The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-20
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Council Engages in Long Dis
cussion of Amendments.

When the council reassembled at $3.50
O'Clock the report of the committee TO
which was referred the proposed amend-
ments to the constitution, adopted at the
General Convention, held in San Fran
cisco in 1901, was taken up. The commit
tee. OF which the Rev Angus Crawford.
D., was chairman, recommended that the
amendments be adopted. Judge Wallace.
who indicated on Wednesday. that he
would have some objections, was given
the floor
BY aay of an Introduction to his
sneech, Judge Wallace offered a motion
to the effect that the report of the COM
nittce be approved except so much OF
the same as recommended the proposed
amendment emitting, from article of
tile constitution of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the United States. the
words, "a Protestant Episcopal Church
cr any Of the United States;'' and that
the council submit the support or OPP
position of each amendment to the judg-f
ment of the delegates elected by the
council TO the General Convention. The
speaker then went on to point out his
objections to the proposed amendment.
The General Convention In 1901, he said.
had. by striking out a phrase. swept
aside the government confederated from
dioceses, which antldated 1t, and had
substituted In It's place a consolidated
government; It then endeayored to re-
move In the amendment under discussion
another recognition of these dioceses;
then followed q movement for change
in the name In the church and To-Day
there is ready to report at Boston
minority in favor Of striking the ancient
name from the praycr-book
Serious Charges.
Proceeding, Judge Wallace called at
tertion to the fact that the delverance
of The highest ecclesiastical body of any
denomination Is by a unanimous decision
Or the supreme Court of the United States
accepted in the land as conclusive. Upon
this deliverance might even be determined
tho disposition Of property, rms was
instanced by the action or the Prespy-
terrain General Assembly IN lSb5, When IL
declared Southerners hereties, and When
the Supreme Court. In test case, TOOK
the church property away from them ana
ruled that they were. in fact, hereties.
because the assembly said SO. Judge
Wallace said the diocese of Virginia was
elder than the General convention, anu
that 1t could hardly lie supposed that amy
movement would ever be made against
its integrity, as State body or AGAINST
It's property. But he called the atten-
lion of the council to the situation-that
consolidated form of government waS
beng substituted for confederated torn
and that the very name OF the old church
was Icing swept away.
"It is time to call to halt said
Judge Wallace, the men who honestly
believe. are pursuing plan that VIII
wreck the church 1T Is due to the aaro't-
able lawyers that are standing behind
the situation, They are advised by astute
lawyers
SOMEONE in the audience suggested TO
the speaker that he was reflectipg very
seriously upon the men and churchmen
of whom he spoke.
II am not rejecting, said Judge
Wallace, "rhey are advised by astu'e
lawyers"
Questions of Presiding Bishop.
Tho vote was about to be taken ana
the paper to BIO adopted when Bishop
Gibson called attention to another Sc
rlous matter in the report. 1t is a curious
thing how this report, which caused so
much debate, was at first considered n for
nal and routine affair, and came near
slipping through on the firstday without
discussion, when Judge Wallace caught a
few words about striking out the names
and held 1t up, The bishop now showed
that one of the amendments made the