The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-09
TO BE CONSIDERED
RATHER DOUBTFUL THAT VA
CANCY WILL BE FILLED.
Affecting The Eltcnos OF BISHOPS
An Amendment offered by Or. Jewell, 0
Milwaukee, to Article Two Of The Con-
siitution, Adopted Articles Two
and Tbrae Carried.
and Three Carried.

Washington, Oct S.-Various petitions
and resolutions were included in the
preliminary routine business which came
up before the House of Deputies of the
Episcopal Council to-day. Among the
resolutions was one by Rev. Taylor, Of
Los Angeles, expressing the sense OF
deep gratitude of this nation ut the many
manifestations of friendly feeling shown
by Great Britain in the recent war with
the Spaniards, and praying that the
time may arrive when the United States
ana the Mother country shall stand
shoulder to shoulder to defend the lib
erty Of mankind and the Christian civili-
cation of the nations of the earth.
Delegate Stoutzenburg, of Indiana,
offered a resolution which was referred
to the Committee on Canons, restoring
the office of evangelist to the Episcopal
church.
The bishops resolved to consider in
addition to the election of missionary
bishops, next week, the question Of the
election of missionary bishop to the
vacant jurisdiction of the Ashevi -. N
vacant jurisdiction of Asheyille, n. G.
Originally. North Carolina was divided
into two dioceses. but the building OF
Biltmore ut Asheville by Mr.. Wander
bilt, who is an Episcopalian, led to the
belief that there would be an immediate
upgrowth of population in that section,
which could not be thoroughly cared
for by the original diocese. Therefore
the missionary jurisdiction of Asheyille
was established several years ago, but
no bishop has ever been c0nsecrated
As Il matter of fact, the expected growth
did not materiaize, and there has never
been felt the need of bishop there
The whole question will be gone over
by the bishops, and the vacancy may
he filed, although there is considerable
belief in the House that the best thing
to do would be to abolish the jurisdiction
and divide the State as before.
Then the House resumed consideration
of the amendments to the constitution
Delegate Packard, of Maryland, in the
chair. the pending proposition being the
incorporation into the constitution Of
the canonical provision requiring the
sanction of the standing committees OF
all the dioceses TO the election of bishop
This proposed amendment led to long
debate during the session of the House
on Thursday. the Rev. Or. Taylor, OF
Indiana. having moved to strike it out.
DR. TayIor's motion was lost by an over
whelining viva voea vote.
An amendment offered by Rev. DIR.
Jewell Of Milwaukee, was adopted,
changing the phraseo.ogy of the section
under consideration by making the pro-
vision for the consent of the standing
committees of the dioceses to the or
dination and conservation Of bishops pre-
cede the provision requiring such consent
OF the bishops, which makes the language
conform to the canonical law. A NUM-
Der Of other amendments We're proposed,
but all we're rejected. and then article
two Of the constitution as reported by
the committee with the amendment
adopted on motion of DIR. Jewell, was
carried by an almost unanimous vote.
This article relates entirely TO the selec-
ton, ordination and jurisdiction of
Bishops.
Article three of the new constitution
was adopted almost unanimously. 1t
eliminates the provision in the existing
constitution, which prohibits bishops for
churches in foreign lands from having
seat in the House of Bishops, and
making them ineligible to a diocesan
office ia the United States.
For the purpose of keeping fully alive
the missionary interests, it was determin
ed by the bishops. the deputies concur
ring. that the country be divided into
four districts or divisions, in each Of
which there shall be held a missionary
council every year. in which the gene.a
triennial convention does not meet in
stead of one general missionary council
in those years. Its personnel is to b.
made up Of the bishops in the districr
and three clergymen and three members
of the laity from each diocese.
The Deputies and Bishops held bu
one session each to-day, and then ad
journed until Monday. On the join
open meeting preliminary to the separate
sessions to-day the prayer service fol
families in affliction was read-a though
suggested by the death Of the President
brother-in-law