New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
ADOPT SUFFRAGAN PLAN
Episcopal Contention Settles Ques-
ton of Negro Bishops.
[Ry Telesfaph to The Tribune l

Richmond. Va. Oct 1.-THE Episcopal General
Convention settled the question OF negro bishops
to-day by adopting the sufragan plan recon-
mended by the House of Deputies day before yes
terday.
The deputies listened to a report the General
Theological Seminary, New York. which re-
ported to be in good financial condition with the
largest number of students in its history. Twenty
five members in both orders elected the
board of trustees for the next three vars.
A report on the state of the Church showed the
clergy to have increased 296 since 1904; 7S3 new
churches have been built; communicates number
s71 S62 an increase of 81 554; the offerings during
the triennial period have been S5Zzosol9d' an IN
crease of $52411S A the former and SS4 semi
naries, colleges. academies hospitals asyluns'
homes and other institutions are maintained. and
have endowments amounting to s17.5O9,0s5 02. The
total of invested funds of all kinds amounts 10
$50 961 500 II; there ASA churches In which
( no pews sittings are rented.
Sunday school teachers number 47ST! and pupils
446367.
1t has been decided TO modify the title page OF
the prayerbook for use in foreign countries oe-
cause Of the difficulty in translating the name
Protestant Episcopal" 1t was developed that IN
Portuguese the best translation for protestant
Bishop was lone who protests against the ex's-
tence of God"
In the afternoon Dr. Huntington spoke on the
proposition to create suffragan bishops for Work
among negroes. He pointed out that there was no
mention of race color IN the selection OF Hiei'
TO be consecrated for the new office On the con-
trary it was to be interpreted equally Tor whites
or negroes.
On adoption the vote stood by diocese ana oroers'
Clerical ayes, So; noes 5; lay. ayes. AZ noes o
divided clerical. 3: lay. l. In the Northern oiocee
the only one voting was Albany IN ooth oFueis-
The judicial and missionary departments were
slightly changed in composition and renamed a0-
cording to states and territories. The depuues Co
Cured in the request of the bishops Tor 1oil''
committee report in 1910 an office for the uncuon
of the sick II was voted to postpone unth IsiO
consideration Of the proposal TO omit the "oIuS
Foreign and Domestic" from the title OF the nn'S
sionary society. 49,, s,,
After a prolonged and exciting debate the uepu-
ties at II o'clock this evening approved the 1o'lo"
ing new article OF the constitution on Hlo'io" -
the Rev Dr. Huntington, of New YORK:
The translation of the Holy Scriptures. commonly
known a the St. James autnorlze1 EeislSI., w.
hereby declared TO be the standard Blpe OIL US IIsS
Church The marginal readings whlcn hStEe ;ea GseI
authorized. which may be hereafter auIISi s -
by canon. may he used by the ministers OF {ns
Church in the lessons read at morning ana evening
prayer.
1t was adopted by the following vote: clerical
ayes IS, noes u; lay ayes 45, noes 10 DIVIDED
Clerical 4 lay / BY this action the memorials ror
the permissive use of the revised edition were dis
posed Of New York and Newark voted aye, Penn
syIvania was divided ami Massachusetts voted no
in both orders.