The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
FOURTH DAY OF CONVENTION
Presentation of Memorials and Resolu-
tions-Amendments to Constitu-
tion-Daughter of the King.
(By Associated Press.)

San Francisco, Oct. 5.-The fourth day
of the triennial Episcopal convention
opened this morning with large at
tendance at the prayer service in Trinity
church The house of deputies then con-
vened for half days session, it having
been decided to hold no afternoon busi-
ness sessions on Saturday.
After the convention had been called
to order severa! memorials and sets Of
resolutions were presented and referred
to the proper committees. The consid-
Grafton Of amendments to the constitu~
tion was then resumed. The house Of
bishops met at the usual hour and cons
tnued the direction of church matters.
The ninth convention Of the Daugh-
ters of the King met this morning at St.
Luke's church. After preliminary
prayer service, an address of welcome
was delivered by Right Rev. William
T. Nichols, bishop of California. Orr
SANITATION was then effected and CONS
mittees appointed.
The afternoon was then devoted to the
hearing of the presidents address and
the reception reports.
The American church Sunday school
institute opened it's triennial meeting
this morning. Sunday school topics were
considered and addresses delivered by
prominent church workers in this field.
After calling the deputies to ORDER the
chair appointed the following commit
tee on behalf of the house of deputies to
select the place of meeting of the next
triennial convention: j. Pierpont Nor
gan, New York: Alex MackaySmith
D. D., of Washington; f. F. Reeves, OF
Georgia; J. ]. Triplett, of Missouri; S.
O. Simmons, D. d., of Connecticut.
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pointed on this committee the follow
ing:
The bishops of New Hampshire Vest
ern Missouri, Georgia, Lexington, and
Los Angeles.
The committee on division of dioceses
reported that the application Tor per-
mission for the division OF the diocese ol
Massachusetts be granted. The report
was adopted, especial note being made
of the fact that one hundred thousand
dollars had been raised as an endowment
for the support of the bishops of the
new diocese
Mr. r. NJ. Ringwall. of Nebraska, Of
fered the following in substances:
Resolved, The house of bishops con-
curing, that it is the sense of this con-
vention that good citizenship should be
encouraged and promoted by this church
and the church. mindful of the great
tendency to vice and corruption through
out the United States and indifference
to civic honesty and morality, expects
her sons to take an active part at the
ballot boxes and elsewhere, as occasion
PERMITS
An amendment to section three, article
/, was offered by Mr.. Chase, of Nebras-
ka, in substance providing that there
shall be a presiding bishop of the church
to be nominated by the house of bishops
from among the bishops having jurs-
diction in the United States to the house
of deputies for it's action. This will have
to be passed upon by this convention and
then go through the process divided or
to be provided, for amendments to the
constitution.
particular editorial forms a part of the
Action on the amendments to the con-
stitution We're then proceeded with and
article VIII was adopted prescribing
qualifications. testimonials and examna-
tions of those seeking ordination as
bishops, priest or deacon. 1t requires a
of the declaration of belief in
the Holy scriptures and loyalty to the
discipline and worship of the
church by candidates for the priesthood
and episcopate. which Is first made at
the ordination to the diacOma.e.