The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
resent Gan0n5 on Subject
OF 4e-m7Tage Stand.
II Is THE HUNTINGDON AMEND
MENT IN RRIEFER FORM.


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Washington. ut. l1-I1Ior.aut
s.on Was taken u TIE RESPECTIVE b.l.a~
Tho Episcopal "a Council here ted. J On
Iua se.Jc,t> vhi,I, Ia used t4u i
s5-ea son GurIn~ the deI.bel lions
hos. bodies. The / ouse Of 3.7hop@ N
secret session ~ a yoJ, o 81 - = r.
jeeted proposition oeuling en- oAe Sic
..es y. the ren4ItrIa4a og ii .a.cad ret
sns designed to take the Place u mos
nov n existence. Inc present eon9ns
II the subject therefore rcu!ain in force.
IN ,hc House Of Deputies, after ! l.
pate which has continued for several
days. a step in the direction OF church
unity was taken. The discussion on the
subject was precipitated by the uotfering
Of an amendment to the constitution by
Rev. DIR. Huntington, Of New York.
While agreeing with the principle of this
the Deputies finally decided to adopt q
briefer amendment offered by Mr..
Faude. of Minnesota, as follows:
But provision may be made by canon
for the temporary use of other forms and
directories of worship by congregations
not already IN union with this church..
who are willing to accept the spiritual
oversight of the Bishop Of the diocese"
The amendment if adopted by the
Bishops will go to the dioceses for ac-
ton. and must be passed by the next
general convention before it becomes op-
e%rative.
Several resolutions of interest We're
presented this morning at the meeting
Of the House of Deputies.
A MEMORIAL CHURCH.
Rev. DIR. Stuck, of Dallas. Texas,
4 offered a resolution providing for the APP
(. p%ointnent Of a joint committee Of depu-
ties and bishops to consider ways and
: means for the erection of a memorial
chapel at jamestown, Va, where the
\ first church Of the Anglican denomina-
t ton on this continent was established
O The resolution is the outcome Of the
: visit of the delegates to jamestown last
Saturday. Referred.
4 resolution offered by Rev. Mr.. Mel
! son. of Western New York. was adopted
:. providing that future meetings Of the
council so far Is practicable should be
, held in consecrated buildings.
! The council then took up the special
order-the consideration of the amend
Ament to the constitution offered by Rev.
! DR.. Huntington, Of New York, on the
question of church unity.
: Rev. Mr.. Faude, of Minnesota. offer
al 4 substitute for the Huntington
amendment which seemed to satisfy DR..
huntington. who, under the rules was
iven the privilege of closing the debate.
| Ie declined to delay the vote. however.
lerely saying he wished to express his
hanks to Almighty God for the out
ONE.
The substitute then was formally
Il iIpJtoJ &c IN addition 10 ort1.la IN
the constitution. the vote standing
ives clerical -. lay Il: noes clerical, j;
~ t. and divided. clerical, ,.
ARTICLE II AGREED TO.
Article II rs proposed by the cimmit-
tee on amendments to the constitution
led to 4 long debate. 1t deals with IL
terations and amendments to the con-
stitution. and as explained by Chair
man Dix proposed no revolutionary
changes. 1t was agreed to.
The bishops to-day named Messrs.
Dudley, of Kentucky. and Hall of Yer
mont. rs fratcrnal delegates to attend
the next session Of the General Synod
of England in Canada.
The bishops concurred in the action of
the House Of Deputies setting apart the
northern third of Indiana as a new
diocese and also proposed to the depu-
ties the setting apart of the lower third
o the state as q missionary jurisdiction.
article 6 Of the proposed new consti-
tuition as passed by the House of Depu
ties was agreed to with an amendment
providing for the retrocession of .nrri
tory cedcd to the general convention by
= diocese.
The disposition Of Article II conc.E!-
ed the first gene II consideration by t1A
equities of the amendments to tie Oh
S~tltltiOn ANA after recess rhar BODY re-
Sumed debate. begun late in the morn
ins. on the report Of the amendment
committee on such as have been passed
over or sent back for reconsideration.
FAITH IN THE SCRIPTURES.
Article 1. reported by the committee
in place of that rejected by the deputi,
earlier in the session of the council. was
considered. Before the actual consilcru-
ton of the article began a large discus
sion ensued on a proposition by Rev.
DR.. Huntington. of New York. who Of
fered Il preamble to the constitution af-
firming the church's faith III the Holy
Scriptures as containing all things ncces-
sary to salvation. The principle of this
proposed amendment met tho views OF
many of the delegates, but IT the same
time was AFFECTED to by others. After
changes in the phraseology 1t vas finally
adopted as follows:
This church solemnly aff!rms that it
believes the Holy Scriptures of the Old
and New Testament to be the word Of
God and to contain all things necessary
to salvation. and adheres to the faitl;
of the Holy Catholic church as set forth
in the Apostles creed and the Nicene
Creed
The vote stood by orders: Clerica
ayes, 81: nays. -: divided. l.. Lay
ayes, %; nays. 20 and divided, 6.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
The presiding officer, Delegate Pack
ard, of Maryland, announced that the
preamble had been carried, and t'Ion
the deputies proceeded to the eXamina
ton of other business. when DR.. Mallory
of Milwaukee, raised the point Of order