The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-01-29
NEW RESIDENCE
FOR THE BISHOP
Episcopal Convention
Transacts Much
Business.
Question Of Change in Name
Of Church to Be Taken
Up To-Day.

Although nothing officially was done by
the Protestant Episcopal convention yes
terdav relative TO the question whether or
not the name Of the church is TO be
changed. nevertheless before and after
each session and during the deliberations
q the body the laity and clergy gathered
in little groups 10 discuss the question OF
the hour
Early in the day Bishop Nichols an
nounced the personnel Of the committee
10 whom the matter was 10 be referred
under the resolution adopted Tuesday. AT
] o'clock to-day the report Will be rem
dered. The committee consists Of Rev. r.
g. FOute, Rev. 4. ". Clampett. DID,
Rev. z. L. Parsons. Rev. Herbert Parrish,
and Messrs. A y. Drown, w A. NJ Van
Bokkelen, ". B. Hooper. and a meeting
was held IN the Occidental Hotel last
evening. In appointing the committee
Bishop Nichols endeavOred to select mem
bers Of the clergy and laity who held OPP
posite views on the matter so as 10 get
a fair expression on the subject.
The younger element in the church
seems 10 favor the change in name. The
older members are opposed TO the PROPOSE
ton and declare that they Will fight the
matter to the last. SO the controversy has
practically sifted down 10 battle royal
between the old and the new generations.
CHANGE is DESIRABLE.
The session OF the committee at the ho-
tel last evening was secret and IL is ex-
pected that when the report is presented
under the special order Of business this
morning interesting events viii result, as
a number OF eloquent speakers have sig
nified their intention Of talking on the
matter.
The session yesterday opened with
morning prayer read by the Rev. William
Lucas, rector Of st. Andrews Church of
Ben Lomond. The minutes of the previ-
Gus meeting were submitted and ap-
proved after which Bishop Nichols an
nounced the committee TO whom was re-
ferred that part of the Bishops address
relative 10 the change in name of the
church. Registrar Rev William L.
Brewer read his annual report, in which
he suggested that a freproof vault be
constructed in the diocesan house for
the preservation Of the archives OF the
diocese. He asked the clergymen present
10 donate pamphlets and other literature
relative 10 the church for addition to the
library. He also suggested that the rec
ords be bound.
Rev. D. c. Gardner OF Stanford
moved that a committee consisting OF
FIVE clergymen and four laymen be ap-
pointed 10 consider. first, special SER
vice on the first d. Of the convention,
and. second. the aI-angement of a con
gross OF conference on a day during tho
convention week for consideration Of
1--WE topics Of interest 10 the church.
Tho report of the finance committee
WIS read by Treasurer Van BOkkelen
and showed the diocese TO be in a pros
porous condition. During the reading OF
The report Rev. Mr.. Clampett presided.
Mr.. Van Bollkelen introduced a resolu-
fion that $500 be appropriated annually
toward the payment Of the travelling
expenses Of the Bishop, 40 be paid hy
the treasurer Of the diocese in four
quarterly payments. Major Hooper,
Rev. Mr. Shaw, Mr.. Lennon and others
81 oke on the passage Of the resolution,
aI agreeing that Il was a business prop
ositiCn that the Bishop when travelling
pn official business should not be COM
PEELED TO pay the expense out Of his n
come The resolution was unanimously
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