New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-20
EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONvEN-
TION.
Missionary Bishops-Tbe Military Canon
Alterations in the Prayer Bsok-For.
sigu lfis.ions-Minisferso of Other De-
nominations neutrality-suspicious. Prop.
ositions.
PHILlpRLPHIA, Thureda

PHILADELPHIA. Thursday. Oct. 10 1865.
The General Convention of the Episcopal
Church re- assembled to-day.
The Committee on Canons reported m amendatory
canon empowering the Board OF Missions TO elect Mis-
sionary bishops, which was made the order for today
at O'clock.
The following resolution, as substitute to the mill.
tay canon was then adopted ard placed as an appen'
dix 10 the canon;
Reored tho House Of Bishops coneurTing That Is the
the Protestant Episcopal Church ia the United states
Of Ameriea that incompatible with heiE duty position
The Committee on Canops also reported II iDeIpe-
dent 10 consider the resolution relative 10 calling do
ooses after the principal cities.
The Committee on the PRAYER Book submitted re.
port with resolution amending the prayer for Con.
gress and State Legislatures by the adoption Of words
at the end OF the gloria pafri making 10 explicit
Message No. - was received from tho House OF
Bishops az follows.
Rearsd Ths this House does not concur IN the memorial
toe Eganga, system Tor the that the Bishops d.
consider Il ptdien, TO entertain the .ubce,.
fbcresoution was referred to the Committee on the
Prayer Book.
Tho esolutlon prohibiting the Introduction OF new
business after to-day was resoinded
DR.. Mason OF North Carolina introduced the follow.
ing from the Committee on the Prayer Book;
Re- cd Thu, the last line Of ,he t sianza u the TWEEN.
Itch selection Of psalms he altered - read my foes,
instead Of Thy Toes" and hs the 6rs line Of tie tird
ora objection which exists In the minds OF many a. Inst
Rsoed Tha, additional cycle, completing the rrsseD,
century be- inserted IN The table for finding Easter and hat
nc tyes Tor 1913 70 1901 inclusive which Sas aEcady eA
Dr. Howe moved to refor the psalms in meter to tho
noIt General Cow cntion.
Tho motion VAS agreed to-
The SeoTeta submitted the following resolution;
RSsord Tho, the House OF Clerical aud Lay Deputies
request the House OF Bishops express their opn
10 the proper poturcs 20 be observed by both nnoG
ADD people during Ne aduntrson OF ,e sacrament OF b"p
t.fu, nna VI Ito rpoatoAg nie Discrimination,
IiotOlOWtng resolution was reported from tho Board
q Foreign Assionsi
Raaso qhm is respectfully suggested 20 the Geneal
Cos sni tit gre,qyto be desired whih might
Die prssby-ts Of ts ohHIch In nunbes not less thA
a. and being In actual charge 81 many congregation IN
enN foreign country, 10 thsInscyes Into diceo 90
eerin conditions BE- stated the canon snd Providing
that IN such dsosthoy receive letters dnNsofy 10 tue
occle lisatioal aut loiity OF such diocrse. -
Hoted ghs he boald Of Missions respectfully requ 81
tho General Convention consider the pTolrey " pasaDs
a N enabling canon O. include
tyst pfayiai,n ny which parses formed IN foroi.n
A, upar mo care issouscf ceryv Of this ChnrcH
a. ~ In certain eases un.to is docesrs under c general p
ciples II the tNistifg cgnon.
Ss-otd ploy .f that diocese BE- 20 lrmcd whog
iL r,u,f Of any Nj sonary bishop la whose ilftdict0n
,nrh ,iooe YES uEy hsvs been Included.
TbtyS A provision that suel diocese whom duly and
r,noui ionucd may place lfsr under The proysional
Jul,JIs q he g@ars Bishop oi 'ltorsl, onb tgsb