The record-union., 1895-10-07
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
SUBJECTS WHICH WILL BE DIS
CUSSED THIS WEEK.
Pulpits of the Episcopal Churches OF
Minneapolis Occupied BY Bish-
ops From All Sections.


side-traoking policy is adopted, as was
the case on Saturday, the special order
for tomorrow morning in the lower
house of the Episcopal convention will
be the resolution adopted by. both houses
six years ago, which, by an alleged over
sight, the last convention failed TO ratify,
and which authorized cession by a
diocese of portion OF its territory to be
organized as a missionary jurisdiction.
The proposition Is antagOnized, however,
by large number of influential dele
gates on the ground that with new con-
stitution under confederation action is
unnecessary, while, moreover, it would
be bad policy to sanction the setting off
of weak portions of dioceses to be bur-
den upon the general church.
This matter disposed of, the house will
again resolve itself into Com mittee of the
Whole and for fourth time resume con-
sideration OF the rs-enactment OF the par
agraph in Section l OF the hole consti-
tuition, which puts veto on any dlsposi-
ton on the part of the Bishops to avoid
consideration of matters referred to in
the lower house. There are some six
amendments to the resolution, the last
and N ost important being that of Judge
Wilder of Minnesota who desires the
house to put itself on record as declaring
that when the Bishops are willing to
abandon their star chamber method Of
conducting business and sit with open
doors they may be granted few more
prerogatives than they enjoy at present.
This pointed suggestion has put on
their mettle some of the clerical dele
gates, who believe that the fathers OF the
church are absolutely above suspicion
and entitled TO full amount OF reverence
and diguity from the house below, some
of these clerical delegates, 1t is said, llv-
ing in hopes that they themselves will be
members of the upper house before the
next convention. 1t is difficult to fore
cast the action on the resolution.
The next bone of contention viii be
that portion OF the second section exclud-
ing missionary Bishops from assisting i'll
the formation OF quorum for the trans
! action of business. If this were done, q
bare majority of the actual mum Der of
Bishops would be twenty-nine and as a
majority of twenty y-nine is fifteen, that
number of Bishops could exercise the
authority of a house OF seventy nine.
This it is cOntended, might make fifteen
Bishops the practical dictators of the
church, so far as concerns action which is
within their jurisdiction between the
| meetings of the general convention.
Some OF the deputies are in favor of de-
I =
| believe that the situation may be met by
the recognition of the domestic mission
ary Bishops in forming quorum of the
upper mouse,
Election by the House of Bishops Of a
Prinus, or Prinate, or an Arch bishop.
as it may be variously interpreted, and
TO hold office for life, will not. according
| to indications, encounter much oDposi-
ton. Not only the Deputies and tue
Bishops themselves, but also the church
| at large, has come to a realization of the
| fact that while it is eminentiy in keeping
| with the teachings of the denomination
! to manifest its love and reverence for the
senior Bishop by recognizing him as the
/ presiding officer OF the church, that
! nevertheless the time has arrived when
| its vital Interests require that the presid-
! ing Bishop shall be a man upon whom
| the weight of years has not yet fallen.
! one equal to trsversing the continent as
/ ofteu as required, and possessed Of vim
/ and vigor. Both Bishop Williams of
i Connecticut and the next In RANK, Bishop
| Clark of Rhode Island, were absent from
! the present convention, owing TO the in
| firmities of age, and Bishop Whipple,
who is presiding over the upper house,
has several times during the past week,
through fatigue, called TO bis seat the
deputy presiding officer.
The discussions of these sections of the
! constitution Will probably occupy the
greater part of the week.
! The Episcopal Churches of Minneapo-
lis were the central attraction in the local
religious wsrld to-day. from the fact that
the pulpts were occupied by tue most
eloquent of the Bishops. At Gethsemane
Church Bishop Nicholson of Milwauke ee
preached in the afternoon and Bishop
McLaren of Chicago this evening. Bish-
ops Lawrence of Massachusetts, Hall of
Vermont and DR.. Huntington of New
York spoke at st. Marks. Bishops Dud-
ley OF kentucky and Millspaugh of Kan
sas were the preachers at ST. PauPs, and
Sessuins of Louisiana and Seymour OF
/ Springfield at All Saints. Bishop White
head was listened to by an overhowing
congregation at st. Barnabas'. Bishop
Potter went over to ST. Paul and dedl-
Gated the new church of st. Clements.
Many OF the Bishops spoke ia two or
churches during the day.
se The Bishop who Oh Friday questioned
the accuracy of the bishopric reports
from Alaska, and announced that at the
proper time he would oppose the creation
of missionary jurisdiction in that terri
tory, was not Bishop Whitaker of Penn
sylvania, as stated in the report Of that
| event. but Bishop Neeley of Maine.