The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 4, 1901, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1901 CLERGYMEN AND LAYMEN DISCUSS THE CANONS NEW VORK REV CHARLES T HUTCHINS. . > REV WM R = FIUNTINGTON o - N - OF THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, PRESIDING OVER THE DELIBERATIONS OF THAT BODY IN TRINITY CHURCH IN THIS CIT | | | WANT UNIFORM LAWS =0 REGARDING DIVORCE New VYork Diocesan Delegation Present a Petition That Creates Quite a Furor. acoustic proper Churcl cons! work of t the body rear the In some ain reso- that The to in the y, and the s poin mittees . Dr; ich blished on another of Rev. Dr. Hodges ot lowing f telegram w t to Rev That the House of De; D. t The appointments o of the hous nanimous vote of all nt sec nfirmed pr the House of Deputies from tk Bishops, Rev. Dr. Samuel Hart to the Bishops, being the bearer; 'he House of Bishops informs th it has adopted the fo b; sented > Hous to of ary se of Dep al committee be g of two Bishops, two presbyters and two , to prepare & special order of business for the present session of the General Comven- appointed as members the he part of this house the Bishoy of New York and the Bishop of West Virgi Attest: SAMUEL HART, Secretar: Memorials from various dioceses were of 1 last convention and they were referred to | a_committee. Deputy Morehouse of ted a resolution that rch be changed to tha Catholic ( Milwaukee pre- the name of the of “The Amer!- hurch in the United States” ittee on constitutional amendment | Rev. Dr." Lindsay, the chairman, ap- pointed a committee to_act jointly with Dr. Morgan Dix | | on_the prayer book. presented on the death of clergy since the | the one selected by the Housé of Bishops on the order of business, in accordance with the resolution received from the upper house. The committee appointed by the chairman consisted of Rev. of New York, of Florida and Rey. Dr. Lewis of nsylvania. Rev. Dr. Greer of New York then pre- sented the following resolution from the diocese of New York: olveG. That the deputies from the dioc and they are hereby requ to petitioh we General Couvention at San Francisco (c ke such n as it may deem expedient and practicable by the various religious bodies of the United s on the subject of divorce and holy mat- endar TO CHANGE NAME OF COMMON PRAYER BOOK R Dr. Tavlor of Los Angeles then presented a resolution. looking to the change of name of the book of common r. The resolution was as follows: Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, ayer be as follows: “The Book of Common and administration of the sacrament and other rites and ceremonies of the Holy Catholic_church according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States of America, together with the psalter of the Psalms of David.” “At some proper time,” said Dr. Ta: lor. “'I hope to have something to say. is not a proposed change of name at all, but it is a proposed description of what the Protestant Episcopal church is, and I | ask that it be referred to the committee Deputy Baker of New Jersey moved thet a committee be appointed to arrange for the formation of a special fund to st clergymen whose salaries are in- cient for their work. The resolution was referred to a committee. Deputy Lewis of Pennsylvania precipi- tated a debate by introducing a resolution providing that the convention adjourn on that the constitution be changed in cordance. The resoiution as to the ange of name was referred to the com- | Dr. Greer | ward securing a uniform practice | resolution was placed on the cal-| the title page of the Book of Common | ‘TRIENNIAL MEETING 5 OF THE AUXILIARY \ RE 'Matrons of Missionary Work From All Over ' the Country Assemble at the Alhambra. 3 triennial meeting of the Wom- maintain the keen interest in their work | jary of the Protestant|they have evinced in the past and con- | \:fxl'l‘ ary of the Protestant | sratulated them upon their untiring ef- PRl jehuren, - conven V€S~ | forts in aiding the missionary work of the | | terday afternoon at the Alhambra | cpuis it | Theater, corner Eddy and Jones | Miss Julia C. Emery of New York, who | streets. The attendance exception- | is the secretary of the Woman's Auxi | ally large. Among the delegates ary, rendered her triennial report, which howed a gratifying increase in the good work done by the organization during the past three years. The Right Rev. Bishop S. C. Partridge, me of the most prominent ladies in the ed States. The seats in tte main body of the thea- & | were * | | ter were partitioned off into groups and | Bishop of Kioto. followed the reading of la 0 peo e different sec- s Emery's summarized report with an e oo T lm.,“"s,,fl:‘p” o seat. | address on “The Meaning of Forelgn M ing allotment was indicated by standards Sy W D hop of South Dakota, spoke on sions to the Indians and Their ighbors yd, secretary of the board of ssed the meeting on the The Mission of the Woman'’s | bearing the name of the diocese to which | the occumants of the scats belonged. Over | 2000 people attended the meeting. 3 | " Mrs. James Newlands, president of the | A branch of the auxiliary, was duced as the chairman of the me | The Right Rev. T. U. Dud- | v_the Right Rev. Bishop Nichols. | Kentucky, spoke on “Our Newlands delivered an address mong the Colored People.” ing on the charitable motives of the | Bishop Nichols pronounced benediction | organization. She urged the delegates to | at the conclusion of the meeting. et el et @ article that provided for the senio: wa s finally T Bishop th of President Mc- | Kinley. The resolution was adopted and the chair announced that he would ap- i committee later. r appointed the following com- e question of a sustenance ymen with small | ferred to the committee on unfinished|of the House of Bishops becoming the | busine presiding Bishop of the entire church. Re . Easton of Tennessee moved | Rev. Dr. Egar explained that no change | that & committee be appointed to draft |could’ be ‘made in the proposed amend- | resolutions on the @ ment and that it must be accepted or re- jected in its entirety. The only plan to get rid of the third section, referring to the presiding Bishop of the church, was to pass the entire article and then move amend by changing the objectionable on 3. mittee on fund for cl member of the committee on canons, pre- sented a resolution recommending that the sub-committee to which was referred the subject of the establishment of suf- frage Bishops be discharged from fur- ther duty. It was so ordered. DISCUSS AMENDMENTS ! TO THE CONSTITUTICN Rev. Dr. Huntington of New York City then adjourned till 3 p. m. @ clevivlelecdrodefooeforfririienfufeefeielefedels @ TABLEAUX ILLUSTRATE | Rev. D. N. A. Baker of N Some of the deput. objected to delay K. Mason of Kentucky, Porter ng the matter for th: years, and while Rhode Island, John L. W £ Virginia, | the discussion on the article was in prog- { Arthur S. Brown of Washington. ress the chairman announced that the | Rev. Dr. Davenport of Tennessee, a hour for recess had arrived. The session | Beautiful Elsa and Other Characters From Dramas Lend Attraction to the Carnival, The glories of the German drama and | | | then moved that his motion of the pre-| Gérman opera were represented in a | vious day that the first amendment to | Series of tableaux at the Carnival of the constitution proposed by the last gen- | Ancient and Modern Art in- Native Sons’' | eral convention for adoption by this con- | Hall last evening. The ladies of the vention be made the order of the day at e ade the Wagner booth, of which Miss M. Bark- | thought that the house should- not take | ‘Lohengrin. Miss Barkdull made a | such a step until an order of business was | very effective Elsa. Theodore Zehntner | established by the two houses, as the| was the Lohengrin, P. B. McCabe was | joint committee would undoubtedly make | the King, Messrs. Willlam Ray, Paul lan early report. Mattner and M. J. Baco were the Prince Rev. Dr. Greer of New York moved to| Mrs. William Gib on was Ortrud and J. F. Cassidy Frederick. Under the direc- tion of Dr. Anna Joost the Schiller booth ladies presented the tableaux of the dy- ing scene of Baron Attinghausen from siness. “William_Tell.” Miss Daisy. Lee imper- Huntington accepted the amendment, | sonated Mrs. Tell, R. Ozier was Walter which was put to a vote and carried. Furst, Wesley Joost was Walter Tell and The house then proceeded to take action | Dr. A. Sinclair Sullivan took the role of on the amendments to the constitution as | Attinghausen. Messrs. = Stauffmacher, reported by the committee appointed:in | Meichthal and Baumgartner took prom- amend Huntington’s resolution by adding the words “until or unless a different or- der of business be reported by the joint mmittee of the two houses on order of 1898, inent parts in this tableau. Rev. Dr. Egar of Central New York| The ladies of the Goethe booth gave a was elected to lead the debate and he|scene from *Faust.”” This booth 1s pre- ook a seat on the platform. Printed cop- | sided over by Mrs. S. Braverman. In jes of the amendments were distributed | this tableau Miss Grace Askins was to the deputies by the pages. Marguerite, Willilam Ray was Faust and | "Dr. Bgar moved that the first amend-| Mr. Murray was Mephistophales., In the | ment be adopted, which was done by | “‘Lohengrin”’ tableau there were twenty- | unanimous vote. A discussion followed as | to the matter of reconsidering the vote, many of the deputies stating that they had not heard the reading of the resolu- tion, while some of the speakers objected | to the omission of the words, “the House of Bishops concurring,” in the preamble | to the amendment. - Considerable opposi- tion was expressed to section 3 of the four court ladies. An orchestra furnished music during the evening. The grand march was.led by Dr. Anna Joost as Germania. To-night will be Irish night at the car- nival and scenes will be presented from “Lalla Rookh™ and the “Bohemian Girl.” The carnival will close to-morrow ‘even- ing. GERMAN DRAMATIC ART | (. | | | | HOUSE OF DEPUTIES ADOPTS MANY | AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION | } Important Laws Are Passed Upon by Clerical and Lay Delegates to | the Triennial General Convention--—-Committees Appointed. the convention to do to vote for or against the measure. HEN the Hous is in the afternoon Mr. Mor of Milwaukee was recognized. | DELEGATES VOTE IN E deputies present by thi shall suffice, unless otherwise constitution, or, in cases not provided for by the comstitution, by quiring more than a majority, or un- ; - o less the c cal or the lay repres: t! He took the platform and asked | [ Tess the cler ¥ representation from he platform and asket | any diocese require that the vote be. taken o b ([lg‘s'f‘;‘el;'-\tY:‘e“?it\:(l‘ra‘r[(i?‘.zu})é! FAVOR OF NEW LAW | by orders. In all cases of a vote by orders the two orders shall vote separately, each diocese having one vote in the clerical order and one | In the lay order; and the concurrence of the votes of the constitution back to the committee : The chairman ruled against Dr. Rogers | for amendment before it was passed on and he therefore moved to take the reso- ] the two orders, by not less t by the House of Deputies. He argued|lution of postponement from the table. | majority in each order of ail the Almesss ror that this would be the wiser course. He | Dr. Huntington rose to a point of order | resented in that order at the time of the vete, thevetore offered as an amendment to the | that blocked this move, and the conven- | shail be necessary to constitute & voia of the 2 ot 3 3 tion voted on the subject. e following | house. _ resolution that action on the artlcle under | tor vore? on, the BURJECT b o0 O e | N & In either house any number less than discussion be postponed until 12 o'clock Monday. A motion was made to lay Mr. More- house’s resolution on the table and it pre- vailed. DR. ROGERS ORJECTS TO THE AMENDMENT Rev. Dr. White of Maryland and Rev. Dr. Rogers of Fond du Lac also advanced adopted by a vote of 64 to 39; divided, 9: ARTICLE I Section 1. There shall be a general conven- tion of this church, consisting of the House of of Deputies, which s shall sit and deliberate separately: in all deliberations freedom of debate shall allowed. Either house may originate and propose legislation, and-all acts of the con- vention shall be adopted and be authenticated by both houses. a quorum may adjourn from day to day. Neither house, without the consent of the other, shall adjourn for more than three days or to any place other than that in which the convention shall be sitting. Sec. 8. The General Convention shall meet in every third year on the first Wednesday in Oc- tober. unless a different day be appointed by the preceding convention, and at the place des- ignated by such convention; but if there shall appear to the presiding Bishop of the church sufficient cause for changing the place so ap- pointed he may appoint another place for such meeting. Special meetings may be provided for Bishop of this church having Bishop coadjutor and every . every op who by reason of advanced age and | by canon. Ohjections to the passage of amendment | Bishop v reason 3 : 3 of article I, which provided for the suc- | bodily infirmity arising theretrom has fesigned | Dr. Egar then submitted article 2 of cession by priority of consecration of pre- | {1¥ FU 00 Mo Bishops. A majority of all | AMendments to the constitution and the Siding bishop. Dr. Rogers proved an able | i foe Fou ettty of 211 | assistant secretary read it aloud while the orator. His voice was strong and could ops and of Bishops who have rissionary B delegates followed the reading from pam- be heard in every part of the church. | esigned their jurisdictions, shall be necessary | Phlets in their possession. His argument had a telling effect on | to constitute a quorum for the transaction of | The delegates were in great doubt as his hearers. He said it was a constitu- tional question and a very important one. .Continuing he said: This is a question that is going to radically change the organization of the American h, as Bichop Ferry very well points out “History of the Constitution of the American Church.” When those first dioceses came together they did it upon the basis of absolute equality, and, as he says, they have here asserted, directly and indirectl independence’ in all matters not spect surrendered, since all dioceses are authori to demand a vote by ord We are going, in other words, on an entirely different line we elect a presiding Bishop of this church, and the most feeble and infirm of all, and put him in charge during the vacancies in general conventions, during recesses, in charge of mis- sionary jurisdictions, in charge of many other duties that are given to him by the House of Bishops—I say we are going to radically change the system of organization by the influences, the position and the titles which we are now giving to an officer of the church. busines to whether the first article had passed and many of them were desirous of re- consideration. Delegates read sections of the constitution and argued at length, but their statements did not settle the dis- pute. Dr. Huntington recurred to the question which Dr. Egar's motion had temporar- 1ly sidetracked and brought on a renewal of the discussion and entanglement by raising the point of order that a grave doubt existed as to whether the result of the last roll-call had been correctly an- nounced by the chair, and it was out of order, impsoper and inexpedient to pro- ceed with other business until it was made plain that the declaration of the result by the chair was in accordance with the actual figures of the vote. The secretary removed all doubts by again announcing the number of votes cast, which were found to be sufficient A vote was then taken on the second arti. cle and it was adooted b, Sec. 3. The senior Bishop of this church in the order of comsecration, having jurisdiction within the United States,’ shall be ‘the presid- ing_Bishop of. the church. He shall discharge such duties as may be prescribed by the consti- tution and the canons of the general conven- tion. But If the presiding Bishop shall resign his office @s such, or if he shall resign his episcopal jurisdiction, or if by reason of in- firmity he shall become disabled, the Bishop next in seniority by consecration, having juris- diction within the United Stated, shall there- upon become the presiding Bishop. Sec. 4. The church in each diocese which has been admitted to union with the Genera] Con- vention shall be entitled to representation in the House of Deputies by not more than four presbyters, canonically resident in the diocese, and not more than four laymen, communicants of this church, having domicile’in the diocese; but the General Convention by canon may re. duce the representation to not fewer than two Qeputies in each order. Each diocese shall prescribe the manner in which its deputies shall be chosen. 4 ¥ a unanimous Though having voted to postpone action titute a quorum for the transaction | vote. The article, as amended, is as ol until next Monday Dr. Rogers moved for s a:“;fl;(‘fhfll‘;l -c"g";urns ) enfih'?r"; lows: R a reconsideration. Dr. Wgar rose to a|iiiicrity of the dioceses entitled to representa- ANKIE 1 paluf ghionacs e claimed this matter | ion and the lay order shall likewise be rep. | Section 1 In every diocese the Bishop or the was Y < s resented by at least one deputy in each of a majority of the dioceses entitied to representa- tion. ©On any question the vote of a majority of the Bishop coadjutor shall be el general convention who knew what they were about. Any motion. he said. to posi- pone is irrelevant and the only thing for hosen agreeably to Continued on Page ';'hreo. )