New-York tribune., 1907-10-20
EPISCOPAL MEET ENDS
Closing Business at General Com
UentiOn at Richmond.
rBy Telegraph 10 Tha Tr,bune I

| Richmond. Va. Oct. 19.-There were few vacant
seats in the House of Deputies at the closing
sion OF the Episcopal General Convention to-day.
although many clerical members have been alb
sent from their parishes for nearly three weeks.
The usual rush OF business came at the begin
ming of the session, but toward adjournment the
house waited for business to be sent down from
the House of Bishops The deputies and visitors
sang several hymns without organ accompani-
ment and the president said prayers for missions
and for the safe voyage OF the Bishop Of London
Francis L. Ststson, Of New York. reported for
the committee of conference the open pulpit
question. and declared that the corrected message
contained amendment in which a resolution of
concurrence would be proper. motion to recon-
slider the vote to non-concur was adopted where-
upon a motion to concur. to be taken by dioceses
and orders, made.
There were protests that the action and the cut
ting off of debate much like railroading the
most vital question before the convention, as II
affected the Church's position the doctrine OF
holy orders as found In the preface to the ordlnal
in the prayer book. The Rev. DR.. Hodges. OF
Baltimore. succeeded in being recognized by the
Chair, and spoke against the proposed amendment
The Rev. Dr. Huntington, of New York. rising TO
a question of privilege, declared IN answer to a
suppressed alluson made to clerical deputy from
New York that he had "only qualified sympathy
with the project"
The question was taken. and the following words
were added to the existing law found in Canon
19: 'Or to prevent the bishop of diocese or mis-
sonary district from giving permission to chrlsten
men VITO are not ministers OF this Church to make
addresses in the church on special occasions. The
vote was announced: CIerical-Ayes. Il; noes. y;
divided. 2. Lay-Ayes sS; noes, Z; divided s. Long
Island Massachusetts. New Jersey, New YORK,
Pennsylvania and Virginia voted aye in both or
ders. Newark voted aye. In the clerical the laity
were divided.
Tho House OF Bishops favor the proposed addi-
tion to the constitution regarding the Standard
Bible and the recognition OF the English and
American revised versions marginal readings for
permissive in public worship at morning ana
evening prayers. A committee OF conference re-
ported back TO the deputies that the two houses
could not agree and the proposal thus failed Inc
bishops also refused TO concur in proposal to re-
view the thirty-nine articles Of religion.
The secretary reported that fully SO cent more
business had been done in shortened session than
in 1904 IA messages had been sent to the House
of Bishops Message 1873 informed the deputies that
the bishops finished all business requiring con-
currence. After routine business and prayers in
Guiding the saying Of the general Thanksgiving by
members and visitors the house took a recess. TO
meet with the bishops at o'clock in Holy Trinity
Church. where the presiding Bishop spoke A
solemn Te Deum Of thanksgiving was sung. and
prayers benedictiOn followed. closing the gen
eral convention of 1907.