Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
DRAMATIC MCIDEN 7
Bishop Tuttle Rebuked Par
ker and Then Apologized.
AT EPISC0PAL MEETING
SAID CANDIDATES CHURCH GAVE
NO MONEY FOR MISSIONS.
Proceedings Of the House Of Bishops
Yesterday-Pierpont Morgan's In
terest in the Deliberations.
snecial Disnotcb to The Evening Star

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BOSTON, Mass, october Right Rev.
Daniel s. Tuttle, the venerable bishop of
Missouri gave the convention sensation
today The bishop had been presiding over
the Joint meeting of the bishops and depu-
ties AS such the body constituted the
board of missions. After prolonged dis
cussion, which Bishop Tuttle had steered
with characteristic adroftness and wit, the
bishop asked Rev. DR.. Mekim to take the
chair, while he descended to the floor to
give his views of the question. The bishop
would point his argument for liberal dona-
tions with a story. If his memory served
him right, he knew of parish in New York
state of over a hundred members which
gave very little to missions last year.
Among it's members was assnan now promi-
nent to the public eye but, went on the
bishop, though l am a republican, and
shall vote for Roosevelt, believe Judge
Parker to be good man, and II he goes TO
the helm of national affairs, believe
he will what the church is doing for
our foreign provinces, and he VIII send
back TO his New York parish liberal con-
tribution to foreign missions
Hardly had Bishop ruttle taken his seat
before the Right Rev. Dr. Weller bishop
coadjutor of Fond du Lac rose and pro-
tested against the personalities of address
utterly out of order.
Meanwhile Bishop Tuttle sat as if in deep
chagrin. AS a matter OF fact, being deaf,
he had not heard word of his brother
bishops reproof. =.
The hour for adjournment was at hand.
Rev DIR. Mckim asked the senior bishop to
pronounce the benedfction. AS the audi
ence arose to receive the words of blessing
the bishop stretched his hands out, saying,
very slowly:
Before i pronounce the blessing 1 desire
hurably and feelingly to apologize for what
strikes me now as an act of quite gross in
decorum. In the hurry of impromptu
Crnn 1.,E Eel.
and bishop should not have used 1 can
only make this reparatiotl and trust to your
lenient considerateness To- forgive what a
man of my years should have avoided"
The eyes and hearts of the people were
full, and it evident the indiscretion of
the prelate was forgiven. Bishop Tuttle
also added privately, to a reporter that the
political Importance of his words escaped
way, characteristic of thafbishop.
An Aggressive Arm Of Church.
Morning prayer at Trinity was followed
by meeting Of the Woman's Auxiliary.
This arm OF the church Is active and ag-
gressive and its meetings attract constant
attention.
The house of bishops elected Bishop Law
renee, diocese of Massachusetts,, permanent
chairman of it's deliberations. This relieves
the presiding bishop, Right Rev. D. s. Tut
tie, senior bishop, of the strain incident to
presiding at all sessions,
At 10 o'clock the house of deputies met
Rev. DR.. r. II. McKim of Washington in
the chair. DR.. Mckim looks entirely at
home In mis- new and responsible place. The
chair proceeded at once to the appointment
cf standing committees. Rev DR. J. A.
Register once rector of ST. Johns Church
Georgetown, d. c., is prominent In the con-
'ention, and has place on several COM
niittees. Rev. DR.. Harding, rector of st.
Pauls, Washington is a member of two inn
portant committees.
Morgan Takes Active Interest.
Mr.. ]. P. Morgan, a member of the New
York delegation, is taking an active inter-
est in the proceedings. Mr.. Morgan Of
fered resolution this morning asking that
a committee of five be appointed to fix the
next place of meeting of the general con-
vention.
A member of the North Carolina delega-
ton had resolution to offer upon the re-
cent action of Bishop Potter in New York
In having religious services at the subway
tavern.
The member had gone on In true southern
effusiveness against liquor drinking in gem
eral and Bishop Potter in particular when
m ne was quietly interrupted by a member
from Massachusetts. This gentleman said
he rose to point of order. He offered
mat 1t was not pertinent for one house to
comment upon the. conduct of the member
of the other house. This point clearly
and impersonally, but effectualIy. souelched
the TRADE. 1t Is the opinion of many dele
gates that had the point of criticism of
bishop Potter been properly put the con-
vention might have listened sympathetic
ally.
The Lynching Resolution.
A resolution asking that the committee on
state OF the church condemn lynching, was
reconsidered. 1t was then voted that the
resolution be referred to a committee of
five-three clergyman and two laymen-for
consideration.
At II o'clock the chair announced that
the house of bishops, accompanied by the
archbishop of Canterbury, was about to
enter and sit with the house of deputies
The deputies arose, and after the bishops
had taken places on the spacious platform
the archbishop was presented by the chair,
Rev. Or. Mckfm Offering graceful well
archbishop made fine impression. He is
of most engaging personality, and is
superior to mere official Importance.
Archbishop's Modest Suggestions.
The archbishop modestiy ventured to sug-
gest that home religion is the crying need
of the day here, as it Is In England He
touchingly alluded to the reception accord
ed his brother-in-law. an English prelate,
In Emmanuel Church twenty-seven years
ago. Soon after that the young man died
ana in his last hours spoke of his visit to
quoted a brilliant passage from President
Mckinley, where he alludes to the level of
common life under the sinile of the sea in
Its moments of calm power.
1t Is expected that In some other form a
resolution of criticism OF Bishop Potter may
come up for discussion.
Bishop ferguson, a native of Africa, and
| missionary bishop to Saint Thomas, attracts
much interest; He is prepossessing in man
ner and mingles pleasantly with the clergy
and delegates.
Bishop Lawrence preached the sermon be-
fore the Womans Auxiliary.
! The triennial missionary meet Of the Wo-
| mans Auxiliary will be held at Fremont
Temple. The archbishop of Canterbury and
other prominent men will make addresses.
The house Of deputies heard large num-
ber of routine committee reports, A dis
cussion deveioped over the report of the
committee on the dispatch of business that
| the report on the proposed new canons ON
marriage and divorce be taken up next
Monday. Chief Justice j. Fl. Stiness OF
Rhode Island. Rev. DR.. John Fulton OF
Philadelphia and others argued against
crowding legislation on the house,. bHt the
dspntiss voted 70 call up the divorce Quss-
ton on that oays