The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-02
The EplscopAI Convention.

ITeAOluuOl WIN HuOppcu tuAt a. tne uutIli
ber Of Trustees Of the Theological Sem.
mary wasso large as TO interfere with its
1lCiency, q committee ot two Bishops,
two cleTgymen and two lsymen be ap-
pointed 70 inquire what legislStion 10
necessary to enable the Trustees 10 gov.
ern the Seminary with increased facility,
and Tor other purposes connected with its
usefulness.
Message No. 73 OF the House oil Bishops,
relating 10 the HymDal, was oODcurred in.
The following are the Trustees OF the
Widows and Orphans fund The Bishop
Of Delaware and Eaton, Kew. DR.. Henry
Q. Potter, New York, Rev. DR.. Morgan
Dix, New York, and Messrs. Stephen P
Nash, William Alexander Smith, and
Lloyd W. Wells.
The Committee on Canons, appointed a
Committee Of Conference on the amended
Canon on Ritual, made their report, which
amended the original canon reported by
the Committee by striking out, in the
specifications, the clauses relating 10 the
use OF incensc, in the retaining OF the
cruciflx in any part Of the place Of public
worship, withfa few other unimportant
changes,
Elr. Hill Burgoyne, Lay Delegate from
Pittsburgh, desired that no action be taken
until the Committee Of Conference should
make report.
Rev. DR.. DeKovin, Of Wisconsin, said
be should oppose the report on account Of
in unconstitutionaliIy. lie was Of the
opinion that mono Of thcsO ceremonies
could be suppressed by Canon, but only
by the Rubfics Of the Prayer Book. {
Further discussion on this subject was
prevented by the order of the day being
called for.
The report Of the Committee on Canons,
No. 19, on the memorial from five humid
red clergymen OF the Church. praying for
an alteration Of the rubrics in the office
Tor infant baptism, was then taken up.
Resolutions reported by the committee,
proposed that there be added as rubric
at the end OF the Office Tor infant baptism,
the following words: "Fhe minister may,
at discretion, omit the Cxhortation pre-
ceding the Lords Prayer IN the above
office, and in place OF the thanksgiving,
substitute the collect for Easter even."
This rubric, however, is not to be con-
strued as implying any change in the doc.
trine Of the church, and authorize the Sec.
retsry Of the House Of Deputies 10 cause
the proposed rubGiCs 10 be made known
to the Diocese, as required By the consti
tuition and Canons
The discussion was interrupted by a
message from the House OF Bishops, con-
curing in the messages from the House
Of Deputies, relating TO the appointment
Of Joint committees on the French and
Spanish prayer books, in the election OF
Trustees for the Widows aud Orphans
Fdnd, and in the appointment Of Com
missioners or Trustees Of the Theological
Seminary:
Another message from the House oil
Bishops containing the report Of the Com.
mittee on Csnons, OF the House, 10 whom
was referred its consideration Of the
Ritual. Their report was similar in all
respects to the report OF the Committee
on Csuons OF the House Of Deputies. A
vote was taken by dioceses and orders,
on the question OF concurrence in the
message from the House OF Bishops; re-
lAting 10 the Ritual.
The message was coucurred in with the
following results: Clerical vote, forty
one dioCeses representatives., %; nayes,
2; divided, l. Lay vote, thirty eight do
ceses represented-Ayes, %; nayes, l; di.
vided 2.
a resolution was adopted authorizing
the Secretary TO transmit TO the House Of
Bishops the testimonials Of the Bishops
elect.
A message was read from the House oil
Bishops stating that they did not concur
in Message G3 with regard to the canon on
Church music, and asking the appoint
ment Of a Committee on Conference.
Concurred in.
It was resolved to conclude the session
Monday evening next, alter celebrating
devotionsl exercises and hearing the pas
toral letter.
Message No. go from the House oil Bish.
ops, conveyed. the information that they
did not concur in Message 65 Of the House
Of Deputies, relating to the amendment to
Article 8 Of the Constitution, as 10 suitable
provision for the episcopste, and that they
concurred in Message Go, relating 10 an
amendment 10 the same article az to the
number Of parishes required 10 constitute
missionary dioceses.
The subject OF baptismal regeneration
was called up and briefly discussed,
After a motion to lay the subject on the
table was lost, tho measure was defeated
by the following vote, forty dioceees rep
resented-ayes 5, nays "a, divided /. Lsy
vote, thirty.one dioceses represented
ayes Q, nays "a, divided /. q.
The Committee on Amendments 10 the
Constitution reported resolution amend.
ing Article 81 by adding the following:
Provided that the General Convention
may by canon arrange and set forth Q
shortened form Of morning and evening
prayer to ba compiled wholly from the
Book Of Common Prayer, or may author.
izs it to be done by any diocese for its
own use. Adopted. Clerical vote-syes
81, nsys4, Lay vote-ayes "a, nays 8.
The Committee on Amendments TO the
Constitution also reported that it would
be inexpedient 10 appoint any commits
sion 10 revise the Constitution or devise q
provincial system for the Church.
The result Of q long discussion was
that the matter was laid on the table.
The Convention adjourned till Monday.
Ca6uaItIpa on the Lakes,