The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20

of the yisitors. one unpleasant mat
ter threatened to disturb tho harmon.
of the closing day and that was wliei
the Rev. Or. Hodges of Maryland J,
speaking against tho open pulpit mat
ter made an unpleasant allusion I,
the Rev. DR.. Huntington. OF New
York, who possesses the esteem o
churchnncn all over the country. Or
Huntington was quick to deny the i'm
putation, and DIR. Hodges havinf
apologized the incident was closed.
One OF the finest things OF the Who'll,
convention occurred during the clos
Ing hours in the House of Deputies
when u number of good old hymns
were sting and a few short speeches
were made. Among the speeches the
most touching was that made by the
president OF the house, whose voice
broke az he spoke of the affection tina,
was in mis- heart for those who ha
done him SO much honor. The last
hymn sung was suggested by Mr.. j.
Pierpont Morgan, who asked the house
TO join with him in singing 20 Zion
Haste" The hymn was sung with
hearty good will. led by Mr.. Morgan
and then, when the members were all
standing and the doxology had died
away. the business session OF the con-
vention was ut an end.
Session In Detail
The sixteenth and iinal day of the
General Convention began with services
Mt st. James Church, the Rt. Rev. Dr.
Griswold, Bishop of Salina, officiating
assisted by the Rev. Dr. nershaw, OF
North Carolina.
The closing session OF the House OF
Deputies WAS called to order by the
president the Rev DR.. MtNim, at ~
o'clock, and after prayer had been said
The minutes were read and approved
Mr.. Stetson. OF New York, stated
that the messa ge which came down
from the House OF Bishops Friday
night regarding the open pulpit rcso-
luton had been improperly drawn. He
said the message lad contained the
word members" when 1t should have
contained the word ministers The
correction had been made. and Mt,
Stetson stated that the other house
had met the views of this house with
the utmost cordially. Mr.. Stetson
moved that the house concur with the
bishops.
The canon as proposed is as follows:
CANON 10.
OF Persons Not Ministers IN This
Church Officiating in Any Con-
Eregution Thereof.
No minister In clnrgc of any
congregation of this church, or, In
cusc of vacancy or absence. no
church wnrLcn~, vcstrymcn. ar truss
tees Of the congregation, shall per-
init any person to olciate therein,
without sufficient evidence of his
being duly licensed or ordained tn
minister in this church; provided.
that nothing herein shall be so
construed as to forbid ccnmuni-
cnnts of the church to net as lay
readers. or To prevent the bishop of
amy diocese or missionary district
from giving permission to Chris
tian meu not ministers of this
church from making addresses IN
churches on special OCCASIONS.
The Rev. DR.. Hodges. of Maryland.
opposed the open pulpit movement
sayiTi : that the elergymen OF the church
were able to preach TO the people of
the church and that the church did
not want outsiders. He declared the
was dangerous, and would
be most disastrous, and would shake
the fealty of many members OF the
church. The clergy OF other denomi-
nations. he said, were not clamorins
to preach in the Episcopal churches.
DIR. Hodges made an attack upon Dr..
of New York. saying that
lie was responsible for the measure.
DIR. Huntington was al once on his feet.
saying he had not introduced the meas
ure. DR.. Hodges withdrew his remarks.
He denied statement made by Mr..
Stetson, OF New York. that the bishops
No. Il t,.ax
iect. The chair at once stated that
vote had been unanimous. DR. Hodges
then retired.
Considerable Feeling.
The Rev. DIR. Rollit, of Minnesota,
objected to statements being made re-
garaing tho vote of the House of
Bishops. He later withdrew his re-
marks.
The Rev. Or. Alsop spoke in spirit
of harmony The president ruled that
there should be no further discussion
of the subject. The Rev. DIR. Fauntle-
roy. of st. Louis. asked If the chair
pentance 'sherld be closed in the faces
of the members who had previously
voted for the measure. There was con-
siderable feeling at this stage, and
there were lnurmurs all over the house
Judge Stiness. of Rhode Island
moved to continue until the next Cen
erai Convention. Mr.. Stetson. OF New
York. raised the point that the reso-
luton was out of order.
The vote was then taken by orders.
When Missouri was called the Rev DR..
Fauntleroy arose and said he voted
no. because he felt the move was one
70 abolish apostolic succession. The
tnal vote was as follows:
For concurrence on open pulpit