The New York herald., 1874-11-03
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

| Shortened Services Granted, but the
! Rubric OF Common Sense Dcnied-The
Fear Of . Second Methodist Detection
Another Missionary Bishop Com
frmed-sketch OF the Gentlemen.
| In the business OF the Convention yesterday the
Committee on Canons reported against requiring
the bishops TO nominate TWO candidates for epis-
copal honors In missionary jurisdictions. from
which the House might choose one. The Lection
AIRY question. having been up and discussed, was,
on motion OF DR.. Beach. added to the Prayer Book
and ordered to be sent to the several diocesan
conventions for concurrent action. long de-
bate ensued on Q proposition to introduce the
colon or musical sign. IN the Psalter, so that
Davld's poetry might the more readily be
chanted
The Convention decided, however, that those
who could sing did not require this colon to help
them and those VINO could not 1t would interfere
with their correct reading OF the Psalms 1t there.
fore voted against the two dots.
SHORTER SERVICES DEMANDED.
services On and se s es was
adopted without discussion. 1t Is as iollows:-
Res9iyed nhe House Of Bishops coneurring, That
& n1ns hs az
n hs mNrnns the asy sna a,e e
distinct services which may used independently of
ydea hat whsn assa Ss be used
sad Il % ey snd hy m s hsvf oo Of
Prayer Pray a.' "-''A 10y ''A''N ''' 'N 'e
The second resolution did not pass so easy 1t
which may better be Inferred rom a reading OF the
resolution ITSELF 1t Is as follows:-
Resolved aAe House Of Bishops ooncgrring,. That
Presbyers laymen, be appointed 0he Presby
sS 70 he Re Of
rusGica revision other things providing short
and making such other sdsgestions may seem Judi
Church. and report the General Convention
Mr.. Meigs OF New Jersey, opposed this resolu.
ton on the ground that It 1nterfered with doctrine
Welsh, OF Philadelphia, the most pronounced low
churchman In the Convention, favored the relief
Church has been deposed. though he has declared
that he did not violate any essential part OF the
rubrlc. The Church has done all that can be done
to prevent the progress OF prlestcrat and nothing
can be added thereto Mr.. Welsh showed that the
only discretionary act allowed to ministers related
to the hour iOr baptzing infants. This commission
is to consider and tell us the value OF rubrics II
may be able TO show US how we can return to
prayers than those IN the Prayer Book had gone
up to glory and to God. He believed, he SAID, IN
THE RUBRIO OF ooAMON SENSE.
II he were travelling with q clerical companion
and the latter were asked to baptize an infant he
would have to delegate that ONCE to the speaker,
him inn Mr. M smith, 81 south South Carolina, opposed any
change in the Prayer Book. The act would be un-
constitutional, and II was TOO late now 70 40 tne
there are two things to be considered IN this mat
ter-the human and the divine Doctrines are
they are purely man made and it is ioliy to say
that they are or can be amendments to doctrines.
we are likely to do now. Their followers were
ready to receive our sacraments, but we would
not allow S them TINS right = unless saey 3ok the
speaker belonged to the old Evangelical party
and he hoped this Church would not repeat the
great mistake OF the mother Church with the
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A recess was taken for lunch, after which vari-
ous amendments and motions to postpone and lay
on the table and to get rid OF this troublesome
u ny tne
sufficiently. DR.. Adams, OF Wisconsin, got the
noor and said that lift (his resolutionl passed 1t
Shelly, Of Virginia. asked, What Is this tnat
irigntens the deputlesa Are they afraid to trust
the next Conventions The proposition Is to ap-
point twenty-one men OF each order, good men
and true, who are to consider and report on cer-
"a tain matters Of importance TO & the whole Church Church.
tive. We don't know what this Commission may
report, but when their & report comes come up up i
they say they approve Of this proposition
during three years more the whole Church viii
consider 1t and II at the end OF nine years this
may they not be made ? He was not afraid to
trust this Cnurcn. Virginia, the diocese which he
represented would be found alongside the progress
OF the Church; and II in the providence OF God
calamity should befall this Church and sne should
be driven on the breakers virginia VIII be found
In that hour, us she has always been opposed TO
extremes on one side or the other and conserva-
tive as she has ever been
CONSERVATION BY REPAIR.
DR.. Huntington, OF Massachusetts,. said this
measure was needed and be reminded the House
that the mlnortles OF the present Will be the ma
jorities OF the future. Tins is o proposition to
CONSIDER what shall be done to keep this House Of
ours IN repair for the next 100 years, and do away
with the necessity OF tlnkering 1t every three
years. The true principle Is conservation by re-
pair Mr.. Rogers, oiTexas spoke against the res
taken and the resolution received Its q1ietus by
vote Of slxty-six nays to ffsy-three yeas.
The following amendment to article IL OF the
constitution was adopted
Congregations Of foreign worshipping in foreign
tongue may be adm ed int union with this Church
visions or The conduct Of their public worship may
Convention.
number OF unlmportant messages were re.
ceved from the bishops bis % There was was one one message
as new missionary Jurisdiction, and the bishops
nominated as bishop thereof the Rev. William
+. Adams, Of New orleans, whose confirmation, In
secret session, was made unanimous.
PERSONAL SKETCH OF DIR. ADAMS.
tive 81 When ne Was cnd hs paaen
removed to America and settled In Kentucky
where he was educated: They were Methodists
equently united with the Protestant Episcopal
Churcn, in Mississippi, by whose bishop. Green.
spent In Wardville, In that State. During the yei
low fever epidemic in Louisiana he temporarily
lett nlS own parish 10 minister TO the SICK ana
dying in neighb0ring parishes in Louisiana, where
this scourge was severe. For this heroic Offering
OF himself he received q gold medal rom the au-
thoritles. At the close OF the war he called to
st. Peters church, New Orleans, which he alter
wards left TO take charge Of ST. Paul's parish,
where he now ministers. He mas represented his
diocese IN three successive general conventions
including the present one. He Is very modest and
retiring In manner, and his voice has been rarely
heard in the Convention, though he is said to be
nuent speaker and man OF sound learning. lie
Is not long as broad as some OF the bishops,
but he can do good work for the Church. He is
forty years OF age.
RELIGIOUS DISP PUTES AT JERUSALEM.
According to q correspondent OF the TetrQsae,
the aspect OF AFFAIRS among the various Christian