The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Memorials from Japan and Hawaii
 The Divorce Question -Amendmcnts.

the LpIsCOpal Cnurcn, ana large crowd joined in the religious service at Epiphany church, which preceded the business of the day.
 A memorial was received from the Japanese diocese urging the creation of southern jurisdiction in that coun- try, and one from the Anglican church in Honolulu, heretofore fostered by the English church, asking, that In view of the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, the church of Hawaii be amal- gamated with that in this country, be- coming missionry jurisdiction. The proposition was referred, the Hawaiian subject going to the committee on in- creased responsibility of the church.
 The southern Florida Jurisdiction submitted proposition that each mis- sionary jurisdiction be represented in the council by one clerical and one lay delegate with vote. The proposition was referred.
 A resolution for the appointment of 1 a committe of five deputies to meet with a committee of bishops to select the city for the next convention was adopted. The chair named as the com mittee of deputies Messrs. Morgan of New York, spalding of California, Mann of Missouri, Lindsay of Massachusetts, and Waters of Louisiana.
 | The divorce question came up, and was placed on the calendar for discus sion following the resolution on the czars peace conference. The resolu- ton to close the doors when the divorce | Questlon came up led to spirited debate. several deputies criticised the move to- wards secrecy. The question of closing 1 doors finally went over until the divorce subject was considered.
 | Among the resolutions presented and referred was one expressing thanks for the sympathy of Great Britain towards this government during the recent war with Spain, and hoping the time would | come when the two great nations would l stand shoulder to shoulder and flag to flag in the progress of the world.
 This cleared the way for the main discussion of the day on the amend ment of the constitution, which related mainly to the internal organization of the church and to the amendment of article four for the establishment of standing committee in each diocese l H~SiOiS etSIlpll WdS udu Ou lIe 1llOClOn the deputies adjourned for lunch
 Just before this the deputies agreed to resolution of the bishops repeating the canon establishing the prayer book distribution society, whose work has l been completed.
 The bishops appointed the following as members of the joint commission on the selection of city in which to hold the convention of 1901: Messrs. Pot ter of New York, Randolph of Virginia, Washington of Nebraska, Lawrence of Massachusetts, and Morrison of Du- luth. An invitation was received from San Francisco to hold the next conven- tion there.
 It was decided to create a new mis- sionary district in Japan to be known as the Kyoto district, which is to be controlled by the Japan district.
 Article in regard to standing com mittees of dioceses was agreed to after the adoption of an unimportant amend ment.
 Article 5, governing the formation of new dioceses, led to considerable debate It was explained by Dr. Dix, the chairman of the committee, that the article contravened no existing regula- tion but laid down broad principles governing the whole case. Explana- tions of several features were also made by Chancellor Woolworth, who had as- sisted in the preparation of the article. Delegate Lighter of Minnesota moved to strike out that feature of the article which provided that that city shall form more than one diocese.
 The chairman, on behalf of the pre- siding bishop, announced the appoint ment of the following commissioners of the American church building funds Revs Morgan Dix of New York, Will liam R. Huntington of New York, Wal ter w. Battershall of Albany, Charles T. Olmsted of New York, Henry An- stice of Philadelphia, Edmund D. Cooper of Long Island John H. Elliott of Washington, David H. Greer of New York Reese F. Alsop of Long Island, Douglass o. Kelly of California, Sam uel Hart of Connecticut, Charles H. Strong of Georgia, Gilbert H. Sterling of Central Pennsylvania, Hon. l.. Brad ford of New York, Hon. John A. King of Long Island, Messrs. Robert T. Paine of Massachusetts, William H.. Lighter of Minnesota Wilfred Mills of Newark, John Wilkes of North Caro- lima and James Thoughtaling of Chi cago.
 For an hour the bishops considered the proposed new canon relating to the question of marriage and divorce, but adjourned for recess without talk ing action.
 At the afternoon session the deputies resumed the discussion on the proposed amendment to the constitution, striking out the provision that mo city shall form more than one diocese" It was urged that the diocese of New York and Brooklyn was so large as to be un- wieldy and that division was essential. The amendment finally prevailed.
 Article five was then recommitted for further consideration by the commit tees
 Article six was adopted on a vote by dioceses Article seven led to sharp di- vision over the so-called provincial sys- tenn. The committee report provided for uniting dioceses into ''provinces. '' pr. John H. Egar of the committee pre- sented a minority report, holding that the civil division of the country into states should be followed by the church without the creation of strictly ecc1esi- astical provinces. The debate was carried on by Rev. Drs. Taylor of