The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
NEW DIOCESE CREATED
NORTHERN INDIANA WILL HAVE AN
EPISCOPAL CHURCH BISHOP.
Church Unity Discussed by the House
of Deputies-WOmen's Christian
board of Missions.

WASHINGTON, Oct 14.-Church unity
was again the absorbing topic before the
house of deputies of the Episcopal Conven-
ton to-day, the notable and eloquent dis
cussion of yesterday being continued on
Rev. DIR. Hdntington's proposition to broad
EN- the scope Of the church by permitting
bishops to take under the spiritual guild
ance outside congregations not conforming
strictly to the Episcopal liturgy. The inter-
est In tnis debate was shown to-day by the
statement of Rev. DR.. Fulton, of Philadel-
phia, that never before in the history of
the church in America had there been a de-
bate of such intense earnestness, dignity,
logic and nobility of spiritual eloquence.
The debate was not concluded to-day, and
Will be continued on Monday.
before taking up the main subject much
miscellaneous business was transacted The
patriotic spirit of the convention was shown
IN the unanimous adoption of a resolution,
by Mr.. George Thomas, of Philadelphia.
providing that, as the American flag was
TO be raised over Porto Rico on the 18th
INST, St Luke's day, special reference to
of that day.
A resolution was adopted creating a new
ddiiocese OF the northern part of the present
uloceSe OF INDIANA, in accordance with the
recommendation of a committee.
Spencer Trask, lay delegate from Albany,
n. T., presented the following, which was
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
convention that the interests of the entire
country would be SubServed, the social or
der thereof safeguarded and the existing
evils and abuses remedied by the establish
ment OF uniform laws on the subject of
marriage and divorce.
Resolved, That joint committee of the
two houses be appointed to prepare suita-
Die memorial, to be submitted to the Con-
gresS of the United States and to the legis-
latureS Of the several States expressing the
sense OF this convention and urging that
appropriate steps be taken to secure an
amendment to the Constitution which shall
give power to Congress to establish uniform
laws on the subjects of marriage and di-
vorcc throughout the United States.
Among the resolutions presented and re-
ferred were those for cooperation between
the English and American church in the es-
tablishnent of churches on the continent of
Rock of Ages" and other hymns
A petition urging a radical change in the
prayer book was summarily tabled-176 to
Smith, of Washington, that in all constitu-
tional bodies petitions were of right re-
ceived and respectfully considered.
The house of bishops adopted propo-
sition extending the offenses for which
bishops may be tried to include conduct
unbecoming bishop Another amendment
alternating church property. A special COM
mittee of bishops was created. consisting of
the bishops of Chicago. New York and Ver-
for holy orders. The bishops discussed and
passed Articles A. Z and of the amendments
TO the constitution, already passed by the
mouse. Article covers the provincial sys-
tenn. Nominations were made for the va
cant oishropics in North Dakota. Sacra-
mento and Boise. but the names were with
held until final action is taken.
AT $50 both houses adjourned in order to
permit the bishops and deputies. some four
hundred in number, to start on the pill
grir1age to jamestown island. near Rich
mond. Va. where three hundred years ago
lea