, 1874-10-15
Long and Animated Discussion Of
DR.. seymorr's Fitness.
The Session Secret---Adjourn-
1nant Without Results.
A Canon Establishing an Order OF
Deaconesses Submitted.
Joint Convention or Upitnrians
and Universalists at WHitc-
water, Wis.
THE EPIsCpPAI.IANa.

LIE 1GFl5COFAIIAN5.
rnocEEpISos IN TIE uENEnAL CONVENTION.
NEW YoRE, Oct. 14.-Tho Episcopal General
Convention began itB business this morning,
TIE KINa JAMES VERSION OF THE SCRIPTURES.
Immediately aftcr morning rxayor tho Rov.
DR.. Bears1sley, OF tho Committee on tho prayor-
Dock, iii relation to memorial pettioning that
body to talsa Buch measures % In their wisdom
might aeem proper toward assembling, at au
early day as possible, Synod Of Ill tho Bsl-
ops of tho Communion With tho Eco OF Canter-
bury for tue confederation of questions relating
to tho English version of tho Holy Scriptures
and crcods aud the relation Of the Anglican
Church to othor Christian bodies, reported tho
following resolution
Aesoircd, That 1t ia incxpediout for thia body to
take any action oil The Subject Adopted.
THE syNoD Or CANADA.
The Roy. DR.. Ruldor reports tdat ut q meeting
Of the joint committee Of the House OF Bishops
and OF tho House OF Clerical a.ld Lay Doput,os
appointed for tho purpose. with delegation
from tho Provincial Syuod Of Canada, tho follow
lug resolutions wcro p.ssAcd:
Rtso!red. That 1t lie recommended that 1t 10 mao
By the Provincial Synod Of Caualn The duty Of I'LL
testimonials liaaiasory from tic Bishop Of nlo dio-
esfs in which clergynan 9aa served before granting
not nready provided fer.
Rtsolped, That cergymen having charge of parishes
md nliauons bo requested to furnsh fatniiieA and
to enigrato from tic Uilsol tatea to uanaaa. Aneh
lctters Of cosumcnlatiou, and o.l,or information
then Upon thcir arrival fraternal Welcome md pa.e
toral synEathy md caro- III tho common fold iu Hiie,
they haso been nurt're1 and that when practIeall,
whose practical charge tho person or portions lnm!-
grating may conlc.
clergyman from tho ministry by tho bishop, church
notice of ie asmo atinia 10 given by the Dshop o,s-
ops Of tle chrch IL tue Unisod staes aud il brisiph
North Amtrlca.
Nsselvea III until nome organ for collecting ana
tho Church. III C41lada. it bo recommended to tito
Hoard OF Msaeons to order that department Ut thu
Spirit ef issiaAs 10 deyoted to tho uso or tho Cana
dim Church, under tdltur 10 DO appointed by TINT
Church. in otdcr thet such Church 1ray know what
Resotsea That It ia desirable that this loint Con-
yentton should continue In c1atence and hold its
ns npa s o 1 n95 hres
such measures as hAye beo suggested nGy he further
nat.,re4 and reported to tho General Convention aud
The report OIL the admission OF Dcaconasscs
Nns adopted.
Delegates from tho Provincial Synod of Can
ada, who returned homo to-day, sont n lester Of
thanks for tue reception by tho Convention aud
tho people Of the city.
Tho Lord Bishop Of Montreal Baid that ho
looked with admiration on tho large assembly
which waH orderly. pouDidorinEits vast numbers,
and hoped to attend another convention III Now
York. aud that it would be hold ins building
tired.
THE NEW n1sHors
The Convention Immediately went into acssion
with cloaed dours, to consider tho certificates OF
the candidates for tho Mahoprcs Of Wiscone!u
and lllinoia.
Tho members of tho Convention csao out
from the secret aeasion for lunch, but no infor-
nation could 10 CLEANED from them other than
that Il long aud woryly discussion had taltou placo
over petition which has been forwarded to tho
Convention from Chicago in relation to tho con-
trmation 4 o. Bishop Seymour. of Illinois,,
Whom tho delegates had retired again, nil rep
rosentatiyes Of the press wero excluded from
thc building. and oven tho missionary delegates
were refused admission. At o'clock the scp-
sloa endod, but no ia ufornaton could DO obtainod
other tAan that tho secrot session would be con-
tinuol tomorrow after religious saryicas, as no
concluaion had yet boen arrived ct.
DEAcoEEsHEs,
The following iS tic repor. Of tho Committco
ON Deeco,.esaes appointed at the General Con-
Tho Joint Committee appointed by tho last
General Convention to consider tho cxpedioucy
OF DeaconcsBes, after giving thu sabjcct cavefui
considerations, unanimously recommend tho
passage Of the following
CANON OF DEAco*EssEc on a1sTEgs:
!. Women OF deyout character and proved
fitness mar bo set apart by any Bishop OF the
Church for work Of Deaconesa or Sister accorling
Of any diocese.
9. Tho dutiee proper to Deacoreas or slstor
are declared to bo tha care OF Our I,ord'a poor
md sicl, education Of tho young, rc!l.iouD in
struotioI OF the neglected. aad work Of moral
reformation.
8. No woman shall bo set apart TO 10 tl,o work
Of Doacouess CT siater until sho shall hs %
yoEra Of age, unleey the Bishop, for special
date, At m earlier ago; the ago Of adn,ission in
no caRo to bo less tlan 81 yeara it boing further
provided that woman shall be net apart until
sho shall hhye laid before tho bishop .osti-
.aontsls and certticatos thst she la coinnuni-
caut In good standing Of tho Church that sho
poESesaea such chaipeser1stics 10 IN tho Judy
mcut OF the PERSONS tcstifyng fit her for at !oabt
Que Of tho branches, Of duty nbovo defined.
Such testimonials bhall bo slsl,oa by one proH-
byter Of This Church and by two lny con,nlnni-
cantv OF the Same, OF whom two shall DO men
and thrao women. Tho Bishop shall alao satisfy
Aln'salf that tho applicant llns had MI adequate
preparation Tor her work, both toclnicai aud re-
l'giouH. which preparation shall l.aro covered
period Of " least ono year.
4. No DdaconeRs OF Sister sllall work officially
al adoeoso without express authority, i'll writing,
OF lho BiBl'op of that diocoso
8. A DclconosH ur Sister max Mt any time re-
algh her otlieo to tho ecclesiastical authority
from which hlle recelvodit; ; but no Deaooness or
Sister having once given up her commission
shnll be roappointed. unlosB, In tho judgment oil
the Bishop, said rosignation was for weighty
cat,ae.
9, A Doaeonesa or Sister may bo transferred
from ono diocese to alsolhor by letters dismia-
aory, upon request ot tho Bishop OF tho diocese
to which gho is Transferred
7. Tue constitution and rnlcn for tho homo
government OF my community OF Deaconcaaeao Or
Sisters Allall have tho SANCTION Of tho Bishop Of
tho docoBo in which Buch community ux,ata. All
books of devotion uul forMularios OF wuruliip
used in Huoh community shall lave like sanction,
anu shall be IN harmony with tho uuasoa Of thiu
Church mud principles OF tho Dook Of Common
Prayer.
Signed by tho mou,bors OF tho Committee.
Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
New Yonx. Oct. 1.-Tho meeting Of tho Trl-
cnuial Convontion Of tho Protestant Episcopal
Church In this city this month, IL III oyent Of
no ordinary Importance. Not only do tho niona-
bars Of this commission observe its doings with