Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-30
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The Praysr-Bsok an SpaBIsh-ResoIu
lions On the Servfces-InfanG
BapifSm-The Missionary
bishops COB6rmsd-
Efe., Etc.

| New YORK, October 29.-After the
morning prayer, the general convention OF
the Protestant Episcopal church was called
! 70 order. message from the house Of bish
/ ops was received, stating that they cOncurred
/ in selecting Boston for me next place OF meet.
] ing. II wa4 resolved that the mouse should
| sit with closed doors to-day from Two O'Clock,
] on the confirmation Of missionary bishops
l The committee on the domestic and foreign
missionary society submitted a report that
! the board OF missions be authorized 10 APP
I point eight additional memOers to It's stand
l lng committee, making twenty-fOur in all,
snd that article twelve OF the constitution be
amended by making 6 few bal chan Is.
The latter Recommendation raising discus
sion, the report was recOmHitted 20 the COM
mitiee.
The committee on christian education re-
4o-.ed rc-O. buttons recommending that the
CIurC1 uphold the schools and col eyes under
Cnur- d dire ton, anu influence the appoint
meut Of q standing committee which might
cOmGpunicate WITH committee OF the gem
eral convention, 10 collect statistics OF church
education, aud that the JOINT committee on
christian education be continued, d mature
the report on education TO be presented &C the
o ext meeting Of the general convention. I ne
report was approved and the recommended
/ The report from the committee on the trans
] latiOn OF the prayer book into spanish, ask
I ing hat the committee be continued, aud its
president be authorized 70 nh vacancies
which might occur, was adopted.
The order Of the day was then taken up,
! being the consideration OF report No. Is OF the
q
Taxation In office for infant baptism. Rev.
Or. ChaS. W Andrews faN Ored the change,
and asked that the prayer OF the memorial
lists be granted because Il was asked for by the
clei ~, unless Il could be shown that Il con-
tradicted some portion OF the word Of Goa.
II had so far rallied 10 teach what IL was in
ten ed Il should teach, and had proved
stumbling block in the paths OF many good
men, and should be removed. In conclusion,
he begged the house Of deputies 10 sccece 10
Rev. Dr. Adams, OF Wisconsin. exclaimed:
''By no means, sir"
MIR. Hin Burgwine, Of Pittsburg disagreed
with such pnncipls, a. he believed It would
no. be acting up 10 their constitutional du-
lies. He objected 10 the change, because IL
= as not asked Tor by parties who nad been Of
Tended by Its use, bui by sympsthizlng breth
rem.
The hour having arrived for the order OF the
day the discussion OF the report OF the COM
nittee on csDons, y. 10, on bapusmsl mat
tiers, was dropped and the report OF the com
mittee in regard 10 the proposed amendment
10 provide for shortened services In the prayer
book was read. The committee reported q
resolution declaring there was nothing in the
present order Of common prayer 70 prohibit
the separation, when desirable. OF morning
prayer, Htany and the administration OF the
Lords supper into distinct services, provided
that when used together they be used in the
same order as they occur in the prayer book,
aud recommending the appointment OF
Joint sOmmissl 70 consider the whole sub
lect OF rubrical revision and provide short
: ned and more varied services and a new lee
9Onary. In the discussion that ensued Judge
otis, OF Illinois, Montgomery Blair and Or.
Sullivan, OF Illinois, expressed themselves
opposed 70 any such changes.
Rev. Dr.. Alfred A. Wilson, OF North Caro-
lima, thought there should be no haste In
pushing these things through, as serious in
Justice might be done TO the church.
A message from the house OF bishops in
formed the house OF clerical ana lay deputies
that IL had appointed rs members Of the
standing comm ittee on foreign missions Rev.
Dr. vii lam r., Morgan, DR.. Robert = How
land, Hon. Hamilton Fish and Mr.. L. Z. Nor
ton. Tee message was cOncurred IN.
After recess message froin the house OF
bishops was resd, authorizing the use Of the
new dictionary until the next general con-
ventiOn, and in favor Of continuing the COM
mittee.
Ihe house then went into secret session 10
consider tue confirmation OF the new mis-
siOnary bishops
The delegates remained In secret session UNI
III a late hour. when they adjourned. II was
stated that Rev. Or. A. Z. Garrett, rector OF
omaha, Nebraska, had been confirmed mis-
siOnary bishop OF northern Texas; Rev. W. Il.
klliott, OF Atlanta, missionary bishop Of
western Texas, and Rev. Robert ". Bingheld.
OF Petersburg, Virginia, missionary bishop OF
northern California. The confirmation OF
Rev. DR.. Ornck, OF York, Pennsylvania, as
missionary bishop 10 China- was not acted on
A message was read from The house OF blsh-
ops, 10 forming the house Of deputies that they
had consented TO the division OF the diocese
OF Wisconsin. II Is probable that the sessions
Of the convention viii last until Tuesday or
Wednesday next.