The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-18
MANY QUESTIONS co OVER
Boston Is Selected as the Place for
Holding the Next
Meeting.

house of deputies of the %tri-ennial
convention in rejecting
both of the proposed non on the
subject, which yer passed by the
house of bishops. The greatest fight
of the convention has been over
section four of canon Sc, virtually for
bidding the re-marriage of divorced
persons by a priest of the church:
This had passed the house of bishops
and been adopted by a yea and nay
vote in committee of the whole of the
house of deputies. When the com
rose and reported it's work to
the house a decisive vote was taken,
not only on the troublesome fourth
section, but on the entire canon which
was rejected as a whole.
Canon37 which provide sfor the dis
ciplining of persons marrying again at
ter being divorced, met with a similar
fate.
The house of deputies passed an
dA1Ouu11Out W o1IAS1C AO VI Tx Sc1-
stitution, permitting modified forms
of worship which in spirit is similar
to the famous Huntington amend
ment recently defeated. The amend
ment, though credited to DR.. McKim
of Washington, was in reality pre-
scented to the convention of three
years ago by DR.. Huntington. The
bishops are yet to act before the
amendment can become part of the
constitution.
Both houses today appointed mem
bers of a standing committee on cap
ital and labor which is to investigate
the subject with a view to the peace
full settlement of disagreements be-
tween employers and working men,
and report to each general convention.
Rev. Cameron Mann of Kansas City
vas nominated to be missionary bis
hop of North Dakota, in the place Of
Rev. DR.. Pierce, who failed of cleo
ton in the house of deputies.
A general missionary meeting, with
special reference to work among col
ored people, was held at Trinity
church today.
S~anFrancico, Oct. 16.-Considerable
routine business was transacted at
today's sessions of the triennial Epis-
copal convention, a new missionary
bishop was elected, and in the house
of deputies there was an animated
debate on the proposition to change
the name of the church.
This question did not come up as
a direct issue but on a motion to con-
cur with the house of bishops in Gre
ating a joint commission to which the
subject should be referred. There
was much division of sentiment in re-
gard to the matter. A proposal to
refuse to consider the question in any
form was strongly supported, but this,
it was argued, would fail to show prop
er respect to the house of bishops.
Finally, reference of the subject to a
joint commission was agreed upon.
No further action will be taken until
the meeting of the general convention
in 1904.
The house of deputies unanimous.
ly elected DR.. Cameron Mann of Kan
sas City to be missionary bishop OF
North Dakota. ".
The Huntington amendment to ar
ticle 10 of the constitution which was
adopted yesterday by the house OF
deputies was non-concurred in by the
bishops.
San Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE tri
ennial convention of the Episcopa,
church of America has adjourned sine
die. The next convention is to be
held in Boston in 1904. The day was
a busy one in both houses, most OF
the time, however, being taken up ir
the discussion of matters which were
not definitely fixed. 1t was agreed
to make Honolulu and Cuba mission
airy Districts; and to create the mis-
sionary districts of Salma out Of the
diocese of Kansas.
The houses failed to concur, how
ever, in the proposed setting apart Of
a portion of the diocese of Spring
field, Ill, as a missionary district.
The election of Rev. Cameron Man1
as missionary bishop of North Dakots
was concurred in by the house O.
bishops.
Both houses agreed to the report O
the committee on the proposed Hunt
ington amendment to article 10 OF thu
constitution. This action virtually rel
egates the matter to the next genera
convention. On the adoption OF the