The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
ATTENDANCE THINNING OUT.
MANY EPISCOPAL DEPUTIES LEAV-
ING FOR THEIR HOMES.

Delegates Urged to Consider ImpOr-
tant Questions Before the Member
ship Trims Out-Division of Indiana
Into Three DiOceses PFecipitates
IA Debntc-COnsideratiO OF Con-
stitutiOnal Amendments Resumed.
Rev. DIR. HuntingtOn's Amendment
Hearing on Church Unity Adopted
by Both Houses.
Washington, oct. 19-While no time has
been set for the final adjournment of the
Episcopal convention the attendance is
beginning to fall off and deputies are
leaving for home. Attention was called
to this in The House of Deputies to-day
and delegates were urged 90 get through
with important questions before the
membership thins out.
The question of marriage and divorce
-has not yet been considered in the House
of Deputies and there are evidences that
The House of Bishops, after having post
poned the subject indefinitely, may recon-.
slider this action.
The division of Indiana into three
dioceses raised spirited debate In the
House of Deputies.
The majority report of the committee
on new dioceses against the creation of a
Southern Indiana missionary diocese, was
finally adopted.
When consideration of the constitution
was resumed article 6, relating to the es-
adjustment of missionary districts and
article 3 relating 60 a bishops exercise of
his offices outside his diocese, We're agreed
TO- with amendments made by the bishops.
The morning session of the House of
Bishops was important in bringing about
the adoption of what is known as the
Huntington amendment looking toward
church unity. The amendment was
adopted with minor changes as part of the
canons instead of the constitution. The
canons also were amended in requiring
one years time before ordination, instead
of six months.
The revision of the constitution progress
ed by the adoption of the title 10 articles
10 and II, also and as amended by the
deputies.
At the afternoon session of the House
of Deputies concurrence was given 10 the
minor amendments made by the bishops in
the so-called Huntington amendment, thus
giving final approval to this important
step toward church unity.
At the afternoon session of the bishops
final action was taken on the establish
ment of a bishop in Brazil. There has
been a division Of sentiment as 10 whether
this bishop should be directly responsible
to the church in the United States or
should be free from responsibility here.
which the church in Brazil win remain di-
rectly responsible to the authorities here
until il has advanced TO the point of hav-
ing three bishops, at which time by the
joint action of these three a national
church in Brazil, Independent of super
vision by the United States, may be es-
tablished.
The two bodies of the council. sitting as
a board of missions, met tonight
Bishop Nelson of Georgia, chairman of
the committee on work going on among
the colored people of the South. presented
a report accompanied by a series of reso-
buttons which led to rather an interesting
debate on the race question. One of the
resolutions commencing the work was
adopted, while another appropriating So
COO for continuing the work was modified
so that the board Of managers shall be
urged" instead of charged" to include
1t in the budget, the amendment being
made on grounds of financial necessity.
Another resolution adopted favored pro-
vision for a school in The South for the
literary and industrial training of colored
youths and request the womens auxiliary
to make special provision for women work
ers, Bible and home teachers in that field.
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