Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09
BISHOPS IN SESSION
Topics Before Episcopal Con-
venticn at Richmond.
RACE QUESTION TOMORROW
Mems Votive Offering at Holy
Trinity Church.
REPORT ON NEW DIoCEsES
Missionary Discussion on the Duty
Of the Church in the Far East.
Panama Canal Zone.

RICHMOND, Va, October 9.-The fea-
ture of the day in connection with the
triennial session of the Episcopal conven-
tion was the presentation Of the mems
offering at Holy Trinity Church early
this morning. Bishop Tuttle presided. The
amount raised will not be known until
tonight, when it will be announced at a
mems thank offering service in the city
auditorium. At this meeting addresses
will be made by Bishops Greer, Peterkin
and Randolph and Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper ana George C. Thomas The two
houses met for business at the usual hour
and some time was consumed In routine
business.
At 3 O'Clock the womens auxiliary met
In the Masonic Temple
At 1890 business session commenced
for the consideration OF the question of
the auxiliary and the boards enterprises.
In the house of deputies pamphlet was
circulated on the negro question embrace
Ing a resolution of The Arkansas delega-
ton providing that negro bishops be ap-
pointed to preside over the negro race;
that these bishops be not eligible to seats
in the general convention. and that the
negroes have a separate convention. The
subject will come up for consideration to-
morrow.
Judge Saunders Persistent
Judge E. w. Saunders, member of Con
gress from southern Virginia, was the
central figure in a hot debate yesterday
He advocated that an amendment be
inserted in the rules OF erder requiring
that when two men in the convention
arise simultaneously the first man up
would have the privilege of the floor
Judge Saunders protested his right to de-
iata the amendment, which had been
adopted by the committe on rules of
order, hut the question was put TO the
house and the amendment laid on the
table.
The Virginia delegate was again stoutlv
opposed wnen he introduced as a reso-
luton an amendment to the rules of or
der to the effect that the rules be placed
on the calendar of each days proceed
:nss AT the outset Judge Saunders con-
tlnued to deDate his right TO discuss an
amendment after its adoption by a com
lnittee, when New Jersey delegate *
claimed:
The gentleman from Virginia is out
of order"
The Response OF Judge Saunders, The
gent:~nan Is out OF order in interrupt-
Ing me when l have the floor" was
ready, and Judge Saunders continued to
argue the adoption OF the amendment
Immediately thereafter an Iowa delegat te
arose and stated that Judge Saunders
was arguing the rights of the president
OF the body and was not addressing his
re marks to the house. The Iowa die
gate Wss declared to BE- out of order
A moment later the amendment recurring
that the rules of order be placed on each
days calendar was carried almost unani-
mously
A New Bishop.
The committee on new dioceses reported
that 1t had considered a memorial from
the missionary district of Laramie re-
questing that the state of Wyoming be
recognized as separate missionary dis
trict, and had agreed that the house had
no authority to act in the matter. The
question was referred to the house of
oishops, the committee on d.oceses being
ulscnarSec from further consideration OF
the subject.
message from the house of bishops
reported the concurrence of the bishous
IN reso 'ution adopted by the house OF
deputies granting the petition of the dio-
cese of Georgia for division Of that stale
into two d!oceses. The creation of a new
diocese necessitates the creation of a new
bishop This matter had been previously
discussed on the floor of the convention
at which time It was demonstrated that
the steady increase and growth OF the
church in the cracker sta e within recent
years had made the application for a ngw
diocese imperative. No suggestion has
yet been made ss to who the new bishop
will be.
Proposition for Change Of Name.
The proposed preamble to the constitu
ton, passed by Monday. was again taken
up. Delegate Ou!d of southern Virginia Of
fered an amendment to the proposed pre-
amble, striking out the word American"
and making the sentence read this