The New York herald., 1871-10-15

Tenth PAYS PrVeeedipen--charyr of CaA'on'
Prescribirg tns Use Of the Book Of ComuA'a
Praycr--CSDsiiiuiiuxM Missionary Bishsps-
BALTIMORE, Oct. Ia. 1871.
The morning service was performed by Rev. MIR.
Moran, OF Iowa: Rev. Mr.. Lee. oil Kansas, and
Bishop Odenheimer. OF New Jersey, after wnict,
President CraiK called the Convention to order.
Tha journal OF yesterday was read and approved.
Rev. Dr. uA,dIfT, or New jersey, said the Com
mittee on Canons were ready to report on the sub
jcct OF Change Of Canon 20, Title l. OF the nse OF
the Book Of Common Prayer. he asked the undi-
vided attention or tho House, as the report pro
posed alterations of = very radical character.
Rev. Mr.. PADDOCK then read the report, detail.
ing the proposed changes OF omission and addition
and concluding with recommendation OF the FOL
lowing res0uion:---
kesoived tho House Of Bishops That 20
Fl ne aa,s % - . Use S the Book OF Common
rvs,. snon 70 Of The use Of the Book Common rr.y,r
e D"9 Or may ss
81 @ ca,e ?, too saAoy Of the a Re-
to prohibit all additions 20 and omissions from
pss By section Of Canon Of rs,ssp
~ sn on other % @ than on SUNDAYS and n.
odeod ana 81 all times mission stations other places
AND eening prayer cannot a.od the eddca,on
ssyics may be aasd sonplcd only from .hc Book of Com
except ON cergences without the APPRECIATION Of the eccie
Rev. DR.. GOODWIN moved ~ an amendment u fur
thcr proyisO, that the does rot apply terms
TO congreg aiions worshpping In foreign Ian
guagc.
The report and Amendments were made special
order for W ednestlay next
DT. LEEDS, from The Committee OH domestic nj
F6re,gn M,sslons, TO whom Was referred the ex-
pediency Of giving 10 each rector OF this Churo, en
o0cto seat in the Board oil Missions. limiting each
diocese 10 Ooe VOTE reported the same was incxpe-
dlent.
The Committee Oh Canona, to whom was referred
memorials from the Dioceses Of Texas anu OF Ca-
fOrna ana question relating The relief OF dioceses
TOO large lor tnc supervision OF a single bishop.
made report with recommendation that clause
OF section 10 Oi Canon Is. Title be amended to read
diocese without bishop, OF which bishop
ns ae s nS % aadS 10 Ssab SS q Of nca ,e,snes
os oy Gss1n o ~ & essen or on. ph @ sa
M Inc .e Of G sne eoaneos s ans odc a
ssso sna WITH eoassn nae '''D m S% later 'Sss Sss ' 81
and authority OF bishop Of smother diocese OF
Sna 9hSp % wao % o be be 70 per
duties and oces Of the osnop thereof until
or until c act OF such convention has .ecn revoked, and
diocese has been aso Withdrawn provided that IN such
lasianed tho bishop missionary bishop shalt exer
under lia Episcopal chage as the act OF tho Diocesan Con-
ve'iiion may prescroe.
message from the House OF Bishops authorizing the
use IN inns Church OF the Hynnai, reported 10y the
JOINT committee Of the General Convention was
taken up for consideration, the question being on
cuncurrlng in the message from the bishops.
Rev. Dr. HUME, OF rcnnsylvania. remarked that
the resolutions OF tie House OF Bishops not only au-
thorized the use oil the Hymna os reported by the
commiuee, but forbid the use of any other hymns
IN Tie public worship OF The Church.
After debate kcv. Dr. Adams, Of Wisconsin,
offered amendment, that the Oc the liymna be
provisional UNI. the session OF the next General As
senibly
A protracted and general debate followed until
three O'CLOCK, when, without taking v0te. the Con
yention adjourned until Monday as ten O'Clock.