The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-08
DEPUTIES HAD
DAY OF ORATOR ~
Proposed Addition Prescribing Form
of Warship Adopted.
REGARD IT AS RADICAL CHANGE
Debate Was Animated aud There Was dress
Surprise hat the Vote Was Not
Bishops Adopt
Amendment.
IT AS RADICAL CHANGE.
cry Associated Press. )


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. This was
day OF oratory in the House of Deputies z
IL. the Triennial Episcopal Conventions.
The debate. which began last Saturday
or the proposed addition to Article X of S
the constitution, prescribing the form, OF
worship was continued all day and re-
suited in its adoption. AS adopted 1t is
as follows:
But provision may be mace by canon
for Tie temporary use OF old forms and
directory of worship by congregations
not III union with this Church who are
willing to accept the spiritual oversight
OF the bishop of the diocese or missionary
district
The debate was very animated. and un-
til the result was made known it was the
prevailing opinion that the vote would be
much more evenly divided than it was.
II was strongly urged by the advocates
of the proposed change that it's adoption
would open the way To q great increase in
the membership of the Church while its
opponents regarded it as too radical an
innovation.
HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
The House OF Bishops adopted the
amendment TO Article T., section 49, OF
the constitution. already approved by the
deputies, which, in effect, makes the
presiding bishop of the Church elective
for term of three years by Il majority
of the bishops. 1t was voted, in view OF
the growing Importance of missionary
work in China, to divide the district of
Shanghai into two departments, TO be
known as those of Shanghai and Han
Kow. The bishops considered number
of reports and transacted much routine
business.
The American Sunday-School Institute
elected Bishop Talbot. of Central Penn
| sylvania president, and retained Rev. Fl.
| L. Duhring. of Philadelphia. as secre-
| tary-treaSurer. It's sessions Were address,
| ed by several Sunday-school workers.
| Rev. Il. f. Swoope. Biltn,ore. n. c.. P.
| 5. Nichols. South CaroIns,. and r. Fl.
| Meade, of Virginia were elected mem-
| bers of the Executive Board.
| The Daughters of the King chose an
executive council. Among the members is
! Miss Gayle HARDWOOD of Atlanta.
! The Executive Council will elect its own
| officers.
| After President Lindsay called the
| House of Deputies to order this morning,
| DR.. Beatty. Of Kansas far the Conr-lit-s
| tee on Unfinished Business. reported a
| large number of matters left by the last
| convention in an unfinished cond5 tinn.
| Rev. Or. Baker. OF New Jersey. OF che
| to a sustentation fund. mada q re19r..
| the substance of which was the eyu-es-3
| sion of the hope that such a fund might
] be formed.
| Several amendments TO article ore, OF
| the new constitution. were offered. the
| object being change in the section des-.
/ isnating the manner of determining VINO
| shall be the presiding bishop md the
/ term of his service III that posiGoH.
\ message from the House of Bishops
! announced it's consent that the name OF
| the diocese of Indiana be chauca' to the
| diocese of Indianapolis, The deputies
| Immediately eoneurred