.

Revision Progresses Slowly.
MNSEAPoLIs, Oct. ll,-Thers was an
echo Of last nights lively session OF the
board of missions when tho house Of
dsputioa of tho Epiacopsliau convention
met to-day. George o, Thomas, Of
Pennsylvania, moved that when the
board Of missions met this evening It
be with closed doors. Gov Prince, Of
Nav Mexico. raised the point oi order
that tho two houses had nothing to do
with tho board OF missiona which was
an independent body and could not bs
dictated to.
Chairman Dix oolncidsd with this
view and ruled The resolution out.
Rev, DR.. Henry L. Jones, OF Central.
Pa, moved that tho convention Rd-
journ on October IS, and the resolution
was referred to the committee on uu-
finished business. The trouble OF last
night then came mp again in the shape
Of resolution OF Rsv, DR., +. 7. Daven-
port, Of Tennessee, defining q quorum
OF the board OF miSdiOns. The TeSolu-
ton provided that majority of all the
members would be necessary to do bus
insD and that votes should bo taken by
diOCssSs. This was adopted na an
amendment to the cGnons,
DR.. Dix then stated that he had been
In error in ruling out the ThomRS reso-
luton, and itI mover brought it up
again. Ho thought attGr reading the
headlines and other statements in tho
morning pRpsra there was abundant
reason for tho executive sessions, But
the motion WRs lost by tho very narrow
margin OF l3S noes TO 1875 yeas. DR..
Fairbanks, OF Florida. wanted all out
Iidera excluded from the body OF the
house at to.nights session, but he was
voted down.
A message from the house Of bishops
announced the selection OF Louisville
as the place for the next convention and
asked for conference committee, to
which the deputies Risentsd.
There was evidences Of the restiYe
feeling in tho house Of doputieB over the
constitutional reyiai0n controversy in
tho resolution pSoSOpted by Rev. DR..
John Lindsay, Of Boston, calling for the
complete report OF the commission by 8
p. IN. to-day. Dean Hoffman reported
that daily sessions Of tho commission
were being held and report would DO
presented at tho earliest possible mo-
mont; probably Monday. The dean
added that the commission, he thought,
did not expect tho abIolute adoption oil
the new constitution at this session, but
hoped to get the matter in such shape
that it might be finally disposed oil at
tho next convention.
Dr. Lindsay was willing to make Mon
day the limit. ln the discussion that
ensued, DR.. McKimm, Of Washington,
compared the now constitution to Jonah,
and wittily advised that 1t would be
better for the convention TO cast It over.
board.
what have wo accomplished in a
Week'a discussionY lie asked. ave
have pluralizpd word and manEled
definition OF the church" WhereNt there
was great laughter. The resolution as
amended was adopted. Section ~ was
then taken up and Judge Benefits sub.
stitute Ave sections Wers laid on the
table. l53 10 l2l.
Tho conference committee reported
that It had recon mended that tho bis'
hops receds from their opposition to
the now diocese Of Marquette in north
ern Michigan.
Both the house Of deputies and the
house Of bishops agreed on Washington
as tho place for holding tho next con-
yontion.
Tho house OF bishops this afternoon
decided to elect another bishop to
Japan, to bo known as the bishop Of
Toxic.
ThIs evening the board Of missions,
by vote OF lBl TO 81, decided TO ask the
house Of bishops to elect q bishop Of
Alaska.