New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-06
TO BROADEN CHURCH'S SCOPE
EPISCOPAL HOUSE OF DEPUTIES DE-
BATES HUNTINGTON AMENDMENTS
TO CoNsTITUTIoN-NEw MIS-
SIONARY DISTRICTS

Ban Francisco. Oct (SpeciaD.-Parties faced
each other souarely in the House of Deputies of
the Episcopal Convention this morning what
ls known as the Huntington amendment to the
constitution, which provides that provision may
be made by canon for the temporary use of other
forms and directories of worship by congregations
not in union with this Church, who are willing to
accept the spiritual oversight the Bishop of the
diocese or missionary district" This provision of
which the Rev. DR.. Huntington, of New-York Is
champion. furnished material for long and earnest
debate, and was unsettled when the end OF the
session the house adjourned until Monday. 1t was
made the special order for Monday and at that
time Dr. Huntington will take the floor in support
of the measure.
High Church men are strongly opposed to the
amendment while the Broad" Church men are Its
supporters. The Rev DR.. Huntington of Chicago.
opened the opposition claiming that the proposed
amendment threatened the very foundation Of the
Church 1t opened the way, he said, for entrance
into the Episcopal Church of Roman Catholics on
one side and for the unauthorized sacraments of
Bapusts or Presbyterians on the other. Other
delegates unwilling confer on the Bishops
such wide discretionary powers as proposed. 1t
was asserted that the forms of worship
sential
People coming into the Church" said one
speaker. find the episcopate through the prayer
book; not the prayer book through the episcopate.
On the other side, the Broad" Church men found
strong arguments in support of the amendment.
4 delegate from Minnesota said there We're 100000
Scandnavians in that State ready to become E,pis-
copalans if they could do without being torn
abruptly away from the old Swedish forms Of
worship they are used to. In like manner. there
thousands of French in Northern Wisconsin
who are Episcopalians in spirit. and who should
not be barred out by mere forms. The doubt
powers of discretion to the Bishops called forth
some warm criticism from supporters of the amend
ment-
On Monday DR. Huntington, the abIest adherent
of the measure and one of the keeuest debaters on
the floor will be heard. The amendment was
passed by large majority three years ago and
now. Previous to reaching this point, the House
of Deputies adopted Articles VIII and IN and the
first section of Article Y of the constitution.
Permission granted to the deputies from
dictions Boston Episcopalians having raised $780,
900 TO endow the Diocese of Western Massac hu-
sets.
Clement Chase of Nebraska, set upon passage
of the Presiding Bishop by the House of Bishops,
the deputies corcurring. The aim is to secure
younger than obtained by the present
method of having the senior Bishop the Presiding
Bishop of the Church.
The House of Bishops at it's morning session
adopted the amendments which had been adopted
by the deputies up to to-day In the afternoon
they voted TO constitute two new missionary dis
tricts in the island possessions to include
Porto Rico and NiequeS and the other the Philip
pines. They also concurred with the deputies in
dividing Massachusetts into two dioceSes. the d.
vision being the eastern boundary of Worcester
County.
One of the new missionary district, which con-
siss of the islands of Porto Rico and Vieques. has
who allegiance to the Church of England.
BY the terms of a mutual agreement, the none
tary consideration being only SO, the Bishop OF
Antigua WithdraWs his right to the religious con-
troll of the Church I'm these islands and transfers
all Church buildings to tho Protestant Episcopal
Church of America