Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-23
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
The EniseenaI Chnrch Cnnrenftn.,

IRe tptscopat tnurch Convention.
NEw hoSk' October 2i-in the Epi-copn
convention, to-day, the comm ittee ou amend
mencs 90 the constitution presented q report
from diocese o. Tennessee. sskiug that a
certsin clause be struck ont from one OF The
canons IN relation 20 the consent or the general
convention not being given for the foundation
ot new diocese until 10 had satisfactory Assnr-
snee OF the creation Of = fund Tor the support of
bishops. The committee reported In favor OF
this request. Placed on tie calendar.
The committee on the state OF the church re-.
ported their concurrence In message No. ~.
IRON the house OF bishops, in relation 10 sending
members 90 the next provincial synod % Cana
ds, and appointing as such delegates Rev. Dr.
OrAsg. OF Kentucky, Rev. Dr. Nan Deusen. OF
cenus New York, and Rev. Dr. Schenck Of
Louisiana, from tie clerical fefpties ar.f Sec-
retary fish, OF New York. Gov. stevenson OF
Ken, neky, and Judge Ous, OF Illinois from the
Law deplties
The committee on expenses repor, IN favor or
ths appointment of committee on puhltra-
non, 10 be composed Of Que deputy from the
house OF bishops, one clerical and one lav dele
gate frOm the house OF dsputies Together ,.Ifb
The secretaries o. hofh houses. % publish TO
journals OF The Proceedings or both housss, and
adopt some measures 90 restrict the sive aud e.
pacity Of the journals and circulate thcrn anon
the delegates.
The committee or memorial % deceases r,eu-
bers submitted their report, 'ch wsts -efcrrsH
20 them on Monday last tor . fes alterations,
which they had made. z nc report Wa A Jrl..l
by = standing vote OF the members.
Mr.. Cambridge Livingston, lay Iegats, OF
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three hundred laymen iu this city. requesting
that the convention would not restrain their
present ritual by placing any restrictions on
the ritual ~ it nov existed I'm Che church. Re-
terred % the con fttee on can ms.
The committee on hymnal submittei q long
report, emtodying amendments made by them
IN the hymnal. The chairman OF the commit
Zee, Rev. DT Nm, stated that sl2 500 copies had
heeu printed, from the sale of which The profits
bad been, since the last convention, Sl2.t51.
~s3 OF which WAS devoted q funds Tor the MID
0ws and orphans Of deceased nemher-. Rev.
DR.. Hall moved thst this report be m ale the
order Of the day for O'Clock on Mond ay next
Rev. Dr. Burgess, from the committee on
csDOns, stated that their report on the ritual
would also be ready on Monday. and he moved
that IL be made the order of business for ~
O'Clock noon on that day. Rev. Dr. DE Koyen
~ WiscoDsin. said it would be better 70 take up
the report OF the hymnAl first. and a the report
on the ritual came before u they might not be
IN condition afterwards % sing HYMNS. Rev Dr.
BenRwin, OF Pittsburg, thought that by taking
up the ritual first they would after that be able
20 sing hymns OF praise foe their unsnimjty. DIR.
Livingstone moved ~ be made the order OF bus
iness -day az o'clock.
A long discussion ensued on the question, aud
lasted until the hour for taking upon the busi-
ness On the calenda had arrived.