The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-18
THE CHURCH MILITANT
Members Urged to Fight Vice at the
Ballot Box.
QUESTION OF CHANGING CHU acA'S NAME
The Matter Rtferreu 10 J,int Committee. No
Further Action TO b. Taken Until the
General Convention Meets
in 1864.
(By the Associated Press.)

|
| San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 16.-Consid-
| cradle routine business was transacted
| at today's sessions of the Triennial
| Episcopal Convention. A new mission
cry bishop was elected and in the House
| of Deputies there was an animated de-
/ bate on the proposition to change the
name of the church. This question did
/ not come up as direct issue, but on
| motion to concur with the House of
/ Bishops in creating a joint commission,
| to which the subject should be referred.
| There was much division of sentiment
| in regard to the matter. A proposal to
| refuse to consider the question in any
| form was strongly supported, but this,
| it was argued, would fail to show prop
| err 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 convention in
| 1904
| The House of Deputies unanimously
| elected DR.. Cameron Mann, of Kansas
| City, 10 be missionary bishop of North
| Dakota
|
| 10 of the constitution which was adopted
| yesterday by the House of Deputies,
was non concurred in by the Bishops
| The rooms of the Woman's Auxiliary
were closed this evening in respect to
the memory of Honorary Secretary,
Mrs. Mary A. f. living. of New York,
whose funeral was held from st. Luke's
| Church.
| There was a reception at the Japanese
Mission this afternoon, and tonight
Bishop Rowe, of Alaska, addressed a
missionary meeting at the Cathedral
| Church of the Good Samaritan.
| Three brief amendments to the can
| mons regarding ministerial relations
were adopted and sent to the deputies
| for action. The bishops concurred with
| the deputies in adding to article / of the
constitution, section 6, which provides
| for the appointment of two delegates,
one clerical and one lay, to the House of
Deputies from each missionary district.
A committee of conference was asked
for on the section regarding the appoint
ment of a bishop.
The modified form of the Huntington
amendment to article 10 of the constitu-
tion which permits special forms of
worship as adopted yesterday by the
House of Deputies was defeated. 1t is
understood that the vote was tie, al
though the exact vote will not be given
out officially.
THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
The House of Deputies elected it's
members of the board of managers of
the general missionary society. The on
III <sao
the board was the election of Rev. DR..
Fiske, of Rhode Island, in place of Rev.
G.. M. Christian, of New York.
The canon on deaeonesses was adopt
ed. The canon makes thirty years the
least age at which a woman may be re-
ceived as reaconess and this has al
ready been adopted by the House of
Bishops.
motion was made to concur with the
House of Bishops in creating joint
committee of fifteen to take into consid-
GRAFTON the entire subject of change
of names. The motion was adopted by
the following vote: Clerical, aye SO;
divided 6. Lay, aye 80, nay II, divided 4.
This result cannot be considered
victory for either side on the merits of
| the question, although all those strongly
favoring the change voted aye.
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
fundamental principle of religion, that
| the church mindful of the growing ten
dency to unchecked corruption in the
conduct of our municipal affairs
throughout the United States, the indif-
ference to and covert countenancing of
immortality, gambling and vice, places
herself on record as expecting her sons
to take an active part at the ballot box
and elsewhere. rs occasion permits, to-
ward the suppression of these pernicious
enemies to virtue and good govern
ment.'
The House Of Bishops having appoint
cd the bishops of Albany and Vermont as
part of committee on conference on the
proposed amendment to section ! Of ar
| ticle 3 of the constitution, Dr. Egar, DIR.
Roberts and w. j. II. Shines were APP
pointed conferees on the part of the
deputies. A message from the House
| Of Bishops was read announcing non
concurrence in the proposed amendment
to article 10 of the constitution. COM
monty known as the Huntington
amendment, and a conference commit
tee was appointed consisting of DR. w.
| X. Huntington, of New York; Dr. Will
liam C'rosvenor, of New York. and Chas.
G. Saunders. of Massachusetts.
Adjourned.