Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-09
The General Episcopal Convention.

The committee report the following us mat
tiers upon which they respectfully recommend
legislation
7Thcy recommend that certain acts in the ad
ADMINISTRATION of the Holy Communion, and on
other occasions of public worship, hereinafter
enumerated, be prohibited, by canon, to wit
]. The use Of incense.
y Placing or retaining crucihx in any part
of the Church.
5. Carrying u cross in procession in the
Church.
+. The use Of the lights on Or about the
Holy Table, except when necessary.
5. The elevation of the Elements in the Holy
Communion in such manner as to expose them
to the view of the people as objects toward
which alteration is to be made, in or after the
prayer of Conservation, or in the act of admin
istering them, or in conveying them to or from
the communicates.
G. The mixing of water with the wine as
part of the service, or in presence OF the con-
gregatlon.
!. The washing of the priests hands, or the
ablution of the vessels, in the presence OF the
congregation.
S. Bowings, crossings, genuhect!ons, prostra-
tious, references, bowling down upon or kissing
the Holy Table, and kneeling, except as allow
cd, provided for, or directed, by rubrlc or
canon it being provided that reverence at the
mention Of the name Of the Lord Jesus Is not
intended to be disaowed and it being iurth-
or provided that private personal devotion, be-
fore or after official 1ninstration, is not to be
understood to include or justify any of the acts
prohibited.
The celebration or receiving of the. Holy
Communion by any Bishop or Priest when no
person receives with him.
10. Employing or permitting any person or
persons not in Holy Orders to assist the minis
ter in any part of the Order for the admins
tration of the Holy Communion.
H.. Using, at any administration otthe Holy
Communion, any Prayers, Collects, Gospels or
Epistles other than those provided in the
Book of Common Prayer, or under xiv. Of
Canon Is of Title [. Of the Digest.
They further recommend here:
|. That no rector of a parish or other minis
ter shall be allowed to introduce the Choralser-
vice without the consentlng vote OF the cStry
or contrary TO the prohibition of the Bishop.
=. That no Supplied Choir shall be employ
ed except under the same Limitations and
when such choirs are employed the only add
ton to their ordinary attire shall be surpilcc
reaching to the ankles.
8, That no Chancel shall be allowed to be 50
| arranged as to prevent the minister from Off
ciating at the right end of the Holy Table 1t
IS to he noted that 4 credence table l.; lawful.
The committee further recommend that
canoncal provision be made touching the dress
appropriate to clergymeu miniStering III the
congregation, and that the holy vestmentS dc
clared to be appropriate to r!crgymen 5" minis
| tering, be:
!. For Bishops the present Episcopal robes
>. For all ministers white surpllcr, black
| or white stole 4 black cassock not reaching be.
| low the ankles 4 black gown and bands
| They also recommend that provision be
made
|. That on occasions OF services where cX-
pedency or necessity Of health may require ii,
| the University cap may be used.
,. That candidates Tor Orders, who are
! licensed to act as lay readers: may Use the
academcal black gown.
In addition to the canoncal provisions now
recommended, and in consideration Of the fact
that nothing can be so plainly set forth but
doubts may arise in the use and practice OF the
same" the committee further unanimously re-
commend that the same action be taken to
carry out, in such manner as may secure ITS
observance, the principle declared in the second
resolution sent to this House by the House of
Clerical and Lay Deputies, at the General Con
venton Of 1868, to wit: That Tin all matters
doubtful, reference shall be made to the Ordl-
nary and no changes shall be made against the
godly counsel and judgment Of the Bishop;
The report is signed by Bishops Lee, Will
liams, Clarke, Odenheimer, and kcrioot.
After the report was read, the recommends
ton of the Committee Of Bishops that Il joint
committee consisting of three Bishops, three
| Presbyters and three Laymen be appointed Ia
| L. A. nf bull
be referred, with directions to report to this
Convention, at as early 4 day as practicable,
| such canons rs they deem necessary in the
premises" was discussed, and the whole subject
| then postponed until tomorrow.
RUNAWAY MATcn.-A youthful couple on
their way to North Carolina for the purpose of
getting ''spliced" passed through town one day
last week They were very youthful, the gen,
! teman not appearing more than eighteen, and
the lady some fourteen or fifteen years old.
They had been travelling hard fearing pursuit,
but falling in with gentleman OF the county
some few miles below here, who, feeling Il ten
der sympathy for the cause in which they were
engaged, promised them protection, whereupon
they moderated their gait, and on reaching the
village halted and fed their horses and refreshed
themselves, the gentleman purchasing some
''gingy cake" with which to regale his dull
cinea After resting for an hour or so, they
went on their way protesting their intention to
before they slept They were travelling on
horseback, without baggage of any kind From
the hard trotting action Of the horse ridden BY
the lady, we Judge she must have been iTbued
with very powerful resolution to have borne
tile fatigue OF the journey. We learned that
the gentleman was Mr.. l.aughon from Bed
ford, and the lady Miss Durham, Of LcesviIle,
Campbell nty-HalyLr Rcco'tL
Gov. WALKER.-At the Maryland Agrlcul-
tural Fair on Thursday, during the delivery of
the grafton, Mr.. Whyte made several happy
illusions to Gov Walker Of Virginia, Gov.
Bowie, of Maryland, &c. At the conclusion of
Mr.. Whyte's address loud calls were made for
Gov. Walker, of Virginia. when that gentle
man rose and remarked that he had been great
" edited by what had fallen from the lips of
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