The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-07
TITLE OF CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IT DE
FEATED BY 10S TO 8.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT DEFEATED
BY The the Convention Though the Bishops Fail
ed TO Agree. Question Of the Seec-
ton Of Bishops, The Joint
Committee of Five.


for the delegates to the Trennial con
yention Of the Episcopal church was
held at the Church of epiphany, Rev.
Dr. McKim reading the prayer service.
Bishop Gilbert, of Minnesota, pronunced
the benediction. When the larger portion
Of the delegates had assembled, Rev. DIR.
Morgan Dix, the president, called the
second days session Of the House Of
Deputies to order. Preliminary routine
business occupied the time of the House
for an hour.
Rev. DIR. Mann, of Missouri, offered
a resolution naming Kansas City as the
next place Of the convention. From
Indiana came resolution expressing the
earnest desire of the convention that
the instructions to the commissioners
to be appointed to the International
Peace conference proposed by the Gar of
Russia shall recommend the establish
ment Of a permant court Of the settle
ment Of all differences by arbitration
The communication received yesterday
from Felix Agoncillo, the representative
of Aguinaldo now in this city, was read
- DIR. Mcconnell. of Louisiana. The
document expressed the esteem Of the
PHILIPPINES for the convention aud asked
the prayers Of the church in behalf of the
Philippine Islands, their liberties and
welfare. The convention then proceeded
to the consideration OF the report on
the revision of the constitution.
The amendments acted upon were those
by both houses of the general conyen-
ton in 1895, which require ratification
by the next subsequent convention to
become operative. The first Of these
affected the question of heading or title
for the constitution eanons. etc, of the
church and provided it should be as fol-
lows
Constitutions and Canons for the gov
ernment of that portion Of the Catholic
Church known in law as the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States
of America, etc"
The amendment was defeated by
vote Of 10S nays to yeas. The next
amendment which contemplated the sub
stitution of article zone" for article .
and 3 of the old constitution and which
was adopted unanimously by the last
convention, was also defeated by a vote
Of 50 to II.
Meantime messages had been received
from the House of Bishops that they
had adopted both the amendments re-
jected by the House, but in each case 4
motion was made in the Deputies that
they refuse to CONCUR in the action Of
the Bishops, and that body was 50 in
formed.
In the House Of Bishops, most of the
time, was consumed in the action Of the
amendment to the constitution already
referred to.
The report Of presiding Bishop VIII
liams for the past three years was
submitted.
The afternoon session of the deputies
was consumed in the consideration Of
IN amendment originating with the com
mittee on constitutional revision The
amendment Incorporated in the constitu-
tion that provision Of the canonical law
which requires that the selection of
bishops shall be sanctioned by a ma
jority Of the standing committees in all
the dioceses of the church. 1t gave rise
to interminable debate, and the deputies
adjourned without acting on it. Most
Of the speakers favored the change.
It was announced that the Woman's
Auxiliary also in convention here, had
ttpOlich q E0ll0ttiDi VI PDU,7Ub Tor mis-
sions, about $4,000 more than for the
previous year. Adjournment was then
taken until tomorrow.
In the House of Bishops the delegates
commenced the consideration of the
amendments to the canons recommends
cd by the committee. Those discussed
to-day related mainly to ordination Of
bishops.
The bishops referred to a committee
Of five, memorial from the Episcopal
church in Brazil asking that the Church
in America consecrate for it Bishop.
1t was also determined in view Of the
technical difficulties at present encom-
passing the matter Of constitutional re-
vision that the subject Of the considera-
of the amendments reported by the joint
committee be indefinitely postponed"
tion Of the amendments reported By the
joint committee be indefinitely post
poned"
This action refers to certain amend
ments to the constitution passed in
February by the bishops ehree years ago.
but which were never finished by the
deputies. They have no bearing on the
amendments now under consideration by
the deputies.
Provision was made by the bishops
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