The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-15
Both Houses Hold Night Sessions Consider Many Matters

and urging THAT the missionary depart
ments be strengthened instead OF drag
ing in cumbersome machinery and
Understanding names. lie said that IL.
the province movement was lost he
pledged himself to offer resolution
which would change the missionary
department canon so that Gil the good
OF the "province'' resolution would be
name "primate.'
the resolution, saying that the chiirsh
he felt was to be the great church OF
America, and go he was not afraid Of
the word primate. He urged Better
organization. saying that the reason
the Roman Church 10 so strong, is be-
cause of Its splendid organization.
Mr.. Francis y. McMaster. OF Missouri.
said tat his ressons
unanswerable. Mr.. McMaster spoke in
favor Of the misslonary department.
The Rev Mr.. Parsons, of California,
be substituted for the word 'pri,nate,'
and that an. amendment be Inherited 10
the effect that unless the majority Of
the dtoceses in proposed province
become part oftit,sthen the province
be not formed. He said that AIR. pep.
per's argument had been an eloquent
plea for provinces,
The, Rev: Mr., Capers. of Tennessee,
speaking against the resolution. made
9 most humorous address. raising a
hearty laugh by his .allusion to4the
speech made by. the delegate from Chi
cago when he pictured the Bishop OF
&c BISHOP 81 as fok sosth en 6s,d
their feet 9under the table. The grid!-
Guile hurt the measure. Mr. Ca RS
kept the House fiji a roar, but ho|did
not speak to the subject at issue.
Out OF l'lace.
The Rev. DR.. Harding, OF Washing
Of place. and that ridicuie was not
fair. He said he was impressed By
Ms plan 5sFE + aid ala not oslisse ME he
heartily in favor, he said of the pro-
posed provinces. FOR 1t would mean
better Sundayschool work better
work in the siunls and greater reli-
gious activity.
The Rev. c. C. Rollit. OF Minnesota
favored the passage of the measure
DR.. Thomas Nelson Page, OF Wash
inston' IN a splendid speech, opposed
the eanon rs SAYING ,ha, every one vas
but that an action which would impair
the unity Of the church was dangerous
He though. that provinces would bring
about sect!onalism.
Mr.. Page gave the definition OF the
words province" and .'prlmate." The
first meant a territory outside OF Rome
ond meant an archbishop. He thought
1t was dangerous TO bring In such
names at this time II would close
the door TO many who wished to an
swer.
a delegate from Delaware moved
that vote be taken In fifteen minutes
and that all speeches be limited TO
three minutes. 1t was carried
Canon is Rejected.
Mr. F. a. De Rosset, OF Springfield.
Rev. DR.. j. L. .Catheli OF Iowa. argued
people at home for the clergy would
be always away from home. The Rev.
Mr.. Howard. OF Michigan City. and the
Rev. DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady of
Ohio, favored the canon. The Rev. Mr..
p. B. Niver. OF Maryland, closed the de-
bate.
The vote wa. then taken on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Niver. that
any three contiguous dioceses might
form a province. The amendment WAS
lost.
Before the vote was taken on the
House of Bishops on the question of
provinces. Judge Stlness, OF Rhode Is
land. closed the debate for the COM
mission. which recommended the reso-
luton. He spoke in spirit of modera-
ton. smoothing out the trouble and
showing that, In his opinion. the reso-
Luton would work for the good OF the
church. He closed with plea for a