Evening star., 1901-10-09
STICK TO THE OLD SERVICE.
Modified Form Rejected by Episcopal
General Convention.

Modified Form Rejected by Episcopal
General Convention.
After the assembling Of the house OF
bishops at the Episcopal convention in San
Francisco yesterday a message was read
announcing the death of the Right Rev
Alex. Burgess, bishop of Quincy, ILL.,
who expired at the home of his daughter
in St. Adams, VT. By direction of the
house a message of coincidence was sent
to the surviving daughter, Miss Caroline
Burgess.
The bishops OF Minnesota and Marquette
were appointed Il committee to prepare a
version of the prayer book In Swedish A
request from Swedish clergy was received
asking for the appointment of a genera!
Swedish missionary.
A committee consisting Of the bishops
of Dallas, southern Virginia. Tennessee,
Massachusetts, and the coadjutor bishop
of southern Ohio was appointed to pre-
pare uniform examination for candidates
for holy orders, and to arrange, with the
help Of professors in theological semina-
ries, series of typical and suggestive
questions for deacons their report to be
sent to the bishop for approval.
An amendment to the canons designed
to provide more satisfactorily for mis-
sionary jurisdictions was adopted. The
proposed setting apart of the diocese of
Springfield as missionary district was
discussed, but no action was taken
The canon on marriage and divorce was
considered, but no final action was taken
Nominations were received, but not given
out, for two vacant domestic missionary
bishoprics, Olympia and North Dakota
A report from the committee was pre-
sented, declaring the expediency Of ap-
pointing bishop for the Philippine Islands
without unnecessary delay.
The result of the protracted debate in
the house of deputies which ended yester-
day IN the apparent adoption of the pro-
posed addition to Article X Of the new
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vice not strictly in accordance with the
prayer book, was nullified by the correc-
ton of clerical error. The change Of
the vote. Of Nebraska, which had been
incorrectly entered in the record re-
suited in the defeat of the amendment
greatly to the surprise of many who had
not considered the fact that a majority
Of the dioceses voting Is necessary to carry
measure, and that the vote of divided
delegations virtually counts among the
nays. Although the defeat of this much
debated measure, Commonly known as the
Huntington amendment, was apparently
accomplished by the changing Of the err
roneously recorded vote of Nebraska, a
well-informed deputy said it wAs really
due to the division of the vote of Cali
fornia.
terward a belated deputy came in and
recorded his vote as no." thus placing
the entire vote of the diocese under the
head Of ''E<Xided," and making it posi-
oAO LUZ luS CoiISGk Ol d CleTlCdl error to
entirely change the final result
After the formal opening of the house
OF deputies today a rule proposed by the
committee on rules was adopted, providing
that no new business shall be introduced
after Saturday. October 12, except by per-
mission of a two-thfrds vote.
The committee further reported a rec
ommendation that the house concur in the
action of the bishops providing for mar
ginal readings, also that they could not
advise the authorization of the use of the
revised version In reading the lessons.
The committee also reported that 1t was
the opinion of the committee that the
Table of Lessons was not part of the
prayer book In the sense that the general
provision for the amendment of the prayer
book applied to 1t.
]. p. Morgan presented a memorial from
the church clubs of New York and other
cities In regard to bishopric in the
Philippine Islands.
The triennial report of the trustees of
the general clerical relief fund was pre-
sented. 1t recommends the junction Of
the several diocesan funds of q similar
character with the general fund. Twenty
dioceses nave already moved in that di-
rectiOn