Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-18
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| question whether the selections from the
| Holy Scriptures in the table of lessons
should be regarded as part Of the book of
common prayer the committee responded
| aihrmatively. In conclusion. DIR. Perkins
| offered the following resolution:
For Regular Meetiaxs in Washington.
Rev. G. w. Nelson of Virginia offered a
| resolution providing for the creation Of
committee of five to consider and report
| upon the erection in the national capital
| of a building in which the sessions of The
general convention should he held trennial-
ly. In supporting his resolution Mr.. Nelson
| said as 1t already provided to hold
| meetings herea fter in unconsecrated build
| iEgs. he believed such building would be
appropriate. The church was endeavorfng
| to assume a national characterize become
the national chLrch-and its meetings in
| the national capital would be most suIta Die.
| The expense V ould be large, but ne felt
| that the building would eventually pay for
! itself by reason of its availability for Other
gatherings. The resolution went to the cal
| erdar.
| On motion of Rev. DR.. Faude of Mime
| scia the mouse took from the calendar tie
| message from the bishops providing that q
| missionary council be formed of the whole
| United States. separated into four divisions,
! and moved to concur therein.
| MI Gsorg. C. Thomas of Pennsylvania
| moved to non-concur, and to refer the mat
| ter back to the committee on canons for re-
port at the next general convention. By a
viva voce vote the latter motion prevailed.
Report Of Committee on Canons.
Rev. DIR. Davenport, from the committee
on canons reported against the resolution
striking out the words Protestant Episco-
| pail from the canons, and the committee
was discharged from further consideration
of it.
DR.. Davenport moved concurrence with
the bishops the addition to the calon
providing for the trials of clergymen. max
Ing like provision for the trial of bishops
and the motion was carried.
He asked, and the request was granted,
that the committee be discharged from
further consideration of the resolution pro-
viding that lay members particularly gifted
for speaking be permitted to go out and
preach without being regularly ordained.
Article Taken Up.
The order of the day was then proceeded
with. which was further consideration of
constitutional revision. and Mr.. John Pack
ard of Maryland resumed the chair
The pending question was on an appeal
taken yesterday from decision of the
chair on the preamble to the constitution
reported by DR.. Huntington, the chair nav
ing first decided that the preamble was
adopted and then reversed his decision.
Chancellor J. NJ. Woolworth of Nebraska
opened the debate, going into a detailed
and Succtnct history of the previous legis-
latiVe customs relating to the taking of
votes. The uniform practice. he said. had
been to require majority of all the do
ceses of the church when adopting an
amendment to the constitution.
Mr.. Packard Upheld.
The decision of the chair was unanimous
ly upheld, and this action sustained Mr.
Packard in his final ruling that DIR. Hunt
ineton's preamble to the constitution had
not been adopted.
Another amendment was Immediately Of
fered by Rev. Mr.. Wilder of Minnesota.
providing that the words In the name of
God. amen be the preamble. On motion.
col sideration of the proposition was post
poned until other articles of the conStitu-
ton had been disposed of.
providing for the adoption of article j of
the constitution. which defines the duties
OF the general convention, the powers of
the two houses and the powers of each.
one section provided that the senior bishop
in order Of conservation be presiding Dish
or of the church. When the latter pro-
vision was reached DR.. Mallory created a
laugh By offering an amendment providing
that the senior bishop should be known as
archbishop 1t was laid on the table by
an overwhelming viva voce vote.
The article, which is a vouminous one
was discussed to its phraseo.ogy and
many efforts were made to make technical
changes in it, but without success IL was
adopted by a unanimous vote, taken by
dicceses and orders, Indiana alone beng
divided In its lay vote.
Amendment to Article v.
Rev. DR.. Dix then reported from the COM
mittee the recommendation that article ) be
changed, so far as section l thereof is con-
cerned so as to read as follows, the COM
mittee regarding as inexpedent the author
ization of the division of diocese when
the diocese is without bishop:
Section l. new diocese may be formed
% by the erection into a diocese of a mis-
slonary district lying within the boundaries
OF single state or territory; CD by the
division of an existing diocese; or ca by
the junction OF two more dioceses in the
same state, or of parts of two more such
dloceses, under such conditions as the gem
eral convention shall prescribe by a general
canon or canonS. The proceedings shall
originate in a convocation of the clergy and
lalty OF the district called by the bishop for
that purpose; or, with the approval of the
bishop, in the convention of the diocese to
be divided; or when it is proposed to form
a new diocese by the junction of two or
more d1oceses, or of parts of two or more
dioceses) by mutual agreement of the con-
Ventons OF the dioceses concerned, with
the approval of the respective bishops In
case the episcopate of diocese be vacant
no proceedings toward its division or to-
ward the formation of new diocese of
winch 1t may be a part shall be taken until
the vacancy is filled. During vacancy in
a missionary district the consent of the
presiding bishop must be had before pro-
ceedings TO erect 1t into diocese be taken
The words proposed to be inserted were:
In case the episcopate of diocese be
vacant no proceedings toward it's division
or toward'the formation of new diocese
OF which it may be part shall be taken
Until the vacancy is filled. "
BEFORE action was taken Mr.. Weolworth
or Nebraska presented a resolution provid-
ing that where diocese Is formed from a
missionary district, such diocese must be
confined within the boundaries OF a single
siate or territory.
Mr. Wilmer Of Maryland also presented a
resolution amending the article by adding
as section q the provision now part of ar
tlcle 3 of the present constitution which
declares that no diocese shall be contained
which shall contain less than six self-sup-
porting parishes or less than six Clergymen,
and no such diocese shall be formed If
thereby any existing diocese shall be so re-
duced as to contain less than twelve par
isnes or less than twelve clergymen
MI. Woolworth opposed Mr.. Winners
amendment, advising that such provisions
mad best be contained in the canons. The
COMMITTEES was of this opinion, because cir
and conditions 1c,. So ron