The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-29
EptscopaI Convention.

continues; and the matter recomiiiltteo
to them for some verbal changes. Rev.
DIR. Meade, of Connecticut, offered a
resolution, prefacingit with the remarks,
that sit was better to bear the ills we
have, than to fy to others We know not
Of The resolution was to the effect
that Committee be appointed, consist
ing of three Bishops, three Presbyters
and three Laymen, to consider the mai
ter at interim and report at the next gen.
eral Contention, instead of adopting this
Hymnal with the small number ofaitera-
tions made in it. The vote was then taken
on the report of Committee and on Dea-
con Halls amendment, that the Hymnal
be not regarded as u finality but SIMPLY
as testative process, and as a contrlbu-
ton towards more perfect and
acceptable hymnal in the future, and de-
claring that all responsible publishers
should be free to publish this revised
edition ofhymnal, on obtaining license
from the trustees of the widows and
orphans fund, was adopted and sent to
the House of Bishops for concurrence.
On motion the committee on hymnal
were discharged from any further con-
sideration of the subject.
A joint committee on the place for
holding the next general Convention,
reported in favor Of Boston. The same
committee also reported in favor OF
ending the session of the Convention
on Saturday next at o'clock,
and the House of Bishops will invite
| Lower House to meet them OIL the same
evening, to join together ill the conclud
Ing devotions, and hear the pastoral let
ter. Laid on the table.
Message 81 from the House of Bishops
was read, asking the House Of Dcpsties
to appoint standing committee on lndl-
an affairs. to act in conjunction with the
Board of Missions and Supervise Agcn-
cics under their care. This message was
concurrcd in.
The business on the calendar was then
taken up, and the reports Of the Conn
mittee, on canonS Nos. II, II and IL,
presented the twelfth day, were read and
adopted without any discussion.
The Following Reports were also
Adopted.
The report of the committee on canon
No. 10. on the messages from the House
of Bishops Nos. II, II, Is and Il.
The report of the committee on Prayer
Book. made on the twelfth day, touching
the Niccue creed, and the resolution re-
ported on the same day by the Com
mittee on the State of the Church, in re-
gard to Church Building Associations.
A resolution respecting the alteration
of Article 4th of the Constitution, report
ed on the l4th day by the Committee on
Amendments to the Constitution. Wa.
voted on by diocese and orders, "and
unanimously adopted. ~. ;
The report Of the Joint eopmittee on
new Lectionary for the week days in
Lent, was read.
Rogers. of Texas, moved that it be sent
To the different diocese for approval. a
discussion arose which had not terminal
ed when the house went into secret ,cS-
sion to consider the confirmation of new
missionary bishops. They remained III
session an hour. Adjourned. -.---
A President sues Railroad and
..r Ntc VeESas
MEMPHIS, October 2S.-An interesting
suit is in progress in the First Circuit
Court. William VI. harrington, late
president of he Memphis City Railroad,
brings suit for $4,000 against the conf
pany. for four years services as president,
while the company brings suit against
him for 100000 for damages sustained
from neglect and mismanagement on his
part.
Railroad Conductors Life Insurance
Association.
ST. LOUIS. October lS--Thc seventh
Annual Convention of the Railroad Con-
ductors Life Insurance Association met
this morning, President Seymour in the
chair.
An address was read by W. :. Sears,
of Adrian. Michigan, after which the
annual report of the President, which
contained many practical suggestions and
much good advice, was read,
! The Secretarys report shows the
number of certificates issued since the
organization of the Association in 1865 to
be s. 1868, of which number 2, ,60l have been
forfeited, 1870 surrendered, l4S conduct
ors had died, 20 had been killed and 3%
disabled. During the year ending Au-
gust 3lSt, 1874, thirty-fuur conductors
| had died. ten were killed and Il disa-
| bled. The cash receipts during the year
and the balance from last year amounts
! to Sl2S,l6l, expenses Sll6,6GO and pre-
miums paid to SllS.220. Total premiums
/ since the organization $,25 lO1. Av-
erace amount of premiums since the or
| caniZation $2S 10. The Association has
now about seventeen hundred members.
The afternoon session of the Railroad
! Conductors Convention was devoted 10
! the reading of the reports OF the EXccu-
tixe and other standing committees, and
the transaction Of preliminary business
of no interest to the general reader.
The scmi-annual meeting of the gene
raj freight agents of the United States
! and Csnadas was held at the LindelI
/ Hotel this afternoon, but nothing worthy
/ of notice was done other than that the
! representatives u several freight and
dispatch lines held separate meetings, fol
I the auulllUS anu sShtibS va aSNouh'~'
preparatory to the main work of tbs
convention, which is to make winter rates
/ sales Of Scranton Coal.
/ New YORK, October 2S-Sixty-twC
thousand tons of Scranton coal were sold
to-day at the following rates Steam
/ boat. IS AMOS 50; CRATE s. 22l@5 81!
egg. S. 67fm 8 70; stove, Sc l5tG g. 20
chestnut S5 90. "
, Accidents to T.. VI. y. =. Co'ssteamers
The accident 10 the steamship Cost,
Rica, win not involve an expense TO th'
owners ofthe Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
of more than eight thousand dollars.
Captain Van Sice teiegraphs that h
will soon have the Alaska, blown ashoT'
! near Hong Kong, ahost.
The Wire Cutters in Trouble.
HOMER La, October 2S.-Evidenc'
sufficient has been found here. and at th'
district court in Lincoln. the grand jur!
will find bill against Seley and other
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