Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-07
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

Morning prayer for the delegates to
the trienniaI convention of the Episco-
pal Church, now in session in Wash
ington, was held at the Church of the
Epiphany, Rev. DIR. McKim reading
the prayer service, and Bishop Gilbert,
of Minnesota, pronouncing the bene-
diction.
When the larger portion of the dele
gates had assembled, Rev. DR.. Morgan
Dix, the president. called the second
days session of the House of Deputies
to order Preliminary routine business
occupied the time of the house for an
hour. Members of standing committees
were appointed, and resolutions and
memorials on deceased members pre-
sented and referred to appropriate COM
mittees.
Rev. DR.. Mann. OF Missouri, offered n
resolution. naming Kansas City, Mo-,
as the next meeting place of the con-
vention.
From Indiana came q resolution ex-
pressing the earnest desire of the con-
vention that the instructions to the
commissioners to be appointed to the
international peace conference proposed
by the Gar of Russia shall recommend
the establishment of permanent court
for the settlement of all differences by
arbitration.
Several resolutions on the question
of marriage and divorce were present.
cd, and Bishop Davenport of the do
cese OF Springfield, moved that the dis
cussion Of these questions by the coll
vention be held behind closed doors,
but some objection was made to imme-
date consideration, and the matter was
referred to the calendar of business for
| consideration by committee.
The convention then proceeded to the
consideration Of the report on the re-
vision of the constitution.
The amendments acted upon were
those adopted by both houses of the
general convention of 1895, and which
| require ratification by the next subse-
quent convention to be operative. They
are in regard to the heading of the title
Of the constitution.
The amendments were defeated by a
vote of los nays to 8 yeas, after about
an hours debate.
10 the meantime, messages had been
received from the House of Bishops
that they had adopted both The amend
ments rejected by the house, but in each
case motion was made in the deputies
that they refuse to concur in the action
Of the bishops, and that body was so
informed.
In the House OF Bishops most Of the
time was consumed in the action on the
amendments to the constitution already
referred to.
Petitions were presented for she
} creation Of new diocese in Indiana,
and also for the division of the Japa-
nese district into two dioceses.
The afternoon session of the deputies
was consumed in the consideration OF
an amendment, originating with the
committee on constitution revision,
which Incorporated in the constitution
| that provision of the canonical law
which requires that the selection OF
bishops shall be sanctioned by ma
jority of the standing committees in all
the dioceses of the church. 1t gave
rise to interminsble debate, and the
deputies adjourned without acting on it
1t was announced that the Woman's
Auxiliary, also il convention in Wash
ington, mad reported collection OF
$50, 400 for missions-about $50 600
more than for the previous year. Ad-
iournment was then taken until to-day.
In the House of Bishops the dele.
gates commenced the consideration OF
the amendments to the csnons recon-
mended by the committee. Those dis.
cussed related mainly to ordination OF
bishops.
On the standing committees Rev.
DR.. Walker is on the committee on the
state OF the church, MIR. Joseph Will
mer on expenses, Mr.. l.. NJ. Black
ford on Chris ian education, and Rev.
Mr.. Nelson on memorials and deceased
members.
Rt. Rev. H. Y. Satterlee, bishop of
Washington, rendered reception last
night to the bishops delegates to the
convention, and the local clergy and
their families. Tonight the bishops
and delegates will be received by Pres
ident Mex inleV