Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-25
Episcopal General Convention.
No Change IN The Prayer BOOk-TRe Risaal D,

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In the Episcopal Convention al Baltimore
yesterday, the committee on the prayer book
reported against any additional service Tor the
burial Of such persons as cannot because Of the
hrst rubric Of the service for the burial Of the
dead be buried with that service. Also against
any alerauon OF the prayer for the President, OF
any change whatever in the prayer book; also
In opposition 10 permitting any clergymen 20
emit passages which he does not conscfentiOusly
agree with. The report was adopted by the
House. The committee on christian education
presented resolutions, which were adopted,
declaring that except where weighty local OF
special considerations intervene, Il Is our duty 70
sustain our own educational institutions by our
gifts and our patronage" message was re-
oeived from the House Of Bishops announcing
the adoption OF the canon on ritual a. reported
by the Joint committee on that subject, I'm which
II asks the concurrence Of the House OF Clerical
and Lay Deputies.
THE DISCUSSION ON THE RITUAL
was then resumed, during which Rev. DIR. Pad
dock, Of Long Island, denied that ritualism was
declining 1t had attained 20 dangerous pro-
portions in England and was hOurishing here.
He advocated the passage Of the canon as il
came from the House OF Bishops.
At the evening session, the discussion was re-
that the Tituahsts were reformers; their publica.
tons were everywhere, while we who oppose
them are doing nothing. What we should do j.
20 mould public opinion, to inform the PEOPLE o
the errors Of ritualism, and then public opiniO
viii endorse the legislation we may find necess
~. he thought q decent and comedy ritual
NSIH necessary tnllg, and he wished the Churc
had more OF IL. What he principally objected
In the ritualists was the doctrine Of auricul
confession, which they were industriousy.pr
paGattng. he had seen things in the almiui
tIation Of the Holy Sacrament which he
greted, because he thought IL was made mcr
mechanical cermOny. But as he said before tn
true remedy was 20 mould public opinion, I
point out these errors to the people.
Rev. Mr.. Nurgan, OF Iowa, hoped there would
be immediate action, as this question of ritual
i'm had been sgitating the public mind for six
years.
Nr. Carter, Of Maryland, said no one was more
anxious for uniform law on the ritual than he
but he wanted law which il was 20 be supposed
would be the law Of the church for ali time
maturely and most cheerfully considered. and
hence lac should be most sOrry 70 see I'm the haste
OF the moment this canon as IL now stood passed.
These are 10 be the law of ritual, and nothing
else. Is the cross which surmOunts most OF our
churches placed there by authority of a canOng
Is the beautiful evergreen with which the
churches are decked at Christmas done by au-
thoTity OF canon? Is IL by authority
OF canon that the congregation in some
churches rises when the offertOry il recited by
The minister1 No; all these things are done ac-
coTdlng 70 usage. Yet, according TO this canon
II Is IN the power Of the bishop 70 prohibit AN
these things. he did not say that any of them
would be prohibited, but IL such an attempf
was made the whole church would rise m
against II But he only alluded 10 them 20 show
10 them now many fOrms that are dear 20 the
church rest not on any canon but on usage.
adjourned. r ~
Ut is understood that the vote bv which the
Canon on Ritual passed the House Of Bishops
was "a 20 10. Bishop Nottingham held a re-
cepton last night at the Episcopal residence on
Madison avenue, which was largely attended by
most Of the Bishops and a large number OF
members OF the House Of Deputies