The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
ELECTION OF BISHOP
Minority Report Accepted by
House of Deputies.
SOLUTION OF NEGRO QUESTION
Richmond Convention Agrees to
Reference Of VexinE Problem 20
joint COmmittee-Title Page of the
Prayer Book to BE Changed-Me-
mortal on jamestown Island.
By a stan Correspondent


By stan Correspondent.
Richmond Va, Oct l6-COntrary to
precedent the house OF deputies. in its
session tonight. rejected a report sub
mitted by the Rev. William II. Hunting
ton. OF New York chairman of the COM
mittee on amendments 10 the constitu-
ton. and accepted a minority report pre-
sented by Mr. Henry. of Iowa, recon-
mending the appointment Of a presiding
bishop in the Episcopal Church in the
United states
The resolution, as presented by Mr..
Henry, and accepted by the house, re-
Quires that the presiding bishop OF the
church, ~shall be elected by the general
convention. The house of bishops shall
elect one Of its members 10 be the pre-
siding bishop. by vote Of the majority
Of the members of the house, and same
shall be subject to the confirmation OF
the house Of deputies.
II Is further set forth that the pre-
siding bishop shall hold office until the
general convention following his seven
tieth year. unless meanwhile he shall
have resigned his episcopal jurisdiction,
or else his Office. as presiding bishop.
with consent OF the general convention
The presiding bishop shall be relieved
Of all diocesan duties and his salary
shall be paid by the general convention
Should any vacancy occur in the Office
Of the presiding bishop, the senior bishop,
,by conservation, shall succeed 10 the
Office until the presiding bishop shall have
been chosen, as provided.
Little Opposition.
There was scarcely any opposition
on the floor of the house TO the
resolution as presented, and each Of
the ten speakers outlined the necessity
and Importance of establishing the office
as recommended. The vote stood l05 10
IS for the adoption of the resolution.
The resolution will be presented to the
house Of bishops for its concurrence to-
morrow.
In a message 10 the deputies the bish-
ops reported that they had agreed that it
was ineXpedient TO concur in resolution
Of that house rejecting the establishment
of the two houses be referred 70 a COM
mittee OF conference. The house OF depu-
ties held that such action was In viola
tiOn OF the constitution, and the matter
was placed IN the order Of business for
tomorrow.
The Negro Question.
Suffragan bishops were agreed upon by
the house Of bishops tonight as the most
expedient plan for the solution of the ne
gro question. and concurred with the
house Of deputies in referring the matter
70 a joint committee, with instruction to
present their report at II O'Clock IN the
morning.
The negro question was discussed, even
more fully. by the bishops tonight than
it had been last night by the deputies,
their session lasting until 1850 o'clock.
The establishment Of bishops along racial
lines was overwhelmingly defeated after
two hours Of debate.
Change of Prayer Book.
In view of circumstances arising in mis-
sion work OF the church, and in the pub
lication OF the prayer book IN foreign
languages, the house Of bishops, in execu-
tive session to-day. adopted a resolution
deeming il expedient 20 make a change
in the title page Of the prayer book, in
order to avoid all possibility of misun-
derstanding regarding the character Of
the church. It was therefore recommend
ed that the title of the prayer book be
changed by striking out the words "Ac-
cording to the Protestant Episcopal
Church Of the United States"
II was explained that the translation Of
the term Protestant Episcopal was inn
possible in many languages, involving at
all times a substitute Of terms and that
in foreign fields It seemed impracicable
70 speak Of the church as being confined
10 the United States.
The house deemed IT inexpedient TO
ask any change in the legal title Of the
church. The question Of the prayer book
Will be referred to the house of depu-
ties for their concurrence, and in case
the resolution is adopted, the change in
title, involving a change in the consti-
tuition, will not be finally accepted un-
I'll adopted in the convention OF 1910.
Cincinnati Gets Convention.
The house Of bishops concurTed in the
action of the deputies in their resolution
recommending Cincinnati as the next
place Of meeting Of the triennial con-
vention. and II was further decided that
no new business should be presented to
the house after this afternoon.
The Bishops of Massachusetts. Colo
rado, and Chicago were appointed a COM
mittee TO erect d permanent memorial OF
the church on jamestown Island