The age-herald., 1898-10-26
,EPISCOPALIANS CONCLUDE WORK  TFiennial Council Ended After Session OI
 Three Weeks. MUCH WAS ACCOMPLISHED Transacted More Business Than At Any
 Dnnuioun Mnotin6
OF IMPORTANCE TO THE CHURCH
Complete Revision of the Constitution With Number of Amendments Adopted Marriage and Di-
 vorce Left to Committee.

Washington, October 25.-After session of three weeks the Episcopal tr1ennial council of 1898 came to an end tonight. Probably never before at one convention has the council transacted more business than at this meeting, or so much of vital importance to the church.
 The work accomplished includes a com iplette revision of the constitution with many important amendments; also the adoption of a number of amendments, many of them of minor character, to the canons. The new constitution will have to be rati- fled by the succeeding convention three years hence before it becomes operative. A matter which has received the earnest con- -sderation of the council has been the ques- 'tlon of church unity, upon which an amendment to the constitution was adopt ed Six missionary bishops have been elect ed, and extension of the church work in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines dis cussed. The failure of the new proposed canon on marriage and divorce caused con- siderable surprise, but this has been left to committee of thirteen members to prepare a report to be made public nine months be- fore the next convention.
 
 The resolution of the Lambeth English conference and the invitation of the Arch bishop of Canterbury for the appointment pf two bishops by the American churches hs members of the proposed consultative body to consider questions of importance to the English and American churches was made the subject of a report by Rev. pr. Lucius Waterman, of New Hampshire, from the committee having charge of the mat ter. The committee expressed the opinion that in view of the fact that the Lambeth conference was voluntary meeting of the representatives of the English churches and those in her own communion, it could not recommend any formal action on the invitation.
 ! It lead to considerable discussion, and urgent appeals were made by several dele gates, who urged the adoption of some ex- pression of opinion indicating the apprecia- tion of the American church of the courte- ous action of the Bishop of Canterbury while not being, able to accept his Invita- tion The opponents of any official rec ignition argued that to agree to the ap- continent of delegates to the proposed con suitative body would be giving official sanc- tion to some. .ning not having an official character in itself-recognizing something Wnich no other organized body had done
 The committee was discharged from inc 1urtner consideration of the matter, and the whole subject was laid on the table.
 The deputies then proceeded to the con sideration Of resolutions on the calendar. T s.~ Resolution Adopted
 A resolution proposed by Rev. William H. Prall, of Michigan, was adopted directing with the concurrence of the bishops. the appointment of joint committee to take into consideration the question of the valid ity of the orders of the Reformed Episco- pal church, and whether the re-confrma- tion of members of that faith, when they come into the Protestant Episcopal church, Is necessary and desirable MT. Prall ex- planned that there was practical reason for adopting the resolution, as there had been Tn ms state case in which the ques- ton raised had come to the front
 A resolution by Rev. Mr. Stuck. of Dal- las, proposing memorial chapel at James, town, Va, where the First Episcopal church in this country was located, was adopted after being modified by giving the appreciation of the council to the idea, with view to the future erection of the chapel
 The Rev. George Calvin Hall. archdeacon of Wilmington. Del, nominated by the House of Bishops of the Episcopal council yesterday for missionary bishop of Kyoto. Japan, failed of election today by the depu- ties. The highest testimonials were paid to the character of Dr. Hall, but in the opinion of the deputies his age 52. is drawback to the success of the work in
 
 the Japanese language
 Both houses of the council finished up their business this afternoon and then re- cessed until night. when they met in final session pursuant to adjournment. In both houses resolutions of thanks to the presid- ing officers for the able manner in which they had performed their duties were passed.
 Divorce Question Again
 Rev. Drs Hoffman of New York, Daven-. port of Tennessee, Mann of West Missouri, Fulton of Pennsylvania, Eccleston of Ma ryland, Lobdell of New York, and Messrs. F. A. Lewis of Pennsylvania Stetson of New York, Miller of Georgia Stanley of Washington, Lightner of Minnesota and Bradford of Delaware were appointed by the deputies to investigate, inquire into and make its report public nine months prev- ous to the next triennial convention upon the question of marriage and divorce. The presiding officer, Rev. Morgan Dix, is eX- officio chairman of the committed
 The election of a bishop for the mission ary district of Tolxio, Japan. will be made by the canons provided therefor
 Tonight both houses sitting in joint ses- sion brought the convention to a close with devotional exercises and the reading of the pastoral letter. The services was a most impressive one, eight bishops appearing in their full robes of office
 The pastoral recounts briefly the work