New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-03
NEW YORK.


OiDAtheria.
New York, November 2.-Diphtheria is
reported spreading rapidly here. There
were fifty deaths from that disease during
the past week.
Tho Episcopal Conseotten.
In the Episcopal Convention to day, tho
committee translating the prayer book into
Germsn reported progress, and asked to be
continued.
The committee on church music made i'm
material changes, which were rec0mmitted.
There was marked decrease in tue mum
Der of delegates present, - the business to
be transacted is almost completed. The
attendance il the galleries was also very
meagre.
The calendar order OF business was
adhered to, and the report Of the joint CON-
mittee to prepare q new dictionary for the
week days in Lent came up for action. The
dictionary as prepared by the committee
was read by the secretary. together with .
message from the House Of Bishops recon-
mending that the table of lessons reported
b. the joint committee should be adopted
until the next meeting of the general con-
diocese should approve it.
Rev. Alfred B. Beach, Of New York,
offered the following as an amendment to
the message from the house of bishops:
Resolved, That the dictionary for Lent,
together with the rogati0n and ember days
as proposed by the House Of Bishops, is
hereby approved As an addition to the
prayer book; and that it shall be made
known by the secretary Of this body to the
convention Of the several d,oceses Of thi:
Church, in accordance with article eight of
the constitution, for final action by the next
general convention.
Rev. DR.. Fulton, Of Alabama, offered 40 an
amendment to Mr.. Beach's amendment,
that there be added to article eight of the
constitution the following clause:
Provided, however, that the dictionary
may be changed at any time with the con-
currence of both houses of the convention.
A message from the House of Bishops
was read expressing approval At the ap-
Russo Greek and this church; hoping for
further intercommunion between both
churches, and rendering thanks to the
House of Bishops, and to the secretary Of
the Russo Greek committee for his arduOus
labors in the matters with which he was en-
trusted. The message was concurred in.
A long and uninteresting discussion then
ensued upon the subject of the dictionary
as reported by the committee, in which Mr..
Hill Burgwin, Rev. DR.. Dekoven, Rev. DIR.
Fulton, Rev. DR.. harrington. and others
took part.
A message from7the House Of Bishops
the convention to adjourn
finally tomorrow evening after devotional
exercises and pastoral letters was unani-
MOusly cOncurred in.
A resolution reported by Che committee
on the Prayerbook, touching the introduce
ton of q canon in the Psalter, after long
was tabled.
The report of the committee on eahon No.
to vryhn and
to canon No. 20, title one, in
tended to provide for the use of short end
was taken up. The committee
submitted resolutions disolaiming thas it
was the sense Of this convention that
nothing in the present order of common
prayer prohibited the separation, when de-
sirable, of morning prayer and litany and the
order for the administration of the Lords
supper into distinct services, which may be
used INDEPENDENTLY of each other; and
either Of them used without the Othere;
providing, when used together, that they
should be used in the same order as that in
which they stand and are ueed in the Book
of Common Prayer, and asking for the ap-
pOintment of joint commission OF seven
bishops, seven presbyters, and seven lay
men, to consider the whole subject OF
rubrical revision with short end and more
varied services, to report at the next general
A message from the bishops informed the
deputies that the Territory of New Mexico
had been detached from the jurisdiction of
the missionary bishop OF Colorado, and the
of Arizona from the jurisdiction
Of the bishop of Nevada, both constituting
one Missionary jurisdiction, and appointing
as missionary bishop thereof William +.
Adams, rector of St. Paurs Church, New
Orleans. The convention then went into
secret session for half an hour over the
of Rev. DIR. A. Adams. re-
,ulting in his being confirmed. The cOm-
nittee ON conference, to whom was referred
he matter Of the new dictionary, reported
IN amendment to the eighth article Of the
giving the convention power to
amend the dictionary from time to time,
which was adopted. On q motion tho COM
nittee on dictionary was continued until
The next general convention.
The committee on can0na, to whom was
referred the matter of disputes between
and their ministers reported
n favor Of establishing board of arbitra-
ion to inquire into the existing differences
md submit tho decision to the cOngrega-
ions, which ii they should not agree to the
he congregations should be Withdrawn
rom representation in the convention.
The hour OF adjournment having arrived
10 action was taken on this.
Legal Holiday.
To morrow is q legal holiday throughout
his State. The banks, stock, gold, pro-
luce and cotton exchanges, post Offices and
will be opened until ten
,'clock in the morning.
THE TURF.