, 1879-05-31
Proceedings Of the Reformed
= r Episcopal Council.
Proposed Alterations lin tie Prayer
Book-.-Bishop Chensy's
. Report.
Tho Troubles with the Church
in Englantl---S0me Sug-
EestiOuS.
Report Of the Committee on Changes In
The Constitution and
0anons.
REFORMED EPISCOPAL.

1,ErnH3fEn EPISCOPAL.
arae,nxa ~ T,,r osnsu.t. COUNCIL.
.7,.s ss.,..fnne, ox,,ro,s.. r,ni,,5,,r .hc +b;r1
.,,.,. =. s,,,, 1.t..,,,.1 rn,..a,,,,
uaF's ea'heflne ene ~ nc'o.ttsu ,lt, Sp'seo,a.
Council were tIeld nt s:1o o'clock yestcrthy
morning 1t Christ Church, and were lea by tho
1tcv- 11.. floyartt Smith.
a. o.ao c,.,acr Ill" ro,rcu xos cn,lea Ia
~ '''o o'I,esn e"s ~e"">n "ao ea'.sa w
order, anu, III Inc apsenec OF lue p'es'a'fog
Dishap, tic chair WAS taken bv bishop Samuel
FatIows; but, before tho transaction Of auy
bns,nr.s pr.s1nu. .,,tahon S,rl,nlson ,o,lr lila
."a, .ss"ss'' t''''''': D''A'p -'''''" |''" ''''
The fo3iowinE-nai1ed gentlemen were appolnt-
cd u Committee to l1oyisc tic 1.!st Ut Churches:
Tile Rev, Dr, Howard smith, tho Rev. sa,uuct
Gatst, MI I'm cnares Ga Al ,,. sl"st1n, ,,s @ mr. d.
Ffank1su Clark. inc at1tics o. thss committee
arr to revise fhe list, and decso as to which
churches, II any, shall bo stricken of.
r,o por IN Ta.ra,.c frn1,, "1t ,ho . Touu,,.,o
Inc hcs. Di' AeacoeS' from t''c eo"m't'ce
on Correspondence, reported rs foloWs recon-
mendfng the appointment OF Corresponding
chrrchet win whtcf, the Gcneral Council ia In
N't. s"a.S. - '~ Neee' ~~' 40 -
eo,.'siouue"ce IT.
10 the Genera! Synod Of sho hefof1ed Church "a
11 w'en IN meeus @ IN a ne"aeE; H. 81 ~ - cn aS
m.n ts Meunetna5 m 'pmc' @ ,,o tmm W 1s s' Ea"a8"
"a tho GoncfaI AtscmLv Of tne lircxlytcsan
Ghorcl, % thn United staes q Aner.ea: Tho Hoy.
!: u. Aospnh, tae .,;.. seY: F; ": Aaatas; ais
f,,,n.s' .oG ~ tha Intnd ,a;n :" s
iVn.s ~ fm,..ss tIs ReS L tt...isoa ~ 'c''
IN thr 1isncrHi ~ rnafSrsncc - ~ thr Mothol,,
Episcopal Church; Htrtop samuel Faljows. nisI,on
". II. NichoIsun, y. y.
TO the General Confesenso M o. the Metholist Ep's-
fop. ia wv. H. ~ Mscatm,cK - IT. 4''us''s'
r. ~"s nnt ,,ccncd ncrc.snrv IN m,,o ,,r
!, "as nut aeslneo neeessafY 10 "aRo any
aurtAeruon1'haIons' .....-..-
,, ALTERATIONS OF THE rRATER-BooK.
The e,,nif wRs nom taken bv The Nee. Dr.
t' 80 ~ Gns.. p.ess -, 'epo1'
from the comm1tee on pocLr'ne anu Worship,
mud tho consideration OF the report was made
the special order for this mornirg, immediately
r,n,t tha ,.s rooo.,n,an,1 r.~ a,aa,ta, T.,
po.s VIZ eou'o.s*ee 'e.o''''es''t 1o' aaep'to' !"
poth tas morning aha cVealnT SERVICES OF tl'e
Church the sentences antl alternate prayer on
1aee 81 OF the iourua1 Of 1870, the rubr1c I'm
,ne1,o,c1v n,acc,,,n,, Ir zco,.rccs ho,,v ,1torr,
M .,,,.r t.,s ',.".' t.a..e'1, ~. ue.ns a,.e!cu
~ "uuH's l'c "o!u ssato'n1' ~ as 10 !iiake
II read, "the minister shall say, standing" :"
the rubsic immediately preceding the
alternate praycr being altcrcd by
+,,,, ,,,s a.. .r,.,,, .,.,,a ,,s,a..
,a+ ~, :, ~ w ,,,,r, !. rom .sar ",ls ,h..
~, ~. ,ni's,ar ~ .,,co,.,n s,.o liza, ~. tns ,ss
nronoscd a,tcrot,on. IN thp nrnrc- for .hnse In
] ,.,v,, antho.tr. ia i. fountl on nare r, of ,ha h.
sumo Journal, which were alOptcl bY the last
funeral Con,,cI1. M msy he src,, nv ref,rror N
o'"et4 s"u.'e''' "s "". ~ oSet' - '1'e''"e ~
page 70 Of tile Journal OF 1873. Tl!ey recosn-
mend for adoption tue nrnnosed alteration In
also tiI, sop,to,, m or Of ,e substitution Of % @1,ay,
5ur shall In Jhc ruLrtc Io!IOxtuE tNs confess{t,n
In t,,e co,n1nnninn srrvi..e an nrnnnscd IN st,r
~ sn,,n ~, ,a'rn ~ ~, s", 10 p,ooTse. .., ~ snc
sauss page ns uis sau.o !outaat. insy sscoth
henu ihe WORT amen ~ o. atlaea III italics
after Inc prayer IN the communion serVtrc On
1aee VI o the PrHyet-Book, as proposed on the
kalna p1Ea ot the aatMe Journal; utso tl!nt
tho last rubric but QUO on pare
SIC OF thu PRAYER Book be atnenLell
~ nronnse,, :rhc t..En,niitcr rert,n,nn,,I ti,nt
H. wnrs s,sn ''sn,h IN H.. ntanx l.. .1as ~.
.1e ~ s - ~ :. ...ons. .t. ~ N r. e
p!acea oy ,agshE uhnfepafea" tsee l'aEc ~ o!
journal ol lotb' Pare 9t ot lb's} on page " Of
lhe jour al al 1878 It ii proptsel that tin WORDS
''anI, the devil" be inserted IL tho second
ut1estt0h Of thu Blsop to thu candidate for con.
1rmation. sud tl,rt tie wosx1 ..wni j, IL ths,
niIrnae tland tia 1esj, u bn nmtttmi. n,mf thc
E.ueo ~ a's .s nu1'. H., ~ ua.1e''t i'Ht .tie
to,n'aittes fSeothtne'Mt tte enaMsss, ~ snat my
H.. .r 0t r"uisn ~ H. u Mss, s "I
,en,.,, ~, s,o., ~ H.. ~ eesaaus ~ ;a so
tes ~ H.. pss,,..S a ah. rnstH eIar IL. H., ~