Evening star., 1898-10-22
HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
Final Adjournment of Convention
Next Tuesday Agreed Upon.

HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
Final Adjournment of Convention
Next Tuesday Agreed Upon.
When the house of deputies met this
morning the minutes We're read by DR..
Hutchins, the secretary, and messages were
received from the bishops One announced
concurrence in the resolution to continue
the joint commission on the revision of the
constitution and canons. The second
important. 1t announced that the bishops
had considered proposed article of the
constitution providing for the erection of
new dioceses. and had stricken out the pro-
vision confining such dioceses to the bound
aries of single states or territories. A con-
ference was suggested by President Dix,
and Rev. Drs. Egar and Gilbert and Judge
Earle We're appointed on behalf of the dep
uties.
The committees on expenses reported a
resolution, which was passed. providing that
all printing to be done for any committee
during the intervals between the meetings;
of the convention should be lone under the
supervision of the secretary of the house.
When the committee on memorials of de-
ceased members was called the chairman,
Rev. DR.. Reese +. Alsop of Long Island,
announced that the committees report had
been made the special order for today at
1915 O'Clock, but that the committee was
ready to report at once. By unanimous
consent the immediate consideration of the
report was agreed to, and after an elo-
queut prayer by Rev. DIR. Dix, during
which the deputies devoutly knelt Chair
man Alsop read the report. 1t recited by
dioceses the list of the members of the
house of deputies who had passed away
since the last general convention giving
the name of each, the dates of his birth
and death and his length of service as a
member of conventions.
Convention VIII Adjourn Tuesday,.
The conference committee on the ques-
uon of the final adjournment of the con-
Venuon reported that the original date set
by the house of deputies, Tuesday, October
"a, had been finally agreed to. The report
was very gratifying to the deputies a
large number of whom had already made
arrangements TO leave the city Tuesday or
early Wednesday morning.
Votes of Missionary Districts,
Rev. DR.. Randolph II. McKim made a
motion to call upon the house of bishops
for the return of the message announcing
the non-concurrence of the constitutional
provision that missionary districts be given
votes in general convention. He based his
resolution on the necessity which he be-
HeVed existed of considering further the
propriety of curtailing the right of mis-
slonary district representatives to vote in
general conventions. He believed such rep
resentativas should be allowed such privi-
leges as are extended to representatives
from the territories in Congress, the right
to seats, but rot the right to votes. Votes
from Africa, Japan, Porto Rico and thai
tmpalpable thing known as the convoca alton
of European churches would have the same
weight as those from regular American do
ceSeS. While the beautiful harmony now
existing in the church lasted there would
be no danger from this he said, but there
might arise again, as there had in the past,
important differences in which there might
be danger from it,
Gov. Prince Replies.
Gov. Prince of New Mexico stated in re-
ply to DR.. McKim that the proposition TO
give missionary district representatives
votes did not originate In such Districts
but came from the dioceses There were
many dioceses that had not so many cler-
gymen as certain missionary districts. 1t
was no more fair to compare the numerical
strength of missionary district with that
of a ereat diocese like New York or Penn
sylvania than ii was to make similar COM
parison between the small regular diocese
of Arkansas and one of the larger ones.
The power 10 vote provided in the amend
ment would aid, he said, in streng thening
missionary districts into full.
A motion to lay DR.. McKim's motion on
the table was lost by a vote of 161 to 50.
Church EducntiOn.
The house then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the special order fixed for this
morning which the consideration of
the report of the joint committee edu-
cation on the subject of the relations be-
tween the church and the school. Bishop
Doane took the chair.
The church, said the report was not en-
tirely satisfied with the present system of
the public schools, because there was no
religion taught in the schools. The public
schools should not only turn out Well-equip-
ped scholars, but Christians well. In pri-
vate schools. especially of the secondary
schools, the church was now strong, in col
legeS ii was weak.
The schools under direction of the church
were doing successful work in developing
children into earnest and loyal Christians.
In the west this particularly true.
Such a system was needed in the south es-
pecially among the colored people The
most serious problem in education for the
church was the college. The church should
take measures to solve it and provide for
religious education in the higher institu-
tons, either directly or indirectly.
Colleges inadequate.
The colleges in the north were small and
lad little more than local or ecclesiastical
reputaton-a plan had been proposed that
the colleges should enter into an academic
conference similar to that in effect at Ok
ford and Cambridge. The committee COM
mended it for consideration and discussion.
1t was however, true that seekers after
education of the higher sort would turn
TO the great lnSltutlOhS VI tne east OF Inc
state universities of the west. The church
should follow them there. There should
be established in university towns every
where attractive attributes of the church
in the shape of chapels, churches and coll
lege halls. Clergymen should be selected
for these charges for their power to impress
the young. There was no better place to
carry the necessary mission to the rich
and wealthy than to the academic towns,
where the sons Of the rich assemble Prop
er means should be taken to influence these
young men to lead Christian lives
Several deputies called attention to what
they regarded as deficiencies in the report,
attention being directed to the failure of
the report to mention any of the church