New-York tribune., 1907-10-03

Rao ing to & be members of the flock of Christ all who
GAINED aaned and established for the furtherance of the
ioTk 10 which il has been called of God, the fol-
rowing constitution:
j. Pierpont Morgan of New York presented a
resolution providing for the appointment of joint
committee TO consider the place of holding the
convention in 1910. The question of changing the
procedure in relation TO the election of presiding
pshop TO serve for life until he reached the
age OF seventy years. and a number of other mat
'ers that will later provoke considerable discus
sioh' were the subjects of resolutions, all of which
We're referred to committees.
HOUSE OF BISHOPS ORGANIZES.
The sessions of the House of Bishops to-day were
executive, and will continue be during the
convention At the close statement of the pro-
ceedings was made by DIR. Samuel Hart, of Con-
necticut. secretary OF the house. After the house
was called to order by Bishop Tuttle eleven
bishops appearing in the house for the first time,
were presented. They were Bishops Strange, East
carolina; Roots. Hankow; Spaldng, Salt Lake; W.
r. Johnson South Dakota; c. D. Williams. Mchl-
gan; Parker. New Hampshire; Mccormick West
ern Michigan; Webb. Milwaukee; Scadding, Ore
gon; Tucker. Southern Virginia, and Guerry, South
Carolina. Bishop William Lawrence, of Massa-
chusetts was reelected chairman, and DR.. Samuel
Hart of Connecticut, secretary of the house.
The presiding bishop OF the Episcopal Church
has commissioned the Rev. Henry Bell Bryan.
archdeacon of Queens and Nassau counties and
canon Of Garden City Cathedral. Long Island. to
be archdeacon of Panama and the canal and
parts adjacent. The appointment has Just been ac-
cepted after a conference with Bishop Satterlee OF
Washington and the archbishop of the West In
dies.
The first American clergyman from the Epis-
copal Church TO go the win sail from New
York. accompanied by presbyter from the dio-
Cese Of Newark travelling companion and or
ganizing secretary. about November /. stopping
route TO accept the hospitality OF Archbishop Nut
tall at his palace in Jamaica.
Law delegates to the convention number many
well known business men from every section of the
country. and several of them have taken houses
for the three weeks sessions Notable among
these is J. Pierpont Morgan. who occupies the
Rutherford mansion. which he rehtted throughout
with furnishings and provisions sent from New
York. At this mansion there will be number OF
entertainments.
NEGRO QUESTION UP.
OF all the questions pending in the convention
that of creating negro bishops is causing the most
heated advance discussion. There is large faction
in the convention which will advocate the closing
of negro missions and schools. allowing the negro
communicates TO die out scatter among other
religious bodies Another faction openly advocates
the creation of negro bishops TO serve over negro
churches Still others would consecrate negro
suffragan bishops TO under the direction Of
the white bishop Of the diocese. Still another plan
is to give the negroes three bishops and let them
erect autonomous church.
The reopening OF the discussion on the remarry-
ing of divorced persons is an important feature Of
the business programme Many OF the delegates
will urge the passage of more drastic canon. and
possibly the prohibition entirely of remarriage OF
a divorced person bv any clergyman of the Episco-
pal Church,
Already the question OF creating court OF ap-
peals in the Church has provoked much discussion
Of an Informal character The opponents are
showing that such a court would be for trial Of
heresy charges. It is declared by some that the
creation OF such a court would usher politics into
the Church conventions. unless the membership
OF the court is confined 10 the members OF the
House OF Bishops
Among other important problems pending are
the proposition to divide the United States into
provinces, and make the Office of presiding bishop
elective. but the term OF Office TO be for life or
until the incumbent is seventy years old There is
also movement 10 appoint committee to revise
the dictionary and to allow more liberty in the
way the Bible should be read in the churches.