New-York tribune., 1868-10-20
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL GENERAL con
VENIION.
ELEVENTH DAY.

The House met at III q. M, yesterday MoTn-
ing Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Adams of wiscon-
sn and the Rev. Mr.. Perkins OF Kentucky Bishop Tai
bot Of Indiana pronounced the benedicon The minutes
Of the proceedings OF Saturday read and approved
The Rev. Dr. Haight, from the Committee on Canons'
reported that they judged ii to be nexpedient TO make
the proposed amendment TO Canon r. Section O. Title l.
making the members OF any parish amenabe 10 the Ju
rsdcton Of the rector OF any diocese TO which they
may The first section Of the canon provided he
said for the of church communicates ana the pro
posed amendment Section intended to apply to
members who were not communicates. The committee
asked to be discharged from the further VI
the subject.
The Rev Dr. subbs of N. J. expressed hope that the
amendment should not be allowed 10 20 by default he
believed that baptized members who were not cohn'h M
cants should be made amenble to the dlselpe oi h %
Church, and II there canon appchDlc I'd the SUI
ject. then there should be one framed 1hs "as '"0
The Rev DR. Masht. from the Committee Canons
to whom was referred the proposition to prescribe wn
make such further canonca rules might be Thought
necessary In order TO Keep them III que m eces
reported that the Committee thought there was no hece
sy for any further legislation In regard TO then anu
asked TO be discharged from the further
the subject In making the report Dr. Haigh iemIheu
that the Committee were unanimous IN ~ ana i Una. m ~
their opinion there was no ess Vn oni, m more Incident
than law readers The Committee was discharged
The Rev Dr. MsfG' % SaSon niS T'PS1fq s e p @
BOOK Of o@o a 70 give to the ,D ssGSRs ,S RSwsr to
PRAYER Instead OF the prescribed forms OF morning ana
evening prayer that the Committee deemed it lneape
dent to recommend such amendment ana asheu " po
discharged, The Committee was discharged. - 80
The Committee the Prayer Book, TO whom was re-
ferrod the resolution Of Dr. Ryia IN iegau 10 sun
posed error in the last Period but one OF the communion
Office, reported that 1t was not asaoe 10 iare @ Az Az
charged. their own request from the iurther cosuci
" The Rev DE- BerkeIy moved that the report OF the
Committee be adopted as the sense Ol the mouse ia TO
gard changes IN the phaseoogy oi the iayef booA
The Committee on the Prayer Book, to whom was re-
ferred the resolution of Dr. Halgh OF New DIX h IcI
lion 10 The stereotype plates OF the Prayer Book reported
that the OF plates which were formerly IN tho pos
session OF tho Messrs Harper had been sold by them and
could not now be traced 1ut that te,o VA A., % had
III charge Of Mr. james Pott who stated that they hh1
boen his keeping agent of the Newlork Bble ahu
Common Prayer Book Society since December 1901 that
some changes had been previously made III thc paes
10y whose authority ho dd not know ana that no was
prepared 60 issue new plates so soon Us ploper coi
should be appointed 10 superntend then preparation
The Committee had not had time to examine the changes
that had made the plates aud therefore reported
the following resolutions, which they asked the House to
Essolrca oe Hou., Of Bishops eoeeutas Th.' Joint COMMITTEE.
DUNG tie present aHd the ns Geasl oo'eH0u
10 sssnse ,hs .,o,yps plate. the standard edition o. III,
Book M Church now tie Po.,,a Of NJ Jane, rgi
oonse, the manir,iI typographical errop thelen -,
S ..S ps.. s,I o n & Saa son " @ h D. se
Of ls4' and 10 rsoe The plate ~hss 'ae A'eA'u nave
10 he publication usl,' TIER o.. set rom
1es Is cd san a'. .A. % 'G S.Ssi .Ssr %s s
Their 1 d. b. "a @ 81 l. ooi 10 -sS .a 10 ssI
The lseps ofe pe. sud esp Of Ihe '''H " A' "
III. Cmmss you'd 1oaa's a. lh n,@se,, Q, NE CcaTiss &
FIRED To- The Re-; D. ' 1t, S a b. .,. S.h Sis
STANDARD rsrer Boot their epson .1is I,,' 70 BE =.
Hs ia. b, ri,rrsi cnsi,s C,sos' 70 eos,ir
ths ep,deay of sn,las c.a ~ f, b. "ta. cat ,he
words, b H.p-r ls'' and ia'eltHS as ~vi' 80 90,
t'snsa i.a.,. q 1s 0sssril cos,eruea Of iss'
The resolutions were adopted.
The special Committee To whom were referred the me.
MORALS Of the dlo,oscs ~ NAME Rhode Island. New
Iognr of Ordinations iu the Protestant Episcopal Church
In America pared by the late Bishop Burgess reported
OF letting properly authorized pcrsous engaged In study
ing the early history of The church have aseess to W ANA
mission composed OF an equal number 81 bishops clergy
men. and lay with power To control the archives o
line Church and other ntclcs belonging TO the General
Convention, 20 whom, during ltS recess alicHo" may
be made for liberty 10 consult pamphlets or copy manu-
Commission may establish. Arcsoluon o ths eject was
reported by the Committee, aud adopted 10y tue Hos"
motion to adopt resolution paHsod by The last Con-
venton directing new cycle to complete IA. pieseht
century. and that the expired cycle nom 1853 10 1901 DC
erased, was adopted
several changes ~ the metucal psalms ana hy h among
which IA two OF the lay INNS tie wOrd despair should bo
changed To "carc" as It was prcIostoTuns IN he opinion
that our Redocmer should despair" Referred to Com
mittoc on the Prayer Book.
lie also proposal alterations In the punctuation as fo
| lows a se.nc0on after the words Catholic thnfch ia
the Apostles creed; comma AFTER tnc "oid i1id ~
lie and comma after the word Father IN the Lit
any 40 as read o God. the Father Of Heaven, DO
At the request OF the Rev gehtcuah tue WIZ
Mr. TAYLOR OF Va considered It inexpedient 10 make
any alteration III the last standard edition Of tho Book Of
Common Pray er. and offered resolution TO that effect
Hon s. B Kuggles New YORK thought that his friend
ron Virginia going too far IL was well known tht
he d,ed ~ hy The conncil of Nice had made an inter
polation Now II To pass the gentleman's rcso
luton 10 make no alteration. could never unite with
nmr bretbren OF the Greek Church who repudated the
| terpoation made by Rome.
Mr. Taylor moved that his resolution be tabled FOR the
present. and gave notice that he would brins 1t uP ON
The Hon Samuel b. Rugges also offered the following
resolution, requesting that II should 10 taDed uht the
Rosd Tia, ,h, comm,. tn, Payer Book 10 be pc
tie original Grsef he Creed described IN tie Prayer Book the
Mr. Rugges said that this matter affected relations
with brethren In the Eas-the Russo Greek Church
venton be held Cincinnati offered. and gave
TO some discussion Several other cities were named
BaltiInore and Eew-York-and IL was resolved that
should be taken upon the question at Y o'clock to-
SSsS Ss ssn 9sr whfs Ss OF Gn.s %S
ntteo Canonr In regard to the amendment OF Canon
a Sections, Title relative to Assistant Bishops as FOL
when Bishop Dcce.e ,un,be By reason Of old s. or other
sody spp.s to q. cosv.nsa oee,. .h. d. ..n.
Ss H s S,' ~. ..S % 1.S a .sss %S S ,
h. proposed eeos an Assistant Bishop ma, ,. ..,. By
.% s:sSs s.Ss ; Ss:
% % al. :, .s ~, ;::S: s
oil the dutes .. ,h Which sPps.s
Grated h. :. entitled House Of B.hcp'
Assistant Bishop shall vote upon question therein when the
Bishop bis Diocese present No shall be elected
Grated arr,sn Bishop nor shall there bs more than one Assistant
| Bishop In diocese AZ the same time
Judge Conyngham Of Pennsylvania advocated the pro.
posed amendment and said that he were called upon
TO name the In Its amended FORM he would call 1t
% canon to preserve the health and lives OF valuable
bishops In order 10 obyate the objection that bishops
might be multiplied unnecessarily TO give partcu
lar doceses too much influence In the House Of Bshops
the provision had been inserted that in the presence Of
his Bshop Assistant should have vote In the House,
The amendment had retroactive operation and he be-
leved that the adoption OF II would DO productive VI