The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-30
The Episcopal Convention.


Ing prayer the General Convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church was called
to order.
A message from the House of Bishops
was received, stating that they concurred
in selecting Boston for the next plsce Of
meeting.
It was resolved that the House should
sit with closed doors to-day from 9
o'clock on the confirmation OF Missionary
Bishops.
The Committee on Domestic and For
eign Missions submitted a report that the
Board Of Missions be authorized 10 ap.
point eight additional members to lis
standing committee, making twenty.four
IN all, and that article 12 OF the Consti-
tuition be amended by making few verbal
changes. The latter recommendation
raising a discussion, the report was re-
committed 10 the Committee.
The Committee on Christian Education
reported resolutions recommending that
the Church uphold schools and colleges
under the Church direction and influence;
the appointment o! standing committee
which might communicate with q COM
mittee OF the General Convention 10 col.
lect statistics Of Church education, and
that the Joint Committee on Christian
Education be continued 70 mature the re.
port on education, to be presented at the
next meeting Of the General Convention.
Ihe report was approved and the recon-
mendation adopted.
The report Of the committee on the
translation Of the Prayer Book into span.
ish, asking that its President be author
lied TO fill vacancies which might occur,
was adopted.
The order Of the day was then taken
up, II being the consideration Of repolt
No. IL Of the Committee on Cauous, with
regard to some relaxation In the rubrics
Of the Office for infant baptism.
keV. DR.. Chas. ". Andrews favored a
change, and asked that the prayer OF the
memorislists for such relaxation should
be granted, because it was asked for by
the clergy, unless it could be shown that
II could be shown that It contradicted
some portion Of the Word oil God. 1t
had so far failed TO teach what was in
tended that it should teach, and had
proved o astumbling block in the paths OF
many good men which should be remoy.
ed. In conclusion, he begged the House
OF Deputies 10 accede TO this request.
Key. DR.. Adams, OF Wisconsin, exclaim.
ed, by no means, sir !"
Mr.. h. Burguin, Of Pittsburgh, dis
agreed with such principles, as he be-
lieVed it would not be acting up to their
constitutional duties. He objected 10
change, because 1t was not asked for by
parties who had been offended by its
use, but by sympathizing brothers.
The hour having arrived for order OF
day, report OF Committee on Canons No.
10, and the discussion on bsptismal mat
ter, was dropped, and the report Of the |
committee in regard 10 proposed audit TO
provide for shortened services in prayer.
book, was resd. The committee reported
resolutions declaring there was nothing
IN The present order OF common prayer
10 substitute separation when desirable,
OF morning prayer Litsny and admins.
ration Of Lords Supper into distinct ser.
vices, provided that when used together
they be used ia same order as they occur
in prsyer.book, and recommending sp.
pointment Of joint commissioners TO con-
slider the whole subject oil Rubrical revis-
ion, and providing shortened and more
varied services and new dictionary.
In the discussion that ensued Judge
Otis, OF Illinois, Montgomery Blair, and
Rev. DR.. Sullivan, Of Illinois, expressed
themselves opposed 10 any such changes.
Rev. Dr.. Alfred A. Watson, OF North
Carolina, thought there should be no
haste In pushing these things through,
as 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 mem
oers Of the Standing Committee on For
eign Missions Rev. Dr.. VIM. F. Morgan,
Rev. Robert Rowland, hon. Hamilton
Fish and Mr. L. P. Morton. The mes.
sage was concurred in.
After recess a message from the House
OF Bishops was read authorizing the use
Of the new dictionary till the next general
Convention, and in favor Of continuing
the committee.
The house then went into secret seG.
sion TO consider the confirmation OF the
new missionary Bishops.
The delegates remained in secret ses.
sion until late hour, when they ad-
journed. 1t was stated that Rev. Dr.. A.
G. Garrett, rector Of Omaha, Neb., had
been confirmed as Missionary Bishop Of
Northern Texas; Rev. W. B. Elliott, Of
Atlanta, Missionary Bishop Of Western
TeXss; and Rev. Robert W. B. Wing.
field, OF Petersburg, Va, Missionary
Bishop Of Northern California. The con.
ftmsiiou Of Rev. Dr.. Orrick, OF York,
Pa, as Missionary Bishop OF China, was
not acted on.
a message was read from the House OF
Bishops informing the House OF Deputies
that they had consentedIto q division OF
the Diocese Of Wisconsin.
1t is probable that the sessions OF the
Convention will last till Tuesday or
Wednesday next.