New-York tribune., 1901-10-09
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
-srn VOTE SHOWS HUNTINGTON
AMENDMENT LOST INSTEAD
OF CARRIED.
,-rnEenAPH TO THE -RIBUSE-l

L'i Oct s-To-day's session OF the
san - Deputies OF the Episcopal convention
HoNse by an incldent Nhlch eI1eo'eo ne
ras , = ,,,5oing OF the work OF the Two previous
prac"O--r --r,s was the discovery lnat tne e-e
days .be Huntington amendment yesterday
passage . = error Of the secretary in recording
vss oue The final outcome was, despite valiant
the W. W. The part OF friends Of the measure. that
erOlN.sr,ent was lost, and the only chance now
the +5ri,r1on 70 have it finally adopted is 10
foi o5uoe il al this convention IN "hlch case II
rem acted upon at the next general convention
csn ue = hence This ne doubtless will do
thr7 ',irIfng OF the amendment is a matter OF
Ih7 --ong - many delegates, as its object was TO
'eesan the scope Of the work OF the church ana
broaI INTO full communion many persons who
70 - now accept this privilege. When the sec
cah-o' - reached that point n the minutes in
e. me vote Of yesterday was recorded the
VIZ. n williams of Omaha, announced that the
f-.el fe vote Of Nebraska, which appeared as af-
ce+ive was, as matter OF tact' gwen IN the
ltl-.- ltI..rs and ne moved that the minutes be ac-
Aeos,Vlv amended
Gu Immediately gave rise TO much opposition. 1t
- maintained by Mr.. Stetson, Of New-York
ps me vote had been announced unchaIlenged
.-ssv as being for the amendment the dele
- co1Ild not ask 70 have il changed he moved
ga vote be taken tomorrow. This was over
- an the ground that the object OF reading the
-1rrtes was 10 have them corrected, and that
- member had a right TO demand that I'M
- records be corrected Immediately.
- Rev Dr. John Fulton, OF Pennsylvania,
.-suuon moved that the vote be taken over He
80 he had been informed that on an another
20 the amendment would carry. and although he
uas ouDosed 10 the measure, he desired fairness.
as ,or want the measure defeated through a
.--.ke Al the request OF DR.. Williams, the c!er-
.,.l dsputies oc Nebraska were po!led. and Il was
..,ns tney desired 70 no, instead OF aye. Tne
r,nures were amended, and stood as follows:
rler,cals ayes g; noes, =; divided, lS Layrnen,
s-ss e: noes. .; divided. s. AS majority Of the
s,,ire ffIy-nine GiOceses voting must De OBTAINED
a. bo he clerical and lay votes. in order 10 carry
- amendment yesterdays apparent clerical vote
~ a was barely sufficient, and with the change OF
Nebraska from affirmative II was evident that the
amendment was lost
Tbe Rev Dr. Fulton moved q reconsideration.
which was carried DR.. Hutchinson desired 10 have
onnrtunity for debate, but his motion was laid on
- able bv II 10 I49. II was moved TO postpone
-scareideraron until o'clock in the afternoon, ana
--oTion was also laid on the table, III 129.
TTa vote On me motion TO reconsider the vote by
nrHicb Huntington amendment was 4OSt was
W. ehIs result: CIericaIs ayes IS; noes Is; di-
The matter was thus finally settled, ana there Is
10 further nope Tor The amendments passing at
at I5e afternoon session action on Article V OF
The Amendments which had been deferred until
-Ess tine was taken ID. This amendment was 10
-rovtde methods for the formation OF new dioceses
Z aroused considerable oppositon especially rom
which Intends soon become q diocese, but would
be prevented by some OF the specifications IN the
proposed amendment The a-nen1nert was hnal!y
fcsr Action on Article NL the concluding amend
uaent OF the constitution. was postponed pending
action by the bishops on the previous arteles' OF
which the deputies have already acted The re-
porred commission marginal readings was then
Submitted and discussed. the matter being con-
finue5 on adjournment until tomorrow
q general missionary mass meeting was held a
The Mechanics Pavilion tonight. The attend
snce was estimated al tea thousand. The music
vas provided by Z vested choir OF four tnousanc
-re- and boys Addresses were made by the Lord
Bishcp Of Newcastle, England; Bishop Potter O
Nsw-York Bishop Partridge OF hiCto, and Bur
-rn Mansfield OF New-HaVen, Conn. All Of the
speakers urged the Importance Of renewed zeal II
ssyanc.ng the cause of the church IN foreign lands