The New York herald., 1877-10-21

Bishops relative TO tho reduction Of tho Board OF
Trustees OF the General Theological Seminary. afsss
slight amendment to allow each diocese trostes
the Board for every eight csrgymen, was adopted
The Committee on the Book Of Common Prayer 70.
ported that consideration OF tho following sub
jecs expedicntro request the House OF Bishops
TO select special collect for tho burial service to pre-
ccde tho csson special form OF service for the burial
OF chldrcn or making tho prayer for Congress apps
capIe to tho Legislatures OF the different states and
Territories, and changes In the rubrca Tho rsposs
adopted
presented y report eulogistc OF tho character and
abors Of twonty yiour members Of the Convention who
had died during the past threo years. Adopted BY
The JOINT committee TO consider tho question OF tho
reported progress The committee continued, to
report the next General Convention. On motion OF
Mr. Bailey, oi Aississippi, tho Committee on Canous
was Instructed 10 considor whether or not title l.
10, section l6 excludes missionary bishops who
may have resigned from being eligible to election
bishop OF any regularly constituted diocese The Com
mttee ON Diminishing the Representation OF tho Con-
Dty OF having the representation bascd ON tho stzo
OF the diocescs Mr.. Race, Of Louisiana. offered .
resolution TINT the discussions hereafter DO excluded
from the journal, that OF tho proceedings ot the
House or Bisnops with tho Wow OF reducing
penscs LAID on the table. Tho resolution relating
to amending the rubrcs referring 10 tho onerory was
LAID on the tab.c. Dr. DIX and Mr.. Fish. Of Now
York; Mr. Ruddcr, OF Pennsylvania; Mr.. Stangcr, OF
southern Ohio; Mr. Welsh, OF Philadelphia. and Mr..
Gili of Missouri appointed u committee 10 con-
slider tho question OF the place OF meeting for the
next General Convention.
DR.. Huntington moved for joint committee to con-
slider collection oil anthems OF tho Holy scriptures
to be added to tho Hymna and that tho committee
report 10 tho next General Convention. Placed on
the calendar
Messages we're received from tho House OF Bishops
as follows --C0ncurrng IN the election OF Lloyd Wells
as treasurer or the Convention also relative 10 the
amendment of tho canon on prayer Tor tho clergy IN
the Litany, and tho same rocrred; also con-
curing with tho House OF Deputies In tho election oil
trustees OF tho General Theolo cal Seminary, and sub.
sttuting the bishops OF Pennsylvania and Connecticut
for tho bishops OF Minnesota ard Nebraska on tho
committee TO lnomoraltze Congress relative to tho
civil law among tho Indians.
resolution from tho Committee on Canons, declnr.
Ing II 10 DO the opinion OF tho Convention that order
OF Common Prayer could be broken up dist,nct
and separate services. Alter dobat0 the whole
question was laid on tho table by vote OF ll6 70 60
NO CHANGE or SAMEa
The report OF the Conmittoo on Amendments 70 tho
Constitution, TO whom referred the memorial
tho diocesan conventions or Wisconsin aud lows
for amendment, TO allow the mama
OF tho Church 10 DO changed TO that Of Church OF
America thou discussed Tho report declared
that such amendment proposed necessary
and tho question caino upon tho adoption OF the
port
Dr. Hili Of California read long letter In opposi-
ton TO any change, rs proposed and was followed by
DR. Fulton, of Wisconsin.
DR.. ShattucK, OF Massachusetts; Dr. Goodwin, Of
Pennsy ylvania and Mr. Parker, OF Now Jersey. wore
all III opposition to any change On request OF tna
dcputntion from Pennsylvania vot0 was takcn, and
tho result the adoption OF tho report almost
unanimous vote
NEW JERSEY PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
NEWARK, Oct 20. 1877.
Tho Presbyterian Synod Mt midnight closed tho Soc