The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-18
Conservative Element in the Lower
House Score Victory.
LAMBETH QUADRlATERAL SCAT
TERED TO THE WINDS
The Question of Christian Unity De-
cIared to Be Outside the Pale OF
the Consideration of the Church-
Dramatic scene During the Close
of the Heated Debate.

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conservative element in the House OF
Deputies of the Episcopal Convention
The vote was close 80 far as the clerIcais
were concerned. but decisive on the side
of the laymen. The Lambeth quadri-
lateral, which has been discussed IN
every aspect by the church on both sides
OF the Atlantic during the past three
years, and which has proven q sore sub
ject of contention between the narrow
and broad church parties of the Ameri-
can church, was scattered to the wlnos
and the question OF Christian unity was
declared by the result as being outside
the pale of the consideration OF the
church.
The ballot, which was taken at .
O'Clock amidst more evidences OF sup
pressed excitement than have been mani
tested at any previous session OF the con-
Tention, was the elimination OF q
brilliant debate, in which the Parlla-
mentary men, tacticians and orators OF
she body exhausted all their arts in the
effort 20 win votes. The minority, which
up to a late hour in the debate had caIcu-
lated on a bare majority In It's favor,
died hard, and the scene during the clos
ing speech of DR.. huntington OF New
York, as with outstretched arm and
Quivering forefnger. and every nber OF
his frame trem bling with excitement, he
fairly hurled at the majority tue e1clana-
ton, "Y ou may defeat this measure, DuI
you cannot kill il; no. you cannot XIII IL;
it is written in the book OF God" was IN
tensely dramatic.
This was the final vote on DIR. Hunting
tC MS report, the minority document hay
"a
vote on a square issue: Clericals-aye
-. nay %, divided II; laymen-aye 10.
nay -, divided 3. OF the clercals the
dioceses OF California, Indiana, Iowa,
Georgia, louisiana, Maryland. Missls-
sippl, Pennsylvania, PlttsDurg. Southern
Ohio and " esiern Michigan voted with
DR.. Huntington; New York. Ohio, South
Carolina and Massachusetts being dl-
vided. OF the lay vote Alassachusetts
and Pennsylvania were divided, anQ New
\ ork, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Mary
land. South Carolina ana Southern OHIO
were among the dioceses III support OF
the proposition.
Debate was resumed Immediately after
the routine business of the opening hour
had been disposed of, the pending Ques-
ton being the report OF the majority OF
Or. Huntington's committee, admitting
TO the oversight of the church other
Christian bodies willing TO accept the
y
init themselves TO the authority OF an
Episcopal Bishop, who should prescribe
the form of service such body might en-
ploy.
The venerable DIR. Frederick S. Jewell
of Milwaukee led the opposition with
fiery speech, which DR.. Vicar of Philadel-
phia characterized as the most powerful
arraIgnment OF the Lambeth Conference
that has yet been made. He denied that
there were any large bodies of Christians
knocking at the doors OF the Episcopal
Church Tor admission, insisted that IL was
proposed to allow to people outside OF tho
church rights and privileges that have
always been denied 10 their own com
munIcants, and suggested that the
scheme was one of wheels within wheels,
and which gave to individual Bishops
powers that they would not confer col
lectively upon their House of Bishops.
DR.. Mckim of Maryland said that three
years ago the general conference adopted
the Lam beth platform as its own, and
consistency demanded that this PROPOSE
iion, or another like 1t, be approved, or
the previous action be rescinded. They
were called upon to take a stop toward
true Catholicism. 1t was a movement in
,he interest of Christianity, and the
church could afford TO take the first step
as an object lesson TO the whole Christian
people, and which would ultimately end
in the present divided stream of deuom-
inations flowing unitedly toward the true
Catholic Church.
Dr. George NJ. Christian of Newark,
y. j., asked if the convention was pre-
pared TO make every individual Bishop
of The church the sole Interpreter of
liturgy or the church at large or even of
his own diocese. and there was a thunder
OF noes" Let them lay down the law
that all who came into the church must
accept the prayer book, cover 10 cover"
said he, ''and let them hesitate before
they take step that would be fatal to
the church's interests"
James ). Biddle OF Philadelphia, in
brief address. covered the majority re-
port with ridicuIe. Amid murmurs Of
applause. he said that they bad had
enough of the Lambeth conference. 1t
had done no good; i. had done the cause
OF Christian unity no good. Anglomania
pervaded the American church 10 an
altogether too large an extent. and 1t
ought to be driven out. The time had
not yet arrived when this church was
prepared to open its doors to every little
church that had little row of its own.
Such people were not desirable. The en-
tire PROPOSITION savored OF a hole-and-
corner business; il WAS dark and dis
NAL dream, nightmare 10 pe dreaded.
Dr. Rhodes of Southern Ohio spoke in
favor of unity and Mr.. Fairbanks against,
and after Drs. Froude and Huntington
had closed for their respective sides the
ballot was taken.
When the result was announced the
victorious element exchanged congratu-
latIons, while DIR. Huntington was sur
rounded by his friends, who urged him
TO continue to stand by the cause.
The Houses of Bishops and Deputies
met in joint session al noon 10 consider
the subject of Christian education. AS
sistant Bishop Gailor of tennessee read
the report OF the Joint Committee on
Christian Education, which, after recog-
niZlng the growth OF sentiment IN favo-
OF Christian education and stating the
general grounds on which such education
is urged, recommended an energetic and
systematic work in the Sunday-schools.
The needs of the lower schools were
presented by Rev. DR.. Robert Doherty OF
Omaha, who thought that the church
should adopt some general plan OF edu-
catlonai work whereby tie secondary
schools and the colleges might be brought
into closer aud more intimate relations.
he also urged the needs OF a church col
lege for women.
resolution came in at the end OF the
meeting from DR.. Fulton. 1t recon-
mended that the Board OF Regents con-
slider the question of uniting all the di-
yinity schools into a theolorical uni
yersliy, III connection with The general
theological seminary. The resolution
was adopted and the meeting adjourned.
The House OF Bishops to-day Doali-
Daied Rev. Peter Trlmble OF S2ull Ste
Marie, Mich, as candidate Tor Tie new
Bishopric OF Alaska, and Rev. Joseph N.
Francis of Japan. formerly OF this State.
AS Missionary Bishop OF kyoto Ii also
approved the resolution OF the House OF