Evening star., 1898-10-13
HOLY COMMU MON
Continued from Third Pags)

s21 900 had been donated Ser the establish
| ment of five new scholarships. In the same
| time the library had received 22S3 volumes
| and the collection of Latin Bibles in pos
session of the seminary, (which was the
largest in the world, cont dining over 1000
volumes had been increased by valuable
| acquisitions.
The seminary had also become the possess
| sor of number of Babylopian clay tablets
| or bricks excavated in and about Babylon
| whose crucifcrm writings were contempo-
| rary with the earliest history. A transla-
| ton of these writings was now in the Ok
| ford Press.
| The increase of students in the seminary
| was substantial and steady, and on this
| account. the report stated, more buildings
We're imperatively needed.
! The report earnestly recommended the es-
| tablishment in the seminary of a special de-
| partment devoted to the especial training
of students for mission work, both in do
| mestic and foreign fields. :
At this juncture, upon motion of Rev. DIR.
| Battershall of Albany, it was decided to
| appoint a committee to attend the next
| synod of the Canadian Episcopal Church in
| Montreal.
Disposition of Offerings.
Rev. DR.. Davenport, from the committee
| on canons, made a request, which was
| placed on the calendar, to discharge the
| committee from the further consideration
| of the resolution introduced yesterday pro-
viding that the offerings taken up on the
occasion of bishops annual visits to
churches should be divided equally between
foreign and domestic and diocesan mes
sages Dr. Davenport explained that there
were many established systems of dispos-
| ing of these offerings in many different do-
ceses, and asked immediate consideration,
but there was objection, and it went to the
calendar.
Convention City Chosen.
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan, from the joint
committee selecting place of meeting
for the next convention, in 1901, reported
| that the committee had agreed upon San
Francisco and moved that the report be
approved. The messas, from the house of
bishops, announcing the same action re-
ceived yesterday, and placed on the calen-
dar, was, by the necessary two-thirds vote,
| taken therefrom and immediate considera-
ton given to the subject
Rev. DR.. Spalding of California made an
instructive talk upon the claims of the Pa
cific coast to the convention. Now that
[ Hawaii had been annexed California was
| really in the center of the Episcopal
Church of the United States He spoke of
| the Importance of the influence that would
| be exerted on the population, already i'm
mense and growing, which inhanits the
vast empire of the west. He assured the
| convention of plentiful experience with the
wo1ld-famed hospitality of California.
Mr.. Dixon of Massachusetts warmly
| urged the passage of the resolution.
| There were one or two statements made
that might have been construed into objec-
tions against San Francisco, but nothing
| actually opposing the selection was made,
and by viva voce vote the metropolis of
the far west was chosen for the convention
city in 1901
On motion of an eastern delegate it was
| resolved to hold joint meeting with the
| house of bishops next SATURDAY morning to
| consider questions relating to education.
RadicaI suegestion.
| Something of a mild sensation was Great
| ed by Mr.. Frank Spittle of Oregon, young
| lawyer, who offered a resolution to appoint
a committee consisting of a, bishop, pres
| byter and layman to draw up an amend
| ment to the Constitution of the United
| States, empowering Congress to pass a uni
form marriage and divorce law, which shall
be effective in all the states and territories
| Mr.. Spittle supported his resolution in
| very simple yet strong manner. He point
ed out that while those who were real
Christians would conform 70 any laws the
church might adopt, there were many 9TH
ers who would seek divorce in order to Sc
| cure freedom to marry again, and who
would be bound neither by creed, sect nor
church. He asked for immediate consider
alton, but this was denied him. and the
proposition went to the calendar.
Article Ten Adopted.
The special order, which was the con-
sideration of proposed article 10 of the con-
stitution. was then taken up, President
| Dix, usual, calling Mr. Joseph Packard
Jr., of Maryland to the chair. Mr.. Pack
ard ruled that the article, as recommended
| by the committee, should be first consid-
cred, and the resolution offered by DIR.
Huntington yesterday be next considered
Article 10, as recommended by the COM
| mittee, was then adopted by the unanimous
vote of both clerical and lay members.
1t is follows:
The Book of Common Prayer and admin
| stratiOn of the sacraments and other rites
and ceremonies of the church. together
with the Psalter of David, the form and
manner of making. ordaning and conse-
Grating bishops, priests and deacons, the
form of conservation Of church or chapel,
the office of institution of ministers, ard
articles of religion, as now established or
hereafter amended by the authority of this
church, shall be in use in all dioceses and
missionary districts of this church. No al
terationS thereof or additions thereto shall
be made unless the same shall be first pro-
posed in one triennial meeting of the gen
eral convention, and by 4 resolve the eof
sent within six months to the secretary of
the convention OF every diocese, to be ma de
known to the diocesan convention at its
| next meeting and adopted by the general
convention at its next succeeding trienniai
meeting by Il ma jority OF all the bishops
entitled to votes in the house tf bishops,
| and by majority of the clerical and lay
deputies OF all the Gioceses entitled to rep
resentation in the house of deputies, voting
by orders.
Provided however, that the general con-
vention shall have power at any meeting,
to amend the Tables of Lessons hy ma
jority of the whole number of bishops en-
titled to vote in the house of bishops, and
by a majority of the clerical and lay depu-
ties of all the .hoceses> entitled to repre-
sentation in the house of deputies, voting
by orders
The Huntington Amendment.
This being disposed Of the consideration
| of DR.. Huntington's proposition was taken
up. This was to add to article 10,
second section, the following:
But nothing in this article shall be con-
strued as to restrain any bishop of this
| church, acting by and with the advice and
consent Of the standing committee of his
| diocese or missionary jurisdiction, from
taking under his spiritual oversight any
congregation of Christian people, not there
| tcfore in communion with this church,
which accepts the AposiiesI Creed and the
Nicene Greed. and whose minister. having
received Episcopal ordination. shall cove