Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-18
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.


House OF Deputies we're chief features OF
yesterdays proceedings in the General
Episcopal Convention now in session 10
Richmond. Many questions CT minor
importance, which necessarily demanded
attention at this convention, were decid-
e I 10 the morning sessions, and In the
afternoon ques ions Of a more serious
character were taken up.
Nominations for vacancies 10 the west.
ern missionary districts were considered
By the House of Bishops. at the close
of the morning session Secretary Hart
reported that Frederick Foule Reese, OF
Nashville, Tenn, formerly OF st. Mark 8
Church, Baltimore, had been appointed
missionary bishop OF Wyoming, and that
Rev. Henry Dean Robinson. OF Racine,
Wis, had been chosen bishop of Nevada
The afternoon session Of the bishops
was devoted entirely TO the nomination
of two bishops, Rev. Robert Lewis Pad
dock, rector OF The Church OF the holy
Apostles. Of New York, being elected
bishop of Eastern Oregon, and Bishop
Rowe, of Alaska, being transferred to
the missionary districts Of Western Col
orado. The election OF Bishop Rowe
will be withheld from the House of Depu-
Ties, however, until it can be learned
whether or not he will accept the transfer.
The house of deputies agreed to
concur in message from the House OF
Bishops recommending that the words
According TO the Protestant Episcopal
Church in The United States" be stricken
from the title page of the Book OF Com
mon Prayer. DR.. Grsmmer, Of Pennsyl-
vania, fought the resolution, claiming
that such action by the House of Dep
ulies would be nothing more nor less
than changing the name of the church,
a thing which the convention had already
ayr, ed not to do.
The chief fight 10 behalf of the accept
ance of the rsolutiOn was on the TACT
hat the word protestant" when trans
lited iGto the Latin, Spanish aud Port
uguese, meant "iUh1elily," aud that
those foreigners would reject, Oh the
face Off, any church with such word
on the title page of its book OF prsyer.
Toe resolution to strike out the ohJec-
lionable clause in the title page was pre-
sented and carried by an almost unani-
nous vote, even though it involves
change in constitution of the church,
and canno! be dually accepted without
the concurrence of the next general cor
yention.
DR.. Huntington, OF New York, pre-
scented the joint report of the committees
on suffrsgan bishops snd the committee
on final action of the house OF deputies.
The work among the colored people for
the present was referred to the joinl
committee Wednesday with instructions
to report Thursday and recommended
he appointment of suffrsgsn bishops to
preside over the colored people, The same
not to have succession and to be entitled
TO seat without vote in the House o.
Bishops.
DR.. Huntington repor ed that The
committee had agreed upon the rocco m
mendation as handed down to them and
would recommend the passage OF reso.
luton in accordance theregith. Tit
resolution was adopted and the actor
OF the house will be reported to the
bishops for their concurrence today.
DR.. Huntington, after the resolution
had been adopted, explained that thu
resolution did not state whether the SUI
iragan should be a white or colGred mar
even thought leading men 10 the coloreC
church had told him that their peop!,
preferred the guidance of white clergy
M an and bishops.
The sufrsgan bishops bill was passed
by The HouR of Bishops last night. Thi
is The came bill that was passed by thu
81 Juse Of Deputies of the general convtn
ton "Wednesday, so that this is a settle
ment Of the negro question as far as tht
Episcopal Church il concerned At present
The suhrs0an bishops will be elected
in only those dioceses which demand IT,
snd will have a seat In the House o
Bishops without vote. They may bf
either white or negro bishops, and may
work amoF 6 either the negro or the wi
people. IL j. understood, however
that many of the doceses will ask for
negro suffragsu bishops to work among
the negroes, those bishop being unde
the Immediate control of the white bish
ops of the diocese in which they work
Just before adjournment OF The depu
ties two messages from the House O.
BISHOPS were read informing the depu'
ties Of the appointment Of bishops.
Deputy Lewis, OF Pennsylvania, asked
that the nominations be referred TO thu
committee on conservation of bishops
and tina. the House Of Deputies sit ia
private session Friday afternoon tC
inslly dispose Of The matter.
The House of Bishops refused to con
cur in the sctiou of the House Of Dapu'
lies 10 their rejection of resolution
presented by the bishops asking thu
establishment Of provinces. The matter
was referred to committee OF confer
cree.
Rev. DR.. Wilmer, of Atlanta, Ca
following an eloquent address 10 The
House-of Deputies Of last night, was
severely arraigned by deputy from Lo;
ADgelss, who openly criticised his express
sions 10 advocating continued use oil
the revised edition of the Scripture In
stead Of accepting the ST. james Bible
as the authorized edition Of the church,
and accused him of levity in regard 10
bis references 10 The Word Of God. In
his appeal for the acceptance OF the
revised edition, DR.. Wilmer said that
the trouble with the Episcopal Church
was that it has already remained too