The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-22
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alter the morning prayer to-day the Gen.
eral Convention oi the Protestant Episco.
pal Church went into secret session.
Ihe startling rumor prevailed among
the Deputies OF the lower House 10 the ei.
lect that desk In the meeting room Of
the House Of Bishops had been forced
open and the paper relating to Bishop
elect Seymour absirscted. The members
ot the House OF Bishops maintain the
strlctest silence with regard TO the matter,
aud will not furnish any particulars Of the
affair. The Church Warden AMI Sex
ton are Of the opinion that the papers
have been mislaid by some Of the pages
who have been arranging the room, and
the desks having been left open the papers
were taken by them under the impression
that they were not Of any use. Search Ia
being instituted for the documents.
In relation 10 the document alleged to
have been abstracted IRON the House Of
Bishops, Bishop Potter says that no desk
or drawer was forced open, and only q
few sheets Of writing paper had been
missed,
The House Of Deputies continued in
secret session I'LL 8 o'clock, and had not
then concluded it's deliberations. 1t was
announced that the session tomorrow
would be held with closed doors.
During the afternoon session the fol.
lowing messages were received from tho
House Of Bishops, and referred 10 the
Committee on Canons:
Message No. 80, from tho House oil
Bshops-ReS0lued, (the Houseo Deputies
concurriDg), lst. That section / Of Canon
4 OF Title 2 be amended by substituting
in place of the words make application
to the bishop Of the discese, who shall"
these words following, "refer the matter
to the bishop Of the diocese, who may"
%. That Sec. 8 Of the same cannon be
amended by inserting after the words
"unlil he shall rctrsct his refusal" these
words following: "And If he persist in
his refusal it shall be the duty Of the
Bishop to dissolve the connection between
the said rector sld vestry or congrega-
ton"
81. That Sec. 8 Of tho same cannon be
amended TO read, "Sec. 8 Of this canon
shall not be obligatory upon any diocese
which has made or shall hereafter make
a provision by the canon upon this subject
or with whose laws or charter 1t may in
teriere.
4th, That section 9th of the same canon
be and is hereby repealed, and that the
remaining sections be numbered accord
iDgly.
Message 8l.-Ths House of Bishops in.
forms the House oil Deputies that il has
adopted the following preamble and res
WnEREAs, The Council Of the Diocese
ol Nebraska, at the motion and with the
conseAt Of the Bishops OF Nebraska, has
BY the necessary constitutional action
consented TO the detachment oil the S4ntee
Indian reservation, situation in the Dio-
cese OF Nebraska, Tor the purpose oi trans.
terrlpg the same TO the missionary iuris-
diclton Of Niabara, and whereas, II may
be question whether such detachment
would be complete or lawful without the
approval OF the General Convention;
therefore
ReSOlVed, The House Of Deputies con-
curing, that the consent of the General
Convention Is hereby given to the detach.
ment of the said SGntee Indian reserva-
tion from the diocese Of Nebraska, and
for Its transfer to the Missionary Jurisdic.
ton Of Niabars
Messsge No. 9a-ReSo!Om, The House
oi Deputies concurring, that tho future
editions Of the Hymnal shall be printed so
as to conform to the revised edition pre-
sented by the Joint Committee on Hym.
nal, and that no other hymns be allowed
In tho public worship Of the church, except
the Hymnal as thus revised, and such
hymns and psalms as are now ordinarily
bound up with the book Of common
prayer, provided that any congregation
may continue to use the editions Of the
Hymnal heretofore published, until a
further action by the Convention.
Re'0l1ed, The House Of Deputies con-
curing, that the Joint Committee on
Hymnsl' in pursuance to their own re-
quest, be discharged.