Evening star., 1898-10-12


| referred back to the committee on revision
! of the constitution.
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, chairman of the
| committee reported the following as a sub
| Stitute:
| "Dioceses and missionary districts may
under such conditions, and with such pow
| ers shall be provided by the canons of
| the general convention: Provided, however,
| That no diocese shall he included in prov
ince without its own consent
DR.. Dix supported the above, and asked
for its adoption. There was a call of
Question" question. but Rev. John ].
Faude of Minnesota got the floor and made
a general talk on the provincial system.
Patience, Peace and Provinces.
the committees recommendation, 1t did
not intend the establishment of a provincial
system 1t merely proposed to allow the
dioceses to consider the question for three
years, and he hoped the house would hand
It down to the dioceses for It's considera-
ton. He hoped, in conclusion, for three
things.
First, patience" he said then peace
and then provinces" Much laughter greet
ed this sally
Rev. G. A. Gibbons of West Virginia
urged that the convention go slowly on
such an important question
DR.. Davenport of Tennessee, when a mo-
vi
souri,, made to order vote in two
minutes, took the floor and called the at
tention of the house to the fact that the
committees article sought to change the
fundamental law of the chuUch, and debate
should not be choked off. Mr.. Talbot's mo-
ton, however, was defeated on a division
by a vote of ayes Ia to noes 16O Rev.
DR.. Elliott of this city making the point of
order, which was sustained, that it needed
a two-thirds vote to limit debate.
The discussion of the Question of
inces was then continued.
Rev. Reginald II. Weller, jr., of Fond du
Lac, in an earnest and impressive manner,
declared that he had been born south of
Mason and Dixon's line and came from a
lorg line of democrats and secess lists,
but he was not a SecesSionist-in the church.
The general convention, he declared, was
representative enough and able enough to
enact measures which every diocese in
America should recognize and submit to.
ard he did not believe the dioceses should
be permitted to decide whether or not they
should be made parts of provinces or not.
Test Made.
In older to test the sense of the house
Mr.. Stotsenburg of Indiana moved to strike
cut the proviso of the committees article
as introduced this morning, which provd
ed that diocese shall be included in a
province without it's own consent.
Rev. DR.. Mckim stated that he believed
it was absolutely necessary to the clergy
OF lne cnuTcn lHdt tneTe SnOulu De q court
Of appeals, and that it was claimed a court
of that character could not be established
other than through the establishment Of
provinces. He observed that several dio-
ceses hTd already courts of appeal.
A motion was made to lay Mr.. Stotsen-
burg's motion on the table, and by viva
voce vote it prevailed. There were cries of
Question, question, and in the chorus
DIR. Davenport called for recognition.
The gentleman from Tennessee said
Charm an Packard.
OH "Oh." DON'T don't" said many
delegates.
DR.. Davenport submitted. saying as he
resumed his seat: Il decline to speak,
The question was then put on the adop-
ten of the committees recommendation.
the vote being taken by dioceses and or
GERS, the result being as follows: Clergy
Ayes, Al, noes, 8; divided, 3. Laity-Ayes,
AZ, noes, s; divided, 6.
New Article Eight Adopted.
DR.. Dix then presented and asked the
adoption of the following recommendation
of his committee:
Strike out article of the constitution
and insert the following article of the
constitution
No person shall be ordered priest or dea-
con until he shall have been examined by
the bishop and by two priests, and shall
have exhibited such testimonials and other
requisites as the canons in that case pro-
vided may direct. No person shall be con-
secrated bishop, or ordered priest or dea-
con, unless he shall at the time subscribe
and make, in the presence of the ordaining
bishop bishops, the following declara-
tion
II do believe the Holy Scriptures of the
Old and New Testaments TO be the word
of God, and to contain all things necessary
to salvatfc.., and l do solemnly engage to
conform to the doctrines, discipline and
worship Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States of America
No person ordained by foreign bishop,
or by bishop not in communion with this
church, shall be permitted to officiate as a
minister of Is church, until he shall have
complied with the canon or canons in that
case provided, and shall have also SUBJ
scribed the aforesaid declaration
A motion. offered by Rev. DR.. Easter,
was adopted to strikesout the letter ''s in
the word doctrines Motions to strike
out the words Protestant Episcopal and
others to change the phraseology of the ar
ticle were laid on the table, and the article
adopted by unanimous vote.
The Trial Of bishops.
DR.. Dix then moved the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, the house of bishops concur
ring. That the following change be made
in the constitution. and that the proposed
alteration be made known to the several
dioceses, in order that the same may be
ADOPTED In the next general convention, in
accordance with article Of the constitu-
ton, as follows: Strike out article of the
constitution and insert the following as
constitution TX of the constitutions:
Constitution TX. The mode of trying bfsh-
cps shall be provided by the general con-
vention. The court appointed for that pur-
pose shall be composed of bishops only. In
every diocese. the mode of trying presby-
tiers and deacons may be Instituted by the
convention of the diocese, until the general
convention shall provide uniform judicial
system. The decisions Of all courts of first
instance shall be subject to review by
courts of revision OF appeal. when the same
general convention. None but bishop
| shall pronounce sentence of admonition,
suspension. or degradation from the minis
! try, on any clergyman, whether bishop,
presbyter or deacon. A sentence of Suspen-
sion shall specify on what terms, or at
what time the penalty shall cease.
DIR. Dix Explains.
DR.. Dix explained the reasons which led
the revising committee ia rna ke the chauga