The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-18
TWO BISHOPS CHOSEN
REV. J.. VI. FRANCIS To REPRESENT
EPIscoPALIANs At kIoTo, JAPAN.
Rev. Peter ,. Rowe Elected 10 Pre-
side Over the Missionary Diocese
OF AIsska-Action of Deputies.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1.-THE House Of
Bishops of the Episcopalian Convention this
morning baIoted for bishops 10 preside over
the new missionary jurisdictions. Rev. j.
~ Francis was elected on the first ballot
bishop of Kioto. Japan. Rev. Peter j.
Rowe. OF Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. was
named bishop OF Alaska on the first ballot.
The election OF bishop for the new mission
airy jurisdiction OF northern Minnesota was
postponed until the should be
made complete The ballots were preceded
BY a solemn service and the vote was taken
by secret ballot. There was no opposition
10 DR.. Francis for bishop OK kioto. He Is
theological school Of the American church
missions In Japan, and has been In that
held fye years Bishop.elect Rowe, or
opposition. He Is a graduate of Trinity
College, Toronto. These nominations must
BE- confirmed by the deputies. The COM
mlttee TO nominate managers of the board
OF missions recommended no changes save
the substitution Of George c. Thomas, OF
Philadelphia, In place Of Lemuel Coffin, de-
ceased 1t develops that the sudden change
OF front on the part OF the bishops involv-
Ing the creation or a missionary bishop Of
Alaska was due TO the personal guarantee
by Bishop Potter. of New York. This guar
antee Is understood to nave been given by
j. Pferpo1t Morgan
resolutions offered after the twelfth day Of
the session cannot be admitted save by a
two-thirds vote. This rule was responsible
TONS One came from Rev. Charles l.. Nal
Tory, OF Milwaukee, and provided for the
building in churches of fonts large enough
Tor the dipping or infants and adults in the
rite OF baptism. The other came from Rev.
DR.. Prall. OF Detroit, and called for the
appointment of a committee to inauire into
the state or religion In the United States,
especially the alienation OF the masses and
the breach W capital and labor. The
provision forbidding the binding OF the
prayer book and the hymnal together was
rescinded- A message from the House OF
sishops announcing that II had declared
against the erection Of a missionary dis
favor Of the erection OF a diocese of the
missionary district OF northern Texas. was
rersrrsd to the proper committee.
the action granting the petition for setting
OF a missionary district in northern Min
nssota ard then took up the Christian
The finish came not because there were
no speakers, but because the deputies were
Maryland. was the first speaker. and he
favored the HUNTINGTON proposition to al;
low bishops to take under their spiritual
connect themselves with the church i'm
some way. but did not feel like accepting
everything at once. Dr.. McKim believed
vss1o pro opa d "i DR.. 0n Mcv = ss1,e Of Sfef Ph hna.
1ctpuids also ldNOfeu the prODOSltiOn, and
admitted that he had some hope that
church unity. would come in time; He de-
ciared that II was not an attack on the
PRAYER book; but a plan to do a little mis-
Sionary work
DR.. Rhodes. of Southern Ohio. said that
there was a field among the colored peo-
pie that would be opened up by the adop-
ton OF such a proposal and cited the
case Of one congregation in Cincinnati. DIR.
Fairbanks. of Florida, was opposed 10 the
resolution, as was Mr.. BiddIe. of Phil
adelphia. who ridiculed IL TO a finish. He
said that the sooner hey gave up the
idea OF church unity the better. Deputy
Mann. OF Western Missouri. thought IL was
an attempt to tell them that the Book OF
Common Prayer was unimportant. DIR
Huntington. OF New York, closed the de-
bate by saying that he did not expec,
that the resolution would 60 through. but
they could kill IL. The Christian unity
movement was q great movement. which
could not be quieted. The votes showed
the broad churchmen I'm the minority. but
they had a very good-sized minority. The
vote was as follows: Clerical Populations
Yeas. 10; nays. %: divided. IL. Lay depu.
tations--Yeas. ID: nays q: divided, 5.