The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-04
GETTING BROADER.
EpiseopaIian General Convention
Sends Greetings to Methodists.
A BATTLE ROYAL IS PROBABLE
OVER ssREVISIONARY MATTERS"
A Great Gathering at Minneapolis-Many
Distinguished Prelates and Laymen
presanf-Renartsa of fha Prnceediuga.

A Great Gathering at Minneapolis-Many
| Distinguished Prelates and Laymen
| Present-Reports of the Proceedings
| Minneapolis, October 3-The prospects
of battle royal over the disposition Oh
the revision report, brought the clerical
and lay delegates to the Episcopal con-
vention out in force at Gethsemane
church this morning The galleries were
crowded with local and visiting church
men and women.
| DR.. Dix announced the committees OF
Estate of Church, Prayer Book, and
other subjects to be brought before the
convention which were sufficiently
numerous to give nearly every one of the
delegates work. A motion by DR.. Thai
of Michigan, inviting the Bishops to be
present at the reception to the Canadian
delegates, used the expression, "Ameri-
can Church" This was taken exception
to by DR.. Carmichael, who contended
they had no other title,, than the
"Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States" The amendment thus
correcting, the resolution was defeated
by viva voce vote.
The Methodist conference Of Northern
Minnesota is in session few blocks
distant with Bishop Fowler for president.
In spirit of good will, Samuel Mahon
| of OttumWa, Ia, moved the house send
fraternal greetings to the Methodist
gathering with assurance Of its sympathy
and joy in the abundance of their
Christian labOrS. A vigorous objection
was entered by delegate Fairbanks, who
characterized as extraordinary and un-
usual, such a proceeding. The resolu-
| t ion went on the calendar. This DISPOSE
tion was not satisfactory to the convention
at large, and in Eehalf of the entire Iowa
delegation, the Rev. Mr.. Green pressed
| it for Immediate action. The necessary
two-thirds vote to take resolution from
the calendar was obtained and its
adoption urged After a discussion the
grestings were adopted by viva yoce
vote. This is the first time in the history
of the General Convention that church
greetings have been sent to conference
Of another denomination.
When the time arrived for Especial
order" DR.. Hoffman, in behalf of the
revision committee, moved the house re-
solve itself into COMMITTEES OF the whole.
This was adopted with an amendment
keeping debate within the rules governing
the house, which was incorporated by
vote Of 1856 to 100, the revisionists being
in the minority. Delegate Packard q
Mary land, was elected chairman OF t.le
comm ittee. Mr.. Hoffman presented tho
formal declaration of faith, which since
being printed had been so amended as to
include the missionary jurisdiction in the
term: "The church in the diocese and in
The United States" Rev. Dr. Stone of
Chicago, a member of the revision COM
mittee, was of an entirely different
opinion. He was not impressed, he said,
with the sublime dignity OF even con-
stitution itself, much less with the neces-
sity for pream BILE. The church had not
asked the convention to define it's position
as part of the Holy Catholic church.
The church existed Independently of any
convention, and it had not asked
even for declaration. Even If it had,
the one submitted was inadequate. On
this ground and on the further premise
that it was unnecessary ana lnadylsaple,
he moved the tabling of the resolution.
The chairman ruled the Chicago rector
out of order, on the ground that the
object of going into committee OF the
whole was to allow full and free debate.
He likewise refused to recognize an ap-
peal from this decision Several deputies
objected to the debate going on as long as
a single delegate had breath left in his
body. The committee was getting into
tangle when ex-senator Edmunds
suggested that further action be post
ponod until the committee on rules could
grappIe with the difficulty. This wes
satisfactory to all concerned. The COM
mittee reported progress and rose.
At noon the House of Bishops and
Deputies, sitting in joint convention, re-
ceiyed the Archbishop Of Ruperts Land,
Bishop of Gu Apelle, and the remainder
of the Canadian delegation. Christian
greetings were exchanged.
In the committee of the whole this
afternoon. the House of Deputies, after
considerable debate, threw over bodily
the solemn declaration Of faith with
which, it was proposed new constitu-
tion and canons be prefaced They re-
fused to concur in the recommendation OF
the committee, that the name OF the
triennial gathering be changed to "The
General Synod, Z" and rejected the
proposition to revise the title, 1.-The
Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States. . The standing commit
tees appointed today in the House of
Deputies includes that on domestic and
foreign missionary society, with DR..
Leffingwell Of Bar Harbor, Maine, as
chairman.
italian Fetes Closed.
THo far in Or