The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-11

Question OF Choosing = BtshoP for OF
Aholishing the Missionary Diocese Of
Western North Carolfna - Amend.
meuss 20 the Consultation

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Washington, October "A signifi-
cant special session Of the Episcopal
triennial council was held today. when
the house Of bishops joined the house
OF deputies in a joint meeting to re-
ceive and do honor to a deputation
from the English church in Canada
The Canadian church has no affiliation
with that in the United States. but Ii
is from a common stock, the Church
of England, and this blending of the
church forces from both sides OF the
border was regarded as in line with
the recent Anglo-American trend OF
events At the last council commit
, tee was appointed to convey greetings
to the church in Canada, and this COM
mittee gave its report the agreeable
form of presenting to the gathering
today a deputation representing the
first churchmen Of the Dominion. 1t
consisted of his grace. the Rt. Rev.
Archbishop Lewis, Archbishop Omara.
and Judge Hubert Mcdonald, the lat
ter being the lay representative. Arch
bishop Lewis is at the head OF the
church in Canada. After the visiting
delegates had been escorted to the
platform, Bishop Doane, of Albany,
! the presiding officer of the house OF
welcome.
His grace, Archbishop Lewis respond
ed in feeling terms, expressing the
| deep love and admiration OF the church
in Canada for the sister church on this
side of the border, both branches COM
ing from the same mother church. The
+, archbishop closed with the expression
! of ferved hope that those now present
would live to see the two nations and
+, their church still closer knit together.
| A number of other bishops also spoke.
This closed the formal reception to
! the Canadian delegation, and they
were made welcome, as the regular
4: business of the council proceeded.
The joint session was continued to
consider the subject of missions, re-
ports being received and Bishop Neely,
| of Maine, and Graves of the Platt
| speaking on mission work.
! The house of deputies sitting sepa-
rate from the bishops did considerable
routine business, admitting to honor
ary seats representatives from Homo
| lulu and Alaska.
The house of bishops, meeting sepa-
rately, gave leave of absence to Bishop
Sessions, of Louisiana, owing to his
feeling that the yellow fever reports
were such as to make his presence at
home desirable. Monday next at noon
was fixed for taking up the important
question of marriage and divorce.
The bishops and deputies were again
in short session at the afternoon ses-
sion, continuing the discussion of mis-
sion work.
Washington, October S.-Various pc
titions and resolutions were included
in the preliminary routine business
which came up before the house Of
deputies of the Episcopal council to-
day. Among the resolutions was one
by Rev. Mr.. Taylor, of Los Angeles,
expressing the sense of deep gratitude
of this nation at the many manifesta-
tions of friendly feeling shown by
Great Britain in the recent war with
the Spaniards, and praying that the
time may arrive when the United
States and the mother country shall
stand o-shoulder to defend
the liberty Of mankind and the Chris
tian civilization Of the nations of the
earth.
Delegate Stoutzenburg, of Indiana,
offered a resolution which was referred
to the committee on canons, restor-
ing the office of evangelist to the Epis-
copal church.
The bishops resolved to consider in
addition to the election of missionary
, bishops, next week, the question of the
election of missionary bishop to the
vacant jurisdiction of Asheville, n. c. !
Originally North Carolina was divided
into two dioceses, but the building of ,
Bltmore at Asheville by Mr.. Wander
bilt, who is an Episcopalian, led to
the belief that there would be an i'm !
mediate upgrowth of population in
that section, which could not be thor
! oughly cared for by the original dio-
cese. Therefore the missionary juris- |
, diction of Asheville was established
several years ago, but no bishop has
ever been consecrated. AS a matter of
fact the expected growth did no ma
L--v ILL
the need of a bishop there. The whole
question will be gone over by the bish-
ops, and the vacancy may be filled,
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.
Then the house resumed consideration
of the amendments to the constitu-
ton, Delegate Packard, of Maryland,
| in the chair, the pending proposition
! being the Incorporation into the con-
4, stitution of the canonical provisions
requiring the sanction of the stand
| ing committees of all the dioceses to
| the election of bishop. This proposed
| amendment led to a long debate dur
| ing the session Of the house on Thurs
| day, the Rev. DR.. Taylor, of Indiana,
! having moved to strike il out. DIR. Tay-
| lor's motion was lost by an over
| whelming viva voce vote.
An amendment offered by Rev. DR..
| Jewell, Of Milwaukee, was adopted
| changing the phraseology of the sec
| ton under consideration by making
| the provision for the consent of the
I standing committees of the dioceses to
! the ordination and conservation of
i, bishops precede the provision requir
| ing 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 Of
| the constitution as reported by the
! committee. with the amendment adopt
ed on motion of DR.. Jewell. was car
ried by an almost unanimous vote.
| This article relates entirely to the Sc
lection, ordination and jurisdiction OF
bishops
Article of the new constitution was
adopted almost unanimously. 1t elm
mates the provision in the existing