Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-17
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

Considerable routine business was
transacted at yesterdays sessions OF
the Triennial Episcopal Convention In
San Francisco. A new missionary
bishop was elected, and in the House oil
Deputies there was "a animated de-
bate or the proposition to change the
name Of the church. This question did
not come up as a direct issue. but on
motion TO concur with the House OF
Bishops 10 creating joint commission
10 which the sutjsct should be re-
ferred.
There was much division of senti-
ment 10 regard to the matter. A pro-
possl to refuse to consider the question
10 any form was strongly supported,
ont this, il vas argued, would fail to
show proper respect TO the House OF
Bishops Finally the reference OF the
subject to joint committee was agreed
upon. Among the new names pro-
posed are "The Catholic Church 10
America" The American Church"
and "Tne Holy Catholic Church" No
| further action will be AIKEN until the
meeting of the General Convention In
1904.
The House OF Deputies unanimously
elected DIR. Cameron Mann, Of Kansas
CITY, to be missionary bishop of North
| Dakota. The modified form OF the
Huntington amendment to article III
of the constitution, which permits
special forms of worship, which was
adopted on Tuesday by the House OF
| Deputies, was nonconcurred 10 by the
| bishops. II IL understood that the vote
was a tie, although the exact vote will
not be given out officially. The Bishop
| of Brszil was authorized 10 use the title
of "Bishop OF Southern Brazil, at his re-
quest. =,
The House OF Bishops concurred 10
the resolution adopted by the House oil
Deputies providing for the appointment
Of joint commission to confer with
other religious bodies of the subject OF
uniformity 10 marriage and divorce,
and the Bishops of baDy, MARYLAND
aud the Bishop Cosoj ltor of Rhode
Island were appointed committee by
.he House OF Bishops. This committee
ls to report to tho next General Con-
ventioD.
The House of Deputies elected lite
members of the board OF management
of the General Missionary Society. The
canon on deecouesses was adopted.
The canon makes 80 years the least age
at which a woman may be received as
q deaconess, and this has already been
adopted by the House of Bishops. The
canon providing for courts OF appeal
was sent back to the committee to be
presented at the mex. triennial conven-
ton.
Article V of the constitution, for the
creation OF new dioceses. either by the
division of an existing diocese or ouI
of . missionary district, was adopted 10
iis first stage by nearly unanimous
vote.
A resolution offered by DR.. RiugwaiI
was adopted, as follows:
THAT il Is the sense of this conven
ton that good citizen soip Is q funda'
mental principle of religion; that the
church, mindful of the growing teDden'
CIV to unchecked corruption in the cor
duct Of our municipal affairs through
out the Uoited States, the indifferen
to and covert countenanciDg Of immor-
atty, gambling and vice, places herself
on record as expecting her soDs to take
an active part at the ballot box and
else " here, as occasion permits, toward
the suppression OF these perDiciou'
euemiee 90 virtue and good govern
meDt."
The bishops concurred in the resolu
tions adopted by the deputies providing
for the appointment OF joint com mis-
sion TO confer with other religious
bodies on the subject OF uniformity 10
marriage and divorce. Bishops DOane
of Albany; Paret, OF Maryland, and Nc
Vickar, OF Rhode Island, were appoint
ed on the commission by the House Of
Bishops. This committee is to report
10 the next general convention.