The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-01-26
MANY MATTERS
At CONVENT ton
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO BE
TAKEN UP BY EPISCOPAL
lANS AT AMERiCUS.
Annual Meeting of the Diocese Of
Georgia Will Convene This Mornka:
1t VIII Be the First Over Which
Bishop Reese Has Presided.


The convention of the Episcopal do
scese Of Georgia, which is to be held
in Americus beginning this morning
and which is largely attended b. both
the clergy and the laity of Brunswick,
promises to be one of the most inter
esting conventions yet held and many
changes of deep importance to the
constitution are contemplated. {
Outside of the usual routine work
Of the discussion the principal topic
Of discussion will most likely turn to
the consideration of the proposed
amendments to the constitution of
the church which were considered at
the last general convention. The
amendments are referred to each state
and diocesan convention for informa-
ton, though not for any action to be
taken, because the final adoption will
rest in the next general convention.
The opinion Of the various state con-
ventions, however, will have q TO
tent effect upon the final adoption.
! In the general conventions the bish-
ops Ct the dioceses have the votes
upCn which either the amendments
will succeed or be rejected.
The constitution has never had a
preamble. The idea is that of the
late William Huntington, formerly the
rector of Grace church in New York
and one of the ablest of the ministers
of the Episcopal church The pre-
amble suggested is as follows:
This American church first plant
: ed in Virginia, in the year of Our
Lord, 1907, by representatives of the
/ ancient Church of England; ackaowl-
edging the Holy Scriptures of the Old
and New Testaments to be the word
of God, the record Of Gods revelation
of Himself in His Son, and to contain
: all things necessary to salvation;
holdings the Catholic Creeds, to-wit,
the Apostles Creed and the Nicene
Greed, to be sufficient statement Of
; the Christian Faith; maintaining the
! Orders of the Sacred Ministry in such
form as from the Apostles time they
! have been continued; reverently con-
, serving the Sacraments ordained by
Christ himself; and accounting to be
! members of the flock of Christ all who
have been duly baptized in the Name
! Of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost, has set forth and es-
tablished, for the furtherance of the
work to which it has been called of
| God, the following constitution"
Applies to Bishops.
! The next amendment is that which
applies to the presiding bishop and
is as follows Upon the expiration
of the term of office of the presiding
bishop, the general convention shall
i elect the presiding bishop of the
church The House of Bishops shall
choose one of the bishops having JUS
isdiction within the United States to
be such presiding bishop, by the vote
of a majority CT all the bishops enti
tied to vote in the house of bishops,
such choice to be subject to confirma-
ton by the house of deputies by vote
ia majority cf the clerical and lay
deputies of all the dioceses entitled
to representation in the house of
deputies, voting by orders.
"The presiding bishop shall dis
charge such duties as may be pre-
scrib ed by the constitution and C ,nons
of the general convention
"The presiding bishop 50 ehcted
shall hold office for six wears. dfiIess
meanwhile ne shall have reached the
10th years of his age, or, unless for
infrmity or other sufficient cause, he
may have been relieved of such office
by the general convention by the con
current vote, first of a majority of
all The biShc ps and then by ma
iority of the clerical and lay depu
ties Of ali the dioceses entitled to
representation in the house of depu-
ties, voting by orders.
The salary OF the presiding bishop,
as such. shall be fixed and paid by
the general convention, as may be
provided by canon of such convention.
WHEN for any reason vacancy in
the office shall occur, or if, by rea-
son of infrmity, the presiding bishop
shah become disabled. the house Of
bishops shall elect one of its number
to act as presiding bishop until the
next meeting of the general conven-
ton"
Another Amendment.
Upon the question of suffragan
bishops the following amendment Is
offered:
1T shall be lawful for Il diocese.
with the consent OF the bishop of that
ditcese, TO elect one or more suffra.
gan bishops, without right of success
sion. and with seat and without vote
10 the house OF bishops 4 sUffragan