The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-13
IMPORT Ant STEP
FINALLY TAKEN.
Both Houses Of Episcopal Convention
Adopt Marginal Readings.
AMENDMENT MADE BY DEPUTIES
Bishops Asr:cd to it With Grsa, Reluctance
In ordsr,That Some Action Might Be
PossibIc-Thc House of
Deputies.
AMENDMENT MADE BY DEPUTIES
(Ir Associa.ed rrcss.l

SAN FRANCISCO. cal. Oct, 1.-THE
House OF Bishops of the TricDnial Ep!s-
copal Conference to-day adopted the re
port of the Committee on Marginal Read
ingsr recommending that ali readlnSs III
The report of the JOINT committee taken
sroin the new English version. the ne"
American verglon and the marginal read
ings of The King James version be autalo-
rzed: also that The committee be per
united 10 substitute for readings IN It's
report not taken arcm one or the othef
II these sources other readings taken
from those sources which shall be hereby
authorized.
The House of Bishops voted in favor Of
the appointments of a. Joint committee. 10
consist of three bishops, three prcsbyters
and three layincn, to consider the sub
iect of prohibited degrees OF marriage.
On She part OF the House Of Bishops, the
Bishops Of South Dakota, Delaware and
Iowa were appointed as members of this
committee.
The Bishops of Montana, Central Penn
sylvania Lexington, Washington, and the
Coadjutor Bishop of Virginia were APP
pointed to act with a similar number of
j,resby1ers and layfnen on a committee
to nominate a Board OF Managers for the
missions,
1t was agreed to amend the former
rules now d part of the constitution
which provides that a bishop retired by
reason OF advanced age, or bodily in
trinity arising therefrom. shall be en-
Titled to a honorary seat in the House OF
Bishops by striking out the words .Aris-
ing therefrom'': that bishops incapaci-
1ated by other causes than age, might
not be barred.
On motion of Rev. DR.. Gramrer. the
recommendation OF the Joint Committee
hat
readings in The English version Of the
Apocryphal books of the Old Testament
published in its report, be permitted for
use in the public services Of the church
in lessons taken from the Apocrypha was
adopted by d large majority.
The House of Bishops then came into
the House for a joint session to consider
tho subject of Christian education. The
Bishop Of Lexington, read the report of
the joint committee. which dwelt upon the
responsibilities resting on the Sunday
school system of tho church. Christian
education was declared TO be the only
complete and consistent education.
The report was adopted. Adjourned
until Monday morning.
HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
An hour and half of the morning ses-
sion was consumed by the House of Depu-
ties in discussion and action on rules of
nominations of missionary bishops were
formally received from the upper house.
and were made the order of the day on
Monday at 3 p. M. when the house will
sit with closed doors.
The Conference Committee on Marginal
Readings made its report Recommending
that all readings in the. report of<sstle
Joint Committee. taken from the new
English version, the new American YER
sion and the marginal readings of
The King James version, be authorized
II was also recommended that the COM
nittee be permitted to substitute for read
inEs in its report. not taken from one or
another of these sources. other readings
taken from those sources which shall
also be authorized. 1t is understood the
bishops acceded to this departure from
the original report of the joint commits
sion with great reluctance. and only IN
order 70 secure some action on the SUBJ
iect by this convention. There was also
y strong expression among the deputies
in favor of another opportunity to vote
on the report as 1T came from the joint
committee. but no way was found for it,
and SO the House divided upon the report
81 the Committee on Conference, With
the following result:
Clerical Notc-Ayes, So; nays L.
Lay Vote-Ayes, AZ: nays. s; divided, g
The report was declared adopted