The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-13
MARGINAL READINGS
usTIoN PASSED UPON BY
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
ALL READINGS AUTHORIZED
.,rrD DEGREES OF MAR
rhU LACE TO BE CONSIDERED.

.u. From All Three of the
udard Versions Authorized.
.t,tutes From Same Sources for
,t readings Also Authorized,
- neinE Reluctantly Agreed to
.he bishops Readings From
rnolish Version of Apocryphai
81. Also to Beused.
- francisco, Oct. 12.-The house
sIsbons of the triennial Episcopal
u ontion to-day adopted the report
w. 80 conference Committee on Mar
peadings. recommending that all
gina1ii 80 in the report of the joint COM
reauil IA ken from the new English
miss miss the new American version ana
sta marginal readings or the hlng
t ms version be authorized; also tnal
"a commission be permitted TO supstl-
wy. ~ for readings in its report not
I '.',an from one or the other OF tnese
.,rcas other readings taken from
sSose sources which shall De nerepy
authorized. a., fovo,
~ ~ annointment of a joint commit
Oh ''+ ~ consist of three bishops, three
zee h,ters and three laymen, to con-
pr the subject of prohibited degrees
SUI. H ,,o rriage. on the part of the house
" " bishons, the bishops of South Dako-
u DoIoware and Iowa were appointed
as members of this committee.
The bishops of Montana. Central
pannevlvania. Lexington, Washington
snd the coadiutor bishop of Virginia,
ware appointed to act with a similar
rnnoher of presbyters and laymen on
committee to nominate board OF
managers for the missions.
II was agreed to amend the former
r,,Ie now a part of the constitution,
which provides that bishop retired by
reason of advanced age or bodily IN
errnitv arising therefrom, shall be en-
titled to an honorary seat In the mouse
of bishops. by striking out the words
ARISING therefrom," that bishops in
capacitated by other causes tnan age
might not be barred.
In the House of Deputies.
An hour and a half of the morning
session was consumed by the house of
deputies in discussion and action of
rules of order and various routine mat
ters The nominations Of missionary
bishops were formally received from
the upper house and were made the Or
der of the day on Monday at p. M,
when the house will set with closed
doors.
The conference commission on mar
ginal readings made its report, recon-
mending that all readings in the report
of the Joint commission taken from the
new English version, the new American
version and the new marginal read
ine-s of the King James version be au-
thorized.
1t was also recommended that the
commission be permitted to substitute
for readings in it's report not taken
from one or another of those sources
other readings taken from those
sources. which shall also be authoriz-
ed 1t is understood the bishops ac-
coded to this departure from the orig
inal report of the joint commission
with great reluctance, and only in or
der to secure some action on the sub
iect by this convention. There was
also a strong expression among the
deputies in favor of an opportunity
TO vote on the report as it came from
the Joint commission, but no way was
found for it, and so the house divided
upon the report of the Committee Of
Conference with the following result:
Clerical vote, aye, 54 nay, H. lay vote,
aye, A. nay 8; divided, 2. The report
was declared adopted.
To Use ApOcryphaI Readings.
On motion of Rev. DR.. Grammer the
recommendation of the Joint Commits
sion on Marginal Readings, that GER
tain new readings in the English YER
sion of the apocryphal books of the Old
Testament, published IN it's report, be
permitted for use in the public SER
vices of the church lessons taken from
the apocryphal was adopted by large
majority.
The house of bishops then came into
the house for joint session to con-
slider the subject of Christian educa-
ton The bishop of Lexington read the
report of the Joint Commission, which
dwet upon the responsibilities resting
on the Sunday school system of the
church. Christian education was de-
ciared to be the only complete and
consistent education.
The report was adopted.
Adjourned until Monday morning.