The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 17, 1901, Page 2

THE SAN FRANXN o Ol SCO CALL, DELEGATIONS FROM MISSIONARY DISTRICTS ARE ACCORDED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 19,1, A THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION JOINT COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED 'TO DECIDE UPON A CHANGE OF NAME Instructed to Investigate the Matter-and Report at the Next Triennial Session, Which Meets in Boston in 1904. HE most important transacted by the Hou of Deputies at its afternoon ses- sion was the election of the Rev. “2meron ‘Mann of Missouri as onary Bishop of North Da- s held behind closea us one. 1 the house took up osed of offered r of Los Angel osing up of three created a long di The resolution called for the ap- t of a joint commission to inve the change of n: of the church. solution was tigat i1l contain nd its member. f their labors to on. made to secure favorable orial sent in by the ng that West- as a missionary dis- the convention took an ad- subject was_still under nd it will be taken up this next General ( An effort w mction upon the diocese of Kan: ern K trict. der of business. recom- on on the amendments d on amendments to ke up the calendar troduced new dio- y 3. Plerp: y orders and dioceses and without & dissenting vote. It consent of ch condit prescribe (D by t by general canon or the erection into a diocese of districts; (2) by the division of an diocese. y the junction of two or f two or more dio- es. iginate In a convocation ef ity of the missionary district Bishop for that purpose: or, with the approval of the Bishop, in the convention of the diocese to be divided; or (when it is pro- posed to form & Dew diocese by the junction of two or more dioceses or Of parts of two of more @ioceses) by mutual agreement of the gconventions of the dioceses concerned, with the pproval of the Bishop or the ecclesiastical authority of each diocese. In case the episco- pate of a dlocese be vacant no proceedings to- Ward its division ehall be taken until the va- cancy be filled. During a vacancy in a mis- sionary district the consent of the presiding Bishop must be had before proceedings to erect it into a diocese are taken. When it shall ap- pear to the satisfaction of the General C wvention. by a certified copy of the procees ings and other documents and papers laid be- ;fore it, that all the conditions for the forma. tion of the new dlocese have been complied with and that it has acceded to the constitution and canons of this church such new diocese shall thereupon be admitted to union with the General Convention. . _“Section 2 In case one dlocese shall be di- vided into two or more dioceses the Bishop wof the dlocese divided may elect the one 1o | which he will be attached, and he shall there- upon become the Bishop thereof; and the Bishop coadjutor, 1f there be one, may elect the one to which he will be attached, and (if it be not the one elected by the- Bishop) he #hall be the Bishop thereof. “Section 3. In case & diocese shall be formed out of parts of two or more dloceses each of the Bishops and Bishops coadjutor of.the sev- eral Qioceses out of which the new diocese has been formed shall be entitied, In order of senjority of consecration, to the choice be- tween his own diocese and the new diocese so formed. In case the new Qiocese shall not be B0 chosen it shall have the right to choose its own Bishop. “Section 4. Whenever a mew diocese is formed and erected out of an existing diocese it shell be subject to the constitution and canons of the dQiocese out of which It was except as local circumstances may pre- | Geacc nt Morgan | i A new diocese may be formed | General Conventlon | as the General Con- | le or any part of one or more mis- | ion of the whole or | ct with a diocese or; c The | chureh. business | vent, until the same be altered in accordance such constitution and canons by the con- vention of cese 1 dioces the new diocese. Whenever a dlo- formed out of two or more existing n shall have belonged prior to the erection of , except as local cireumstances prevent, until the be altered in ac- cordance with such constitution and canons by the convention of the new diocese. A diocese formed out of a m! = trict shall be subject to the consti- tution” and canons to which such missionary district was subject, until the same be al- tered in accordance with such constitution and ons by the convention of the new diocese. ection 6. No new diocese shall be formed ich shall contain fewer than six self-sup- ting parishes or fewer than six presbyters who have been for at least one year canonically nt within the bounds of such new d regu settled in a parish or congi and qualified to vote for a Bishop. Nor uch new diocese be formed if thereby tain fewer than twelve seif-supporting par- and twelve presbyters who have been Te- siding therein and settled above provided.” The Rev and qualified as | s it shall be subject to the constitution | and canons of that one of the said existing dio- ceses to -which the greater number of clergy- | & ing diocese shall be so reduced as to | perhaps come and properly for all time. I therefore am in favor of the appointment of such a com- mission.” WITHDRAWS HIS MOTION. Delegate Packard said that on refiection it occurred to him that his motion to indefinil 1y postpone was not a courteous way to treat a matter coming from the House of Bishop: 2nd he would therefore withdraw it and leave in shape for the vote to be taken on the Question of concurrence with the Bishops. The Rev. Dr. H. H. Oberle of New Jersey said he thought the best way to settle the qucs- fon was to refer it to the joint commission proposed by the Bishops and let that commis- Flon report at the next General Convention. that was coming to the Bishops. The Rev, Dr. Huntington of New York fol- | lowed, sayin I am unaiterably opposed to a change of the name of this church at the present time. I believe that if a large, states- manlike and sympathetic ecclestastical policy be pursued by this church the time will come, three generations hence, when the church will have earned a new name. I do not desire to see her wear it, sir, till she earns it. At the same time, I purpose to vote to con- cur with the House of Bishops, not only from Lr. Haupt of Minnesota asked and | a sense of courtesy to that house, whose re- cbtained unanimous consent to the introduc- | quests, it appears to me, ought always to be ton of a resolution, which was adopted, cepting from o the operation of the amend- age at which candidates are eligible for ' orders from 2 to 30; those women already become candidates for the der the terms of the old canon. _Upon' motion of the Rev. Dr. Greer item No..3 on the calendar, relative to marriage and diverce, was dropped as the convention bad acted upon the matter. REV. DR. TAYLER’S RESOLUTION The Rev. Dr. Tayler of Los Angeles intro- duced the following resolution fn the inter- est of expediting the work of the conven- tio ‘Kesolved, That this house concurs with the House of Bishops on its message No. 24, asking for the appointment of a joint commit- tee cn the change of name of the church, and all memorials and resolutions on the proposed change of name be referred to the committee when appointed.”” * Delegate Lewis of Pennsylvania sald this question had come before and been discussed Ly every convention sifice that of 1886 in Chi- cago and nothing new remained to be said on it. The house was prepared to vote on it and it was useless to keep up the agitation, which was unsettling the church. The change of name would not be mede and the matter shouid be put at rest now and for all time instead of belnk kept alive as a disturbing question. he Rev. Dr. Hodges of Maryland spoke In favor of the resolution. Mr. Packard followed and sald he heartily concurred with Mr. Lewis. “The motion which we are invited to affirm,” he said, *'is a motlon, as I understand from the message that was sent us, to ascer- tain the sentiments of this church on this kub- ject. Now, sir, in addition to the objections urged, I wish to bring this suggestion beforo the convention and that Is, that this body of | men here assembied is sent here for the very | 8 and 9 indefinitely postponed, but the motion purpose of representing the opinion of the church. Three years hence it will contain a similar body Of men sent to reprcsent the Now how can five Bishops, five pres. byters and five laymen get at the opinion gt the church?"” An objection was ralsed at this juncture that the speaker was opening up a discussion | of the subject. Whereupon Mr. Packard made a motion Lo indefinitely postpone Nos. 8 and 9 on the calendar and also the resolution of- fered by Dr. Tayler. Chairman Lindsay ruled that the house could @iscuss the subject. Mr. Packard continued and said the third objection he had to the passage of the resolution was that it would bring party feeling into the church. Delegate Morehouse pleaded for the con- sideration in a dignified way for three years more of the question, which he sald ante- dated the Chicago convention, and would in any event come before the next convention and continue to come before conventions of the church and be agitated until the proposed change of named was. adopted. Judge Stiness followed and spoks the resolution. In part he said: “‘Why not consider the subject. If the church is adverse to it it will do no harm, We at any rate will have dealt fairly with it and shown that we have examined the ques- tion and not treated it as a town meeting sub- ject. Is eny ome afraid of it? This matter began long ago. The diocese of Rhode Island changed its name as lcng ago as 1846, It is nat & new subject. There have been dif- ferences about the name. Some wise com- mission may find & way by which this question may be settled properly many years to in favor of { complied with by this ment adopted at the morning session ruising | | | church who earnestly house. when it can be done consclentiously and without great objec- tion, but also out of courtesy to a considerable nber of the clergy in this church, to the lesser proportional number of laity in the desire to see the sub- ject investigated and explotted. ““The last great discussion of this subject was In 1877 in the city of Boston. Whén we .meet again, sir, we will reopen the subject and dis- cuss {t, and, as I believe, it wiil be done with the same result. A quietus was given to the subject for twenty-five years at Boston. I be- | lieve that another quletus for twenty-five years will be given it at Boston. At the same time, I think fairness and courtesy toward the House of Bishops and fairness to those mem.- bers of this house and the other members of this church whom they represent, demands that we concur with this request of the House of Blghops. It is unnecessary for me to say, sir, that T separate myself with deep regret from the members of this house with whom I have been in the habit of acting and who have been in the habit of acting with me, and join myself to the company of those from 'whom my schemes have recefved nothing but opposition: but a sense of justice and of courtesy com- pels me." The Rev. Dr. Greer followed and sald this was not the time for this subject to be dis- cussed. He eald further: ‘‘Let it come before us openly and squarely and let us discuss it, Let every man express his opinion and put himsel? on record, but I submit that this mes- sage from the House of Bishops is simply to create a commission to consider and report it at some other time. It is neither positive mor negative.'” HOUSE BECOMES ENTANGLED. The Rev. Dr. Davenport followed and ar: §ued in favor of the resolutlon. Mr. Lewis made a motion to have numbers was unheard in the maze of polnts of order and suggestions of the delegates. Dr. Parks acked what question was before the house and the chair informed him that an ef- fort was being made to clear the docket, The resolution was temporarily sidetracked and the house passed upon the various matters on the calendar. In quick order the various items were settled, The report from the committes on the prayer book was adopted. The Rev, Dr, Tayler's res- olution offered early in the session relative to the prayer book was taken off the calendar by consent. The following resolution, Introduced by _the Rev. Dr. Ringwalt, was adopted: “Resolved, That it 1s the sense of this con- vention that good citizenship is & fundamental principle of religion, That the church, mind- tul of the growing tendency to unchecked cor- ruption in the conduct of our municipal affairs throughout the United States, the Indifference to and covert countenance of immorality, gamb- ling and vice, places herself on record as ask- ing ber sons to take an active part at the ballot box and elsewhers where occasion per- mits, toward the suppression of these pernicious influences.” The resolution of Dr. Tayler for the appoint- ment of & joint commission on the change of name of the church was then taken up. Dr. Parks of New York said: DR. PARKS SPEAKS IN FAVOR. “I would be heartily grateful to Almighty God if 1 thought we could call this the Holy Catholic Church in the United States. I be- leve the time will come when you can. I be- lleve you can—not mow. I wish to say with He | thought so much was due to the decent respect | due respect as a deputy on the floor of this Ihnusc, I wholly object to having the courtesy to the House of Bishops interfere with the ab- solute freedom of this hous I therefore do not feel there is an: ¢ that prevents { me from voting on any message from elsewhere, | *Now, 1 want to say why I would advise some of us who don't want to have the name of the church changed to vote for this motl The commitee wiil not be census talers. will simply do this: They | whereby there will be per: this thing for three year: that is lamentable. I concur how far more lamentable would it be if there was no discussion. It will be a festering sore, Therefore we had better open it and let It run—let it run. I would therefore advise th who think it is a bad method to vote for It. Rev. Dr. Speulding of Alabama urged the | reference of the matter to the proposed com- misslon, saying that this question was coming up and had to be faced. The Rev, Dr. Alsop of Long Island agreed with Dr. Parks in protesting against the idea that thelr actfon was to be coerced in the name of courtesy due to the House of Bishop: this house was to act for itself, regardless the judgment of the Bishops, Deputy Buxton of North Carolina offered a substitute to inform the Bishops that the depu- tles decline to appoint their part of the pro- posed commission because it did not deem it expedient to keep the subject alive. This was ruled out of order, because the same result would be had from'a vote of non-concurrence. The vote was taken by orders and dioceses on the queetion of no oncurrence with the Bishops, and the house voted to concur by the ‘following vote: cussion of you say tha‘ th you, but t i Ayes. Noes. Divided. Clerical 39 13 [} | Lay 30 17 4 The memorial of the dlocese of Kansas, asking to have a portion of that State set off as a missionary district was brought to the at- | tention of the house by a deputy, who asked to_have it dropped from the calendar. The Rev. Dr. Watkins of Kansas _ralsed strenuous objection to such action. He de- livered a_strong speech in favor of the adop- tion of the majority report of the committee on new dioceses. In part he sald: ‘“We are not cutting off a desert to burden the church, but ask for the FEpiscopal super- vision because the church has grown. We have 500,000 of peopls and a great many are ready to receive the administration of the church. The Bishop of Kansas has offered to glve Western Kansas $3200 out of the amount apportioned to him. All we ask for is $1400 more and Bpiscopal supervision. This is not & cry of distress, but a request for something that should be given us.” T;\e Rev. Dr. Crawford followed and In part said: ‘'As & general missionary of Western Kan- sas I feel it my duty to speak just a mo- ment on this subject. T would like to say that Wwo of Western Kansas realize the necessity of more active work being done there. We have petitioned this convention to give us the de- sired help and we have thought that nothing would help us so much as the supervision of a missionary Bishop. You heard, the night be- fore last, I think it was, of the opportunities that were lost to us or lost to our church in Cuba. And I can indorse what was sald by ths good Bishop of Pennsylvania in regard to the opportunities lost to the church in Cuba, as I was there and heard Dr. Nelson speak almost with tears of the opportunities we let slip in tho {sland of Cuba. And I feel if we do not do gomething for the church in Western Kansas we will regret {t, as we are letting opportuni- tles slip there. 'If you give us a Bishop for Western Kansas it won’t be very many years before we will give you back a dlocess. The majority and minority reports were then read by the secrotary. The Rev. Dr. Greer aroee to a point of order. He submitted that under the constitution the matter was in the bhands of the House of Bishops. The chair did not hold this opinion and the debate continued, Mr. Randall of Maryland. a member of the committee on new dioceses, followed, and spoke in favor of alding Kansas. Dr. Alsop. chalrman of the committee, arose to a_ question of privilege and charged that Mr. Randall had not given a falr statement of the case. The Rev, Dr, Nolan closed further diecussion by moving that the house take up further con- sideration of the rubject this morning. Before an adjournment was taken a number of mes- sages from the House of Bishops were read. The first one informed the deputles that the Honse of Bishops had adonted a canon to dis- cipline ministers who abandon thelr churches. The next meseage asked for a committee on conference to discuss section 3, article 1 of the constitution. The committea’ will consist of the Bishops of Albany and Vermont, the Rev. g’l Pdgar, the Rev, Dr. Roberts and Judge tiness. Another meesage informed the dsputies that the Bishops had not concurred in certain TALKING IT OVER, - E U AND | leHOPJ‘YnOBIsH” s } BISHOP ROWE ON SNAPSHOTS OF SCENES AT TRINITY CHURCH DURING A RECESS OF THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION, THE SESSIONS OF WHICH ARE BEING HELD IN THAT STATELY EDIFICE. 0 ALASKA LABOR OF BISHOPS IN THE OLD WORLD Two Prelates Deliver Addresses in Bethel Church. tion was ten- | the history of the West Indles. SORELAL, rocop James | scribed the heroic struggle which the peo- dered the Right Rev. Theodore Holly, D. D., Bishop of Haitl, and the Right Rev. Samuel David Ferguson, D. D., Bishop of Cape Palmas, Libe- ria, last evening at the Bethel A. M. E. Church. The sacred edifice was crowded to its fullest capacity. The con- gregation listened with deep interest to the addresses of the distinguished: prel- ates, Professor E. A. Griffith in behalf of th: ist al church introduce T eahees. THs Mghiy commended them for the able work they have accomplished in the missionary fleld and besought God to bless the work of the Episcopal con- vention. Bishop Holly in his remarks dwelt upon @ “iiiniriiiiirie e @ lauses of article 10 of the constitution. These Clauses wero introduced by the Rev. Dr. Hunt- ington a few days ago and were adopted by the House of Deputies. Upon motion of Dr. Grosvenor of New York the chairman was empowered to appoint a committee to confer with a llke committes from the House of Bishops. —_— EPISCOPAL DELEGATE IS CALLED BY DEATH John L. Thompson of Troy, N. Y., Falls a Victim to Bron- chitis. John L. Thompson, a delegate to the Episcopal Convention from Troy, N. Y., dled last evening at the Palace Hotel from bronchitls. The deceased caught cold while paying a visit to the Pan- American Exposition in a rain. Arriving here on October 2, he felt well enough to attend_the opening day of the conven- tion. He then became much worse and has been confined to his bed ever since. Deceased was 70 years of age and was senlor warden of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Troy, N. Y. He was a member of the firm of John L. Thompson, Sons & | Co., wholesale druggists. His body will be taken to his home this evening In a special car, accompanied by his son, obart W. Thompson, who came from the East on hearing of his father's dan- gerous {liness. Dr. Enos, rector of St. Paul's Church, will also go home on the | same car. Officers for Shaari Zedek. The following officers were elected for the Congregation Shaari Zedek at the an- nual meeting held yesterday: M. H. Lichtenstein, president; Jacob Kahn, vice president; Samuel Polack, secretary; Solo- mon Levy, treasuret; I. Friedman, B. Kaskell, 8. M. Cohn, I, Cohn and I Harris, trustees. Rev. A. B. J. Brown was re-elected cantor and reader and H. Rothman as shamas and collector. L o e e e e e e e e e e o ) To Cure a Ccold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s algnature is on each box. 25c. * | independence from France. Tells of the People and Scenes in the North. —_—— Bishop Rowe of Alaska deltvered an Interesting address last night at the Cathedral Misslon of the Good Samarita: on the scenery and people of the land of the far north. He told of the immense mineral deposits which have been dis- covered and gave an entertaining desertp- tion of the miners’ arrival in Alaska. The mission was packed to its greatest capac- ity and in the audlence were many dis- tinguished clergymen. —_———— McKinley Memorial Fund, The following additional subscriptions to the McKinley memorial/fund were report. ed yesterday: reported, $20,828 37; He de- ple of San Domingo made to _secure their He told how the black legion of San Domingo fought in the American revolution, especially at the siege of Savannah. He sald that these heroes, thrilled by the spirit of the Union_ Irom colonists, returned to _their islands and J James Stanton, $50; Pacific Trans- started & revolution. He told how from | % Comoenv. S5 United Carfiage Company, 179 to 1804 they struggled vallantly | 2 . : | puplls of Peabody School, $7 55; pupil: against the 30,000 men which France sent | ferson : Pongene pupils of Je: against them and that in the latter year their efforts were crowned with success. In conclusion, he told of the devoted la- ferson School, $680: pupils of Noe Valley | School, $6 35: cash_(left at San Franetsco Sa ings Union), §; Felix and Haidee Seideman, | Paso Robles, 1. La Estrella Parlor No. 8, N. bors which the missionaries of the island 153 GG»K“-, 31;‘)’: dI\'ch}It.h M,ezyerhnleé‘gs cents; v ing for the conversion | S. G. Knerr, Linden, Mic! : two Sacrament of Haiff were makin e | boys. $1; 8.°J." Grimes, $1; Mahoney Broa. $35; of the natives. | L b Joseph Hurley, Veterans Home, $1: ermplo Bistiop, Ferguscn: intereatingly described | oiitioriin: Cotion Mifia, 78 B sl o the conditions existing in Liberla, and de- | ;% 7"00 “Uie 51 g T, clared that what the colored people mosl; iy s d e g‘:‘g:::r'* g; needed there s an industrial school in | yary A. Miller, $1; 7. R. Millar, 25 cents: te which they might be taught how to use I Lumsden, 5 cents; Clara Snow, 10 cents. ' Total the plow and harrow. to date, 221,348 92, Now Is the Time to Buy Furs. 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