New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-11
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
AGAIN CONSIDERED
THE CHURCH HAWAII ASKS TO BE MADE A
MISSIONARY JURISDICTION.

THE CHURCH IN HAWAII MADE A
MISSIONARY JURISDICTION.
Washington. Oct 1O.-There was no abatement
to-day In public interest the triennial council OF
the Episcopal Church. and large congregation at
tended the religious service which preceded the
business of the day. The expanding influence o.
the Church was indicated by the memorial from the
Japanese diocese urging the creation OF a southern
jurisdiction In that country and from the Anglican
Church In Honolulu. heretofore fostered by the
English Church. asking that In view OF the annexa-
ton OF Hawaii TO the United States the Church OF
Hawaii be amasamated with that in this country.
becoming missionary jurisdiction The PROPOSE
tons were referred the Hawaiian subject going 10
the Committee on the Increased Responsibility of
the Church
The Southern Florida jurisdiction submitted
proposition that each missionary Jurisdiction be
represented in the council by clerical and one
lay delegate. with vote. The proposition re-
ferred
The first evidence OF friendly rivalry for the honor
of holding the next council shown in the adop
ton of resolution for the appointment; OF a COM
mittee OF five deputies 10 meet with committee Of
bishops to select the city OF meeting. The Chair
named the committee OF deputies Messrs. Nor
gan, OF New-York; Spalding. OF California: Mann.
OF Missouri: Lindsay. OF Massachusetts. and
Waters, OF louisiana
| The divorce question came up and was placed on
the calendar for discussion following the
on the Cars peace conference.
Among the resolutions nTesented and referred
| was one expressing thanks for the sympathy Of
Great Britain toward this Government In the recent
| war with Spain. and hoping the time would come
| when the two great nations would stand shoulder
to shoulder and flag to flag In the progress OF the
| world.
This cleared the way for the principal discussion
| of the day, the amendment OF the constitution
Article " In relation 70 standing committees or
| doceses was agreed 20 after the adoption OF an
| un!mpOrtant amendment.
| Article V. governing the formation OF new
| dioceses led TO considerable debate. 1t
planned by DR.. Dix the chairman OF the committee.
| that the article contravened no existing regula-
tion but laid down broad principles governing the
whole case. Explanations Of several features were
| also made by Chancellor Woolworth. who had as
sisted In the preparation OF the article. Delegate
| IJghtner 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 consolidates into city portions
of territory belonging different doceses In which
| case each portion OF said territory shall remain
| attached to the diocese to which II previously be-
onged until a change is made by the consent OF the
| general convention. Before action was taken on
| the motion the deputies adjourned for luncheon
| Just before this the deputies agreed to resolu-
ton OF the bishops repeating the canon establishing
| the Prayer-B Book Distribution Society. This organ
ization was formed for the free distribution OF
prayer books but its work has been completed and
this branch of church labor is now attended to by
the diocesan associations
The bishops appointed the following members OF
the joint committee on the selection OF city III
which to hold the convention OF 1901: Messrs Pot
ter. NewYork; Randolph. Virginia; Worthng.on
Nebraska; Lawrence, MASSACHUSETTS ana & So
Duluth An invitation received from san
Francisco to hold the next convention mere ,,,.
1t decided to create new missionary d,s hct
na Epnu u,
cQermnogs with the Jap ,b SsS SlGsese
A resolution was agreed to providing tor gen
eral committee TO which shall be referred the reso
presented by the IN d oresng bishop
announced the appointment Of the ;o9wns r com
of the Mo1sss pR cnTc4 William
Huntington tn iiY New.9ork Walton w. Battershall
Albany A6 chases phaGepha Edmund
Ione Island John H Elliott Washington On 1s IaU
hon HIsss o Kelly. California Samuel Hart, Con
neciicut: Charles II. Strong Georgia; G Ryad,or
Prince New-Mexico John A. King, Long lsland
Treat Paine s Mass1chss s Xew Mia 5oh
n5,tne North Carolina and James Houghtaling
For an hour the bishops considered the propose
and divorce but adjourned for recess without IAN
"'a a. the afternoon session the deputies resume
the discussion Of the proposed sin that me
cw sbn form more than one diocese" II wa
urged that the diocese OF New-fork ana D 5io,
Wss So large as to be unwieldy and that dviSo,
VAS essential The amendment finally prevailed
Article was then recommitted ior tnr'N NyI a,
| sideration by the committee. Arucle, va ~
sdopted on vote by dioceses Article w lea !,
sharp division the so-caed provnca S;esa
inc me nrovinces' Dr. John II. Eear. OF the com
mttee presented minority report, poems ho o"
.ba cit division OF the country into states snoul,
he followed by the Church. without the creauIhn ac
strictly ecclesiastical provinces Inc
went over until tomorrow 49,, .,ro ,f,e,
The House Bishops devoted the en' sscretar
ILL., H., ornounced that considerable progress nae
I'm made but no decision was reached.