The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-15
BISHOP CHENEY is FIRM
THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH
TROUBLE NOT SETTLED.
Resignation of the Chicago Divine Ac-
cepted-RepOrts Submitted to the
Lutheran General synod.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE General Coun-
ell of the Reformed Episcopal Church con-
tinued it's session this forenoon with only
about half of the delegates present. Bishop
Cheney, of Chicago, denied positively that
he had reconsidered and Withdrawn his
resignation from the committees. r. W.
Hare, of DR.. Cheney's district said that the
Reformed Episcopalians of his parish and
synod would not withdraw from the church
but they would not send any more dele
gates to the councils.
Dr. Smith, chairman of the committee on
constitution and canons, asked to return to
the General Council the matter of new con-
stitution and canons because the committee
had not quorum. G. A. Jameson, of
Peoria, ILL.,, and w. C. Anthony, of New
burg, N. Y, were elected to the commit
tee, and it was ordered to report on the
matter in hand.
Mr.. Morton, of Philadelphia, a close
friend of Bishop Cheney, nominated c. G.
Keith, member of DR.. Cheney's parish,
to be a trustee of the Theological Seminary,
to fill the vacancy caused by one of Fri
days designations He was elected. Mr..
Hare explained that Mr.. Keith was NOM
mated a trustee in order that the Chicago
/ churches might still keep their hold on the
seminary. Trustees of the seminary are
not ueIeSoleS TO the council, SAID ne. we
nave quarter of a million dollars invested
In that seminary from Chicago and we want
to keep our hold on that. There are five
out of eight trustees of the seminary in
favor of liberty in vestments and we propose
to stop the teaching of illiberal ideas to
the young ministers who have graduated
from there and are not yet experienced in
the church that pushed this black-gown
business through"
Presiding Bishop Fallows was given
episcopal charge of the synodcal jurisdic-
ton OF Canada, in the place of Bishop
Campbell, resigned, until a new bishop is
elected by the synod. 1t was decided also
to devotee the money from the December
collection for church extension to the Cana
dian churches in need
Bishop Cheney of Chicago again made
a request that his resignation of Friday be
at once accepted He said that it would
be impossible for him to remain on any of
the committees unless he could stand I'M
challenged on the foundation of the Chris
tian liberty upon which he came into the
church in 1873" His resignation was ac
copied.
The whole matter of the change in
stitutiOn and canons was laid over till the
General Council of 1900 in Baltimore as
book. The only change made was the add
ing of Amen after the gloria patri in
the evening service. The council did not
act on the recommendation of the commit
tee constitution and canonS that women
be not eligible to the council, the case of
Mrs johnson, of Chillcothe, ILL.,, having
been referred to it. The question of wom-
ans status in the council was laid over.
After discussion a resolution passed
admonishing members of the church not to
travel about for pleasure or private bust
ness on the Sabbath. A similar resolution
in regard to using the mails was withdrawn
as a result of the discussion, the contention
being made that such things should be left
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