The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-12
CONFERENCE OF CHURcHMEN.
BISHOP WILLIAM HOBART HARE
PRESENTED A LOVING CUP.


| Twenty-Five Years-ResOIutiOns
on Various Subjects Disposed of.
Debate in the House of Bishops on
the Amendment Providing for the
Formation of Provinces Out OF
Diocesan and Missionary Dis
tricts.
Washington, Oct. r.-At the opening of
! the session of the House of Deputies of
! the Episcopal council to-day Rev Morgan
DIX announced the death yesterday at
| New London of Hon Benjamin Stark, lay
| delegate from Connecticut. After a brief
tribute by Mr.. Seymour of Connecticut,
the telegram announcing Mr.. stark's death
was referred to the committee on memo
rials
Rev DR.. f. p Davenport of Tennessee,
from the committee on canons, reported a
! resolution discharging that body from the
further consideration of the proposition
for the revival of the order OF evangelists.
The committee believes that a step of this
character should have It's initiative in the
House of Bishops. and after a brief state
ment by Rev. Mr.. Stotsenburg of Indiana,
In opposition to the report, the resolution
was ADOPTED.
At Il o'clock the deputies went into ses-
sion with the House of Bishops sitting as
a board of missions, Bishop Whpple of
Minnesota presiding.
beautiful incident of the joint session
was the presentation and adoption of reso-
lutions complimentary to Bishop William
Hobart Hare of South Dakota, who has
occupied that dignified position for TWEEN
ty-hve years The board also presented
the bishop with a handsome silver loving
cup suitably inscribed. The bishop re-
Piled in a speech fun Of emotion and gra-
titude
Bishop Doane of Albany, then took the
chair and the regular business of the
board proceeded.
A resolution offered by the treasurer,
George Thomas of Philadelphia, was
adopted, providing that on the second
Sunday after Epiphany and on the Mon
day following addresses are to be made
and collections taken from the Sunday
schools for the benefit of missions.
A resolution presented by the Bishop Of
Massachusetts, was adopted, receiving
with gratitude the united offerings of $780,
900 for missionary work, contributed by
the woman's auxiliary and placing on re-
cord the boards appreciation of the devo-
tion of the women Of the church, and
hailing with Thanksgiving their increas-
ing generosity.
The board listened for fifteen minutes 10
Bishop Peter T. Rowe of Alaska, regard
ing the growth of the church work in that
territory.
Brief addresses were made by Rev. VII
hanson Smith of Hartford and Bishop
nf n
the formers proposition for a training
school for men intended for the mission
airy field and then the board of missions
adjourned until Monday.
The House of Bishops to-day agreed 10
the report made by Secretary Rev. Sam
uel Hart, recommending the correction of
several errors of print in the standard
copy of the book of common prayer, kept
at the mission house In New York, and
of which Mr.. Hart is the custodian. Copies
of the book were printed from the plates
from which the standard volume was pro-
duced, and the bishops decided TO donate
copy each to the University of Virginia
and Rutgers College. The bishops also
agreed to the changes in the Golden
Numbers" In the prayer book, by which
the Easter date is ascertained for the next
300 years, beginning with 1900.
Almost the entire afternoon session of
the House of Deputies was consumed in
debate on the amendment of the consti-
tuition providing for the formation of
provinces out of the diocesan and mission
airy districts, and ii was finally recon-
mitted TO the committee for recommended
! ton and report on certain amendments
| offered during the long discussion
An amendment offered by DR.. Hunting
ton of New York, adopted, providing
that no province shall be so bounded as to
! contain only fractional portion of a state
| or states.
N In,
eral debate on various amendments offered
were Messrs Fleming of Florida, and Mel
! son of Virginia.
The action of the House of Bishops In
changing the Golden Numbers" in the
| prayer book making certain corrections
| of print therein, and presenting several
copies of the standard edition of 1892 to
| colleges, was agreed to.
In the House of Bishops the report of
| the church university board of regents
was agreed to and a resolution adopted
| abolishing the board. The existence of the
! body is regarded as unnecessary, as its
work is now done by a volunteer associa-
/ ton, having for its object the promotion
| of the interests of the church, schools, SEM
| inaries and colleges. This action of the
bishops was afterward agreed to by the
| deputies.
After some discussion of article . and
of the proposed new constitution relat-
| ing to the organization of the general con-
| vention and the conservation of bishops
| for foreign service, the bishops formally
| non-concurred in the action of the depu-
ties and a conference committee will be
appointed.
The provision in the constitution that
no city shall form more than one diocese
was stricken out. After briefly touching
upon the proposed canon of marriage and
! divorce the House of Bishops adjourned
|
| COLBERT NOT DEAD.