The San Francisco call., 1901-10-09
REPORT OF COMMISSION
ON rIARGINAL READINGS
is READ TO DEPUTIES
Rev. DIR. Carey of Albany Tells of the Labor
of Compiling the Corrections to the
Holy Scriptures.

49, HE afternoon session Of the
y House Of Deputies yesterday
was devoted to the considera-
ton of the amendments to the
constitution. The Rev. DR..
Egar again led the debate and
explained the amendments
known as articles Y and XI. After the
articles were read the Rev. DR.. Egar
moved the adoption Of article V, which
was as follows:
Section 1 A new diocese may be formed ID
by the erection into a diocese Of the whole or
OF any part OF one or more missionary districts;
% by the division OF an existing diocese, or 80
by the junction Of two or more dioceses of
ditions as the General Convention shall pre-
scribe by general canon or canons. The pro-
ceedings shall originate IN a conyocation Of the
clergy and laity Of the missionary district called
approval Of the Bishop in the convention of
the diocese TO be divided; or (when ii is pro-
posed TO form a new diocese by the junction of
TWO Or more Qloceses or OF parts OF Two or
more dioceses) by mutual agreement Of the con-
ventions Of the dioceses concerned, with the ap-
proNa4 OF the Bishop or the eccleslastlcaI au-
thOrity Of each diocese. In case the Episcopate
OF diocese be vacant, no proceedings toward
its division shall be taken until the vacancy is
filed During a vacancy in missionary dis
trict the consent Of the presiding Bishop must
Be had before proceedings TO erect it into a
diocese are taken When IL shall appear to the
satisfaction Of the General Convention, by a
certified copy Of the proceedings and other doc
conditions for the formation of the new diocese
have been compiled with and that IT has ac-
ceoed TO the constitution OF this church, and
the General Convention shall have so declared
and shall have ratified such proceedings, the
formation Of the new diocese shall be complete,
and II shah thereupon be admitted to union
with the General Convention.
Sec. 4. Whenever q new diocese is formed and
erected ont Of an existing diocese 1t shall be
SUBJECT 70 the constitution and canons of the
ciccese out Of which IL was formed, except as
local circumstances may prevent, until the
same be altered in accordance with such consti-
tuition and csnOns by the convention of the new
diocese Whenever q diocese is formed out of
Two or more existing di0ceses it shall be subject
70 the constitution and canons Of that one Of
the said existing diocese to which the greater
number OF clergynlen shall have belonged prior
local circumstances may prevent. until the
same be altered in accordance with such constf-
tuition and can0ns by the convention Of the new
diocese.
Sec 8 A diocese formed out of a missionary
olstrlct snall be subject TO the constitution and
canons 70 which such missionary district was
subject. until the same be altered in accorda nee
with such constitution and canons bT the con-
VentiOn OF the new diocese.
Sec. b. NO new diocese shall be formed which
shall contain fewer than six self-supporting
parishes, or IeNer than six presbyters who have
peen Tor al least one year canonicaIIy resident
WITHIN the bounds OF such new diocese regu-
larry settled in parish or congregation and
oUaunec 10 vote for Bishop. Nor shall such
new diocese De formed If, thereby any existing
olocese snail be so reduced as to contain fewer
than twelve sef-supporting parishes and twelve
presbyters who have been residing therein and
settled and qualified above provided