Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-10
FAMED CANON
10 IS SUSTAINED
Episcopal House Of Bishops
Refuses to Dispense With
Lay Readers
UPPER HOUSE VOTES TO
RECONSIDER QUESTION

CINCINNATI Oct. 10.-Two i'm
portant questions were brought 10
final settlement by the National Epis-
copal Convention. The House Of Bish-
ops adopted unanimously q report
which will have the effect of block
ing all further moves against LAY
readers" in the churches and the
House of Deputies failed to adopt the
well-known Huntington preamble"
10 the constitution.
The discussion of lay readers" CEN
tered about the famous Canon 10"
which was adopted at Baltimore I'm
1907 and permits the bishops of any
diocese to give permission to Christian
men who are mot ministers of the
church to make addresses in the
church on special occasions.
For months after its adoption a
storm Of controversy ragged about this
canon. The excitement has now In
large part subsidized, except for a me-
mortal presented about two years ago
TO the House of Bishops, which pro-
tested against the canon.
The Bishops reply was as fol-
lows:-
1T (canon 49, cannot be fairly in
terpreted as in the least degree modi-
flying the position Of the church as
expressed in the prayer book. and Or
dinal, which restricts the ministry of
the word and the sacraments in our
congregations to men who have re-
ceived Episcopal ordination"
Defend Preamble.
The defeat of the Huntington pre-
amble" by the deputies was by no
means a surprise. So much is this so
that DR.. William NJ. Grosvenor. of New
York, in opening the debate, spoke Of
himself as "the leader Of a forlorn
hope" Discussion started at IL o'clock
and continued until almost noon, when
It was agreed to take the final vote at
1880. The balloting resulted as fol-
lows: Clerical vote. Is ayes, As noes,
z divided; lay vote, 10 ayes, 43 noes,
4 divided. Total, 3S ayes, SO noes, IL
divided. The lay delegates from Penn
sylvania voted no, the clerical dele
gates asked for a roll call. with the
following result: DR.. Grammer, aye;
Mr.. Halsey, aye; DR.. Washburn, aye;
Mr. Harding, no.
This famous preamble was intro
duced and carried through the last
convention by the late DR.. William
r. Huntington, of New York. Dr. Hunt
ington was accustomed to esway the
house by the charm and magnetism Of
his personality, and many who voted
for the measure did so in memory Of
their former leader DR.. Huntington
expected that il would prove a step
toward church unity. in expressing,
as it does, the "quadrilateral" origi-
mated by himself, which was to be the
basis of a united Christian Church.
This idea has been largely given up.
Something In the nature of a bomb
was thrown into the discussion when
Rev. Charles Mallory. Of Milwaukee.
objected to IL, on the ground that It
affirmed the Holy Scriptures to be
the Word of God" a contention which
could not be accepted, he maintained,
by most educated lien in the church.
Something Like insurgency.
Earlier I'm the session occurred
something approaching an insurgency,
when resolution offered by the Rev.
Irving p. Johnson, of Minnesota, pro-
viding for the amendment Of Rule :,
so that every standing committee ap-
pointed must have at least one mem
Der from each missionary district, was
adopted after warm debate.
II has'been the custom Mr.. Johnson
commended, to nll up the important
standing committees with men from
the thirteen original States and to as
sign men from the new West TO COM
mittees Of minor importance. Francis
c. Stetson. Of New York, spoke against
Mr.. Johnson. and it was evident that
Dr. McKim, in the chair, was not a
sympathizer with the innovation. II
was carried. however, with something
OF an "hurrah."
Suifragan Question Up.
The question of suffragans is to the
fore again On Saturday the bishops
voted to reconsider and debated until
adjournment without taking a vote
Discussion will be continued on We'd
nesday morning.