New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-31
THE PROCEEDINGS.

who generally I'LL the galleries. Apout noon "'''"'
sion arose the rules Of order which doubtless was
very Amusing 70 the auditors but seriously retarded
business Dr. Adams during the excitement, said " the
progress of the Church Sonth and West was oeius
ckked tape and another Deputy said that ne
had heard many persons rise to questions OF oruer
that would rise to question OF disorder as ne hao
"never before sat in so tumultuous an assembly,. Inc
President decided the point well taken. and tried
10 enforce order with the gave One OF the Deputies
finding could his point called Tor the ques
ton TO be taken by doceses and orders after the vote
had been declared and thus kept the House in session
until the stewed oysters and coffee. of which the iunch
was partly composed, had got cold.
Nine messages were received from the House OF Bish
OPS The first stated that the House OF Bishops did not
concur the adopted by the House OF Deputies
and struck out certain portions thereof especially the
specifications made such alterations as to cause the
canon OF Rtullism to read as follows:
SECTION a. Bishop have 70 believe complaint be
him wDs BY two or more 1Te'Se n, r @ &
tne S,f @ az ceremonies or practices
the Book Of Common Prarer have been
Bishop The Standing COMMITTEE his Council Of Adj
90 H. after shall sDSs5 So me B'S S,Pe ana ns
Ssn Sc, forth or or have BEEN introduced it shall be the
Suty Of the Bishop TO sdmOLish. &c
The remainder of the canon is unchanged The read
ing of the caused some excitement, and the
Rev. Dr. Mead offered resolution not concurrng In the
message and asking for Committee OF Conference The
was made the Committee on the part Of the House or
Deputies, q subsequent message from the House OF
Bishops showing that the Bishops had also appointed
their Committee CanOns as portion OF the JOINT
Committee which sat in secret session until nearly
O'Clock last evening without reporting the result OF
their conference to either House. The second
message reported that the Rules aud orders
OF the preceding Convention should remain In
new Convention The third message announced the APP
pontment OF the Bishops OF Easton vermont ana MAS
TIA Qa
Hymnal, and the Committee retiring, brought in re-
port later in the day through another from the
House Of Bishops showing that they had agreed that
the Revised Hymnal should not be regarded as fnal-
changes until after the book had been in
six years This action was concurred IN. one
action of the House of Deputies changing the Consti
of Board OF Domestic and Foreign Missions.
another discharged number OF Joint Committees
whose work had been an message was re-
OF Centenary documents relative to the Church. and the
Of The Bishops OF NewYork, Long Island and Maine
Trustees the part of the House OF Bishops for the
clerGymeD ana for aged and indrm clergymeo
The Rev Dr.. Faton obtained leave to refer resou-
clause OF Section OF Canon 49, THE by inserting az
Ter the first sentence the words and the nomination
is made during or within months before the meeting
Of the General Convention the House or Bishops shall
Nominate at least tw persons each Missionary Dis
ircts for which Bishop be chosen. aud majority
Of all Clerical and Of the Lay votes cast by Dioceses
ton"
volume was presented to the House Of Deputies,
continuing letters from the Patrarchs Of Coustan
nople Alexander ana Antioch. and from the Metropol
tan OF Athens, subject of the ntercOmmunoo of
the Churches The letters beautifully Illuminated
aud, with the SEALS arc bound In handsome folio vol
ume thus making it OF the most valuable, and at
OF one the ss cnurcS e Tne Committee on canons re-
ported an amendment on the subject ,hs OF con-
sesaSn esSns 1t wi1S the Bishop to
Committee reported 10 favor OF the Committee OF Inves
tigation, meeting IN the county Where the minister
I4faa In. an
The thanks Of the Convention were given to Trinity
CORPORATION for the of 81. Johns Chapel and for
then beray during the session also TO the Rector OF
the Church OF the Holy Trinity for his offer " allow the
Convention meet there.
The Committee on the Amendment of the Constitu
on reported in favor OF changing Article of
situtton 50 as to remove the restriction wh.h requires
an endow fund for the Epscopate before propo
very long debate arose, and great amount Of confu
sion upon questions OF order When the President de-
cided that Of order to add to another section
OF the article the restriction that before diocese
could be formed would be necessary that there should
matter and not admissibe-the House appealed from
his decision and refused to sustain him by vote Of
e. The amendment was then put removing tne en-
dowment clause, and making IT necessary that ten par
shes AMI ten should agree 10 70 ne
Constitution adopted and put on It's passage by the
following vote OF dioceses and Orders Clerical vote
Yeas, 80 Nays. 5; total. 50.
organization of the Church in foreign lands was pre-
seed and placed on the calendar The message OF the
RiahOps
Hall from the Committee on the Amendment to the
Constitution reported IL inexpedent at present TO re-
duce the number Of Deputies 70 the General Conyen
tion, and requested to be DISCHARGED The
Rev. Dr. Burr OF Ohio, who offered the
resolution referred TO the Committee said he thought
1t was necessary reduce the size OF the House. He
would press his original motion or reducing IT one
half would be willing TO make 1t three clerical aud
three lay deputies from each diocese instead OF four
each, as now. The Rev DR.. Adams made melton In
accord with the suggestion, which Mr. Blair OF Mary
land tri 10 have laid the table, but failed In the
attempt A motion made TO recommit the report
but after debating the matter for nearly two hours the
whole question laid on the table
Article " OF the Constitution was 80 amended as to set
of a portion Of diocese Missionary District when
the necessity asoertained aud the amendment
sent TO the Diocesan Conventions TO he reported 10 the
next General Convention for final action.
The House went into secret session on the con-
frmatlon OF the Rev DR.. Orrck Missionary Bishop of
Shanghai. DR.. Orrck upon finding that an opposition
had been made him IN the House Of Deputies, sent
the House OF Bishops that be declined the nOm
nation aud the Bishops withdrew his Name But the
friends OF Dr. Orrck in the House OF Deputies resolved
that he should not he disposed Of and the Rev. Dr.
Paret, the Rev. A A. MARBLE, and Robert A
LambertoD, all Of Central Pennsylvania, argued
strongly In his favor. In order to c0ntrovert
tine objection raised BY his opponents as
TO ms disbelief apostolic succession, the
alluded 10 was read and WAS found 10 contain such
FOUND doctrine that the Rev. Dr. DeKoven made an
able speech IN behalf OF the nominee. vote
Mas finally taken BY ballot with the following
Lay vote, Yeas, 81; total. Yeas, "a; Nays ]:
The result Of the election immediately teieraphed
the Rev. DR.. Orrck After the close Of the Conven
ton the large organ at Trinity Church will be played
b. Johns Chapel BY c. f. Horsley. In order 10 exhibit
their power. capacity. and sweetness.
RJ'RRICAI, REVISION