Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-18
The Entscopaa E'rIenniaI Convention

Tise Episcopal ETIoDRiRl hechtA"i!'
At Yesterdays session Of TIC Episcopal Gen
eral Cou7eutou iG }ostop, ailcr llie Usz:llc
report of the proceedings closed, the JOINT Com
mittee on the Question Of Cody Discipline 81
Commandments presented report, TO "hlch
gas appended the following resolutions
Resolved, That it be cSrcdient to amend the
law of the Church touching the sodiY dlscip'
line Of its members. SO as to make 1t more tH'
nl;cit in its provisions ard mole readily arrhca
bic TO particular cases.
Resolved, That The joint committee hereto
fore 10 charge otthis matter be Continued and re,
constituted With rctcrehcc TO the colVenlcnce OF
assembling, and that 2 cumuttce q cohl't-
cncc be appointed by the Two houses to noml-
nate the members Of said Committee on tue
Cody Discipline Of the Llty.
The resolutions were adopted
The Committee OF Canons reported adverse
10 on The memorial relative to Federatc COun
ellis, and the amendment OF The canon relative
to the same.
The following rcsoIuL,oa was embodied in the
report
Resolved that, the House Of Bishops con
curing, canon S of title 5 Of the digest be
amended So as TO read as follows Canon 5
of Federatc Councils--lt is hereby declared
lswfa for diocese now existing or hereafter
to exist within any State, CT Within the limits
Of two or more contiguous States, TO establish
for itself Fcderate Council or CONVEX
ton representing such diocese which may de-
liberate and decide upon commen Interests ol
the Church within the limits aforesaid, pro
vil!ng that no action OF such Ftderac Council
shall be valid which shall be found lEconS!alcn!
with tho constitution, and provided also tEat
no general rules or regulations passed by Gry
Federatc Council or convention shall be OF iorcc
in any diocese adhcting thereto, uolcss rrcv!'
ously authorized or subsequently ratified by such
diocese
The report and resolve was placed in the or
dcrs for Saturday.
At noon the substitute OF DR.. Dek0vea, Of
Wisconsin, which was offered by him 10 place
of the advcrsc report on the Constitutional
Convention, was taken up. The substitute
provided Tor the appointment OF a com.
nittcc to consider matters apptrtalDlnG to
amendments to ard antiquities IN The coDS'l-
tulop.
At the evening session the discussion WAS rc-
sumcd on the resolution OF Mr.. Burger, OF
Pittsburg, for the appointment OF joint com.
miltce TO consider the matter relating to re-
vision Of the constitution and the rtroHal CT
the antiquities cow existing and report to the
next General Convention. Eiually 4 7otc Was
taken and the resolution overwhelmingly de-
fcated.
Messages we're received from the House Of
Bishops notifying the Convention that that
body now concurrcd in the proposed change 10
the hymnal, and that it had accepted the rcslg-
nation Of Bishop Adams, Of ArIzoDa.
The Joint committee appointed to consider
shortened form Of servic. in the Prayer Book
reported 10 favor Of n shortened form to be
used on days except Sundays, last and feast
days, and at the same time recommended an
all cndmcut for that purpose. Referred to the
Committee on Canons.
Boston, Oct. lS.-in the General Episcopal
Convention to day, the Committee on the Book
| Of Common Prayer, CanOus and amcndmen's to
! the constitution were Instructed to jointly con,
slider the sui jet Of the proposed shortening Of
the fern Of services in the prayer book.
DR.. J. s. Shipman and DIR. Dentoa were
elected trustees Of the Genera Theological
Seminary.
The committee to consider the memorial ask
inc the Lambeth Conference 10 prepare loT
publication in English the Crceds, aud on acts
of the undiSputcd General Councils concerning
faith, recommended that action should b. taken
through the House Of Bishops. The report was
tabled.
Mr.. Harris, OF Tenn, offered resolution
that the Convention should call upon certain
members 10 explain their action during the re-
cess of the Convention in making political
speeches among their political friends 10 the
city. Mr.. Harris said that the gentlemen
guilty OF this "eross offence were OF high
character. Among those to whom the re-
solution applied were Hon. Montgomery
Blair, of Maryland and cx Gov. Stevenson, Of
kentucky, who spoke at the democratic rally
last night. Upon the resolution being read the
general cry was made to lay it on the table and
others that it be voted upon. Twas finally de-
clarrd to be out of order.