The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-18
BAPTISM OF INFANTS.
FONTS ~ M1NT CHURCHES SAID
TO DE roo SMALL.
Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan Offers to Bear the
Expense OF the Bishoprfc III
Alaska for Three Years.

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the House OF Deputies of the Episcopal
Church assembled this morning Charies
T. Mallory, Of Milwaukee. started the
business of the day by calling attention
TO the fact that In majority OF '"e
churches the fonts were not OF SUFFICIENT
size TO permit of candidates for baptism
being dipped in accordance with the
rubrIcs relating to Baptism, lie tnere, ,S'l's
advocated the adoption OF new canon
making ii the duty OF every PARISH 10
provide a font of sufficient size 10 permit
OF the baptism Of infants, making 1. ull,
lawful for a parish 10 continue the use oi
a font too small for this purpose, anu
providing that before the end OF the
year 1896 each church and cathedral snail
have placed therein font ana baptistry
of SUFFICIENT size for the dipping or adul's
A two-thirds vote was necessary Tor
the Introduction Of the canon. and the
House refused 70 introduce the canon.
The House refused 10 take up for ac-
ton resolution submitted by Or. Pratt,
OF Michigan. asking ior the appointment
OF a committee TO consider the question
OF alternating Of the masses from the
churches ana the relation thereto of the
breach between capital and labor. BY a
vote OF ~ 10 Is the House adopted a
resolution. emanating from Rev Dr. Nei-
son, OF western New YORK, resembling the
resolution adopted by The general conyen-
ton OF 1873 forbidding the binding Of the
~ tlhdt " AN tlf pray tT-bODh.
IIBfAAL OFIEn.
The fact has developed that the action
OF the House OF Bishops in receding from
its position on the Alaska question or IN
deciding 10 elect a bishop for that juris-
dictiOn was due to the announcement
from Bishop Potter that wealthy Law
man had promised to bear the enti4e
expense OF the bisnvpric for 1t least three
years.
II is an open secret that the layman
IA question is J. PerpOnt Morgan, the
New York bond iindncier
By unanimous vote the House agrrod
10 a resolution presented by Dr. BeaNer,
i'm each year for an Offering FOR the Cen
eral Clergy Relief Fund. Ct,
In supporting the resolution, DR.. Spald-
ing. Of California, said that aged bishops
were now provided FOR by endoW'Hen''
and IL was an indelible stain upon the
Church and a burning shame TO them All
that no provision was made or the iaith-
ful soldiers who grew feeble IN the Morh,
and that so strong d disposition was
manifested bv diOceses and parishes 10 re-
lease the gray hairs in favor ot you"s
men from the theological seminarles ~
The Church ought 10 supply sum SUM
cient TO enable them 20 live III comfort
for the rest of their lives.
The House OF Bishops has nominated as
bishop OF tho new diocese. Of Northern
Michigan Rev Peter Trimbcll Rowe, OF
sauIt Ste Marie
oyrr-IuHr oF oIHEg CHRISTIANS.
Debate was resumted. after the rou-
tine business of the opening hour mad
been disposed Of. the pending question
being the report OF the majority OF Dr.
Huntington's committee. admitting 10 the
oversight Of the Church. 'other Christian
bodies. willing 10 accept apostolic ana
nicene creeds, and 20 submit themselves
to the authority Of an Episcopal bishop
who should prescribe the form OF SER
vice the body might employ.
The venerable DR.. Frodericks Jewell.
Of Milwaukee led the opposition. in
fiery speech. which Or. McGarr. Of Phila-
delphia. subsequently characterized as the
most powerful arragnment Of the Lam
beth conference that has yet been made.
He denied that there were any large
bodies Of Christians knocking at the
doors OF the Episcopal Church for admis-
sion. insisted that in was proposed to al
low people outside Of the Church rights
and privileges that had always been de
MED % their own communicates, and
which gave to individual bishops powers
that they would not confer collectively
upon their House Of Bishops
DR.. McKim. OF Maryland. said that three
wears ago the General Conference adopt-
ed the Lambeth platform as is own. and
consistency demanded that this proposl-
ton or another like it. be approved, or
the previous action Der escinded.
Mr.. McNickar. OF Philadelphia. ridiculed
the alarmist appeals Of the opponents
of the plan.
WANT 80 CHASGr.
The minority repor, proposed to keep
inyiolate the book of worship and IL
suggested no startling innovations.
stirring address was made by Or.
George NJ. Christian, of Newark. y. j.
He asked ii the convention was pre-
pared to make every individual bishop OF
the Church The sole interpreter Of the
liturgy OF the Church at large. or even
OF his own diocese. and there was a thun-
der Of noes"
Let them lay down the law that all
who come into the Church must accept
the prayer-boOk. cover 10 cover
James : Biddie, OF Philadelphia. in a
brief address. covered the majority re-
port with ridicule.
After Doctors Froude and Huntington
had closed for their respective sides. the
ballot was taken. This was the final vote
on Dr. Hlntington's report, the minority
document having been withdrawn TO en-
able a square vote on square issue
clericals, aye 10; nay. %. divided. !.
Laymen. aye Is; nay. q. divided. 3.
OF the clercals the dioccses Of califor-
MIA, Indiana. Iowa. Georgia, Louisiana.
Massachusetts. Mississippi, PENNSYLVANIA,
Pittsburg. Southern Ohio, and Western
Michigan voted with Or. Huntington.
New York. Ohio, South Carolina, Mis-
souri, were divided
OF the lay vote. Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania were divided, and New
York. Rhode Island Maryland, South
Carolina, and Southern Ohio, were among
the di0ceses in support OF the PROPOSE
ton The ballot was taken at o'clock,
amidst more evidences Of suppressed eX-
element than have been manifested al
any previous session of the convention.
The minority. which up TO late hour
I'm the debate had calculated on bare
majority I'm its favor. died hard
The scene was intensely dramatic dur
Ing the closing speech Of Dr.. huntington,
Of New York.
The houses met in Joint session at noon.
10 consider the subject OF Christian edu-
cation.
4 resolution came in at the end of the
meeting from Or. Fulton. II recommend
cd that the Board OF Regents considered
the question Of uniting ali divinity schools
into a Theological University IN connec-
ton with the General Theological Semi
nary.
Tho resolution Was adopted and the
House adjourned.
wOMASs AuxIIIARits
Tonight the houses met IN JOINT ses-
sion as the General Missionary boaiu'
with Bishop Doane, OF Albany. presidins'
\ lengthy report on the women aux