The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-04
SECOND DAYS SESSION
Seven Articles POSptOned from
 1898 Meeting Adopted.
woman's Auxiliary Society Has In teresting Meeting and Receives Reports = Addressed by
 Missionary Bishops.

San Francisco, Oct. 3.-In conjunction with the opening of the Tri-ennial Con- vention of the Episcopal Church of Ameri- ca today a thanksgiving service was held in Grace Church at which the missionary offering of the Woman's Auxiliary amounting to s104,2 was presented. 1t was recei, ed with heartfelt expressions of thanks.
 The session of the conventions were de- voted strictly to business. After the an- nouncement of the standing committees, discussions on the proposed amendments to the constitution was begun and con- tinued with much earnestness until even- ing. The result of the days work was the adoption of the first seven articles which were postponed from the general convention of 1898. One of the changes made in the old constitution pertains to matters of church government.
 The second sesion was opened by morn- ing prayer conducted by Bishop Potter of New York assisted by Dr. Olmstead of Massachusetts.
 A resolution extending greeting to Rev. Morgan DlX was duOpCeu.
 A memorial containing personal tributes was presented.
 Several resolutions offering amendments to the constitution were read and re- ferred.
 Several resolutions were introduced and referred to the Committee on the Prayer Book. They were in reference to d change in the title page of the prayer book by the Rev. B. R. w. Taylor, sug- gesting the insertion of the words Holy Catholic Church according to the use of before the words Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America ''
 Amending the Constitution.
 Amendments to the constitution were taken up. The first resolution, covering the title by vote of Dioceses, was unani- mously adopted. Dr. Eager. of central New York, moved the adoption of the resolution covering the adoption Article 1, consisting of six sections and 1t was adopted by the House.
 After a long discussion Article was adopted by the following vote: Clerical, in favor of, 31; Dioceses, opposed, 20; divided, 8; lay delegates, in favor of, 33; opposed. 1s; divided, 1.
 Article Il, containing four sections. was next adopted. It provides the manner of electing diocesean and missionary bishops and requiring priest to have attained the age of 35 years before conservation, regulating the exercise of the Episcopal office by bishops, practically as In the old constitution.
 Article III, providing that bishops may be consecreated for foreign lands upon due application therefrom with the ap- probation of a majority of the bishops of the church, was adopted nearly uani- mously.
 Article " providing for standing com mittees in dioceses and for their duties and powers not heretofore provided a place in the constitution of the general church, was adopted
 Article V, providing for the erection of new dioceses from missionary jurisdic- tions by the division of existing dioceses, and by the junction of two or more dioceses, was passed until next Tuesday.
 Article VI providing for the establish ment of missionary districts simply makes constitutional a law which had before been only canon law. It was adopted by a unanimous vote.
 Woman's Auxiliary Offering.
 The President interrupted the proceed ings to announce the amount of the tri- ennial offering from the Womans Auxilia- rv Society in Grace Church this morning to $104,295
 pr. Eager then moved the adoption of Article VII, which provides for the con- struction of provinces in such manner and under such conditions and with such mowers as shall be provided. provided however, that no diocese shall be included in a province without it's consent Only a few votes were cast against this new departure in the American church. Adjourned until tomorrow. The Womans Auxiliary to the Episco- palian Board of Missionery began its session this afternoon. The business netting of the auxiliary was held this evenina in the Albahambra Theatre. The renort of Miss Julia Emery, secretary of the auxiliary showed total income and contributions for three years of $l.26O940 and explained in detail what had been accomplished in the missionary field. After addresses by several missionary hisbons the meeting adjourned.