The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-12
Protestant EpIscopal Convention.

eral Convention Of the Protestant Epiaco.
pal Church, the congregation was not a.
large as usual, owing TO the heavy rain.
The Committee on the Consecration OIL
Bishops reported that they had examined
the papers in the cases oi the Right Revs
Edward II. Wells, Bishop elect Of the Dlo.
cese OF Wisconsin, and George F. Sey-
mour, Bishop elect of the Diocese OF
Illinois, aud they had found that all the
rules and canons had been complied with,
They, therefore, submitted the customary
resolutions, declaring that the Committee
approve the testimonials OF these persons,
and proposed 10 sign the proper certia-
Gates TO be forwarded TO the house Of
Bishops. This report was placed on the
calendar, 10 be taken up in It's order for
action.
The committee which had been ap.
pointed 10 collect funds for churches In
Chicago, which had suffered by fire, re-
ported having collected $50,7f4, which,
with the exception OF $2,1S9 retained for
the Church OF the Ascension, had all been
distributed among the churches. Clothing
and other necessAries had also been dis
tributed, Of which no mention has been
made in the report.
Memorials from the diocese Of Missouri,
Mississippi, Minnesota, Arkansas and Yer.
mont, with regard 10 the Nlcene creed,
were referred TO the Committee on the
Prayerbook.
Memorials from Pittsburgh and Texas,
asking the Convention to take steps for
the establishment Of Court Of Fiscal
Appeals were referred TO the Committee
on Amendments to the Constitution, 10
inquire If any changes were necessary In
tho Constitution TO create a Court OF
Appeals.
The Committee on Canons asked, and
It was agreed to, that the matters relating
TO California and Texas be referred 10
the Committee on Amendments 10 the
Constitution.
REV. Myer Levin, OF Maryland, iu-
trOduCed, with long preamble, the fol-
lowing resolutions:
"RoSo!Usd, The elevation oil BshoEs
concurring, that the following capon OF
ritual informity be enacted:
"SECTTON l. The elevation OF the ele-
ments in Holy Communion in such man
ncr as to expose them to the view OF the
people as objects towards which adora-
tion Is to be made in or after prayer OF
conservation, or in the act Of admins
tering or carrying them to or from the
communicates, bowling, crossings, genu-
nexions, prostrations, reVerences, bOwing
down upon or kissing the Lords table,
and kneeling except as allowed, provided
for or directed by rubric or canon, and
any gesture, posture or any act implying
such alteration, any ceremony not pre-
scribed as part Of tho order for the sd-
ministration Of the Lords Supper or
Holy Communion, likewise the use at
any administration Of the holy Com
munion Of any hymns, prayers, collects,
epistles or gospels, other than those ap.
pointed in the authorized formula Of the
Church are hereby forbidden.
"sEC 2. In all matters pertaining to
the public worship Of the Church, to the
ornament and appointments OF the holy
table, and in everything connected with
the ritual in the performance OF divine
service, including vestments to be used,
about which there Is no specific direction
in the Book OF Common Prayer, or offices
and ordinal thereto appended, or in any
legislation, general or diocesan, Of this
Church, the admonition or judgment Of
the Bishops OF any diocese, given In writ
ing, shall be regarded as binding, 10 be
followed and obeyed by every minister OF
that diocese"
The resolution was referred to the Com.
mittee on Canons.
Several other resolutions were present.
ed looking TO legislation for the prohibition
OF rituallstic forms and practices, includ-
ing q long memorial from the diocese OF
Virginia. These were referred 10 the
same committee.
Rev. Messrs. Benedict and Rudder and
Messrs. Coppre and Bennett were ap-
pointed special committee on the publ.
cation Of hymnal, to inquire whether tho
Instructions OF the last General Conven.
tion in regard to the publication were
carried out
The resolution was adopted.
Tho Chairman read note from the
Lord Bishop Of Lychfield conveying
message by cable from the Church Con
gress at Brighton, England inviting the
American Bishops and clergy TO attend
the next English Church Congress at
Stoke, in 1875.
The Chairman was instructed 10 send a
proper reply to the Bishop oil Chichester.
A motion that the Committee on Canons
inquire into the expediency o! 80 amend
ing the canons as to provide that the testi.
monialS Of the Bishop elect be sent to the
several Bishops and Diocesan Conven-
tions, was referred 10 the Committee on
Canons.
A resolution instructing tho Committee
on Standard Prayer Book to insert in all
future editions Of that book the colon or
musical clause in the psalter and canticles
as appointed by the Church OF England,
was referred to the Committee on Prayer
Book.
Rev. DR.. Gedney, Of Minnesota, submit.
ted resolution directing the Committee
on Amendments to the Constitution to re-.
port on the expediency Of appointing a
joint commission to devise provincial
system for this Church. Adopted.
Rev, Dr.. Kuickerbocker, OF Minnesota,
submitted the form Of new canon, which
was referred, on his motion, to the Com
mittee on Canons.
1tprovides that the senior Bishop OF the
Church, on becoming the Presiding Bish.
op, or at any time thereafter, may resign
the Jurisdiction OF his diocese by Issuing
notice to that effect to all Bishops and
standing Committees Of the Church. In
the event OF doing so, the Treasurer oil
the General Convention shall annually
assess and collect from each diocese a sum
equal TO one dollar from every clergy.
man canonically connected Herewith,
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