The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-22
Protestant Episcopal Convention

NEW YORK, October r2l.-lmmediately
after morning prayer to-day, the Generai
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church went into secret session.
A startling rumor prevailed among
the deputies Of the lower house, to the
effect that desk in the meeting room OF
the House of Bishops had been forced
open, and a paper relating to Bishop
elect Seymour distracted. The members
of the House of Bishops maintain the
strictest silence in regard to the matter,
and will not furnish any particulars OF
it. The church warden and sexton are
of the opinion that the papers have been
mislaid By some Of the pages, who have
been cleaning the room, and the desk
having been left open, were taxed by
them under the impression that they
were not of any use. Search Is being in
stituted for the documents.
In relation to the document alleged to
have been distracted from the House of
Bishops, Bishop Potter says that no
desk or drawer was forced open, andonly
few sheets of writing paper have been
! mis- sed.
The House of Deputies continued in
secret session until o'clock, and had not
concluded their deliberations. 1t was
announced that session would be held
with closed doors, tomorrow.
The following messages were received
from the House of Bishops, and referred
to the Committee on Cafions:
Message No. so from the House OF
Bishops l-ResoLred, the House of Depu-
ties concurring, 1st That section of
Canon 4, of title 2, be amended by sub
,stitutng in place of the words, make
application to'the Bishop of the dioeese,
who shall" the following: "Refer the
matter TO the Bishop Of the diocese, who
may" I'd. Fhat section , of the SAME
canon be amended by inserting after the
words until he shall rctract his refusal,
the following words: "And if he persist
in his refusal it shall be the duty of the
Bishop to dlssolvcthc connection between
said rector and vcstry or congregation!
3D.. That section Of the same canon be
amended TO read: ''Secton 8. This Canon
shall not be obligatory upon any
diocese which has made or shall
hereafter make provision by the Canon
upon this subject or with whose laws IT
may interfere.
4th. That section 5th of the same
Canon be and is hereby repeated and that
the remaining sections be numbered ac-
cordingly.
Santee Indians Transferred from the
Diocese Of Nebraska.
Message No. 81. The House Of
Bishops informs the House Of Deputies
that it has adopted the following pre-
amble and resolutions: .,
WHEREAS, The Council Of the Diocese
of Nebraska on motion and with the com
sent of the Bishop of Nebraska, has by
the necessary constitutional action, eorf
scnted To the detachment of the Saptek
Indian reservation situated III the dlsecI
of Nebraska, for the purpose of transfeA
ring the same to the missionary jurisdiei
ton of Niobrara; and Z
WHEREAS, 1t may be qur-tioDedI
whether such detachment will be csmi
plete or lawful without the approval of
the General Conventions; therefore
ResoLred, That the House of Deputies
concurring that the consent of the
General Convention is hereby given
to the detachment Of said Santee
Indian reservation from the dlocc>" of
Nebraska, and for its transfer to the
missionary jurisdiction Of Niobara.
Message No. S2] ]-Rcsotred, the House
of Deputies concurring, That future
editions of the Hymnal shall b" printed
so rs to conform to the revised edition
presented by the joint committee on the
Hymnal, and that no other hymns be al
lowed in the public worship Of the church
except the Hymnal rs thus revised and
such hymns and psalms rs are now ordi-
narily bound up with the Book of Com
mon prayer; Provided, that ANY rongrc-
CATION NAV continue to use the editions of
the Hymnal heretofore published until
further action bv this Convention.
Resoired, the House of Deputies con-
curing, That the committee on the
Hymnal, in pursuance of their own re-
quest, be discharged.
The Safe Burglary Case.
WAsHINGTOS, October 2l.-ln the
Criminal Court this morning, the Safe
burglarly conspiracy case was resumed.
The Judge sustained the demurrer to a
plea in abatement, presented by the
counsel for the accused, and the eNCcp-
tions were taken and a jury was then
called.
Meeting OF Telegraph Operators.
CHICAGO. October 2l.-An nd juurned
meeting of those interested in the forma-
ton of an Electrical Society, was held in
the Palmer House this afternoon.
Mr.. &. II. Haskins called the meeting
to order and stated its objects, which are
the interchange of knowledge and pro-
fessional improvement Of its members;
the advancement of electrical and tele-
graphical science, and the establishment
of central point OF reference.
The constitution adopted provides that
an annual meeting shall be held on tn"
third Wednesday ofOctober, at the place
designated by the Executive Committee.
and that the headquarters of the Society
shall be Chicago, under the name OF the
American Electrical Society. Perma-
nent organization was effected by the
election Of the following officers: Pr"sl-
dent, Gen. Anson Stoger, Of Chicago;
ce-Presidents-H.H Haskens, OF Milwau-
kee; G. B..Prescott, New York; H., +.
Dwight, Toronto; Vim. Orton, New
York; Jas. Gamble, San Francisco; J.
Van Harve, Louisville; q. ID. Swell,
Of New York; Corresponding Secretary.
!. y. Miller, Of ChIllicoihe; Recording
Secretary. c. ). Jones. of Chicagoi EN-
ccu,ive Committee, Vim. Henry Smith,
J. J. :. Wilson, Geo. II. Bliss, F. II.
Tubbs. {. II. Summers; Directors, +. l..
Pope and A. :. Brown. of New York;
W. w. Smith. OF indianapolis; j. \.
Swift, Of Washington; ). d. Fields, Of
san Francisco; Geo. T. Williams, of
Cincinnati; d. Flanery, of New Orleans;
c. q. Rowe, Of Pittsburgh; &c. Clowry,
Of 81. Louis; +. P. Wright, OF Cleveland;
D. H. Bates. of Philadelphia; J, J. ;.
Dickey, of Omaha; N.Hunter, of Buffalo;