Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-07
GET DOWN TO WORK.
THE EPIsCoPALIASs TAKE UP Bus
mess BEFORE THEM.
REVISION OF The CONSTITUTION.
Proposed Amendments Bearing on
Name of Church Rejected by House
OF Observation-Disclosures Cars
Peace Conference.
Peace Conference.

WASHINGTON, October 6.--Morning
prayer for the delegates to the triennlal
convention of the Episcopal Church was
held at the Church of the Epiphany. Rev.
Dr. Mckim reading the service. Bishop
Gilbert. OF Minnesota, pronounced the
benediction.
When the larger portion OF the delegates
had assembled. Rev. Morgan Dix, the
president, called the second session Of
the House OF Deputies to order. Prelimi-
nary routine business occupied the time
of the house for an hour. Rev. DR.. Mann.
OF Missouri. then offered a resolution
naming Kansas City as the next meeting
place of the convention.
From Indiana came a resolution ex-
pressing the earnest desire of the con-
vention that the instructions to the COM
missioners to be appointed for the inter-
national peace conference proposed by
the Car OF Russia shall recommend
the establishment of a permanent court
for the settlement of all differences by
arbitration.
The communication received yesterday
from Felix Agoncillo, the representative
of Aguinaldo now in this city, was read
by Dr. Mcconnell. of louisiana The doc
ument expressed the esteem OF the FILL
pinos for the convention, and asked the
prayers OF the Church in behalf OF the
Philippine Islands, their liberties and
welfare.
The convention then proceeded TO con-
sideration of the report of the Committee
on Revision of the Constitution.
TITLE OF CHURCH.
adopted by both houses of the general
convention I'm 1895. which require ratifi-
cation by the next subsequent conven-
ton. to become operative. The first OF
these affected the question of heading
or title for the constitution. canons. etc,
of the Church, and provided that 1t should
be as follows: Constitution and canons
for the government of that portion OF the
Catholic Church known in law as the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States of America, etc. Inc
amendment was defeated-lOS nays TO
yeas.
The next amendment, which contem-
Mated the substitution of Article Il. TOT
Articles C,XLII. and III. of the old Con-
stitution, and which was adopted unani-
mously by the last convention, was also
defeated, by a vote of w to IL.
Meantime messages had been received
from the House of Bishops that they had
adopted both the amendments rejected by
the House. but in each case motion was
made and adopted IN the House OF Depu-
ties that they refuse to concur in the ac-
ton of the Bishops, and that body was so
informed.
WITH THE BISHOPS.
In the House of Bishops most of the
time was consumed in the action on the
amendments to the Constitution already
referred to.
The report OF Presiding Bishop Williams
for the past three years was submitted.
The afternoon session of the Deputies
was consumed in the consideration OF an
amendment originating with the Commit
tee on Constitutional Revision. The
amendment was to incorporate In the Con-
stitution that provision of the canonical
law which requires that the selection OF
bishops shall be sanctioned by majority
of the standing committees in all the do
ceses of the Church. II gave rise 10 IN
terminable debate and the Deputies adj
journed without acting on II. Most OF the
speakers favored the change.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
1t was announced that the Woman's
Auxiliary, also in convention here, had
slons. about s25 600 more than for the pre-
vious year.
Adjournment was then taken until to-
morrow.
In the House OF bishops the delegates
commenced the consideration of amend
ments to the canons recommended by the
committee. Those discussed to-day re-
lated mainly TO the ordination Of bishops.
BISHOP FOR BRAZIL.
The Bishops referred to committee Of
five a memorial from the Episcopal
Church in Brazil. asking that the Church
in America consecrate for ii a bishop.
1t was also determined that, in view Of
the technical difficulties at present en-
comprising the matter OF constitutional
revision, the subject Of the cOnsldera-
ton of the amendments reported by the
joint committee be indefinitely post
poned."
This action refers to certain amend
ments TO the Constitution passed upon
favorably by the bishops three years ago,
but which were never finished by the
Deputies They have no bearing on the
now under consideration.
THE CHURCHs OBLIGATIONS.
Provision was made by the Bishops for
the appointment of a joint committee OF |
five, TO whom shall be referred questions
OF increased responsibility devolving |
upon the Church, and also missionary |
in the Western Hemisphere |
with which the Church may be charged.
Tonight the delegates attended a re- |
ception given them by Bishop Satteree, |
Of Washington.