Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-21
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
The Nicene Greed to stand UnaI-
tered.

The Nicene Greed to stand Unal-
tered.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-In the General
Protestant Episcopal Convention to-day,
Rev. DR.. Beardsley, of the Committee on
PRAYER Books, to whom was referred sun
dry memorials from the dioceses of Alaba-
ma. Albany, Arkansas, Connecticut, East
ern Mississippi, Pittsburg, Texas, Yer
mont and Wisconsin, all in nearly the
same language, and petitioning this body
to take such measures as in their wisdom
NAV seem proper towards securing for di-
vine worship an English version OF the
creed commonly called the Nicene, as con-
foTmable as may be to the original text,
reported unfavorably to the memoTialists.
The committee say the reasons assigned
for a new translation revolve in circle and
centre about the
FiliOque.
Ii is true these words were not in the
Catholic Greed OF the Ecunenical Council
of ConstantinOple, but since they have been
so long used by the Western church, and
are explicable i'm an orthodox sense, it
would not become the bOdy to enter upon
measures for revising the creed with. a
view of striking them out, or of securing
an English version rs confonnable rs may
be to the original text, until it could be-
done in conjunction with the churches in
communion with the same and with this
church. The committee. therefore, re-
specifully submit for adoption the follow
ING resolution:
Resolved. That this church ought not 10
enter upon any consideration Of the prnpo-
sitiOn 10 revise the Nicene Greed until il
| can be done in united council OF all those
| autonomous churches Using the English
| rite, and i'm communion with this church
| and the Church OF England.
Missionary DIOeeses.
MIR. Geo. Il. Fairbanks, of Tennessee,
offered the following memorial that the
| proyiSo contained in article five Of the con
| stitution. whatever may be its viriue IN
reference To the older and StrOngerdioceses
must necessarily operate rs an absolute pro
hibiiion of the erectiOniof new diocese il
those parts of the United States, while the
growth Of the church is retarded by great
extent of territory and sparsenesS
of population, rendering due
| Episcopal oversight always difficult
and to considerable degree impracticable,
and where the work is altogether Of a mis-
| SlOlldlN Oul
therefore, would respectfully urge uponth
| General Convention of the Church the
amendment of article FIVE, by the omission
of the following words: "And such con
sui shall not be given by the General Con
1eniiOn until it has satisfactory assurance
of a suitable provision for the support Ol
the EpiscOpate in the contemplated new
! diocese
| Placed on calendar.
| The Bishops Elect.
Tn. house went into secret session, and
IL was stated when recess was taken fol-
| lunch. thai a conclusion would be arrived
a, Tomorrow in the case of Bishop eleci
| SEYMOUR. The sessions will be Opeu to
the public from that time. 1t is under
| stood that vote viii be taken in the after
noon session.
Message 2S from the House of Bishops
| gives its consent TO the conservation OF
Rev Z. K. Wells as Bishop of Wisconsin
and has requested the Presiding Bishop to
take order for the same. Placed on the
calendar.
A message was received suggesting al
amendment of the canonS to meet the case
of Bishops abandoning the communion
| like Cummins.