The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-28
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

atOuRt Hymns for Church aud Home
Paper ON the state of the church
Canon la Relation To RituRIism-Thc
Subject before the ConventIon-Inte
resting Report from the Minority
Judge COnynghRm's Address - Very
Animated Debate Upon the Subject
NO Definite Action in the Premises.
NRw YonK, Oct. e. is65.
The eighteenth day Of the Protestant Episcopal
Convention opened this morning with the usual
religious services, conducted by the Rev d. shelton
of Western New York, and tho Rev. william s.
Childs, Of Rhode Island.
The benediction was pronounced by Bishop Oden-
heimer Of New Jersey.
The record Of yesterday proceedings was read and
adopted.
Mr.. William Welsh, Of Philadelphia, remarked that
the House of Bishops will not be able to get through
their business until Thursday evening next. AZ
many members desire to return home, he thought 90
would be difficult 10 retain quorum until that time
He stated that If eighteen diocesos are represented By
one deputy, either clergyman or layman the
House is competent to transact business.
The Rev. DIR. Hodge, from the Committee Elcc-
lions mentioned the names Of q number Of deputies
who have asked and received leave Of absence.
Congregations Abroad.
The Committee Canons made a report against any
change proposed in the Canon on congregations I'm
foreign lands because the expedcncy OF such changes
does not appear and also that is too late In the ses.
sion to enter into any such change.
The resolution offered 10 that effect by the COM
mittee was adopted
Title of House.
The Committee Cauons reported against =
change of the title of the House from that of " ouse
of Clerical and Lay Deputies" to that of "ouso Of
Deputies" The report was adopted.
The committee also reported against allowing any
minister of the church to leave out such phrases Of
being contrary to the required uniformity OF the Ii
turgy the Constitution Of the church. The report
was agreed to.
The Time of Probation.
The Committee on Canons made further report
memoralists who suggest the creation of q tribunal
empowered to release to any applicant for holy orders
the prescribed time Of probation altogether, so that
by their permission, gentleman may be a Methodist
preacher one Sunday and ofeiate rs regularly or
daned Episcopal presbyter the next.
The report was concurred IN.
Additional Hymns.
The Committee Canons also reported in favor of
allowing additional collections of Hymns for Church
and Home" and collection of Hymns, Ancient and
Modern" to be sung, the Bishop Of the Diocese
sentng.
The Rev DR.. Peirce of Alabama, moved to strike
out the last clause requiring the consent of the Bishop
After some debate the matter was laid over.
HymnOdy and PsaInOdy.
A joint committee was ordered by the House on
the report of the Committee on Canons, to report at
the next Convention such amendments OF the psalms
in metre, and of the hymns, as may be deemed de-
sirable. This committee is to report to the next
General Convention.
The State of the Church.
The Committee on the Slate Of the Church re-
ported amendments to Can0n XIV, section l. title l.
which was referred to the Committee on Canons.
In n second resolution the committee reported
the subject OF registering all tho baptized and con-
frmed children of the church, that it too late in
the session 10 recommend or adopt anything practical
thereon and asked to be discharged from the further
consideration of the subject. so ordered
Messages from the House of Bishops asked the con-
eurrence of the House OF Deputies in the appoint
ment OF Joint committee TO report to the next Gs-
neral Convention correct versions of the Book of
Common Prayer in tn. German, French and Swedish
Also, authorizing the Joint Committee on the
Standard Bible to proceed with the publication of the
A Afs he RshGps Of ohe @
of the House, on the differences arising out of the
change in the complexion of the Board OF Missions.
The Russo-Creek Church,,
The Russo Greek Committee, appointed by the last
General Convention, presented lengthy report on
their Investigations into the condition OF the Russo
Greek Church, and the probability of n union between
nnion ip Extremely probable. letter was read from
Prince Orotf, of Russia, favorng the union OF the
Churches. The letter states that the Orthodox Greek
never prohibited its members from wOrshipping with
any denomination OF Christians who pray for the
gestsd to The Archbishop of Canterbury to send the
Bishops to Russia:
Europe in the interest of this union Of churches
ported that the highest digntariss Of Church and
Sae are the IN 1t Se
without the forfeiture OF standing in their own respec-
The committee was continued with power to cor
respond further in rel alton to the matter and the Rev.
Dr. Fulton, OF Georgia, was added to the committee
in place OF Bishop Young, Of Florida.
The Rev. DIR. Littlejohn, OF New York, read
lengthy report on the work performed by the Board
of Missions during the past three years.
Their work among the children of the Church has
been emnently successful and five thousand hys hum
dred have been gathered into missionary associations
and its receipts from this source have amounted 10
SS7, O00
The report takes ground in favor OF q system of
itineracy in sparsely settled places, and the employ
ment of laymen in the work.
The report was adopted
The House concurred with the House OF Bishops on
the subject of theological education.
The Rev. DR.. M. A. De Wolfe Howe, OF Philadel-
dsphia then called up the resolution the of
"Hymns Ancient and MODERN" which was bitterly
opposed 'by Dr. Adams, who offered as substitute
canon presented by himself on Monday. 1t gives the
right to the Bishop to allow the use of any hymn
asked for in writing by clergyman, the consent to
be given in writing In each and the choice to be
made from the collection Of Hymns Ancient and
Modern" "Hymns for Church and Home" and the
collection published by the old English "Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel"
Mr.. Gadsden, OF South Carolina, opposed both the
committees report and the Canon offered by DR..
Adams without the personal examination OF this
House. There may be doctrinal subjects contained in
them opposed to the teachings of the Church.
DR.. Paddock, Dr. Hare, and others, discussed the
subject when an amendment striking out the clause
requiring the consent of the Bishops lost after
which the resolution reported by the committee was
adopted.
Messages from the House of Bishops concurred with
the deputies in amendments to Canon ii, Title q "On
ofenses for which ministers may be tried; and also,
to inserting note in the standard prayer book,
BtAting that the changes and alterations have been
made in the editions of the same since lS44.
The Convention then took recess.
Afternoon Session.
Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky, moved that the
Convention proceed with the regular order of tho
day the consideration of the report of the Committee
on Canons in relation to Ritualism. Published in