The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-30
Protestant Episcopal Convention.

Protestant Episcopal iConvention-
New YORK, October 29.-After the
morning prayer the General Convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church was
called to order.
A message from the House Of Bishops
was read, stating that they concurred IN
selecting Boston as the next place OF
meeting.
It was resolved that the House should
sci with closed doors to-day, from twp
o'clock, on the confirmation of mis-
sionary Bishops.
The Committee on Domestic and
Foreign Missionary Societies submitted
report and recommended that the
Board of Missions be authorized to APP
point eight additional members to its
standing committee, making twenty-four
in all, and that article twelve of the Con
sttution be amended by making new
verbal changes. The latter recommen-
dation raised Il discussion. The report
was recommtted to the committee.
The Committee on Christian Educa-
tion reported resolutions recommending
that the Church uphold the schools and
colleges under church direction and in
huencc; the appointment Of standing
committee which might communicate
with the committee Of the General Con-
ference, to collect statistics Of church
education, and that the joint Committee
on Education be continued TO mature
the report on Education which will be pre-
sented at the next meeting of the Gencr-
al Convention. The report was approved
and recommendation adopted.
The report from the committee on the
translation of the prayer book into Span
ish, asking that the committee might be
continued, and that the President be au-
thorized to ill acancies which might
occur, was adopted.
Change OfRubries in Office of Infant
Baptism.
Report No. Is of the Committc" on
Canons with regard to some relaxation
in rubries in the office for Infant Bnp-
tiSm, was then taken up. Rev. DIR. {.
w. Andrews favored change, and
asked that the prayer of mcmoriaIi>tS for
such relaxation should be granted, because
it was asked for by the clergy.
Unless it could be shown that it contra
dicted some portion of the Word of God.
it had so fur failed to teach what it was
intended it should teach. and had proved
Il stumbling block in the paths of many
good men, which should be removed. In
conclusion he begged the House Of Dcpu-
ties to accedc to this request.
Rev. 5. Adams, of Wisconsin. cXclaim-
cd, "By no means, sir.
Mr.. Hill Burgwin. o! Pittsburgh, dis
agreed with such principles, as he be-
licvcd it would not be acting up I" their
constitutional duties. He objected to the
change, because it was not asked for by
the parties who had been offended by lis
Use, but by sympathizing friends.
The hour having arrived for the order
of the day, the report of the committee
on CanOns Number IL, WAS taken up.
The discussion on the Baptismal matter
was dropped, and the report of the COM
mittcc in regard to the proposed amend
mcnt, to provide for shortened services
in the prayer book, was read The COM
mittcc reported resolutions declaring
that there WIS nothing in the present
order of Common Prayer to prohibit
separation, when desirable, of the morn
ing prayer and the administration of the
Lords supper in distinct services.
provided, that when used together they
be used in the same order as they occur
in the prayer book, and recommending
the appointment of n joint committee to
consider the whole subject of rubrical re-
,,,I nj
more varied order OF services and anew
dictionary.
In the discussion that cnsued Judge
Otis of Illinois. Montgomery Blair and
Rev. DR.. Sullivan of Illinoi, expressed
themselves opposed to any such changes.
Rev. DR.. Alfred A. Watson, of North
Carolina, thought there should bcno haste
in pushing these things through or serious
injustice might be done to the church.
A message from the House Of
Bishops informed the House of Clerical
and Lay Deputies that it had appointed
as members of the standing Committee
on Foreign Missions Rev. DR.. William
f Morgan, Rev. Robert Rowland, Hon.
Hamilton Fish and Mr.. j. p. Morton.
The message was cOnCurrcd in.
After recess II message from the
House of BisHcps was read, authorizing
the use of the new dictionary till the next
General Convention, and in favor Of con-
tinuing the committee.
The House then went into secret Se>-
sion to consider the confirmation of the
new missionary bishops.
The delegates remained in secret sc>-
sion until late hour, when they ad-
journcd.
1t was stated tha; Rev. DR.. a. c. Gar
rett, rector, of Omaha, Nebraska, had
been confirmed a Missionary Bishop of
Northern Texas; Rev W. b. Elliott, of
Atlanta, Missionary Bishop Of Western
Texas; and Rev. Robert W. b. Wing
field. Petersburg, Va. Missionary Bishop
of Northern California. The conirma-
tion of Rev. DR.. Orrick. of York. Pa, as
Missionary Bishop of China, WAS not
acted on.
\ message was received from the
House of Bishops informing the House
of Deputies that they had consented to 4
division of the diocese of Wisconsin.
1t is probable that the sessions oi the
Convention will last till Tuesday or
Wednesday next.
Indian Affairs.
CHICAGO. October 29.-The following
dispatch was received at headquarters
to-day:
WICHITA AGENCY. |. I.
The Indian war in this nation Is
rap,dlv coilapsing. General David
son reports, through Scout Scv-
ereng, that Major Schofeid, with his
column. has captured, on Elk creek,
sixty-nine Nocunee warriors and two
thousand ponies. This party is Of the
worst character, and accompanied by
their families. met Capt. Carpenter
with his column to-day, in hot pursuit OF
a large party of kiowas. who are trying
to get Ia Fort Sill TO surrender before he
can overtake them. He had been in
,u-sui, -wO DAYS This marty i thou1bt