The Portland daily press., 1897-06-10

our forefathers did le hundred years ago.
press till +bo a,sfo mind is disabused of
certain v;e1,s held against us. In the
passage of IT,. resolution 'hls convention
has put i'll on record as standing by
kim Ta,, translation of the Bible
Con+i,.lng Mr.. Shepherd said he had
.raad ~ PRESS report Of the reception
a Ma Bible Society agent received from
tbe clergyman in question, and added ::
sac Protestant people look on this church
vdy with suspicion, not because it is a
Ilpeal descendant of the English church,
hut because they believe that the germs
,of Romish error are taught by our clergy.
But the resolution we have passed has
put this convention on record as standing
by King James translation"
81 don't so consider it, came voice
from the center aisle.
Five members of the convention arose
to speak on the question, but the Bishop
ruled that further debate was not in or
der. "The chair is not inclined to allow
any more talk on this MATTER" said he.
sit would not be profitable to go on
talking in this way, with no motion be-
fore the convention
DR.. Dalton started in to say something
more, but was called to order by Rev. J.
W. Sparks of Waterville.
''Mr. Papineau has been arraigned,
hr1t ha ic ,ot oo1 cd IN, GOV INV rr
on the matter unless he chooses" said
the Bishop, and he ordered the convention
to proceed with it's regular business.
The committee ON new parishes report
ed that there were no applications on
hand. The Bishop had already sanctioned
the new mission at Woodfords.
The committee appointed at the last
convention to procure atthe session of the
legislature an amendment to the act
providing for the organization of Epis-
copal parishes in Maine, so that women
would be entitled to participate in parish
meetings, reported the legislatures IA
vorable action on that matter. Mrs.. W
Lane, Augusta S representative, who was
lay delegate at the convention, ex-
planned the action on the amendment
On motion of RevR W. Plant of Gar
diner, the secretary was authorized to
include in the printed journal of the con-
vention the address and the Bishops re-
ply on the occasionof the Seth anniversary
of his conservation.
In view of the fact that Independence
day falls on Sunday this year, the Bishop
was requested to send to the clergy a
form of prayer specially for that day, to
be used either separately or in connection
with the prayer book.
The Bible Society controversy, which
seemed to have been effectually settled,
was again opened up in more lively
manner than before, by the introduction
of a motion by Rev. j. B. Shepherd to
the effect that the secretary of the conven-
ton be instructed to send to the state SUI
perintendent of the Bible Society an ack-
nowledgement of the receipt of the COM
munication, and a copy of the resolution
passed by the convention.
The motion was put, and declared
passed, but that announcement had no
sooner been made than Rev. W. G..
Stuart of Bath w;ss on his feet with a
protest against it. 'aThere is no necessity
of sending a copy of that resolution to
the officers of the society for their delecta-
tion,'' he declared s'Such action would
simply be playing into the hands of that
organization, and giving them chance
one of our members :"
Rev. J. B. Shepherd" There is not in
that resolution single sentence of con-
domination of any clergyman in good
standing in this diocese. Unless specific
charges are brought against clergy
man don't see how we can do anything
about it,
Rev. W. G. Stuart-"I object to that
innuendo 1 don't want to be told how
shall receive an agent of any outside
organization. 1 think know my own
business best in such matter. If the
Maine Bible Society was under discus
sion, I should say something against
some of its methods. I amend the motion
so as to simply instruct the secretary to
acknowledge the receipt of the society's
communication
Rev. r. W. Plant--"The motion is al
ready passed. I think the Bishop will
bear me out in that statement. -
Rev. Mr.. Stuart" Then I shall ask for
a reconsideration of the question"
The Bishop-"The vote was actually
passed, though may say hastily passed.
A motion to reconsider would be in Or
DER
Rev. Mr.. Stuart-"I move a reconsidera-
ton of the uestion."
Rev. Mr.. Shepherd-"I can assure the
convention that the resolution was intro
duced in a friendly spirit. There was no
conspiracy behind it; it was not concocted
in any caucus. 1t is well known fact
that several caucuses have been held in
this convention in the last few years.
Now, when we present an innocent reso-
luton we are accused of dealing in inuen-