The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
IN FAVOR OF 4
 PEACE CONFERENCE. Episcopalians Approve
 the Czar'S Plan. THE PERENNIAL CONVENTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
 ARE DEFEATED.
Aguinaldo's Agent tn This Country Sends a Communication Ask ing for Prayers for the
 Filipinos.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


 l called the second days session of the 1 House of Deputies to order. Preliminary routine business occupied an hour. A i number of standing committees were ap- ! pointed and resolutions and memorials on l deceased members were presented and re- l ferred to appropriate committees. Rev | Dr. Mann of Missouri offered a resolu- ! tion naming Kansas City, Mo-, as the ] next place of meeting Of the convention l From Indiana came d resolution express | ing the earnest desire of the convention 1 that the instructions to the conmlSSlOH- l CTS to be appointed to the International 1 Peace Conference proposed by the Czar of Russia shall recommend the establish | ment of a permanent court for the settle ment of differences by arbitration. Several resolutions on the question or | marriage and divorce were presented: It was moved that the discussion of these | questions by the convention be held be- hind closed doors, but some objection was made to immediate considerat ton, and the matter was referred to the cal endar of business for the consideration 1 by a committee.
 The following communication iron from tatiVe in this country, was read:
 To the Honorable and Very Reverend Pres ident members and Reverend Secretary Amer ican Episcopal Church, assembled in triennial convention in Washington: We rejoice Wlln you in the assemblage to-day of your general convention, and, taking advantage of this sol emn occasion We believe 1t to be our duty to convey to you our high consideration and respect The exalted American clergy cer- tainly represent Christian morals and holy charity, virtues which elevate them in the mirati0n 10 the exalted ecclesiastical hierarchy of North America l fulfill our purpose In sup [ pIcating you to offer your prayers to the Nost Eiqb on behaIf of the natives of the Philippine Islands, and asking you to do all that be done to protect them in this supreme moment of their history, and to as them their liberty and protected person aIty to which they are entitled by their loyalty and their services to the American
 The noble and humanitarian republic of the United States of North America comes to us in our work of political and social redemp- tion We are deeply thankful Tor the union and amity of the Filipinos and America May they be imperishable and bear the zeal Of evangellc brotherhood,- which may be i'm pressed upon it by the respected prelates as sembed.
 The convention then proceeded to the consideration of the report on the re- vision of the constitution.
 The amendments acted upon were those adopted by both houses of the general Tel. fcation by the next subsequent conVen- tion to become operative. The hrst or these affected the question of a heading or title for the constitution, canonS, etc, of the church, and provided It snouId De as follows:
 ''Constitution and canons for the gov ernment of that part of the catholic church known in America as the Pro> testant Episcopal church in the United States of America"
 The amendment made by the last con- vention incorporated in the title the fol- lowing words: That portion of the catholic church known in law as.
 The change had few advocates, but many opponents, who asserted that the change made the title cumbersome and awkward that 1t was unnecessary to de- clare that the Episcopalians were part of the catholic church and that some Wag would soon nickname the Episcopalianss the 'in-law'' church. The amendment was defeated by 1OS nays to yeas.
 The next amendment, which contem- plated the substitution of article one for articles l, and of the old con- stitution and which was adopted almost unanimously by the last convention, was also defeated by a vote of 92 to +. Mean time messages had been received from the House of Bishops that they had adopted both the amendments rejected by the house, but in each case a motion was made in the deputies that they re- fuse 10 concur in the action of the bishops and that body was so informed.
 In the House of Bishops most of the time was consumed in the action on the amendments to the constitution already referred to. A message Of sympathy was directed to be conveyed to Bishop Niles of New Hampshire, who IS seriously III. Petitions were presented for the creation of a new diocese in Indiana, and also for the division of the Japanese district into two diOceSeS.
 The afternoon session of the deputies was consumed in consideration of an amendment originating with the commit tee on constitutional revision, which 1n- corporated in the constitution that provi- sion of the canOnical law, which requires that the selection of Bishops shall O. sanctioned by a majority of the standing committees in all dioceses of the church. It gave rise to interminable dispute and the deputies adjourned without acting on it. Most of the speakers favored the change. Auxiliary, also in convention here, had reported a collection of $S0, 400 for mis- sions about $25 900 more than for the pre- vious year. Adjournment was then taken
 Tn the House of Bishops the delegates commenced the consideration of the amendments to the canons recommended by the committee. Those discussed to- day related mainly to ordination of Bish- ops Tonight the delegates attended reception given them by Bishop Satter-
 Notable among the lay delegates are Chief Justice Fuller of the United States Supreme Court, who represents the lay delegation from Chicago; J. Pterpont Mor- gan, William Bayard Cutting. Francis Lynde Stetson and Captain A T. Mahan representing New York; George C. Thom- as and James s. Riddle of Philadelphia. The clergy was represented by many prominent in the church work of the country, including Rev. Morgan Dix of
 At the session yesterday Bishop Whip pie conducted the service and led the opening prayers Then followed ovS the 5,ss ser, Neely reading the epistle, Bishop KilIner the gospel, ard all the Bishops uniting in repeating the creed. Rev. pr MCKim of the Church of the Epiphany made the announcement of Dr. Williams absence, and that Bishop Whip ple would preside over the assemblage of Bishops until a presiding officer was chosen.
 Bishop Futile of Missouri then ascended the pulpit and delivered the sermon. He chose his text from Isaiah, hy:2: '.En- large the place of thy tent and let them stretch forth the curtain of thine hab- tations; spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes"
 The House of Bishops organized yester- day by electing Bishop Doane of Albany as presiding officer and re-electing Rev Samuel Hart, DID,, of Hartford. as sec retary.