, 1874-10-22

TIE EPIsOopALIANs.
SECRET BEss1oN.
New YonK, Oct. 21.--Immetliato n5tor morn
ing prayer to-day, tho General Convention of th
Protestant Episcopal Church went into secro
session.
rArKnR 1t1ss1Sa.
i startling rnnor prevailed among tho dopr,
ties OF tho Lower uonae, to the effect thas th
oesli IN the meeting-room Of the HouGo of Disl,
cps naa peon forced open. and papers relating Il
n'sAop-olcot Seymour abstracted. Members O
tho House Of Bishops maintain Tho Htrictea
| SILENCE with regard to tho matter, and will no
furnish any particulars. Tho Church Warde,
and soxton arc Of the opinion that tic paper.
have boen arranging the room, md, The desl
| having been left open, tho papors were taken b,
shom. under the impression that they wera mo-
| NOT 70 Rid
In relation to tho documents allerotl tn bovf
hcen abstractcd from tho HouBe OF Dislona
Bishop Potter aaya no desk or drawer was forcoG
open, snd .only; a fon slteots Of writing-papar
hnd been missed.
NO CONTINUATION.
The House Of Dcputios continucd its sccrot
session until o'clock, and had not concluded itr
ue'iberatons. It WAS aunoancod TINT The session
would bo held with closed doors tomorrow.
MESSAGES FROM rliK HOUSE OF nlY1Iops.
During the AFTERNOON tho following messages
were received from the House Of Biniong and
reiorred to tho Committee on Canons: '''N
p,,o,,,,s Thu nnI'se LSisssags ns S,Ss No so.l
J. That Soc. Of :canon 4, Of T4tle 4 be amended
by snbst:tutong in Place Of tbs words SNAKE appca-
words fooNng reior tc natter 70 A tba M.o ,nese e
tAG Dincese who may."
,. =. That So. . Of tho sAno canon bc amended by
inserting after tho words, "nutu Ao shall reruct hig
Mreaak." M tsse worta following: L ho persist III
sa.a s retss IT. saaa DO she duty Of tito Bishop to dis
sovo conneetaoh between said Rector and Veatzy or
.. Iaat sec. Of tho same canon be amended
"sEo. 9. This canon shall not 10 OBLIGATORY
upon nny tlioceae which haa nalo or snau hereafter
,n"ee provision By canon upon this subject, Or NTH
"nose la'ss Or chartsr It 1uay Interfere
~. That Sec Of tho same cannon b., and Is here
by repealed sna that tic remaining sections Be num-
0e''a accordingly ,,tss,,ee ~,
Tho House Of Bishops infoIms tho Ho,He q, pepu
es ss 4 has aaopted the following preabes nd
WAEnEAs, Ehe Council Of ths D,ocess OF Setros,.,
Tue olion aud with the consent Of lilo pjebo1 of
eoneeatsl to tho lolachnent Of ilo santec 1nin,::
!hasersaon' Situated in the Diocese OF Sebraska for
fo rrposo Of trnaIerng the to tho missionary
tachment III complete OF Lawful wi,".,t tic anrorsl
Resolved. The Houss Of pcps,tisa :oucu,ri,u That
tAe consent Of tlia General Convention In hereby uiyen
to tue 81 said Saneo 1nn Rcacsvation
tho missionary Jurisdiction Of Niobyara. '"e3 ~
tsfessaEe No. 31.]
. Htsoiped The 1ougo Of Depuliea concurrinr t,,at
ne funro editions OF Le uyna shall bv printed 10
1s 10 conform to tho Ieytsad edition p.eRened by te
Joint comntteo 1n tho u51nnul, In1 that no otIcr
llyinna be allowed IN tho public worship Of tho ch,rc
except tho uymlal ~ ttlus rcyaad, a, gucL bymna
md psalms Us ordinarily hound up viii tho liz
neok oi Common Prayer rropiiel, that any couRrs
eatton may continue to the editions Of tha Hrnnni
yontion, "e~AoA ~ LII coa-
tf1saIeed The House Of Deputies concurriua Tint
tna volns committee on ynunl IN PURSUANCE oY thor
o~n request, le discharged. ''''-