The Washington herald., 1907-10-12

By a stad Correspondent.
Richmond, Va. Oct. 1.-THE house Of
bishops of the General Episcopal Conven-
ton. in private session in the hall Of the
house of delegates to-day. adopted a reso-
luton presented by Bishop Greer, of New
York. which. in substance, asks all
churchmen TO support them in a great
proposed fight against child labor In the
United States.
The resolution in part is as follows:
1--WE call upon employers and parents 10
use their influence to better legislation
aud better enforcement Of the laws, TO
the end that the exploitation of the labor
Of children shall become impossible in
this Christian country" The message
viii be presented to the house Of deputies
Tomorrow morning.
The Bishop of Vermont, chairman of
the house committee on suffragan bishops,
to-day presentede his report, which was
discussed at length, finally being laid on
the table for a further discussion at a
later day Of the convention
Want Additional Legislation.
The committee reported that they had
in mind four especial kinds Of need for
additional Episcopal administration, as
follows: The needs Of very large cities,
which, if not actually pressing at the
present time, may soon become urgent;
the needs of very large dioceses, where
division or the provision of cOadjutor
IS deemed impracticable, or where more
than a single coadjutor (Which is all that
the canon allows is needed; the needs
of special races in this country; the needs
of populations like Swedes or Poles,
speaking a foreign language.
After a debate lasting for upward Of
an hour, the house of deputies accepted
the preamble 10 the constitution as sub
mitted by its author Rev. Or. Hunt
ington. of New York. The resolution to
adopt the preamble was Overwhelmingly
accepted.
The report Of the committee on mar
riage and divorce was read, being practi-
cally the same as that presented to the
house Of bishops several days ago, in
which the activity of all Christian bodies
IN restricting the TemaTriage Of divorced
persons is highly indorsed- It urges the
utmost vigilance and discipline in the
guards of the sanctty of the marriage
vows 1t especially sets forth that di-
V0rced persons seeking remarriage are at
all times anxious to have their past rec
Jrds made clear in seeking the sanction
Of the church. The resolution to accept
the report and to concur IL the action
of the bishops was laid upon the table
until the receipt Of a message from the
house Of bishops.
Discussion Becomes Pointed.
The arguments on the adoption OF the
preamble were spirited and pointed, sew
eraI times touching upon the adoption of
the Word of Cod which was substi-
tuted in it, and frequently causing ref
erence to the celebrated case in which
Algernon Crapsey. rector Of a church in
Rochester, y. Y, was removed as a
hereto. Deputy Mcconnell. of Louisiana,
spoke most earnestly against the actions
OF the deposed clergyman, and said that
it was he who ventured 10 make illusions
TO the Holy Scriptures as not being the
work Of God.
Others taking part in the debate to-day
were Deputies Murrell, of Milwaukee:
Saunders. of Massachusetts, Capers, Of
Lexington. and DIT. Huntington. The res
olution and preamble were adopted by a
vote Of los to 19.
Eight DiOcescS Divided.
Eight of the dioceses were divided
Chief Justice Andrews, OF New York.
chairman Of the committee on courts Of
appeal. introduced the report Of that COM
mittee asking that TIE house Of bishops
be made a judiciary body for the COR
sideration of all cases which may come
up on appeal from the decision Of the
diocesan board. The court of bishops as
proposed would have the final decision
in all cases in which a bishop or
clergyman Is removed. no matter what the
case might be. The report especially sets
forth that any person convicted and de-
MED entrance TO the church should, on ap-
peal, seek justice al the hands of the
bishops. Following the report Of the COM
mittee, upon motion It was agreed to 30
into discussion of the report with a
view 10 rejecting or adopting IT,
II. L. Thomas, of Pennsylvania, fought
the adoption bitterly, while Congressman
T. W. Saunders, of Virginia favored It.
At the conclusion Of his argument. Judge
Saunders asked that the question be laid
on the table until Monday, there being no
session Of either house tomorrow, when
he will introduce "a resolution asking that
the question be made the order Of the
day. This resolution was adopted