The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-03
The EpI,copal Convention,

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ens The Joint Committee 10 prepare
new dictionary for the week days In Len
came up tor action, together with mes.
sage from the House Of Bishops, recon-.
mendiDg that both Of the lessons reported
BY the Joint Committee should be adopt
ed until the next meeting Of the Genera
Convention, provided that the Bishops O.
each diocese should approve ofit
Rev. Alfred B Beach offered the fol-
lowing amendment 10 the message IRON
the House oi Bishops:
RSolrsi, That the Lectionary for Lent
together with the regation aud ember-
days IS proposed BY the Bishops, is here
BY approved as 10 the prayer books, And
that the Secretary Of that body transmit
the same 10 the Conventions oil the several
Dloceses Of this church In accordance with
Atticieeight Of the Constitution, ior fnsl
action by the next General Convention.
Rev DR.. Fulton, OF Alabama, offered
an amendment to this amendment! that
there be added TO Article s OF the Consti-
tuition the following clause: Provided
however, that the dictionary may be
changed at any time with concurrence
Of both houses.
The Committee on Message from the
House Of Bishops read az expressing ap.
proval at the approaching union in sym
pstby between Russo Greek and this
church, hoping for further order and inter
communion between both churches. The
message was concurrsd in.
Alter long discussion the latter
amendment was lost and the former car,
Eied, and the message thus amended vas
adopted. t
The Committee on the Translation Of
the Prsyer Book into German was con-
tinued,
A deputstiOn TO the next Provincial
Synod Of Canada was appointed, consist.
ing Of the following gentlemen Rev.
DR.. Clarke, oI Kentucky, Rev. Dr.. Van
Dusen, Of Central New York, Rev. DR..
schenck, OF Long Island, Ell Governor
Fish, OF New York. Governor Stevenson,
Of Kentucky, and Judge Otis, OF Illinois
A resolution reported by the Joint
Committee on the Reduction Of the Size
and Expense oi the Journal Was adopted.
The resolutions reported BY the Com
miitee on Prayer Book touching the iu.
PRODUCTION Of the colon in the PsalIer were
then taken up TOR sction.
Rev. Dr.. Hubbard, Of New Hampshire,
offered, AS en additional resolution, that
the resolutions Of the Committee be semi
10 the different dioceses Tor their action,
and passed d! the next General CoavSn
ton.
The mstter called up a lengthy discus.
sion, and finally, on motion, the resolu.
tons were laid ON the table.
Messages from the House OF Bishops
informed the House Of Deputies that they
bad appointed the following committees:
Committee on the Legislation Necessary
TO increase the Efficiency in the govern
ment Of the Theological Seminary:
Bishops Of Pittsburgh and North Caro-
lima, ceDcurring in message 20, appointing
as an additional member on The ioint
committee on ecclesiastical relations the
Bishop Of Central New York; concur.
ring in message No. 70i appointing Rev.
T. Webb on Joint committee on stereo-
typs plates OF prayer book; not concur.
ring in message No S3 IS 10 the matter OF
adjournment and asking for committee
Of conference, nominating as members of
said committee the Bishops Oh Western
New York, Mississippi and Assistant
Bishop OF Maryland.
The chair appointed on behalf of the
House Of Deputies committee on clos.
ing exercises. -.. .r..... "a.
Another message informed the House
ths! the Hcu'e Of Bishors did not
concur in Message No. ST., and q resolu-
ton approving the report OF the Commit
tee on Church husic was coucurred in,
The Committee on Canon No, 10, 10
whom was referred the proposed amend.
ment 10 Canon No. 20, Title l, intended
10 provide for the use Of shuriened SER
vices, was then taken up. The Commit
tee submitted resolutions di;clzimipe that
II was the sense OF this convention that
nothing In the present order OF common
prayer prohibited the separation, when
desirable, Of morning prayer lItany and
the administration Of the Lords Supper
Independently Of each other and either Of
them without the other, providing when
used together they be used in the same
order in which they stand and are used
in the Book Of Common Prayer, AID ash.
ing for the appointment of q joint com-
mittee ol seven Bishops, seven Preshyters
and seven Laymeu TO consider the Shole
subject Of rubrical revisiua, with short.
ened aud more varied services 10 report
at the next General Convention,
a message from the House 0! Bishops
informed the House Of Deputies that they
did not concur in the message from the
lower House with regard TO the new lee
tionsry, and appointing as joint commit.
tee OF conference on the matter the Bish-
ops OF Texas, Pennsylvania and Maine,
The Chairman appointed on behalf OF
the House OF Deputies Rev. DIS. Beach,
Fclio1 and Adams on the joint committee
Of conference.
Another message recommending that
the House of Bishops adjourn tiralIy to-
morrow evening at half past 2 o'clock al.
ter devotional exercises aud hearing the
pastoral letter, was coucurred In By a
unanimous vote.
The report Of the Committee on Canon
Nc. 10, with that portion relating to sepa.
rat.on Of sei7icee, vac adopted, while the
latter part recommending a Commission
on RnbEical Revision caused great dIscus.
sion. ..... -..-..
Reys Dr.. Huntington aud De Haven,
and Rev. Nr. Douglass and Messrs. Welsh
and shifey spoke in favor Of the Com
mission, while Rev. Drs. Rogers and
Adams, sud Messrs Aeigs, PripgIe, Has,
kins aud Smith opposed II.
A motion TO lsy tho whole subject on
the table was lost.
a vote was then taken on the adoption
OF the first portion OF the report, relating
70 the Commission on RnbricAl Revision
and lost-syes 5S; nays 60
The message from the House ol Bishops
was concuEred 10 continuing the Joint
Committee on German Prayer Book, and
nlnn ns,t,ninlirrr as q rnntnhn nI ikn LII.