The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-12
BISHOP FOR ALASKA.
Recommended by the Episcopal
Board Of Missions.
BISHOP NEELY MAKES APOLOGY
For His Uncharitabls Attack on Mis-
sionary Chapman - Another
Bishop for Japan.

MINNEAPOLIS Oct 1I-There was an echo
OF last nights lively session of the board
OF missions when the house OF deputies OF
the Episcopaifan church met this morn
ing. George c. Thomas. OF Pennsylvania.
moved that when the board OF missions
sit this evening Ii be with closed doors.
Gov. Prince. OF New Mexico. raised the
point OF order that the two houses had
nothing to Go with the board OF missions,
which was an Independent body, and could
not be dictated 10. Chairman Dix coin
cided with this view. and ruled the resolu-
ton out.
The trouble OF last night then came up
again in the shape OF a resolution OF Rev.
p. +. Davenport, OF Tennessee, defining
a quorum OF the board OF missions. The
resolution provided that majority OF all
the members would be necessary TO do
business. and that votes should be taken
by Gioceses. This was adopted as an
amendment 10 the canons. DT. Dix then
stated that he had been in error in ruling
out the Thomas resolution, and its mover
brought IL up again. He thought after
reading the headlines and other state
ments in the morning papers that there
was abundant reason for the executive
session. But the motion was lost, by the
narrow margin OF 113 yeas to Us nays. DIR.
Fairbanks. Of Florida, wanted all outsid-
ers excluded from the body Of the house
at tonights session. but he was voted
down.
message from the house OF bishops
announced the selection of Louisville as
the next convention city, and asked for a
conference committee. to which the depu-
ties aSSented.
There was evidence of the restless fee.-
ing in the house Of deputies over the con-
stituuonal revision controversy in a reso-
luton presented by Rev. DR.. John S.
Lindsay, of Boston, calling for the COM
plete report OF the commission by 3 p. m.
today Dean Hoffman reported that daily
sessions Of the commission were being
held, and that report would be pre-
scented at the earliest possible moment,
probably Monday. The dean added that
the commission. he thought, did not eX-
pect the absolute adoption of the new
constitution at this session, but hoped TO
get the matter in such shape that il
might be finally disposed or at the next
convention. DR.. Lindsay was willing to
make Monday the limit. In the discus
sion that ensued DR.. Mckim, of Washing
ton City, compared the new constitution
to Jonah. and wittily advised that il
would be better for the convention and
better for the constitution to cast it over
board. What have we accomplished in
a weeks discussion he asked. I'VE
have pluralized word and mangled a
definition of the church." whereat there
was great laughter. The resolution as
amended was then adopted Section
ndS up bfHHtlL SUD-
stitute for five sections was laid on the
table.
The conference committee reported that
IL had recommended that the bishops re-
cede from their opposition 10 the new
diocese Of Marquette in Northern Micbi-
gan. The conference committee named
on the next convention consists OF Bishop
Potter of New York; Bishop Nichols. of
California; Bishop GailOr. Of Tennessee;
Rev. DR. Parkins, of Kentucky; Robert
Treat Paine. of Massachusetts,, and Frank
II. Miller. OF Georgia.
In the house OF bishops committee re-
ports favoring the creation of the diocese
OF Duluth and disappearing the Division
OF the missionary jurisdiction of Tokyo.
Japan, were presented.
Both the house OF deputies and the house
of bishops agreed on Washington City as
the place for holding the next convention,
and one fight OF the convention is settled.
The house Of deputies this afternoon re-
versed some OF it's former actions when It
got down 10 voting by dloceses. \ major
fly OF the individuals in the convention did
not necessarily rule then. and the laity
had more show than during the previous
debates. The voting was all on the ques-
ton OF conCurr.ng with the bishops on the
first six sections Of article l. The first two
were concurred in, except that the word
synod was changed 80 convention in
designating the tricnnal' meeting. The
fight came on the third section, which con-
tanned the term "primate." This section
was changed by eliminating the objection
able clause The vote 10 concur failed 10
carry because the laity and clergy did not
concur, a majority Of each being required.
Considerable time was spent IN discussing
the question Of allowing representatives Of
the churches in foreign countries n vote IN
the convention. II was decided. after a
long argument, that they should not have
the right. but the section was not finally
adopted
Tho house Of bishops decided 10 elect
another bishop 10 japan. TO be known as
the bishop or Tokyo. The election VIII
occur next week.
The bishops have finished their discus
sion OF the revised constitution. They
laid the declaration on the table.
This evening the board OF missions held
another large meeting 70 consider the
Alaska question. and by n vote OF ISL 70 81
decided % ask the house of bishops 20
elect bishop Of Alaska. The debate was
not as sultry as last night. but there were
some spicy speeches. Bishop Nicely made
another fight against Alaska. but he apOl-
ovized for mauvsof the things he aai said
about Missionary Chapman last night.
Many OF the prominent bishops OF the
church took part IN the debate, and L
was not untl late hour that the matter
was decided.