Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
THE EP|SC0PAL|ANS,
Questioned Missionary Bl,hopiaI
AsheViNe Jurisdiction
CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION
House Of Delegates Adopts Proposition
Regarding Conservation Of Bishops
ANNUAL MISSIONARY coUSCns
Personnel to he Made Up Of the
Bishops and Three Clerical and
Three Lay Deputies from Each
| Diocese.
ANNUAL MISSIONARY CoUNcns
Diocese.

WASHINGTON, October S-various Pc
titions and resolutions were included In
tho preliminary routine business which
came up before the House Of Deputies of
the Episcopal Council to-day. Among the
resolutions was one by Rev. DIR. Taylor.
Of Los Angeles, expressing the sense OF
deep gratitude OF this nation at the many
manifestations OF friendly feeling shown
by Great Britain In the recent war with
the Spaniards, and praying that the time
may arrive when the United Statos and
the mother country shall stand shoulder
to shoulder to defend the liberty of man
kind and the Christian civilization Of the
nations Of the earth.
Delegate Stutzenberg. Of Indiana, Offer
ed O resolution, which was referred to
the Committee on Canons. restoring the
office OF Evangelist 10 tho Episcopal
Church.
The bishops resolved TO consider, In
addition to the election OF missionary
bishops, next week. the question OF the
election OF a missionary bishop TO the
vacant jurisdiction Of Asheville, N. c.
Originally, North Carolina was divided
into two dloceses, but the building OF
Biltmore, at Ashevile. by Mr. Wander
bilt, who Is an Episcopalian, led TO the
belief that there would be an immediate
upgrowth of population In that section,
which could not be thoroughly cared for
by the original diocese. Therefore, the
mil eli fcHf Of tah Ia -
established several years ago. hut no
bishop has ever been consecrated. AS a
matter of fact, the expected growth did
not materialize and there has never been
| felt tho need OF a bishop there. The
whole question will be gone over by the
bishops, and the vacancy may be flled
although there Is considerable belief in
| the House that the best thing to do would
| be to abolish the jurisdiction and divide
the State as before.
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
| The ROse resumed consideration OF
amendments to the Constitution. Dele
gate Packard OF Maryland. in the chair.
and the pending proposition being the In
corporation into the Constitution OF the
| canonicll provision requiring the sanction
| of the standing committees of all the
dloceses as to the election of bishops.
| This proposed amendment led to a long
debate during the session OF the House
on Thursday, the Rev. DIR. Taylor, or
Indiana, having moved to strike 1t out.
Dr. Taylor's motion was lost by an over
whelming viva voce vote.
| An amendment offered by Rev. DIR.
Jewell. Of Milwaukee, was adopted. chang
| ing the phraseology OF the section under
consideration. by making the provision for
| the consent OF the standing committees
or the dioceses to the ordination and con-
secration OF bishops precede the provision
requiring such consent OF the bishops,
| which makes the language conform TO
| the canOnical law. A number OF other
| amendments were proposed, but all were
rejected, and then Article III. of tha
Constitution, as reported by the Commit
| tee on Amendments. was, on motion or
| Dr. Jewell, carried by an almost unani-
nous vote. This article relates entirely
to the selection, conservation, and juris-
diction of bishops.
Article III. OF the new Constitution
was adopted almost unanimously. 1t elm
mates the provision In the existing Consti'
tuition which prohibits bishops for
| churches in foreign lands from having
| seats in the House OF Bishops. and making
| them Ineligible TO diocesan Office In
| the United States.
| MISSIONARY COUNCILS.
For the purpose OF keeping fully alive
! the missionary interest, IL was determined
by the Bishops, the Deputies concurring,
| that the country be divided into four
districts or divisions, in each or which
there shall be held a missionary council
4 every year I'm which the general trfennial
| convention does not meet, instead or one
| general missionary council In those years
| It's personnel Is to be made up OF the
| bishops I'm the district and three clergy
| men and three members OF the laity from
| each diocese.
The Deputies and Bishops held but one
session each day, and then adjourned until
| Monday.
| In the joint open meeting preliminary Ia
| the separate sessions to-day, the prayer
FOR families in lfniction was read
| thought suggested by the death Of the
| Presidents brother-in-law.