, 1874-05-16
Proceedings in the Methodist Con-
ference at louisville, '' !
REFORMED Ep1scopALIANs.

The Roy. II. D. Smith recalled the ancient
character Of tho expression, !" Flo descended into
hell" II having boon unod Bfnco the year Al D.
GEO. It shotsld not DO chanEdd without tho con-
acnt OF 4 majority Of tho Protestant churches.
Mr. stewart 7. Woodford deolared that tho
Prayer-Dook Of 1876 which tho Reformed EpiB-
copal Church had titus far used, = =,
:: DID NOT CONTAIN THIS PASSAGE.
Col. AycfigG opposed tho, amendment, with
much torsonoss OF oxprosston. L.:
e, Tho Rov. William Mcclure said that the doc
trire which thia: expression taught waB that Of
IN intermediate atate,- which wns tue foundation
etone Of the doctrine bf purgatory, o doctrine
Which was Historically intended to neatra1izo
TINT OF tho atOnement
Tile Roy. Myron Gallagher said that thero
should be no words In tho creod
ADMITTING or 80 MANY INTERPRETATIONS;
as could be givcn to these, and for that reason
he favored tho amendment.
Bishop Cheney said that he beloved with Mr..
MoGulro, and, considering it only from doc.
rrinal aspects, ho strongly favored the PROPOSED
onitsion. I'VE nre laying in tho creod,"
faith. and wllat things nro essential In our
belief. II tho doctrine ia osaontial, wo have
no right to omit It. It It ie non-oBaanttal by no
meais put it IN tho creed. It Is Of grand lmpor-
Sunday -Rohool and disabuso tho minds of tho
children Of tho falso notions which 1t producos,'
and explain the paasago IN question in conneo-
tion with other and opposite questions"
the passage Of the amendment by IN aggregate
voto Of a to g. three ministers and three laymon
voting In tho negative. The creed and the
fahiio, as changed, we're then ndogtou mo-
creed was lost, withcut much discussion. Tho
Nicoue Creed was adopted without change. The
leaders IN the Council expect to Rain reinforce
1nents "a from the Protestant EplEcopei Church.
:Ihe ron,ark which ono Of the delegates made,
that +" the Prayor-Dool:, as revised, had boen o1-
amined by Episcopal ocrgymon Of groat ronown,
~ this CITY. - and d had been pronounced perfect"
1a understood to refcr either to tho Roy. Stephen
d. Lying, Jr., or to tho Rov. DR.. Muhlenborg.
= rn, = r.; i TIE PRAYER -noox.
revision Of tho Prayer-D Book was resumed and
'varsiolcs adopted without change. Tho rubrio
so changed as to allow OF tho omission Of
tue prnyer wien tho ltnny is uHed for
the morning sorVicc. The prayer for, all In civil
nutholisy was so amended as to read: "Thy
servant. the Proadent OF tleao United States
hnd all 10 authority" After tho word Bless,"
~, maa v2soa 1nas tao prayer !ar congress and
tno ru1flo po placed IN brackets. The Litany,
Prayer, wero adopted substantially o. inI tho
Protestant Episcopal Prayor-Dook.
Tho Morning Enrvico ,rau than ndontad 40 a
wloe To ofdor % for Ey6ntnE @ 4 PraSe9 us Was taon 81
up. It. was voted to insert tie PRAYER tor
forgiveness with the aubytitution OF tho word
"accent =: for q abaolye." The whole alternate
Evening: sarvtco,, with .its rubrics, was then
ing Service, s -
rsAxrEn AND PSALMS. =,
A long discussion took place in regard 70 the
Pgalter md paR}u1s to be adopted, Finally
motion that the rsaItor in tito praver-DooI OF
17S5 be soloctci. with the addition OF Tho ten
rais,t;aes ~ Dao1,ns ~ II t,o pro+oots = nt Tr;.
co-,nI prorar.nanT ~ =" T,o iattar hav;n1 hroa,,
mnia to cnnfnrn tn tr,nsIations IN Winr siamea'
m;h1e " 49, aaraad - AA AA'6
Thaa B,,Isia :, ,ar,,;t.o .ho ,,eo -. oo,to,, ~
+,as T., aoa ~ ~ aisa uau .sns ~ a,t"d -s;tl
Az na,aa,fans so1,er;r<, e'''to "ae "oop'oo "'.n
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onrrn M co,,,.n,,,o. arpv1cra
warn ofontod. viii raw a1icht .r,n;iit,ca+,o,.
synant thnt tc fn1iowin" a;on ~ co,,, n,un'
ca,,ts waa aareoii, to :: Orr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
~ a1an "nI a,oia ~, III ,u iau ~ n;
T.osi and sav;nr foana Ghrat r. aincarat1 'so aro
nFyaot;nna tiy ;vtd dI ~ H. nra, toiio NO
A't'S'''A" nnnrn ~ ~ cnsr,rT1os H. @ '"o'e
4. oAphl! " coMMoNioN' --,
AZ tne eeenlus eesslon Tue olaer OF saofanent
was reonnsiaeroa, .and the text or the words
used by tho munster Whon: administering saora-
mont AMENDED to read o. follows; :,,'.- !