Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-17
HOUSE Of BISHOPS
DEFEATED DEPUTIES.
IDEA OF A PROVISION FOR
SPECIAL FORM OF
WORSHIP.
THE VOTE SAID TO BE A TIE
NIT THE ENACT FIGURES WILL NOT
RE GIVEN OFT.
4 General summary of the Busiuess
Transacted In Roth Houses at the
Sessions Held Ncsterdsy-rhe Day
Mns Busy aud an I'm Important One.

siderable routine business WAS trans
acted at to-day's sessions of the tri-
ennial Episcopal convention, new
missionary bishop was elected and in
the house of deputies there was an
animated debate on the proposition TO
change the name OF the church. This
question did not come up as a direct
issue. but on a motion TO concur with
the house of bishops In creating a Joint
commission to which the subject had
been referred.
There was much division of sent-
ment in regard to the matter. A pro-
posal to refuse to consider the ques-
ton in any form was strongly support
ed but this 1t was argued would fail
to show proper respect to the house of
bishops. Finally the reference of the
subject to joint committee was agreed
upon. No further action will be taken
until the meeting of the general con-
vention in 1904.
The house of deputies unanimously
elected DR.. Cameron Mann, of Kansas
City, to be missionary bishop of North
Dakota.
The Huntington amendment to ar
ticle 10, of the constitution which was
adopted yesterday by the house of dep
uties. was non-concurred in by the
bishops. The rooms Of the woman
auxiliary were closed this evening in
resepct to the memory OF honorary
secretary Mrs. Mary A. r. living, of
New York, whose funeral was held
from st. Luke's Church.
There was a reception at the Jap
anese mission this afternoon and to-
night Bishop Rowe OF Alaska, address
ed missionary meeting at the Cathe-
dral Church OF the Good Samaritan.
Three brief amendments to the canons
regarding ministerial relations were
adopted and sent to the deputies for ae-
ton. The bishops eoncurred with the
deputies in adding to article |, OF the
constitution, section s, which provides
for the appointment OF two delegates,
one clerical and one lay, to the House
of Deputies from each missionary dis
trict.
A committee of conference was ask
ed for on the section regarding the ap-
pointment of a bishop.
"a - txl.zrutt tbaf nm aprppmaut can
be reached on this question after few
verbal changes shall be made in the
section as adopted by the House OF
Deputies.
The modified form of the Huntington
amendment to article 10. OF the consti-
tuition, which permits special forms OF
worship, was adopted yesterday by the
House OF Deputies, war debated. 1t is
understood that the vote was tie, al
though the exact vote was will not be
given out officially.
The bishop in Brazil was authorized
to use the title OF Bishop of Southern
Brazil at his request.
The House of Deputies elected its
members of the board Of managers of
the general missionary society. The
only notable change in the personnel
of the board was the election OF Rev.
Rev. G. NJ. Christian, Of New York.
The canon on deaconness was adopt
ed. The canon makes thirty years the
least age at which a woman may be re-
ceived as a deaconness. and this has
already been adopted by the House of
Bishops.
The canon providing for courts Of ap-
peal was sent back TO the committee
to be presented ia the next triennial con-
ventiou. The house in executive ses-
sion unanimously reelected Rev. Cam
eron Mann, of West Missouri, to be
missionary bishop of North Dakota.
Article V. of the constitution, for
the creation of new dioceses, either by
the division of an existing diocese or
out of missionary district. was adopt
ed in its first stage by a nearly unani
nous vote.
A motion was made to concur with
the House of Bishops in creating a
joint committee of fifteen to take into
consideration the entire subject of a
change Of names. The motion was adj
opted by the following vote: Clerical.
aye SO; nay 10; divided, 6. Lay. aye
80; nay II; divided 4. This result can
not be considered victory for either
side on the merits OF the question, al
though all those strongly favoring the
change voted aye
A resolution offered by DR.. Ringwalt
was adopted as follows:
Resolved. The House of Bishops
concurring, that it Is the sense Of this
convention that good citizenship is a
fundamental principle of religion; that
church, mindful of the growing renden-
cy to unchecked corruption in the con-
duct Of our municipal affairs through
out the United States, the indifference
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