, 1874-10-29
Tho Nomination and Confirmation Of
Bishops.
The Parties Involved in the Eloo-
tions---Thoir Rights.
The American Missionary Association
at Clinton, Ia.
Opening Sermon by President
Nfago.ti,, OF IoWn College.
Report Of tho Work for the Last Year


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RbnOrt of Ehy Work for the Last Year.
THE EpTsCoPALIANs.
wonr ~ r,,r urspu ~, cosyryr,ou.
s,,,,ut n,.,.,t,, !, M. f,t,cao, Grfhu,..
aees'a' D,s'"ao" ~, ~ ,r 1n ',,...;,. - w.
NA" tohh' oct' z9.-4no eonsoo."s'ou :, " ~
1orss which had baon rtaocd upon sno c@'e"ou'
ns fast Is tllcy cnMlo from tho committees tooN
IN noarIv Tho whoo Session Of lilo Protestant
Er;sco,n, rcrcro1 Cnnvoutiou to-day. Tic ro-
Ar4osotA. 49, 49, aa,.te .... .to~.o,
slaea nsfaaa'' a.soF iohs aep"'o' "se u,opssu. M
1t WIS concluded TO tRko no canoheht act1oh 1of
tho recognition Of tho order OF DeaconcsHeg.
Into il, the AFTERNOON tho House closod its
doora f,r t,,a consideration If the nowlv.nom-
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,mA5eu ~, Dss4'opn s,'n9Aet'
Webtofn IoNas, asa North CAROLINA. oWlnE 10
unexpected opposition to tho ner. Mr, Orriclt,
tho uou,itoo for st.aprAai tho House adjourned
r,t,nut raDc,,int, t1ar,a,n,.
"'sA0"' A0"oA' TX H. T. Is,a1,a,e,i rr...1
1lEoLoo1c!n sEai1s Any.
NEW Yong, Oct. 28.-In tic General Protestant
Euscoput Convention to-day, tho Rey. Dr.. Far
rlugton. on behalf OF tho Committoo on tho
Theological Sominnly, presented report, which
vas placcd Oh tho calendar.
DIVISION or p1ocEsrs.
Tho Rov. DR.. Kidney, Of Minnesota, offered
resolutions asking tlgt a committee bo ap-
pointed, consisting Of three Bishops, threeo
presbgtcrs, aud three iaynon, to ropott at tlto
next GenotRl Convention a canon Oh coustitu-
tionnl amendments il legislation iB deemed
ilecessaty for authorizing division Of syi4oti
Of occHc, or po;l,u Ei,,u of ccccsiastical iiiton
Of t}Ioceses within tho ga5uo Btate Or Common-
wealth.
DEAcoszssEa.
Tho COMMITTEE OH Canolls reported unfavor-
ably on tic report Of tho Joint Committee on
DcaoonoBscs.
II. Durywin, of pittBburg, moved that CON-
1nittco Of conference OH tLo organization OF
churches ba appointed, and tho I.ov. DR.. An
drews asd Nlessrs. Uurgwu and Otis wero ap-
pointed such Committed.
TIE RITUAL.
The Rev. Chnllas +. Jepnings. OF Missouri,
offered resolution declaring tllat nlI tha lltuuca
rites, and ceremonies OF euchuristic alteration,
wlllou supported tho belief that Christ was roB.
ent Oh tic Lords tablo aB the appointed paco
OF His proaonco in tho bread aud wine, by vir-
tuo ri tho conservation Of tho elcn,on,s und is
worshipcl theto. also all teachings basad upon
tint bol,ei, ate foreign to tho GA,,icll.
Oppoaitios, being Offered, tho resolution was
withdrawn for the present.
Tie Rev. Or. So!los4ols olrorod resolution in
alrIctiug tho Co1nn,ttco Oh EXPENSES to pppro-
priuto I'll, additional 5000 for Tho presdng
Bishop, in wow Of hla approaching ago aud in.
tIrlnitlea, Placed OH tile calendar.
i letter vas road from ito Secretary Of tho
Church Congress in England, extout]l1Ig m ,.,-
Yltation to tIo clergy aud D,sho,s to stasa thoir
next Congress iu state. 4 suitable reply wna
forwarded.
THE PROVINCIAL srsrsM.
reported with rcgurd 10 tho provincial system,
which lsnd l,ccn referred to that Contmltteo that
iu their opinion, tho House of Bishops was not
too ntiinprons. 1t the liouss Of Deputies should
become ,uo numerous Ill tho future. it can easily
bo removed by constitutional amendment.
The Committee recommended tint 1t mas inox-
retons that a1y clnnges IN t5e Droyucjal sya-
tom should be made. Placed IN tic calendar
4 resolution was adopted that all amendments
to the constitution OH tho c,ie1,dur DO made tlo
business Of tile day Tomorrow. after tho exist
ing orders havo beoi DISPOSED Ut.
MESSAGES FROM TIE y1sl1ops,
Message No. g. from tho 1Iopss Of Bishops,
informed the House Of Deputies that tl,ey ]lsJ
IexaH into missionary districts u,uer tic
tito Of Northern aud Western, and that tla; l!;u
appointed tho Roy. Alexander Garrett. oi H.
biaska, tho Missionary Disllop Of Northern Tex
~, a.,d tho Rev. H. W. H. Elliott, of Georgia, as
tile Missionary Diplop of Wcster,, Toy3s.
Message No, b3 informs tho llol,Ba Of Denutios
TINT tho lorthorn mart Of California had heen
constituted u missionary district, md that tue
Rov John H. \ Wiuetiolh nf lote,nI,,rr Vn
Ina been appointed Mirsiotary EislIon tIsroof'
TIE 1tYstSAL,
Tho report of tho Committee On IIymual wab
taken III. and tho diHcu6sion wag uponod by
Harry Ennnnr. of Control pnnnsv1vnr,in Ia
was followed by tic Rev. Dr, james De Koyou
Of Wisconsin, Who said that out Of Gao hymua in
tho IIymu-Dook ouly ono wuy written by an
Anerican. who wan now liyinr-Dr. Aft,hiesharr
Of S. Likes uospiiul, Seyenty-fonr Of tl.os'
hyrnuB lad boon written by Scotch1non md
Enclishmen, This was ACCOUNTED for by tho
strong legislation which rcatrlctod them.
TIle discussion OF tl.o runort was interruuted
by tlo Chairman. who ANNOUNCED that ttIo lima
I'M orriya fnr Ike Honi;r,nnf,nn of M,sa;n,,n, =,
Ujehop 20 China. This wss made tfn nrrlor ~
business for o'clook. when II wae reaoI yo1 to
nit wi{h closed doola. ind confirm, mt the as,no
timo. other Miesionary Nisl,o,M.
AN l:xY,AnHr.t,.;.
The Rev. Dr., spa,,ldipu, If pittsburp. WIN
oiYan 1enye to mal,a IN axnInnu,o', NJ i,,s W.
Yesterday a~ainst thn cano NJ, tI.e RI ,qna, me- via III
deairei so,nS les,inat,np On lint snh;ect and -
IN onnortunity haI hco,, ciycn l,e wn,Ih hnva
votad fnr anv ~ the nr,nraa ,s,,,st,.,,.a., ~
a,ne1dnonp. Tia ncnsarcd tI,a ruu,,,' INV. w.
eyer. to bo OF t1o nntrr, Of clasa iepistat,o,
sHxr Mryr1Ss ~ '"''''9"'
Cr ,nof;oo nf f1,a ltnv Sfr f.otz ~ r;t.,...,.
joit COMMITTEES on tic selection Of nIarn ftr