The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-11
niyoRCE TO BE CONSIDERED.
a,rsrION OF A SECRET SESSION
,.DS TO A SPIRITED DEBATE. =.

conVentfon Crttfc1se the move
a..-ord seerecy-SOuthern Florida
,,,rtsdictiOn Asks That Each Mis-
.ionary Jurisdiction BE Given
,,.,resentatiOn in the Council.
uouse of bishops DevOtes the At
,.rnoon to the Divorce Question.
nov. DIR. Charles strong of savan-
ob Appointed on the American
,hurch Building Commission.
Washington. Oct. 10.-There was no
.,,tament to-day In the public interest
-.+.r3ing the triennial convention of the
r,iseopal Church, and large crowds joined
n fbe religious services at EpiphanV
church which preceded the business of
the day.
This expanding interest in the church
ms indicated by a memorial from the Jap
ap4sa diocese, urging the creation of
southern jurisdiction in that country. and
f,,n the Anglican Church in Honolulu,
heretofore fostered by the English Church.
asking that in view of the annexation of
Hawaii to The United States, the church
of Hawaii be amalgamated with that in
this country becoming a missionary juris-
diction The propositions were referred
10 the committees.
The Southern Florida jurisdiction sub
miTr1d a proposition that each missionary
jurisdiction be represented in the council
bv one clerical and one lay delegate, with
vote The proposition was referred.
The divorce question came up and was
placed on the calendar for discussion fol-
conference.
The resolution TO close the doors when
the divorce question came up, led to spir-
tied debate. Several deputies criticised
the move toward secrecy. The question
Of closing the doors finally went over I'M
I'll the divorce subject was considered.
This cleared the way for the main dis
cusson of the day on the amendment TO
the constitution. This related mainly to
the internal organization of the church
and to the amendment of article T. for
the establishment of standing committees
in each diocese. This article was agreed
to after the disposition of an unimport-
ant amendment.
Article s. governing the formation of
new dioceses, led to considerable debate
It was explained by Dr. Dix, the chair
man of the committee, that the article
conravened no existing regulations but
laid down broad principles governing the
whole case.
Delegate Lightner of Minnesota moved
to strike out that feature of the article
which provides that no city shall form
more than one diocese, except when the
civil authority conSOGdates into one city
portions Of territory belonging TO different
dioceses, in which case each portion of said
territory shan remain attached to the di-
ocese to which it previously belonged I'M
til change is made by the consent of the
general convention. This amendment was
finally adopted at the afternoon session.
Article was then recommitted for the
further consideration by the committee.
Article was adopted on a vote by do
Ceses.
Article led to sharp division over the
so-called provincial system. The commit
lee report providing for uniting dioceses
into provinces. DR.. John H. Egan of the
committee presented a minority report,
holding that the civil division of the coun-
Try into states should be followed by the
church without the creation of strictly
ecclesiastical provinces.
The debate was carried on by Rev. Drs
Taylor Of Springfield, Fulton of Pennsyl-
yanla and Rev. G. H. Ward of Florida in
support of the provincial system and
Rev DR.. Huntington of New York ana
Rev John j. Faude of Minnesota against
it. The subject went over until to-mor-
row
The House of Bishops devoted the en-
tire afternoon session to discussing the
divorce question. Secretary Hart an
nounced that considerable progress had
been made but no decision had been
reached
Before adiourning for lunch the House
OF Delegates agreed TO a resolution of the
bishops repeating the canon establishing
the prayer-book distribution society. This
organization was formed for the purpose
OF accomplishing the free distribution of
prayer books, but its work has been COM
PeSd ana this branch of church labor is
uoW attended to by the diocesan asso cia-
ions 1t was decided to create a new
conmissary in Japan, to be known as the
hEoIo district, which is coterminous with
me japanese diocese. The missionary will
be selected by bishops
resolution was agreed to providing for
general committee to which shall be re-
Ierfed the resolutions presented by the
Lambeth conference
Inc chairman, on behalf of the presid-
~ bishops, announced the appointment
OF the following commissioners of Ameri-
Cou ehufch building fund: Revs Morgan
DM ID. D. New York: William r. Hunt
ns'oh, d. D., New York; Walton W. Bat
NrSnalL ID. D., Albany; Charles r. Ohm
stead d. D, Central New York; Henry
aHSuce, D. D., Philadelphia; Edmund D.
cooper, d. D., Long Island; John H. Eli
w. d. D. Washington; David II. Greer,
~ u. New York; Reese F. Alsop, D. D.,
, NeW York; Douglas o. Kelley, D. D., Cal
luna rga Samuel Hart, d. D., Connecticut;
StLI H. Strong, Georgia; Gilbert H.
IeIling e D. D., Central Pennsylvania;
non L. Bradford Prince. New Mexico:
t5on. ). A. Long, Long Island; Messrs.
ioTll treat Paine, Massachusetts; VIII
M Noln n Lightner, Minnesota; Alfred Mills,
TrNdfk, John Wilkes, North Carolina