The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-26
CHUnCHMEN's MEETING ENDS.
\ Large Volume of Business Trans
acted at Washington.


Washington, Oct. 25.-After a session of
three weeks the Episcopal triennaI coun-
Gil of 1898 came to an end tonight.
Probably never before at one convention
has the council transacted more business
than at this meeting or so much Of vital
importance to the church
The work accomplished included a COM
plete revision of the constitution with
many important amendments. most of
them of minor character to the canons.
The new constitution will have to be rati-
hed by the next succeeding convention,
three years hence, before il becomes op-
erative.
A matter which has received the earn
est attention of the council has been the
question of church unity upon which an
amendment to the constitution was adopt
ed.
A readjustment has been made to the
boundary lines of the missionary districts
in the West and northwestern parts of
the United States, a new diocese in In
diana has been created, six missionary
bishops elected one for the church in Bra
zil, and discussions had bearing on the
extension of the church work in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
The failure of the new proposed canon
on marriage and divorce caused consider
able surprise, but this has been left to a
committee of thirteen members, 10 pre-
pare report to be made public nine
months before the next convention.
The Rev. George Calvin Hall, archdea-
con of Wilmington, Del, nominated by
the House of Bishops yesterday for mis-
sionary bishop of Kioto, Japan, failed of
election by the deputies to-day. The high
est testimonials were paid to the character
of Dr. Han, but in the opinion of the depu-
ties his age, 81 years, is bar to the sue
cessful conduct of active work in the new
field and to a ready acquisition of the
Japanese language.
In the deputies the following were APP
pointed members of the special committee
which is to examine and report on reSo-
lutions pertaining to marriage and divorce
and prepare and print the same nine
months before the meeting of the next
general convention; Rev Drs. Hoffman of
New York, Davenport of Tennessee, Mann
of West Missouri, Fulton of Pennsylvania,
E. c. Cleston of Maryland, Lobdel of
Western New York, and Messrs. f. A.
Lewis of Pennsylvania, Stetson of New
York, Miller of Georgia, Stanley of
Washington, Lightner of Minnesota, and
Bradford of Delaware. The presiding of-
f1Cer, Rev. Morgan Dix, is eX-Otf1c1o
chairman of the committee.
Article 8, on which there has been some
differences between the two houses, was
finally agreed upon to-day.
An essential feature is that which pro-
vides for courts of appeal for the revision
of the determination of courts of review
on questions OF doctrine, faith or worship.
The election of a bishop from the mis-
sionary district of KiOto, Japan, will be
filled during the recess according to
capons provided therefor
Tonight both houses, sitting in joint
session, brought the convention TO a close
with devotional exercises and the read
ing of the pastoral letter. The service was
a most impressive one, the bishops ap
pearing in their full robes of office.
The pastoral recounts briefly the work
done by the council, asks that next Whit
Sunday the seventh seni-centennial an
niVersary of the book of common prayer,
be observed in the churches, halls with
satisfaction the wonderful harmony with
W hich this general convention by the adop-
ton of an amendment to our constitution
has, without weakening the use or low
ering the value of the prayer book opened
the way toward training congregations of
Christians unused to our liturgical forms
to accuston themselves, by process of
education, to approach and desire Them
1t says: I'VE are glad while insisting
upon the Importance of keeping the public
school system of education free from POI
litical intrigue or UNCONVENTIONAL intrusion
to urge, all the more, that it must be COM
plemented and consecrated by the more
careful and definite training in religious
truth in the family and in the Sunday
schools, in church schools and in colleges, |
and in the careful teaching of the clergy
of the church, recognizes the earnest and
effective work of the various organiZa-
tons of the church and calls attention to
the fact that the list of communicates has
grown 10 per cent. in the last ten years
and contributions during that time exceed
thOs eof The like preceding period by ST.
150,W4.
A resolution by Rev. Mr.. Stuck of Dali
las, proposing a memorial chapel at James
town, Va, where the first Episcopal
Church in this country was located, was
adopted after being modified by giving the
appreciation of the council to the idea with
a view to the future erection of the
chapel