, 1874-10-31
Tho Episcopal Bishops noturn tho
Resolution OIL RltuaIfsm,
The Specifications Of Ritualistio
Practices Stricken Out.
A Committee Of Conference
Appointed.
Confirmation Of The Missionary Bishops
---Who They Are.
THE EpISCoPALIANs.

THE EpIsooPALIANs.
wonK IN THE GENERAL CONVENTION.
New YonK, Oct 80.-Tho aonora1 Convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church resancd lta
business to-day immediately aftot morning
prayer, md voted to go into sccrot session at 4
o'clock to consider tho caso OF Blshop-cloct Or
rick, Of China.
Tho 10y. Dr.. 1eods presented tho report from
tho Board Of AfiBBfonB, which had boon reoon-
mitted few days ago. for somc modification.
Tho resolution attached was modified 90 ~ to
deolnro that 1" no person should DO employed ny
tho Doard OF hfisslonB who was not member Of
tho protoatant EpiRcopnl Church." which Tas
| adopted without debate.
MISSIONARY BISHOPS.
Tho Rev. Dr. Fulton, Of Afabama, nBlcd leavo
to stbuit TO tho Committee OF Canoas that. af-
tor tho first aentenco Of tho frat subsection OF
tho soyonts section Of Canon IS Of 1itle /. page
01, Of tho Digust rrlatng to tue nomination and
election Of Missionary Diahops, these words bo
Inserted "If tho nomination Is made during or
| withln six months before tho meeting OF the
aonaral Convention, tho House OF Bishops shall
| nominate at lenst two perAonH for ouch mission.
Try district for which Bishop should bo chosen.
! tho House Of Dcputios shall be necessary to
| their election" This WAS, on motion, referred
| to tho Committee oil Canons.
TIE RITUAL.
l
| In rolntion to tho report Of tho Committee on
| Cauona Oh tho Ritual, concurring In tho report,
with an amendment striking out Of the epcoihca~
tionB the clAuRca rotating to tho use Of incense,
tho cruciax, tue elevation OF tho eleanta ct tho
EucharB, etc., was referred to the Committee On
| CauonB.
Message No. G4, from tho House OF Bishops,
| concurrcd IN tho resolutions adopted by tho
Lower House, that tho rules OF ordor Of tho
| IIouao Of Doputfoa allould DO In forca ID tho
| ensuing Genornl Convention Until tho organizn-
| tion thoroof, and until ttoy DO ameudod or re-
| poalcd by said House. Placed on tho calendar.
| THE uYMNAL.
Message No. 65. from the House Of Bishope,
informed tho Hotse Of Clerical md Lay Dopu-
| tteB that they hnd appointed aB Committee Of
| Conference on tue Hymns!, On beAa!f Of that
House, Bishop Eaaton, Of Vermont md Massa-
| cAugotts.
h report was road from the Committee on
| Amendments to the Constitution, to whom was
roferrod tho memorial from tho Diocese OF Ton
| neBsec, asking for an amendment to tho 9Th
article of tho Constitution, whlch provides that
| NO now diocose shall ba formed Until tho General
Convention shall hayo a conference aud report
that thpro is On adequate fund for the suppors OF
| tho Bishops. The COMMITTEE recommended the
| adoption Of tho following resolution
amended BIZ striking ont thu following words: And
% 5 1s BY @ c
suitable proyslon Tor ~ support Of tbs Epaoopato III
| tho contemplated new diocese"
| 4 long discussion followed which wns intor.
ruptcd, and the 1lev. DR.. Mead, Of Connecticut.
on bohalf Of tha Committeo on Canons. to whom
| was referred tho message flom tho Houso o1
bishops In regard to tho canon on tho ritual, 70.
ported resolution to tho effect TINT I" tho House
| Of Depities docs not concur in Mossago 83, from
mitteo Of Conference. This was adopted, and
tho Chair appointed Committee Of Conference
Tho discussion on tho amendment to Art.
Of tho Constitution was thon resumed and con-
tinued at sou1c length.
NoN-coSuunnEScE. ..
Message No. GO, from tho House ot Bishops
did not concur In Message No. 63 from tho House
ct Deputies, rosting to conditional action OF shs
B 'ard Of Missions. for the reason that tho uouHt
did not consider lssclf competent to submit tt
tho Board Of MesionB aioh additional power.
I MY1lSAL REVISION.
Message No. CT, flom tho aano Houao, oou
CURED in Message No. 4S Of House Deputies
with tho following amendment substituted foI
tho last resolutions
Resoz1ed, That the revised uymna1 now sos forth ii
not TO bo regarded ~ tltaisy, consequently. 4 NM
not DO revised until it has been ii actual use for
period Of sx ytars.
CONVENIENCE COMMITTEE.
Message No. G8 informed the House Of Depu
ties that tho lotlao Of Bishops agfeod to tho np
pulntmept Of q Committee Of Conferouco on tht
Canon Of Nitunt, and had appointed tho Biehopt
ct Connexions, North Carolina, Now York
Pennay!yania, and Ohio as such Committee ot
behalf Of the HouHo OF Diehopa.
:. OTHER MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOPS.
Message No. 63 informed tho Houso Of Depu
tics that tho 1Ituso Of Dishopa concurrod ii
nfaRsngo sc from the House Of Deputies, dis
charging tho join; Committee on lferubishtn|
tho Journals, aud 1lso c0ncurred in Message No
81, proposing Nh amendment OF tho Ooustitutio,
Of tho Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
aud also iu McsHago No. So, on appointing Com
mlttce or, indian affaire..
Gu motion, Message No. 67 was adopted, ant
the othors placed on the calou1ar.
NEW DIocEsEs.
Aftor these messages had been rond aud aotot
upon, tho discussion on tho adoption OF th
amendment to Art. Of tho Constitution wa
continued, and IN amendment to the resolution
proposed by lit. Atwaaer, OF Minnesota, allerin,
in tho sa1ao article whore it declares thu
''six solf-Bupporting parishes to conHtltut
diocesc," that tho word "aix" be changes
to "ten," increasing tho number OF parishes b
four. This was adopted. and the vote VA
then taken by dloceses, and ordora on tn
| original resolution. which Nps adopted by tl
following result: Clerical voto-Aycs, 33: noes