The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-09
Action Taken at Triennial EpiS-
Copal Convention at San Fran
cisco, Monday, NulIlfied by the
Correction of a Clerical Error
PROVIDED FOR USE OF
MODIFIED FORMS OF WORSHIP
General Missionary Mass Meet
ing Held at the Mechanics
Pavilion in the Evening, Music
Being Provided by a Vested
Choir of 1000 Men and Boys

San Francisco, Oct. s.-The feature of
today's session of the trjennial Epis-
lcopal convention was the reconsidera-
ton of what is known as the Hunting
ton amendment to the constitution
which was adopted by the house Of
deputies yesterday providing for the
use of modified forms of worship by
congregations willing to accept the
spiritual oversight of bishop.
! An error was discovered In recording
| the vote of the Nebraska delegation,
which had been entered in favor of the
amndment, whereas a poll of the
, mem beers showed that they were OPP
posed to the measure. This led to a
demand for a reconsideration of yes
terdav's vote. The vote on reconsid-
Grafton resulted as follows:
Aye-Clerical, %; lay. Is. Nay
ical, 10; lay, 8.
| THE united vote of 80 delegates OF
each order being required, the amend
ment was defeated.
| Article v of the proposed amendment
(which had previously been passed over
by both houses, was taken up by the
house of deputies and defeated after
brief debate. 1t provides for several
changes in the manner of creating new
dioceses.
A general missionary mass meeting
was held at the Mechanics Pavilion to-
might. The attendance was estimated
lat 10000 The music was provided by
vested choir of 1000 men and boys.
After a simple service of prayer, adj
dresses were made by the lord bishop
of New Castle England; Bishop Pot
ter of New York; Bishop Partridge Of
Kyoto. Japan and Burton Mansfield of
New Haven, CT All the speakers urged
1.-THE IMPORTANCE of renewed zeal in adj
lvarcing the causes of the church in
foreign lands.
The opening session of the Daughters
of the King was devoted to the Junior
branches. The secretary. Miss Irene
Walker. showed that much progress had
been made during the last three years.
The afternoon session was devoted to
a general discussion of matters affect
ling the order.
At a meeting of the council elected
yesterday, these officers were chosen:
president. Mrs. E. a. Bradley, New
York; honorary vice-president. Mrs.
Peck, New Haven Ct; first vice-presi-
president. Mrs. Warner. New York;
second president, Miss Leslie Pell
Clark, Albany. N. Y; secretary. Miss
IL. L. Ryerson, New York; treasurer,
Miss e. r. Lenney New Jersey.
i A closing address was delivered by
Bishop EdsaI Of North Dakota, who
also conducted the farewell prayer SER
vice.
The Womans Auxiliary to the Epis-
copal Board Of Missions was kept busy
to-day. A formal conference this morn
ing was conducted by Mrs. Beamer,
President Of the Montana branch, her
subject being, Women workers in the
missionary field, and what they find to
do"
Miss Bull Of Kyote, Miss Higgins of
Cape Pamas, Miss Huntington Of
Shanghai and others informally dis
cussed the same topic.
At noon prayers were said by the
bishop of Laramie, and at p. M, the
bishop of Cape Palmas delivered an adj
dress on his experiences on the West
African Coast.
At a special meeting Of the Period
zeal Club this morning, addresses were
delivered by Miss Taylor of New York,
the president, and Mrs. Chaplin, the sec
rotary