Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-10-24
CONVENTION IS OVER
EpiscOpalians Leave San Francisco
For Their Homes.
DIVORCE MEASURE IS DEFEATED
Tlatters Incidental to Closing the Ses-
sion-EIeCtion of Connectional CT
flCers.

San Francisco. Special-Consider-
able routine business was transacted
Wednesday at the Triennial Episcopal
Convention. A new missionary b shop
was elected and in the house of depu-
ties there was an animal debate On
the proposition to change the name OF
the Church. This question did not
come up as a direct issue but on a mo-
ton to concur with the house of bisl-
ops IN creating a joint commission. 1t
was decided the subject should be re-
ferred. There was much division in re-
gard to the matter. A proposal to re-
fuse TO consider the question in any
form was strongly supported but this.
it was argued, would fail to show prop
er respect to the house Cf bishops. F.
naliy, the reference Of the subject to a
joint committee was agreed upon. No
further action will be taken until the
meeting of the General Convention n
1901.
The house of deputies unanimously
elected Dr. Cameron Mann, of Kansas
City, to be missionary bishop of North
Dakota. The Huntington amendment
to article 10 of the constitution which
was adopted by the house Of deputies
was non-concurred in by the bishops.
The rooms Of the wOman's auxiliary
were closed in the evening in respect
to the memory Of the honorary secre-
tary, Mrs. Mary A. E. living, of New
York, whose funeral was held from St.
Luke's church.
There was a reception at the Jara-
nese mission. Bishop Rowe, of Alaska.
addressed missionary meeting at the
Samaritan.
Three brief amendments to the can
ons regarding ministerial relations
were adopted by the house of bishops
and sent to the deputies for action.
The bishops concurred with the depu-
ties in adding to article l of the con-
stitution section 6, which provides for
the appointment of two delegates, one
clerical and one lay, to the house OF
deputies from each missionary dist. let
A committee Of conference was asked
for regarding the appointment Of d
bishop.
A modified form Of the Huntington
amendment to article 10 of the cCnst:-
tuition. which permits special forms Of
worship, IS adopted by the house of
deputies, was defeated. 1t is un ierstood
that the vote was a tie, although the
exact vote will not be givin out off.
cially.
The house of deputies elected i's
members Of the board Of managers
of the General Missionary Society.
The only notable change in the person
mel of the board was the election Of
Rev. Dr. fisk, of Rhode Island. in
place of Rev. G. NJ. Christian, Of New
York. The canon on deaconesses was
adopted. The canon makes 80 years iii:
least age at which a woman may be re-
ceived as 4 deac1ness and this has al
ready been adopted by tie house d
bishops. \ resolution was made tG con
cur with house OF bishops in c"cat n2
a joint committee OF IS to take ito
consideration the entire subject CT Il
change OF names. The motion W
adopted by the following vote: C!er
ical, Aye SO, nay 13, divided, s; lay,
aye so, nay IT, divided 4. This quos ion,
although all those strongly faVocins
the change voted aye. A resolution CT
fered by Dr. Ring walt was adopted Gs
follows:
"Resolved. the house Of Shops cen
CURING that it is the sense Of this
Convention that good citizenship is
the fundamental principle Of religion.
that the Church mindful of TIE grow
ing tendency to unchecked corruption
in the conduct Of our municipal affairs
throughout the United States, the in
difference TO and covert contenanc' 'Eg
of immortality, gaming and vice, places
herself on record as expecting her sons
to take an active part at the ba:lot box
and elsewhere as occasion permits, to-
ward the suppression Of these PERM
cious enemies to virtue and good gov
ernmem."