The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-12
NO CLOSED DOORS
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
VOTES AGAINST SECRET
MEETINGS.
0 REMAIN IN BALTIMORE


Bishop PaTet Will Not Move His See--
Probable Election of Dr. II. HI. Nc
Kim, of WashingtOn--The Discus
sion in the House of Deputies over
the Proposition to Close the Doors
at the Session of the Mission Board--
At minneapolis,
MINNEAP0IIs, Oct. II. Bishop Paret
of Maryland was to-day driven by the
assertion that he had decided to choose
the new diocese of Washington for his
See and remove from Baltimore to Wash
ingtOn, to make a declaration He sent
word to the committee of the House of
Bishops that he had decided to remain
in Baltimore This action makes proba-
BILE the election of Rev. Dr. r. H. Ne
Kim, of Washington to the bishopric.
There was an echo of last nights lively
session of the Board of Missions when
the House Of Deputies met to day. Geo.
G. Thomas. Of Pennsylvania, moved that
when the Board of Missions sit this even
ing it be with closed doors.
Gov. Prince, Of New Mexico, raised
the point of order that the two houses
had nothing to do with the Board Of
Missions which was an Independent body
and could not be dictated to.
Chairman Dix conceded with this
view and ruled the resolution out.
Rev. Dr. Henry L. Jones, Of Pennsy-
lvania, moved that the convention ad-
journ on October 18, and the resolution
was referred to the committee on un-
finished business.
The trouble of last night then came
up again in the shape of a resolution Of
Rev. Dr. F. P. Davenport, of Tennessee,
| defining a quorum of the Board of Mis-
sions. The resolution provided that a
majority of all the members would be
| necessary to do business, and that votes
| should be taken by dioceses. This was
adopted as an amendment to the canons
| DR.. Dix then stated that he had been
in error in ruling out th9 Thomas reso-
luton, and its mover brought it up
again. He thought, after reading the
| head lines and statements in the morn
ing papers, there was abundant reason
| for the executive sessions But the mo-
ton was lost by the narrow margin of
1873 noes to 1875 yeas DR.. Fairbanks,
| of Florida, wanted all outsiders excluded
from the body of the House at to-nights
session, but he was voted down.
a message from the House of Bishops
announced the selection of Louisville for
the next convention and asked for con-
ference committee, to which the depu-
ties assented. There was evidence of
the restive feeling in the House of Depu-
ties over the constitutional revision con-
troversy in the resolution presented by
Rev. DR.. John S. Lindsay, of Boston,
calling for the complete report of the
commission by p. m. Dean Hoffman
reported that daily sessions of the COM
missions were being held and report
would be presented at the earliest posi-
! bic moment, probably Monday. The
dean added that the commission,
he thought, did not expect the
absolute adoption of the new
constitution at this session, but
hoped to get the matter in such shape
that it might be finally disposed of at
| the next convention. DR.. Lindsay was
willing to make Monday the limit. In
the discussion that ensued, DR.. McKim
of Washington. compared the new con-
stitution to Jonah and wittily advised
that it would be better for the cOnven-
| tion and better for the constitution to
cast it overheard.
"What have we accomplished in a
weeks session.? he asked
eve have pluralized a word and
mangled a definition of the church."
whereat there was great laughter. The
resolution as amended was then adopted.
Section four was then taken up and
Judge Benefits substitute five sections
were laid on the table, 153 to 1871.
The conference committee reported
that it had recommended that the Bishops
recede from their opposition to the new
diocese Of Marquette, in Northern Michi-
gan. The conference committee named
on the next convention city consisted of
Bishop Potter, Of New York, Bishop
GailOr, of Tennessee; Rev. DR.. Z. T.
Perkins, of Kentucky; Robert Treat
Paine, Of Massachusetts, and Frank H.
Miller, of Georgia.
The conference committee of the Epis-
copal houses agreed on Washington as
the next convention city. The Deputies,
however, may not concur in the decision.