The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-12
REVISIONISTS' WORK
CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION AND CAN
ONs OF THE II. Il. CHURCH.
General synod and Government
Of the Dioceses.


ton of the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
the United States of America to revise the
constitution and canons of the church has
submitted the result of its protracted de-
liberatIonS in report which was made
public to-day. The commission consists of
the Right Rev. John Williams. bishop of
Connecticut and presiding bishop; Rt. Rev
William G. Doane. bishop of Albany; Rt
Rev. Thomas e. Dudley, bishop of Ken
lucky; Rt. Rev. Henry G. Potter. bishop of
New York: Rt. Rev. Haret bishop of Mary
land; Rev. Alexander Burgess. bishop of
Quincy: Very Rev. L. A. Hoffman, d. D.,
LII D.: Rev. J. S. Stone, D. D.; Rev. c. A.
l.. Richards, d. D.; Rev. Charles L Hall;
Rev. j. L. Seaborun, y. D.. Rev. Hall Har-
rison ID. D.; Secretary w. III. Lightner,
Edward J. Bradford, f. g. Swayne, Charles
G.. Saunders, John A. Bean, Frank III. Mill
Ter and w. r. Laidley.
The revision provides that there shall be
general synod, consisting of the house of
bishops and the house of deputies, which
shall sit and deliberate separately, and that
freedom of debate be allowed. Either house
may originate and propose legislation, but
every act must be adopted by both houses
and be certified by the signatures of the pre-
siding officer and the secretary of each
house. The house Of bishops is to be COM
posed of every bishop of the church having
jurisdiction, every bishop coadjutor and
bishops whose designations of jurisdiction
shall have been accepted. majority of
all the bishops entitled to vote, exclusive of
missionary bishops shall be necessary to
constitute a quorum me mousse Ser Oh i plsnop ,s
shall elect by majority vote from IT'S own
number a prirnus to be it's presiding officer,
who shall hold office for life unless he re-
signs, be removed for incapac1ty or Tor
canonical cause.
The church i'm each diocese which shall
have been admitted to the general synod
shall be entitled to be represented in the
house of deputies by not more than three
presbyters economically resident In the dios
cese. and three laymen, commandments OF
this church and having domicile In the do
cese. Each diocese shall describe the man
In either house any number less than a
quorum may adjourn from day to day
Neither house. during the session of the
general synod, shall adjourn without the
consent of the other for more than three
DAYS ns nor fbe 80 syn any sh plIiiib be sitting
The general synod is to be the 81, supreme I,e
legislative authority II snail also nave ave
elusive power to enact canons defining the
offenses for which bishops ,presbyters and
penalties The court for the. trial of
bishop is to be composed OF bishops only
The revision also provides for the uniting
into provinces of the diocese and missionary
jurisdictions Every province d must lnci and
in each province a synod. composed OF the
bishops and Of clergy and laity, shall be
constituted by the action OF majority OF
the convention of the dioceses WITHIN such
province and with the bishops therein, for
are not inconsistent with the constitutional
powers of the general synod. The bishops
CT each province snal elef. one ; Tn .ie IN
every diocese the bishop or b1shop-coao-
jutor shall be chosen agreeably to such rules
as shall be prescribed by the convention OF
the diocese. Missionary bishops shall be
chosen by the house of bishops "A pishop
shall confine the exercise of his office to his
cwn diocese or missionary jurisdiction. un,
less requested to perform some eplscopai
diction BY the ecclesiastical authority there
of, or authorized and appointed py tue
house Of bishops 70 ael IN M c1 1e
United States. !.
No one Shall be ordained and conseerated
bishop until he shall be thirty years OF age
nor without the consent of the majority OF
the bishops exercising jurisdiction in the
and consecrated by less than three bishops
A bishop may not resign his Jurlsdiction
without the consent of the House Of B es
eign lands with the appreciation OF ma ma
jority, of the bishops .I,s, OF s, tne
not be entitled to vote in the House of Bsh.
ops. nor shall they perform any act OF
jurisdiction of this church unless requested
TO do so by the ecclesiastical authority
thereof. There is also a provision that IN
every diocese there lishall be a standing
committee appointed by the convention OF
the diocese.
A new diocese may be formed and erected
with the consent of the general synod
and of the provincial SYNOD, gu. out
Of two or more dioceses or parts of dioceses
or a missionary jurisdiction, but such con-
nnsed diocese contain at the time the con-
sent is given at least ten duly organized
and self-supporting congregations ana Ter Ten
economically resident and Tor the same pc.
Rod holding a cure within the ne o'unds OF
FOR a bishop. Nor shall such consent be
given if any existing diocese shall be SO
less than fifteen duly organized and self
supporting congregations and nItean pres
byters residing therein ana gu quailnea as
of the bishop or bishops and OF the cor,
vention conventions concerned nor until
the general synod has satisfactory assur.
ance of suitable provision for the support
of the episcopate. ,.. -.
IN case diocese shall be divided INTO
two or more dioceses the bishop Of the do
cese divided may choose the diocese to
which he will be attached IN case = d tl.ec
OF. more diocese each of the bishops and
Of the ba been
formed shall be entitled, in thu. order of
seniority and conservation to the choice,
The general synod may accept the cess'ng
of a nart Of the territory of a diocese by a
vote OF two-thirds of the house of deputies
The articles referring to the qualifications
for ordination and consecration, me BOOK
of Common Prayer anu future dfHeiuiif MS
to the constitution contain no innovations:
Canon sc defines the standard Il bic OF the
church and says: Until further order be
taken the British oxford quarto editi9n or
1852 of the Holy Bible is recognized by this
church as the standard of typography and
punctuation.
Annual Meeting Of the c. t. NJ. A. A.
UTICA, n " March 11--At the annual
meeting of the Commercial Travellers Acct
dent Association of America, held here to-
day the following officers were elected:
President Henry d. Pixley, Utica; secre-
tary and treasurer Edward Trevelle, Utica;
directors, Russell Fl. Wilkes, Charles /.
Hurd ana Judson T. Stevens. Among the
vice presidents are David w. Coffin, of In
diana, and George b. Karr OF Illinois. Mo-
lions were adopted indorsing Bill 1908, Which
was introduced Feb. q by Mr. Tennyck. and
is now pending before the state legislature,
compelling hotels, tenementS ana factories
to have fire escapes and indorsing the
amendment to Bill 500, introduced by As
sep1blyman Glen, making It compulsory for
each and every railroad in the State to issue
one-thousand-mile ticket to cost not over
$50. these tickets TO contain stop-over priv
ileges.
Old Methodist Church.
NEW YORK. March. 1.-THE old For