The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-20
not the time necessary to examine and ascertain the
nature OF thechanges made, and therefore otter the
following resolutiOns:-

Of the Prayer BOOK q ss Church 10 the possession Of
Prayer hook society and to the manifesuy typo.
2. 70 ascertain whether any, and u any, what other
ion =: set forth By The Gsasia Goaveason s and %
restore the plates when such alterations been made into
10 publication under their supervision
either from the old plates or from they
gedent another correct edition OF the standard Prayer
shall be ocer Of this Convention appointed
be called the Cus.od Of The STANDARD Prayer Book whom
edition Of tao Book OF Prayer Tor
Tho comnee would AS members Of the commit
tee referred TO the Rev. pr Haieh Of New York; Colt of
appointed Custodian Of tho STANDARD Prayer BOOK as In
this uae on s e anp Ss on the Of
Book referred to in this report.
These resolutions were unanimously agreed to.
subsequently IN connection with tins subject, the
committee proposed another resolution which was
also adopted as follows:--
Resolved That be referred Committee on Canons
BY striking out the words by Harper BrSs il s45'
Genera. Convention OF 1855"
CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE or ORDINATIONS FOR
TIE MINISTRY.
The special committee on the chronological cata-
logue OF ordinations, prepared by Bishop Burgess
reported IN favor Of allowing the dioceses to make
copies hereofa az their own expense and thai COM
.nents, either written or printed belonging to the
Convention, and safely keep them during the recess,
and allow the several dioceses TO take copies OF such
they desire az their own cost and subject to such
regulations rs tho commission may prescribe
Rev. Or. f. Edwards BearJsley in explaining the
action and report Of the committee, stated that
this chronological catalogue was very valuable, as
it gave the names or all who were ordained
ministers OF the gospel in this country and also that
many years ago the Rev. Dr. Hawks went to
England being the historiographer OF the Church,
and he obtained number OF manuscrip relating
TO the pre-revouonGry history OF this Church After
his death they the hands OF his executors,
but at The request OF the bishops the documents
were delivered to the secretary the Rev. DR.. Perry,
VINO has them now. Tho report was received and
the resolutions submitted BY the committee Were
adopted.
The House then motion OF Rev. DR.. Richard >.
Mason, lepassed the resolution adopted at the last
Convention adding an additional cycle, completing
the present century, to he inserted IN the table Tor
finding Faster and that the cycle from 1S4s to 1861
be hereafter omitted.
CHANGES IN THE HYMNS AND OTHER PARTS OF TIE
PRAYER BOOK.
The same gentleman then moved several gram
NAUTICAL aud rhetorical alterations in the language of
some OF the hymns in the Prayer Book. He also OBJ
nectIon with the Rcdeemer, for despair Ia desitu
ton OF hope and spiritual despair Is restitution OF
spiritual hope, which eau only arise from the con-
seriousness OF unrcpented sin or a want Of faith In
the promises ana goodness OF Almighty God, and to
sscrlhe such condition to our Blessed Saviour was
to change the words, ssThe sckening anguish OF de-
sparn into .Thy bitter prefs, thy narrowing care"
punctuation III the Greed, the Ltany and other parts
o. the Prayer Book and all his proposed changes were
SELF who announced his only desire have been to
introduce the proposed amendments, IN order TO
have them spread upon the Journal Of the Con n
the interval between tlis and the next Irennia Con-
vention. But some conversation was mad before
this result WAS arrived at; but t was Oil technical
as to the punctuation In the "Sealed Book Kept IN
the Tower OF London. the authority 1t had over the
ana pontedly put BY lev. DR.. Milo Mahau OF Dalt-
more, TO which Rev. Dr. Adams, oil Wisconsin,, as
pointedy replied that tho .Sealed Bookn was the
standard Of the Church and 0verrides all private udg
ment. Before this conversation was concluded Rev.
fore 'cathoic la the Nicene Creed 30 that It would
read tone hoy catholic apostolic church" which
last amendment took the same course as those pre-
viously offered by him.
treasurer called attention TO the fact that number
OF dioceses had not yer paid their quotas They were
p pensos incurred tie tss Of the
NO eHAs "yor n Of Tn rSE q feSk the sense
Of the House. moved that Il Is inexpedient 10 make
suggested that II any Changes are to be made ne
hoped the propriety OF striking out from the Orna
forgive they shah be forgiven. and whose sins Thou
dost retain they shall be retained,n will also he
ciargyaen ever Claimed the power Of forgivng sins.
Though requested by Ms colleague. Judge shelley,
y0 s s to mSons g. ne
committee for alteration In the Prayer Book. Mr..
samuel II. Euggles believed she motion going too
on foot to unite with the Russe-Greek
never be altered is improper, considering the
circumstances. Mr. Henry e. Pierrepont considered
the pending resolution as conncang with the reso-
luton adopted this morning, providing for COM
mission TO correct Typographical errors IN the
Tine debate was continued by the Rev. Dr. Mason
the mover OF the alterations noted above, by Mr..
VIM. Cornwall, OF Kentucky, and Others. Mfr. Taylor
and or Wednesday he gave notice that he would
bring 1t up. Adopted. MI. Samuel D. Ruggles also
offered The following resolution, requesting II TO be
tabled un.1 the same timc:-
Resolved Tia. the COMMITTEES the Prayer Book TO
be and Exported a. as next an
the Prayer Book us the Niccne Creed.
The gentleman said that this matter affected our
Greek Church.
This latter statement had reference to the words In
the Creed proceeding from the Father and the SOM
after the words 81 besleyc In the Holy Ghost,n which
the Greek Catholics assert is not contained in the
original OF the Ncenc Creed, but incrpolatcd in
! later times by the Church OF Rome And 1t h now
believed by some that II these words so claimed to
| have been inserted were stricken from the text
union between the Episcopal and the Greek Church
could much easter and sooner be accomplished.
REPOITs OF DIocESEs.
on motion OF Mr.. samuel u. Rugglcs a resolution
adopted directing the secretary to take the ne
cessary measures TO obtain returns OF clergy, bap-
/ tisns combinations, communicates and other mat
tecs required By Canon Is, and when obtained to
| insert the same in the journal.
THE NEXT CONVENTION.
| Mr.. II. NJ. Barthalow, OF Kansas, moved that the
next Trtennial Convention TO be held In the city OF
moved 70 strike out Cincinnati and insert Chicago.
| uc believed that the Convention should DO held In
the west There were tarce 4 eat cities there,
| viz, Chicago Cincinnati and ~. Louis. ne mad
| nothing to say against st. Louis. but Chi-
| cago was accessible 10 oil the United states.
| Uaughi.r.l hc Thought they ought to select be-
tween ~. LOUIS and Chicago; the last was me only
city IN which the Convention had not yet been held.
Mr. William Welsh, OF philadelphia, moved that The
places 90 hold the next Convention Nc now recorded,
| and tho House take action on them tomorrow as
| twelve O'Clock.
The following cities were then named:--Cinclnnati,
by dr. Bsrtio.0w, OF Kansas; Chicago, by kew. Or.
/ Adams, Wisconsin,; -. L0nis, by Rev. Mr.. Wallace,
Missouri; Philadelphia, by Rev. pr. Howe. PcnBsyl-
ynnia: baltimore, ny Rev. pr. H8han, Earylani
New Iora by Mr.. Fairbanks, Tenaessco; LOUISVILLE,
| KY, by mir. Cornwall ken'ucky Lexington, KY, py
/ Rev. DR.. Crune Mississippi.
RECESS.
Several motions fos recess were made and lost,
NM