Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-20
The EptscoprI Convention.

NEW YORK, October 2O.-rhiS morning Pres
ident Craig, Of the Episcopal convention, alter
calling the body 20 order, said the business was
accunUlattng on their hands, aud in his Opin-
iOa they ought TO 81: i'm open session until tgelvs
O'Clock tor me purpose OF disposing OF that bus
mess. He desired that motion be made 20
thst effect. The motion was made ami it was
adopted.
Rev. MIR. Bengwing of the committee on can
vas, moved, and it was adopted, that the stand
lUg order reported by them Tor the reorganiza-
ton of the house be recommitted to them
Rev. DIR. Besrdsey, OF the committee on prayer
book, to whom was referred sundry memorials
from the dioceses of Alabama, Albany, Arkan-
sas, Connecticut, Easton, Mississippi, Pitts
burg, Texas. Vermont, and Wisconsin, all IN
nearly the same language, and petitiOning this
body TO take such measures rs in their wisdOsl
NAV seem proper towards securing for use ia
Divine worship an English version Of the creed
commonly called Nicene, as cOntOrmable a.
may be 10 the original text, reported
having had the same under considera-
ticn, and reached a conclusion unfayOrable tu
granting the PRAYER OF the memorialists. The
reasons assigned for the new tr anslatiou revOlve
~ circle and center about the "hliogue.r
II il true, these words were not in she Catholic
creed Or the Ecumenical Council Of Constant
iople, but since they have been 50 long used by
the western church, and are eXplcable in al
OTthOUVX sense. it would not become this BODY
70 enter upon measures for revising the Greco
with view OF striking them ont or OF securing
An English version as cOntormable as may be
to the original text, until IL can be done in con
junction with the Church OF England and Otlel
churches in communion with the same aud with
this church. The committee, therefore, re-
spectiully submit for adoption the following
r solution:
Reso'red, That t3is'church ought not % entei
upon any Considef alton OF a proposition q
revise the Nicene creed until it can b. done IL
unity. council OF all those aCJOnom1u-
churChts using the Eng ism rite snd in com
muI,ion with this cburca and the clurch o
England.
Rev. Dr. Burgess. Of Mass, from the commit
tee or 2semo. iais of deceased members submit
ted length report, in which they lamented the
deaths of several members who were named
and recommended the adoption by the House
of suitable resolutions expressing their pro-
found regret at the loss they bad sustained.
This report was referred back to the commit
tee as being inCOD plete.
Mr.. Fairbanks, Of Tennessee, offered the fol
lowing memorial "That the provisO contained
in article of the constitution whatever may be
Its value in reference 10 older and stronger do
ceses, must necessarily operate as an absolute
prohibition OF the erection of new diOcesss
in those parts OF the Cnited States where the
growth OF the church is retarded by the
great extent OF territory and sparseneSS
OF population, rendering due Episcopal
oversight always difficult, and to a con-
siderable degrees impracticable, and where
the work is altogether of a missionary charsc-
spectfully urge upon the general convention o:
the church the amendment Of article 3, by the
omission Of the following words: "And such
consent shall not be giver by the general con
veDtiOn until 10 has sa'StactOry assurance OF
suitable provision from the support Of the Epis
COZ ate in the contemplated new diOCSsts.r
Placed on the calendar