Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-18
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
Now Considering the Articles d The Proposed
New Consultation.

| SUBJECTS winch have caused much dis
cussion during the deliberations OF thos,
bodies. The house OF bishops in secre
session, by a vote of 81 Ito "a, rejected
propositions bearing on the subject of re
marriages OF divorced persons. designed
to take the place of those now in ex
istence. The present canons on that sub
| ject therefore remain in force
| In the house of deputies, after a debate
which has continued for several DAYS. q
| step In the direction Of church unity was
taken. The discussion of this subject was
prccipitated by the offering of an amend.
ment to the constitution by the Rev. DR.
Huntington of New York. While agree.
Ing with the principle of this, the depu-
ties finally decided to- adopt briefel
amendment offered by Mr.. Faude of Min
nesota, as follows:
But provision may be made by the
canon for the temporary use of other
forms and directories Of worship by con-
gregations not already in union with this
church, who are willing to accept the
spiritual oversight of the bishop of the
diocese"
The amendment, If adopted by the bish-
ops, will go to the dioceses for action and
must be passed upon by the next general
convention before it becomes operative.
The bishop. today. named Messrs
Dudley Of Kentucky, and Hall of YER
mont, as fraternal delegates to attend
next session Of the general synod of
the church in Canada.
The bishops concurred in the action
of the house of deputies setting apart
the northern third Of Indiana as a new
diocese and also proposed to the depu-
ties the setting apart Of the lower third
of the state as a missionary jurisdic-
ton.
Article six of the proposed new con-
stitution as passed by the deputies was
agreed to with an amendment provid-
ing for the retrocession of territory
ceded to the general convention by a
diocese.
The disposition of article II conclud-
ed the first general consideration oy
the deputies of the amendments to the
constitution and after the recess tina;
body resumed the debate begun late
in the morning on the report Of the
amendment committee on such amend
ments as had been passed over or sent
back for reconsideration. The first ia
ken up was to amend the title of tbs
constitution so as to make it read:
Constitution, adopted in general con-
ference in Philadelphia, Oct. 1859. rs
amended in subsequent general con-
ventions." Resolutions had been offer
ed to change the title with view to
making it more national in character,
but the amendment committee report
ed against them and confined the eX
tension of the title to the addition Of
the words las amended in subsequent
general conventions.
Next the deputies considered article
one, reported by the committee in
place of that rejected by the deputies
earlier in the session of the council
Before the actual consideration of the
article began a long discussion ensued
on proposition by Rev. DR.. Hunting
ton of New York, who offered pre-
amble to the constitution affirming
the churches faith in the Holy Scrip
lures as containing all things neces-
sary to salvation. The principle OF
this proposed amendment met the
views of many of the delegates, but at
the same time was objected to by
others. After a number of changes in
the phraseoiogy it was finally adopt
ed as follows:
This church solemnly affirms that it
believes the Holy Scriptures of the Old
and New Testament to be the word of
God and to contain all things necessary
to salvation and adheres to the faith
of the Holy Catholic church as set
forth in the Apostles Greed and the
Nicene Creed The vote stood by or
ders: Clerical, ayes, 81; nays, 10; lay.
ayes. 90: nays, 20; divided, 6.
The presiding officer. Delegate Pack
ard of Maryland, announced that the
preamble had been carried by con-
stitutional majority and the deputies
had proceeded to the consideration of
other business when Rev. DR.. Mallory
of Milwaukee. raised the point of order
that this ruling was incorrect. as only
90 of the IS lay delegation had voted
for it, contrary to the constitution,
which required majority. The chair
Mr.. Stetson of New York, appealed
from the decision and this was pending
when the deputies adjourned.
During the consideration of section
Of article /. efforts were made by dele
gates to insert the words American"
and Protestant Episcopal as indicat-
ing the church referred to in the arti-
Gle. but these were opposed and voted
down.
The deputies concurred in the action
of the bishopslin selecting Rev. Samuel
Hart, D. d.. as historiographer of the
church in the United States to fill the
position formerly occupied by the late
Bishop Perry.
BY the decisive vote of 81 to "a the
House of Bishops, today, decided not
to agree to again take up the canon or
the subject of remarriage OF divorced
persons. This question has been the
most important one before the bishops
during the present council and led to
protracted discussion and it was con-
fidently expected that some legislation
ON the subject would be evolved out of
the preparations that had been SUBJ
mitted. The matter was made the SUBJ
ject of special consideration by the
bishops for this afternoons session
and that body continued it's meeting
until nearly o'clock before disposing
of it. 1t can now only be taken up
again by two-thirds vote.
The debate in the House Of Bishops,
today, was entirely with the excep-
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