Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-13
EVENING STAR
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL GENE
RAJ CONVENTION
FIFrE DAY-soNoAY.

FIFrE DAr-noNoAN.l
The Prooestsnt Epscopal Trsensasi GsaersI
leg 81 Tnaity Chapel The session We
sIShtd by divine service. IN which Bishoy
W ni,mt gtcn, cf Maryland, assisted by Rev.
n'rioss IN isins, Of Georgia, ofhoistet A. II
eiock, TIE Rev. James Craik, d. n. OF k-s-
'ucss, as President called IN Con vention 20
oroer Tor business
.. The IN. Commute on New D'Oceses rercr,-d,s
,sNor OF DIV ding the DiSc-e- OF NsryIandl
ih ne report Of Tie Commute was accepted by
NE Convention.
-. ise hour Tor the SPECIAL order OF 10. day
nsNlng arrived, resolution LOOKING "a ths
election OF SIX m@mb-rs a. loipf an ,n,ss..s q
nom.har Vie board ~ " tssions was ia oar
pr L,,ieiohn nominated Rev. Dr. u II. Pad
dock, NJ ishigan. Il v. r. h. Huntiagtaa. 10 D
Massachusetts Rev. n Ii Pierce. a. IA AZ
eSma, Jsdge l.. b. is. llIiGois; MT. W "a
nsile' - H. North CSrolnsi Mr. q. &. NJ
Nhorter, Ncs; New lOrk. On motioa a..
election by bsilo; Was dispensed with. aSa "a.
nominations were unanimously aCcrptea -,
Rev. Alfred : ubbs. q New I.r..y Mr.
ssn,.d \ memorial Tor the inorosse ~ tae pay
% the clergy.
A memorial presented on Fcd,rA Coaacn.
w.gS rtferrec 10 Con- mittee OF CSauus.
A pkssage Vas received from the Honse OF
Bishops stauBg thai a RESOLUTION had beea
"dlited looking 20 TIE arpOlnl m NJ OF A J 5s.t
Committee on board II MISSIONS, zEa that th~
PRESSING BishOp had o. AMAZED for thai Goa
Dl'tee Ri-hOps Bsd-il, 4 .atk, and AtNusoa-
or nCuyp OF k,y. Dr. Li,lejOan, tae a ne
Il Wm. wish. Ed, of 2 nnsylyau,s., "a.
aoCrd 10 the Comm Al go Appoint.o 10 non ale
vSn1Ioases Tor the Board II II .ssiOHs.
RIHUALErM
uoGs Con, nham, OF Penn , van IA. pre- s-ated
M noTtst AssiDg tas aDspuon "a Jae Z low
ne canon 90 The mamie u. ClLdBgtlag Dtgiae
worship.
Sec. :. No ministerial vestuen,s shau he
"A orn ~ any munster durng dlNtae EOrsaip.
uT when present at or Officiating IA any right or
GER mos 81 tht, Church. excepting surphce.
stole, bands OF gov n, winch snail b. u--d s..
hsretoiorc accustomed CD ala reEuiar oeca .tsa,
OF worship, aud al tae discreet "a OF the miais-
tsrs msy b. used ~ rites sad ceremonies, aud
no ecclesiastical vestm-nt shalt b. worn "a o.
cSsIOns Of divine worship OF Caurch Ore
provided. The section shall not D. cons --ued
70 relate 10 Ep scopal yeetmants.
50. CaEdle-siicSS. CruciiiNes, or supeTai-
tars' called, msdr Of WOOD ~ NEAL Or other
subs stances, shall not be useu or suffered 30
stand upon or hsuE over am communion ia
hles as part Of the furniture OF decOrauoas
thereof.
Sec. }. Bowling al the name of Jesus, excerpt
ing IA repeating the Greed: turning or DC gtag
towards the communion -tshle except 50 far a.
may b. enIoined by the Rabric, ma xInC = sign
OF lhe cross, eNcepf IA baptism. the elevation
OF rIther OF the slemsuts daring holy commu-
mon. al of the alms oblstlons OF comm UNI
cants or others PROFESSIONAL san girg an On urch-
es, except a. provided 10y the Rubiss. and the
use OF incense in AID during the condu ctiag of
divine service, are ala hereby declared unlaw-
fGl
AZ" aoSNc " as dcCOnpaiteu W a Mem Drnal
in its favor.
Nj HsmIltsn Fish, presented q report from
the Committee on CauODs favoring an amend
ment 10 the Constitution relative 20 the admis-
sion OF GiOcsses and 10 the division OF tha SANE
which was MADE The special order lJr Thurs
day at II O'Clock.
The chairman announced the Committas
on Clercal Salaries the following: Joseph n
Thompson, OF New Jersey; =. p. Ruggl-s. OF
New York; James W. Nan NoslrSud, II Ne
bGaska; Geo. g. Shottuck and Il. johnson Bar
bOur.
Rev. DR.. Mead, OF CONNECTICUT. offered the
following:
Whereas, The restoration OF The unity Of the
church = an Object of ast ami ortance, n with
out restored unity IL will he Impossible for her
perfectly 20 fulfill her mission TO evang-lizA the
world: and "a heres.s. IN tue opinIon OF many,
the signs Of he tunes clearly indie ate that there
is strong and an increasing desire among me
churches. and m the various denomination of
Christians IN ChrIsteadon, - see such unity
restored; Therefore,
Res0Icsd, The House OF Bishops coneurrlnx.
That a lOInt committee Of the two houses con-
stItutng the General Con Vention, which COM
mlttee shall consist OF an equal number OF
bishops, presbyters ana laymen. be appointed
as an organ OF communication with other
branches Of the church and with tie different
Christian bodies who may desire information
or conference on the subject. the sad commit
Tee 70 be entltled, =. The Commission of the
Protestant Episcopal Church an the United
States Of America on Church UNITY
i he resolutions were adopted and made the
special order for "Wednesday at - O'Clock.