The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
SOME LIVELY DISCUSSION
House of Bishops Adopted
 Amendments to Constitution
Larger Liberty in Church Orders on Account of the New Island Dioceses Brings Out consid-
 srabls Debate.

San Francisco. Oct 5-Five new Bishops may be chosen at the present triennial convention of the Episcopal | Church. Bishop must be elected for I the missionary diocese of Olympia, in the State of Washington, to take the ly. The Rev. pr. Clampett is prominently mentioned for this place A Bishop must be elected for the missionary diocese of North Dakota, to take the place of tho Right Rev. Dr. Edsell, now Bishop Of Minnesota. A clergyman elected to i'll this Bishopric will more than likely b. chosen for the northwestern field. There will also be Bishop provided for Porto Rico and another for the Philippines, if not for both. probably one for the insular group.
 A Bishop may also be appointed for Hawaii. And here it is believed a western clergyman may be chosen, though the East may be the recruiting field. The advisability of appointing a Bishop for Hawaii will be one of the critical ques- tions and problems of the present con- vention.
 In addition to the discussion of creating or filling some or all of these five Bishoprics by election at his convention, there are possibilities that two new mis- sionary Jurisdictions with missionary Bishops may be created in the United Estates. One will be in Central Illinois and the other in a part of the State of Kan sas. The house of Bishops has received | petitions calling for divisions of territory to create two jurisdictions of territory to create two jurisdictions. | Petitions from representative cities anx- ious to secure the next triennial meet l ing were presented in behalf of Pittsburs. | Boston, Cincinnati. Louisville and New | Orleans at yesterdays session just con- vened.
 No action was taken. but upon motion of J. Pierpont Morgan committee was appointed to decide where the next con- vention should be held.
 The House of Bishops decided to take up the consideration of the constitution as soon as 1t is acted upon by the House of Deputies. Te House of Deputies de- cided to take up the matter of marginal readings, which were passed on by the Bishops Friday as soon as 1t had finished the constitution, which 1t IS now consider ing. The proposed canon on marriage and divorce will be considered next.
 The Report on Missions.
 Bishop Deane of Alabany, presented the annual report of managers of mis- sions.
 After calling the deputies to order the chair appointed the following committee on behalf of the House of Deputies to select the place of meeting for the next tri-ennial convention.
 J. Pierpont Morgan, New York; Alex AA n AA atN n Cf F. Reese, D. D., of Georgia; John K. Triplett of Missouri; J. o. Symons. D. D., Connecticut
 The House of Bishops afterwards ap- pointed on this committee the following: The Bishops of New Hampshire. West Missouri, Georgia, Lexington and Los Angeles.
 A telegram from Dr. Morgan Dix was read thanking the convention for it's remembrance of him
 The Committee on Division of Dioceses reported that the application for per- mission for the division of the diocese of Massachusetts be granted. The report was adopted, especial note being made of the fact that s1000O0 had been raised as an endowment for the support of the Bishop of the new diocese.
 MT. T. L. Ringwalt of Nebraska. offered the following in substance: Resolved, That the House of Bishops concurring, 1t Is the sense of this convention that good citizenship should be encouraged and promoted by this church and the church, mindful of the great tendency to vice and corruption throughout the United States and indifference to civic honesty and morality, expects her sons ito take an active part at the ballot boxes and else- where when occasion permits"
 An amendment to Section 3. Article I, was offered by MT. Chase of Nebraska. providing that there shall be a presiding bishop of the church to be nominated by the House of Bishops from among the bishops having jurisdiction in the United States to the House of Deputies for it's action. This will have to be passed upon by the convention and then go through the process provided or to be provided for amendments to the conStitu- ton.
 Amendments to Constitution.
 Action on the amendments to the con- stitution were then proceeded with and Article VIII was adopted. prescribing qualifications, testimonials and examina- tions of those seeking ordination as bishop, priest or deacon. It requires renewal of the declaration of belief in the Holy Scriptures and loyalty to the doctrines, discipline and worship of the church by candidates for the priesthood and the episcopate. which Is first made al the ordination to the deaconate.
 Article TX was then taken up. It pro vides that the general convention may, by canon, establish court for the trial of bishops; that courts for the trial of presbyters and deacons may be estab- lished by diocesan conventions and that the general convention may be canon established courts of review of the de. of diocesan or other trial courts, and may also establish an aulti- mate court of appeals solely for the review of the determination of any court of faith and worship. Other provisions are similar to those now existing.
 The article was adopted by nearly unanimous vote. Virginia and Fond Du Lac voting together in the negative along with North Carolina. There was abso-