Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-25
EPISCOPAL. CONVENTION.


OF their time yesterday to reconciling
! differences between them on The re.
vised constitution, in anticipation of
| final adjournment this evening. 1t dis
closed much tenacity on the part of the
deputies to direct the affairs of their
own house, without the control OF the
bishops. The question came up on
conference report on article l, which
recommended that the views OF the
bishops, on the manner Of choosing
members of the House of Deputies, and
on giving missionary deputies the
right to vote, be accepted. The report
was warmly opposed MIR. Francis
Linde S.etson, OF New York, argued
that this was a proposition to surren-
der to the bishops the constitutional di-
rection of the House of Deputies. The
Rev. DR.. McKim, of Washington, also
argued that the deputies should control
the organization of their own house.
A portion of the conference commit.
tees report on article was recommit.
ted to it, and a portion non-concurred
in. The matter, therefore, will have TO be
further considered in conference.
The house proceeded to the consld.
GRAFTON of the special order, viz, the
consideration of the revision OF the can
mons. There are fiftv-three in all
these, and the disposition of some OF
the delegates was averse 10 entering
upon @ discussion of the many in
portant questions involved at this late
stage OF the session. Notwithstanding
an expression of opinion TO this effect,
the house proceeded with the cancns.
At one o'clock, however, it became APP
parent that the matter could hardly be
disposed OF at this convention, and
, further consideration OF the canoDs was
indefinitely postponed.
) The deputies concurred in a resou-
ton OF the bishops provided for com.
mittee of bishops, ciergymen and lay
men to consider the question OF a per.
manent meeting place FOR the triennial
conventions.
Article Y Of the revised constitution
was finally adopted as amended by the
: bishops. 1t relates to the formation OF
new dioceses.
: Final argument was reached in both
houaes of the council on the article for
the conservation of bishops for foreign
, lands, over which there was consider
; able difference. the matter being recast
in such manner as TO be acceptable 10
the bishops.
Anticipatory of final adjournment
, this evening, the deputies completed as
much of the unfinished business as pos
sbla at the afternoon session. Con-
siderable time was taken up in secret
session in disposing OF the case of Rev
Junius NJ. Horner, nominated by the
bishops as bishop for the missionary
district OF AsheviIle, \. c. a telegram
from Rev. Mr.. Swope, OF Asheville,
was read, representing that Rev. Hol-
! ner had never presided over d mission
or parish. Rev. Mr.. Hoffman, Of New
York, made statement Of the nomi-
nees eminent qualifications for the po-
5 stion, which satisfied the deputies,
and the nomination was confirmed
: unanimously.
: The committee on marginal readings
! OF the Bible vas instructed to give the
, authority for proposed readings intro
: duced by it in the report to the next
general convention.
! All pending resolutions on marriage
and divorce were sent TO the special
= committee of thirteen appointed to con
slider the subject.
: The proposed amendment to the con-
! tuition affecting suflrngen bishops was
, referred to a special committee OF five
10 report to the next convention.
Another conference report was sub
mitted on article of the constitution,
and il was adopted. The committee
reported that the differences between
the deputies and bishops had been ad-
usted in accordance with the senti-
ments OF the deputies indicated in the
debate during the morning.
A motion that the Joint committee
on the revision of the hymnal be gu
thorizad to pursue their work during
the period intervening before the next
convention was lost, it being argued
that the people had not yet become
thoroughly familiar with tie pre- mt
revision.
An amendment was adopted to
the cinons giving a presbyter an
equal right with the bishop Of
q diocese TO appeal TO the pre-
siding bishop for council Of con
citation to settle difficulties, instead OF
the present canon which gives the
bishop preference in the matter of time.
Roland E. Gruber, of Ohio, was des-
ignated by the House OF Bishops as ed-
tor of the commission charged with
preparing for church use the trarsla-
tion OF the prayer-book into German
Other members of the commission are
DR.. C. C. Tiffany, New York; Johannes
Rockstroh, Rev. j. p. Peters, New
York, and Benjamin W. Wells, OF the
University OF the South.
Much Of the bishops time was occu.
pisd in the discussion OF the article on
the consec alton of bishops Tor foreign
lands. which was finally agreed to.
The House of Bishops spent most of
the time Of the afternoon ia considering
the draft Of the pastoral letter read in
the churches after the conclusion Of the
work of each trienuial council.
Rev. George Calvin Hall, OF Della
ware. was elected bishop for the mis-
sionary district of Koto, Japan.
The announcement was made in the
House of Bishops that the first Prot
esrant Episcopal clergyman to enter
Porto Rico to spread the Gospel of the
American Church will leave New York
on Wednesday. He is Rev. Mr.. Taft,
of St. Georges Church, and he is sent
by Bishop Potter, of New York. His
HEADQUARTERS will be at Ponce.