New-York tribune., 1874-10-30

from them. No man can cay to-day what V the law on
should be Defined and then lved up to. there
was who h nS not s sGtsd
expect ignorant congregation 70 use the responses
then why continue to encourage lawsssnsss Me de
under consideration three or six years or even haf
century, but 1t should have some consideration.
The debate off by the calling for the epeciai
order for the consideration Of the report Of the Commit
tee Canons declaring that the service for Morning
could be used as distinct services Il necessary ana
providing for the appointment Of Joint nS
laymen. to take into consideration the whole
rubrcal revision, and report ut the next denera' 0on
veption.
RUBRICAL REVISION.
At this discussion dropped. and the report
OF the Committee on Canons, proposing joint COM
mission rubrca revision, was brought up. Ine us
cussion OF the aptisma service naturally noweu "'o
this channel and many OF the addresses would nave
Judge Otis OF Illinois the first speaker he arkuou
that the bad been in use io 80 long Of IT,
rubrcs tacitly overlooked that " was M nrch
had ebont "a mach law now as it could enforce He was
not In favor church, which woulu 20 .no 40
amt N decision were reached TO cut out or put n hny
nhrases or rubrcs He was afraid to have the Prayer
Book tnkered all action as In tne case oi f'u''"'
'Iudee " otiss ten minutes were up and Mont
gomery Blair claimed the attention OF the House ne
be- seeking out sections OF the Prayer Book whichthey
might tinker TO suit various tastes Iheir researches
idle and Improbable debate at the next ono,o
Where there is necessity for change' ne quo'eu'
" there is q necessity not to change"
The Rev, Dr. Sullivan Of Illinois was the next speaker
He thought circumstances demanded revision, giving
ber Of petitions and memorials which received
Speaking Of the asseron-though he denied t1at II was
they we're by concession he referred
very strongly 70 the Reformed Church movement. "!
regardS said he, "that miserable Reform movement
with neither fear favor 1t Is perfectly true, when
20 back Scripture that can fnd warrant for It,
OF Adullam where every one that In distress or
debt went" One delegate thought TINS was rather per
sonal but Dr. Sullivan kept urging at the close tnat
he favored the revision for the sake OF the weak con
sciences IN the Church. ,
next took platform, the undertOne OF private dis
cusson immediately hushed. He Is very young
with its multitude Of gray haired veterans listening SO
intently to the words OF one who. though nearly 40
years old looks among them like senior just from Col
iege He has slight and compact form. fresh face
with slight brown side whiskers and hair but he speaks
ing them as with power with slight emphasis
trusting little to gestures, but s.oI more to the
graduate Of Harvard College and rector of the
Church OF All Saints at Worcester Mass %neTe
He belongs to the Broad Church School AS an author
he has published work called Ihe ChuIch nuea' m anu
very popular among his parishoners, VINO are Duidns
new church for him. He favored the revision, @ con
first time measure bearing the lines OF staesmanshp.
He favored because 1t would prevent IN tese DAYS OF
excitement. what would be called panic egls-
laton which OF the legislation OF 1.-THE Convention
seemed to be composed. He characterized the much
vaunted canon ritualism as piece or Pusllanlmly
cOmbated tine statement urged, as ne SAID, III ques-
tOnabe rhetorical TASTE that the House was incom-
petent deal with tu ca subjects as the New YORK
Common Council to deal with the music or BeetDO-
yep saying that there had been time when there
was So much knowledge IN the Church.
The Rev. j. ii. Ward Of Maine and the Rev. Dr.. Wat
Before the discussion YVES closed for the day.
by arrival of the time for the secret session, Jacob
Thompson offered resolution changing the c0Inmls-
sion into o committee 10 appoint commission, wMch
not acted upon
communication received from the Rev. stephen
III Tying jr offering the Of the Church or the Holy
Trinity for the closing services OF the Convention.
favorable remarks from the President, the
letter referred the Committee the Closing Ser
vices, which subsequently reported a resolution OF
thanks Rev. DR.. Tying r but added that as the
Convention had been held in JOINS Chapel the clos
ing services would be held Ia the same place.
The of the afternoon occupied with secret
session. long debate eDsued on the continuation or
Orrck his opponents alleging tnat he uld not be-
eye In Apostolic Succession In order TO give his
friends opportunity to efute the asscron the ques
tion OF his confirmation laid for the present.
The Rev. Dr. Garrett confirmed as Missionary
Bishop Northern Texas by the following vote by do
ceses orders Cierca-Yeas 80; Nays. 10; divided,
36. Tue Rev. X. w. b. Elliott was unanimously con-
frmed Missionary bishop OF western Texas Ihe
Rev. Dr. Winfield coDhrmedoas Missionary Bishop
of Northern California, diocese oDJecting on
the clerical vote the lay vote being unanimous IL
was stated yesterday that the Rev. Dr. E. N Potter,
President Of Union College OF Schenectady, would De
chosen 10 I'LL the Bshopric OF NewJersey.