New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-24
PROTESTANT EPIsCoPAL CONVENTIONS

DEBATE on THE oRGANizATioN OF AN ORDER OF
DIAGNOSES REVISION OF THE MARRIAGE
CANoN-ADMIssION OF MINISTER'S FROM OTHER
CHURCHES.
Boston, Oct 23.-To-day is the eighteenth
Of the Protestant General Convention II W Vottu 10
concur in the messages from tho House OF Bishops Fca
ing TO marriage with relatives and for the appointment
of committee on foreign churches. The president APP
pointed a committee part of Joint standing commit
tee TO consider TIE subject OF marriage with relatives
The Joint Jud ciary Committee on the Expenses OF the
Convention reported that the expenses have Oceh re-
duced $1,000. The report recommended that each
diocese in the convention pay the expenses
of its delegates each delegate being allowed - day
besdes travelling expenses The report will up for
further discussion.
Tle canon adoYted by the House of Bishops for the
creation and government OF the proposed order Of dc-
concsses or sisters OF the Church mp for action
The Rev Dr.. Huntington objected 10 tle proYsoh3 ln
fine canon for the OF the ORDER whereby dd-
cDsss would governed more by diucesal rule than
Dy a form estl shed by toe House o Bs4o' :.
JUDGE Shelley. OF Virginia, from the Committee on
Canons csentcd minority report proposiuE mat the
aalif tons Of women to enter the order be lett To the
ibonld be- by orm set forth by the
H o. Bishops, instead OF beng in the control of any
Hr. Il gan DIX Of N.w-York, express d the opinion
tat canonich legislation was unnecessary lie could
NJ lndor.e AMT. ing affecting the majority port.
II WIS finally decided 10 lay the whole matter on the
table by aye and nay vote thIen by depHat0S, as
yd.d . Lay deputdtOn,-ANes. = nay 4, -; uydc .
message was received from the House Of Bishops an
uouuciug the appointment of the Bishop. OF Delaware
aud on, the Rev. HenrY C. Potter tn Ray Dr. D x,
Howl W Wells. stephen Saith ANA ;. T. Ntsh, truss
tees the fund for widows and orphans oil deceased
clcrgymcn.
Dr watson, OF North Carolina, from the Committee
Oh CanOns. presented five reports, as follows:
X recommending concurrence win the House ci Bishops
in The repeal Canon No. l3, Title >, and the enact
mem of a new canon OF marriage and itOic'.
Tuat me printing IN the BOOK 81 Common PRAYER, ui
r tube OF forbidden degree, ii marri 70 exists IN
tie English pissyeI-bOOk, was lneNJedcuL Placed on
lie calendar.
On he pro osed amendment OF Canon g, TITLE l. re-
solution f,r amendment OF tue Canon 10 provide tlat
Id cases where cuadida Tor the priesthood nave DE- en-
ministers or theological students III other urnullua-
t.Dus, the time my were occupied Hhiu bc
considered az pU Ot 90 exceed two years. time ol tie
G.: diducy, aud that Joint Commute 10 consist oi
tnrce bishops, three ctrgyueh ana three t, men, bc
appointed to consider TIA whole SUBJECT or ire adIls-
sion OF ministers other Ch1Suu bodies into tie
church. Adopted. The House of Bislops appointed
Us ITS members on sad committee the ~. d.. Goodwin
ot P.IuisN lyania tne Rev. Dr. Nand'iscu, Of Central
New YORK, Rev DR.. Brown. Of Long Is lui Mcssr-
BALDWIN. of Michigan. Godthwite, OF Northern New
jersey aud Nash, of Ncw-NOrk.
The report recommending the House Of Deputies to
concur with the House oil Bishops reliv. - Canon D,
Tale - IN re gard u the mime atOn OF the Muistrt,
and commenting concurrent action VITA he ilo,r Of
Bishops the amendment OF section |, Canon Ia, ile
l. relative to inrcgn countries was passed