The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
TRlENkIAL CONVENTION.
Numerous Matters Discussed by the Epis.
copa Delegates at Washington.

Numerous Matters Discussed by the Eps-
copal Delegates at Washington.
Washington. Oct. 5.-Morning prayer
for the delegates to the trtennial con-
vention was held at the Church of the
Epiphany.
When the second days session Of the
house of deputies came to order, pre-
liminary routine business occupied an
hour From Indiana came a resolution
expressing earnest desire of the con-
ventlon that instructions to the com
missioners to be appointed to the in
ternational peace conference proposed
by the czar of Russia shall recommend
the establishment of a permanent court
for tine settlement of all difference by
arbitration. Several resolutions on the
question of marriage and divorce were
presented and Bishop Davenport of
the diocese of Springfield moved that
the discussion of these questions by
the convention be held behind closed
doors, but some objection was made
to immediate consideration, and the
matter was referred to the calendar
of business by committee. A resolu-
ton from Agoncillo representative of
Aguinaldo now in this city, was read
by Mr.. Mcconnell Of Louisiana. The
document expressed the esteem Of the
Philippines for the convention, and
asked the prayers of the church in be-
half of the natives of the Philippine
islands, their liberties and welfare.
The amendments to the constitution
acted upon were those adopted by both
houses of the general convention Of
1895, and which required ratification by
the next subsequent convention to be-
come operative The first of these af
fects the question of heading or title
for the constitution canons, etc, of the
church, and provide it should be as fol-
lows: Constitution and canons for the
government of that portion of the
Catholic church known in law as the
Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States of America, etc.
The amendment was defeated by a
vote of 10S nays to three yeas
The next amendment, which contem-
plated the substitution of article lone"
for articles l, and Of the old consti-
tuition and which was adopted almost
unanimously by the last convention,
was also defeated by a vote of 80 to II.
Meantime messages had been re-
ceived from the house Of bishops that
they had adopted both the amend
ments rejected by the house, but in
each case motion was made in the
deputies that they refuse to concur in
the action of the bishops and that
body was so informed. In the house of
bishops most Of the time was con-
sumed in the action on the amend
ments to constitution already referred
to. A message of sympathy was di-
rected to be conveyed to Bishop Niles
Of New Hampshire, who is seriously III.
At l O'Clock the convention took a re-
cess.
The afternoon session of the deputies
was consumed in the consideration Of
an amendment originating with the
committee on constitutional revision,
which incorporated in the constitution
that provision of the canonical law
which requires that the selection of
bishops shall be sanctioned by a ma
jority of the standing committees in
all the dioceses Of the church.
1t was announced that the woman's
auxiliary, also in convention here, had
reported a collection of $50 400 for mis-
sions, about $4,000 more than for the
previous year. Adjournment was then
taken until tomorrow.
In the house of bishops, the dele
gates commenced the consideration of
amendments to the canons recommend
ed by the committee. Those discussed
today related mainly to ordination of
bishops. The bishops referred to a
committee of five a memorial from the
Episcopal church in Brazil, asking that
the church in America consecrate for
it bishop.
Tonight the delegates attended a re-
ception given them by Bishop Satterlee
Of Washington.