The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-20
TEE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

Eleventh Day-New Canens Rcjectei-C9r.
rccti0ns and Amendments OF the Prayer
Doo:k-Assiseaut Bishops.
The House or Clerical and Lay Deputies opened
yesterday morning at ten O'clock at the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION, with prayer, at which the Rev. Dr.
William Adams of WISCONSIN, assisted by Rev. Ed
mund T. Perkins, OF Kentucky, OBLIGATED, and Bishop
Talbot, OF Indiana, pronounced the bencdiciion.
When Rev. Or. Craik had called The House to order
the Secretary, Rev. Dr. Perry, read the minutes OF
Saturdays session. which were approved, with some
slight verbal alterations On the call OF committees
Rev. Dr. Haight, from the Committee on Canons,
reported that IL Ii fnexpedient TO change the exist
ing canon SO as TO subject the communicate re-
moving from parssl, to another 10 the juTtsdc-
ton Of the rector OF the parish to which he she
moves, and the committee ask to be discharged
The canon sought to be changed By the amendment
thus reported against is section OF Canon L. TITLE
H., on page 95 OF the Digest, rs follows:-
SECTION A comnunican removing from one parish 10
another shall procure from the rector M Of the parish
s e his Tate Or Asss Be e Sns :.
meant good standing and the rector Of the parish or con.
ducod.
Rev. Or. Ha!ght, on behalf OF the committee, ex.
planned that in 50 far as communicates are con.
cened, the present law OF the Church fully governed
the case. but that there distinction In regard
10 members OF the Church, which tho amendment
seeks 10 reach and who not subject 10 the disci-
plne or the Church as prescribed by It's economical
laws.
Rev. DR.. Stubs should be sorry II the Convention
were to let that proposed amendment GO by default,
and moved 60 recomlnlt for further report. lie
demurrci TO the distinction made by Rev. Or. Haight
that only COMMITMENTS are SUBJECT TO canonical
discipline. and not other baptized members OF tho
Church, and declared ii TO be monstrous pfopo3i-
ton. The amendment proposed intended 10 do
MI Gttiyl NJ lfr That faCx
have tho right to follow their parshionerS Into ans
other parish all over the country. Tic begged the
Convention would give this proposition proper aticn
tion for oherwtsa II the existing stase Of things be
NOT changed, al fr1pe,fHnt In S,pe,io, parish
within parish might be created. DIT. Haght aean
expaincd the action Of tho committee. judge
Battle, who Introduced the amendment, explained
lis purpose and scope, and stated that the re-
port from tic committee, WIS only agreed TO
by q majority. he himself and others voting
against 1t, and still believes tho amendment to be
neediul and Of service 30 the best interests or the
Cnurcn. Ms. william Cornwall. Of kentucky con.
tinued the debate, speaking In favor OF the rule
it stands. Ho was followed by tic rev. Dr. Norton
virginia, who also spoke against Tho Introduction
OF the amendment rs q canon oil the Church. Rev.
Or. Stubs rose stating that he hal been Informed
that the commttce VIII meet tho object by an
amendatory canon 10 the canon on Intrusion. Rov.
DR.. mead OF Connecticut confirmed the fact to be
so, ana pr. Stubs Withdrew his opposition Co the
report and 1t was adopted, and the committee was
discharged from further considering the subject.
DISCIPLINE FOR LAY READERS.
Rev. Dr. Iiaight made atili another report asking
60 be discharged from further considering Tho propo
sit.on or establishing o proper disci pno lor Jay
readers, ~ iucxpelicnt ~ make any change In the
cxistny legislation OF the Church. The committee
was 30 discharged.
Rev. Or. IIalgnt mado stil another report on an
amendment proposing 10 authorize tue BISHOPS TO
prepare under peculiar circumstances IN special
occasions, other forms OF morning or evening prayer
TO be used instead Of the orms prescribed In the
Book Of Common Prayer The report declares 1t in
expedlent 10 make any such changcand the commit
tee were discharged from considering the subject
any further.
Rev. Dr. Richard $. Mason, OF North Carolina chair.
man OF the Committee on the Prayer Book the
sumed grammatical inaccuracy IN the invocation OF
the communion service, nhe shall dwell m VA aud
we IN hein.u The committee, referring TO the origin
OF thla phrase from the Old Scotch service ana "a
having been In uso slnco 1859, report against any
change and ask 20 be discharged from the consdera-
ton oil the subject. This request was agreed To.
motion was made that the report DO adopted as the
sense Of the House. but objection was made and the
motion lost by large majority; but the secretary
was directed not TO insert the last motion and its re-
suit on the Journal az injurious tnferences might be
drawn from such vote Unpublished by the authority
The same committee, 20 when was referred the
resolutions OF rev. Ur. Haight OF New ofk IN re-
laion TO examining the stereotype plates ~ the
Prayer BOOK, reported TO the effect that Harper
Bro. sold the set OF stereotype plates once IN heir
possession, and that their ownership cannot now be
traced. Another set ~ Ia the hands OF James I0it
| as agent OF the New York Bible aud Prayer Book
| society since December 1861. Some changes have
been made In the dates but by whose authority he
tMr. Pott knew not but he Ia prepared to issue new
plates 30 soon proper committee II appointed ia
superintend their preparation. the committee nave