The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-08
1T GROWS LIBERAL
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
TO ENLIST NEW CON-
GREGATIONS
ADDITION TO ARTICLE
Permits Congregations willing to
Accept Episcopal Oversight to
Continue Old Forms of
Worship.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. This was a
day OF oratory in the house of repre-
sentatives of the triennial Episcopal con-
Vention. The debate which began last
Saturday, on the proposed addition To
Artlcie x: OF the constitution, prescrib-
ing the form of worship, was continued
| al day and finally resulted in it's adop-
ticn. as follows:
But provision may be made bv canon
10? LOT the temporary use of old forms and
directories of worship by congregations
not IN union with this church who ar6
va WilIlng TO accept the spiritual oversight
district" - iii'"iolie1
The debate was verv animated and
uil'ii the result was made known it was
lne prevailing opinion that the vote
woulo oe much more evenly divided than
~ was. IL was strongly urged by the
advocates of the proposed change that
lts adoption would open the wav to q
sledt increase IN the membership of the
onurch' Whlle Its opponents regarded 1t
as too radical an innovation.
The house of bishops adonted tho
amendment to article l, section 13 of
liie constitution already approved bv the
deputies Which in effect makes the pre,
sldlng bishop of the church elective for
a term of three years by majority of
the bishops. 1t was voted, in view of
the growing Importance of missionary
work in China, to divide the district Of
ohahghal INTO two department, to be
known as those of Shanghai and Hank
Ow.
The bishops considered number CT
reports and transacted much routine
business.
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING.
The Daughters of the King elected a
council fn hnJd
ennially hereafter, preferably in the con-
vention city.
The election for members of the coun
Gil. which will choose its own presiding
officers, resulted as follows:
Mrs. E. A. Bradley and Mrs Warner,
of New York; Mrs. Peck and Mrs. G..
" I y, wman: 1Mi1.o Of New Haven. Conn. Mrs
Pell Clark; OF the, diocese of Albany, N.
Y; Mrs E. Witzel, of Minneapolis; Mrs.
W. w. McCandless, of Pennsylvania; ;
Miss Gan Harwood, of Atlanta, Ga;
Mrs. Adam Denmend, of Baltimore; Mrs
w. G. Davenport, of Washington. D. c.;
Mrs: E. Craft: Of Louisville, Ky; Mrs E.
D. Fletcher, of Alameda, Cal
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
The triennial meeting of the American
Church Sunday school institute opened
eOoeiy III SIdce CHurCn, u0OeT the au
spices of the Sunday school institute, or
commission of the diocese of California
After the service of holy communion, a
brief address of welcome was delivered
by Bishop Nichols, of California. The
business of the institute was then begun
by the election of the following officers:
President, Rt. Rev Ethelbert Talbot
bishop of Central Pennsylvania; secre-
tary-treasurer, Rev. S. L. Duhring, Phil
adelphia; associate secretaries, Rev. Rich
ard N. Thomas, Philadelphia; Rev. c.. E.
Haupt, ST. Paul; Rev. w. G. Shaw, San
Francisco, and Rev. William G. Nc
Cready, Kentucky. Executive Board
Chairman, George c. Thomas; clergy,
Bishop Whitaker, of Pennsylvania; Bish-
op Worthington, of Nebraska; Rev. r. T.
Alsop, Brooklyn; Rev. John Graham,
Troy, n. Y; Rev. William Graft Phila-
delphia; Rev. Cornelius B. Smith, New
York; Rev. George W. Shinn, Newton.
Mass; Rev. j. S. Stone, Chicago; Rev.
r. S. Swope, Biltmore, N. c.; Rev J. K.
Hammond. Highlands, Del. Rev. L. G..
Woods, Washington, D. c.. Laity-Hec-
tor Baxter, Minneapolis; E. Higgins, Bal
timore; G. w. Mehaffy, Marietta Pa
w. H. Roddis, Milwaukee,; G. w Thorn
Ramore, New York; P. S. Nichols South
Carolina; w. r. Butler, Mauch Chunk,
Pa; r. N. Meade, Richmond, Va; J. o.
Johnston, Washington; A. j. Sparrow,
California.
Vice presidents are to be appointed
from each diocese and missionary dis
trict, and the bishops of the church will
act as patrons of the society.