Evening star., 1898-10-12

which he desired the convention to approve,
He called attention to the particular i'm
portance of the resolution. 1t involved an
infinite possibility for debate, but he trust
ed on behalf of the committee that it would
not be extended, as the general subject had
been pretty well exhausted in the consider
alton of the former article. which contained
the same germ. it might be said, as the arti-
Gle now presented.
Rev. DIR. Richards of Rhode Island moved
to amend the article by inserting the word
deposition between the words "suspen-
SION and degradation. pointing out that
in many cases where ministers were of ex-
acting conscience and deemed 1t proper to
give up their duties they were deposed by
the bishop. and vixen it was announced
that Rev. So-and-so had been degraded
from the ministry" the general public
which read English in its accepted meaning,
attributed something evil to the minister
in question. motion to strike out the
word degradation altogether made by Rev.
DR.. Egar. was laid on the table.
DR.. Richards amendment was then adopt
ed
The Committees Purpose.
Rev. DR.. Mckim of this city arose and
asked DIR. Dix if the article under consid-
Grafton would have the effect of limiting or
changing the powers of diocesan courts of
appeals.
Rev. DR.. Elliot of this city, who had been
purpose of answering all questions regard
ing the proposed article, replied, explaining
the exact intention of the committee. The
object was to remove the question of the
desirability of courts of appeal the es-
tablIShment of provinces from the field of
existing discussion. The article would not
interfere in any way with the present sys-
tenn of diocesan courts. The diocesan sys-
tenn would go on until uniform judicial
Sy stem is adopted.
The recess hour being at hand the chair
stated that only time remained to receive
announcements from the secretary and
messages from the house of bishops.
The house of bishops in a message an
noGnced the passage of the resolution Sc
iecting San Francisco as the next meeting
place of the general convention III 1901. A
| motion was made by J. Pierpont Morgan
| to concur, and Rev. DIR. Cameron Mann Of
II al saS City seconded it.
Rev. DR.. Mckim of this city moved that
| on account of its Importance tn matter be
placed on the calendar for further consid-
Grafton, and by division vote it was so
rdered.
Recess was then taken until 3 o'clock
Long and Lively Debate.
Almost the entire afternoon session of
the house of deputies yesterday was con-
| sumed in debate on the amendment to the
constitution providing for the formation Of
provinces cut of the diocesan and mission
ary districts, and after long and spirited de-
bate 1t WIS finally recommitted to the COM
mittee for recommendation and report on
certain amendments offered. The Deputies
rejected the amendment proposed by DIR.
Egar of central New York, limiting the
boundaries of the proposed provinces 20
state lines. An amendment offered by Dr.
Huntington OF New York was adopted pro-
Viding that no province shall be so bounded
as to contain only fractional portion of
state or states. Among those who took
part in the general debate on the various
amendments offered included MeSSrS Nor
gan Dix of New York, Fleming of Florida
Lloyd of Olympia, Hoffman of New York,
Mckim of Washington, Weller of Fon Du
Lac, Nelson of Virginia, Parks of Mas<a-
chusetts Fulton of Pennsylvania, Paine of
Boston and Rogers of Texas.
The action of the house of bishops IN
changing the golden numbers in the prayer
book. making certain corrections of print
therein and presenting several copies of
the standard edition Of 1892 to colleges was
agreed to.