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of New York resolution was adopted pro-
viCing for the appointment of a committee
of five deputies, to serve with a like num-
Der of deputies. to select the place for hold
ing the next triennial convention.
The chair named on behalf of the denu-
ties Mr. Morgan Rev. Edward B. Spaldng
of California. Rev. Cameron Mann, D. D.,
OF West Missouri, Rev. John L. Lindsay,
d. D., of Massachusetts, and Rev. H. H.
Waters, D. D., of Louisiana.
The consider alton of the calendar was
then proceeded with. The petition from
American Episcopal churches in Europe
asking for a change in the system of Eps-
copal oversight now in operation was, on
motion of DR.. Mckim, referred to joint
committee of five deputies and five bishops.
The consideration of the resolution offered
by Rev. Mr.. Short of Missouri. expressing
appreciation of the Car of Russia ; recent
overture for better understanding among
nations, was postponed until the end of the
calendar
Publicity Demanded.
The next question raised a breeze. 1t
had been decided to postpone the consider
alton of the divorce resolution of the Rev.
DR.. Taylor of Springfield until other bus
ness on the calendar had been transacted,
when Rev. DR.. Davenport of Tennessee
moved that when the divorce question did
come up it be considered behind closed
doors.
such a course.
IF it means that the press must leave"
said Rev. B. w. r. Taylor of Los Angeles,
Il most seriously object"
Rev. Hall Harrison of Baltimore was
particularly emphatic in opposition TO the
closed doors suggestion. He declared that
all proceedings should be public. Purity
was not prudery, and he created something
of sensation by inquiring if ladies were
ever requested to leave church after the
sixth commandment had been read, in or
der that they should not hear the seventh.
Rev DR.. Hodges of Boston took issue
with this remark, and the entire question
was by viva voce vote, postponed until
Immediately before the consideration of the
question of marriage and divorce was to be
taken up later
Changes I'm COnstitutiOn.
The special order, which was the con-
sideraton of the revision of the constitu-
ton, then taken up, Mr.. Joseph Park
ard, jr., of Maryland taking the chair
while President Dix moved the adoption
of proposed new article 4, which recon-
mended as follows:
I'm every diocese a standing committee
shall be appointed by the convention there
of. When there is a bishop in charge Of
the diocese the committee shall be his
council Of advice and when there is no
such bishop II shall be the ecclesiastical
authority of thu diocese for all purposes
declared by the general convention and the
rights and duties of the standing commit
tees except as provided in the canons of
the general convention may be prescribed
by the canons of the respective diocese."
A motion was made to amend the article
by providing that the standing committees
should be equally composed of clersymen
and laymen.
Mr.. Arthur S. Browne vigorously oppos-
ed the amendment, which he declared
would reVolutionize the present system IN
the majority of dioceses and moved to
lay it on the table. This motion was car
ried division by vote Of Isl ayes to
12G noes.
Several amendments seeking to improve
in the opinion of their makers, the phrase
ology of the proposed article offered
and lost. DR.. Dix having expressed the
opinion that the article as prepared by the
committee meet all the requirements and
perfectly plain.
In the discussion of one of these amend
ments DR.. Greer OF New York suggested
that such groning after technicalit'es which
affected only III nice les of language and not
the real sense of proposed changes in the
constitution was unnecessary and wasted
valuable time.
The Article ADOPTED.
There a demand for vote and it
taken. The article printed above,
with the exception that the words "consti-
tuition and were inserted before the word
"canons,'' motion Of Mr.. Mcconnell of
Louisiana was adopted on a vote by dlo-
ceses and orders, ballot being recorded
in the negative.
Article ) Discussed.
DR.. Dix then offered, on behalf of the
committee on revising the constitution.
motion to add an article thereto, to be num-
numbered and providing for the manner
in which new dioceses may be formed DIR.
Dix asked Chancellor J. NJ. Woolworth of
Nebraska to conduct the discussion upon
this article.
1t was pointed out by Mr. Henry of Iowa
that there were certain antiquities in sec
ton / of the proposed article, and upon mo-
ton of Rev. MI Tayler of Los Angeles that
part of the section containing the ambigu-
tiles in question referred back to the
committee for correction.
The consideration of the remainder of
section l was proceeded with and Mr.. Louis
Hasbrouck of Albany moved to strike out
the final provision that no city shall form
more than one diocese except that when
the civil authority shall consolidate into
one city portions of territory belonging to
different diOceses, each portion of said ter
ritOry shall remain attached to the diocese
TO which it previously belonged until a
change be made with the consent OF the
general convention.
Interesting Points.
ReV. DIR. John IL. Egar of central New
York. member of the constitutional COM
mittee, explained that the provision was
inserted to meet the conditions in Greater
New York. which comprises the two cities
New York and Brooklyn. the first being In
the diocese of New York and the other in
the diocese of Long Island, and there was
row much Vexatious MISUNDERSTANDING, the
people in Brooklyn not really knowing
whether they were under Bishop Potter or
Bishop Lttlejohn.
The proviso merely intended to permit
things to remain as they have been. to al
low Brooklyn to continue as part of Long
Island diocese until such time, If it ever ar
rived, that Brooklyn might ask to become
a part of New York diocese
After further discussion, participated in
by Rev. DIR. Reese F. Alsop of Brooklyn,
Chancellor Wooworth and Others Mr.
Woolworth made a particularly strong
argument in favor of having but one
bishop in single city. He called at
tention to London, where he said one