, 1879-06-03

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's.a,. Ire Gaucral Committee to meet.
s011 H. Rev. Mf. Postlothwaitc offered resolu.
49, ~" ,t.t rertnIu changes be made In Title Of
E,noo T,n i, Sec. q, as followa: ..-,..-...
e,s .n.,,cupt 9, 1ficr the words 'consst,pg Of"
I'd !p.ead ot the vo,ds th'es rfs'bytets md
soa two Iaymen from each Episcopal jufisd'c.
''i1 T. paragraph .; Alter tho words '.son.,!ing.
a.. ,h.sc laTnlcn," insert tno wordB "two qrtsby.
~ ~ I'D tao aymen from each Eptseopa1 jurtsdlc-
agn' gn n.rserapb 4. after The words "cons!st'ag
* * m tnItesd Of the words 'three )Aymtn."
is.,tt g ihe words 1.-TWO rsesbyscr1 and two laynen
INN tach Episcopal tuElsalction."
Judee Hughes and othera advocated tho
.h.ngn spccfaed, and finally the report OF tho
,nmf1lttec was referred to tho Committee on
too,tItuton and Canon, on motion Of Dr.. Lat
E,hoo Fattows offered the following. and
no1ed reference to the same Committee:
gt,otrtd, That tfd canons Of the Church BE- 20
oi ibe several Epiacophl or other jnFisdctons shsl
r. elected By st1ch jursd!ctions they shall b eEn-
covered 10 admit parishes Or congregations Into
NJ a,olstS sas That ths canons be further .mcnde.
hlt Tue duttca now performed bY tho E1ecutive
CoEmlttet b performed BY the General Comtutt-
tte Of which The Presiding Bishop shah be *"
cteio the President
The resolutions were referred.
Tdc RcY. DR.. Cooper. oi tho Committee to
whom Has referred that portion OF Bishop Fal-
loxb' report touching Messrs. Stevens and Nor
g4u aud the general observations on evangelical
work. reported that the experience Of the ecrv-
h Il those gentlemen had amply attcBted the
benefits thereof aud tho SUCCESSES that would
rt.ut from tic work. OF such men In the evan.
grlieal he1d. The Committee also recommended
Le raising aud,approorlatlon Of such work.
Tue report Wns referred.
Nr Morgan submitted proposition for dis
cushing the feasibility OF publishing m almanac
IL ,be interests OF the Church. Referred to the
Committee on Publication.
pocyn1NA1 woRsalr.
On motion, tue report Of the Committee Oh
Doe,,lual Wnrshtp was called for, mud Htshop
Nicholson, beinE Chairman Of that Committee,
called Dr.. Howard Smith to preside over the
Couadl, and submitted hs report concerning tho
rsr,ion Of. the Praycr-Book, which was con-
iltered Ut satae longtl Ia the Council. This por-
1lon Of The Committees report MAS referred
from the aiuual report Of bishop .Nicholsun
dhcussIon being taken up where Il was. left oil
llas Saturday, Tile report Of tho. COMMITTEES
contained tH0 recommendations Ia one,--hrat,
that The Collects be revised according to page
dot the Journal OF 1878; and secoud, that tic
Collect for All Satnts-Day be inserted ~ au
Tho Rev. Mi. Wilson, OF Peoria, moved that
this proposition be aiY'ded, 80 al to allow two
Entcs upon It.
Bishop Cheno. moved "a an amendment that the
let's bc stricken out, .glYing as bis reason that
he va opposed to changing prayers which 10
ite7ed that tho socallcd Reformed Epscopal
Church Has really the original Protestant EpIs-
s9pal Church prior 10 f:s5. Hc came Into this
pose he should ever be anything elsc. 1Iu had
aereed TO aome changes whict, lie did not con.
'het to be really any changes at all, but he was
osplosed TO having any vital changes maAo Ia
he Collects, other than those that had already
The Rev. Mr.. Tucker, Of Philadelphia, was In
n7ot ot making eome changes, mud was op-
posed TO The remarks Of the last speaker.
u. Cooper was surprised that man who bad
taaered as much Is Or. Cheney Ind At the
ta9ald taM be opposed to caaug!na anything !n the
toliecls OF any portion Of tho PRAYER. Book. lie
tan1ght that certain chaugos should ba In&sac.
Bishop Nicholson did not think they would he
.cnscd Of being radical II they tltd change somo
" ths passagcs Of the PraYcr-Rook.
u!aa @ as Bl.tup Cheney, but It was upon dtHcr-
Iut efounds 1le Thought the Denomination
Ms getting reputation for having no fixed
n.sttodples, ot being changing and unrestful. II
RESOLUTION changing the order ol things.
AIT. sur. Lattans Was Of optDton tltat the whole
eslssu.son IVES cut of order, and be was s,ls-
'aaed BY maaY others.
Ut. A'drich thought tho Committee had
tinu tMiousat and worked upon this matter for eome
atas, aa1 ought to be entitled to some conssd-
naa3ni but. Al the sarno time, the Pyaycr-Book
~ The work Of kofuc OF the most eminent mnu
~ aofla lisl aver known, and It. WAS doubtless
au 70 Improve upon 1t. In mntters OF no vital
.bssa.a .b1.anee perhaps II was best to make as few
Inc auestlo'6 Tere pnt, and the last part O!
w. ~ Recommendation OF tho, Committec wa.
mop'eu by Yota Of IS to 81. while tho lrst
~ ,'t ,tst'crf!tg to the changing Of the Collects,
the Council thcn took roccss for lunch.
~ ~ ha&i,paat tho Council agAin convened and
~ - up tue order of business.
.ne Inalr appointed A, y. Kane, Dr.. brink.
II ,,sn sn, ouasc D. J. Hughes "a special com
h"s e 70 oratt resolutions Of rcspect to DR
asAA Il. Towers, OF Philadelphia, deceased,
ALscrlSa BISHOPS.
aug, ans convention then Eeaoived itsett Into .
diaItcc d1is Of tlu Whole, With the lion. William
ts tNsMn m N Tue chair, usd proecoded TO consider
:a.,m.ajorlty ~. aud the minority reports OF The
o.uu.tes ~ uas 70 whom was referred tle matter oI
n,taS nv sSandteat iAshops should he elected, l1.g
VII vslty netns Ia favor Of their clectfon By tlt
5,ss 3nooa which they we're to represent, and tht
i IT. report being In favor III tllc election o
M )" tnsoops by the General Council. The sl,l,
3D. las 'aken up where 1t was dropped On sat
,in.iioil. ne non. ID. j. Hughes spike IN fa7or nf III.
nsaN =. report, ami WaiItti 10 hare Sll.rset.
ut2o = Of thu .Euurual Ut l'rocertinss VI III,
mia ueocral C0uuel ameutlcu - tl!at Il
mts.. s.a p'oflds thst I Dlshop might not ba con
1ns1 hea Until! ke had been coujtrmelt by ,ht
yrssafGa a HafGa he vas to represent; That a yot,
~ ~ s, anu nays should bs taken, aud a major
hiding. - '"~ea s"ou'a ee he'o 81
~ .ae Fey. Dr.. Cooper expresspd atmsct{ Ia
H. ~! hlhs 'untorlty report tu . long speecl,
Ifn aaouEht there should be MoFc than al,
t,asR ,aesRp1esc'1tinE Synod. It was absurd thu
e!te,,a.,b bo1Y should have the rekpouslbtlit,
r maH'l,n HeY. nr. Leacock spoke In opposition tc
on n.niiot,ty .is fcpurt, bringing the Church .luwI
esen. tt..1s tua1s ot Solomon md David to u.
.bonss Hta!S T.. 10 show lhaI the plan OF clccstnt
p. tut us.. IN ~ GensraI Council was thu out
III t,'s hsy. y. u. Church begged the Council Il
u ~ TiInous ,i' slona fDr ljyo years. II, ut til,
tu,,oI n'at ting, 1t waa found TINT 1t WAS no
not. 's s 10 elect bishops fur the syuods IN til,
CT ,otelYes. then it could b1 chsngcd.
The Rss Rss ar,aa3Isolslty vote OF the Committee.
oE. ~. ~ ~, hllliata Newton, Of Philadelphia
M.h"r ,Ssnr 8nr ol tho maturity report,
dTsF s.seholsou onea l.orc look tho clair
eoi H.. a,suHIleil, ~ Chairman oi tho Commit
i d,sa.s, ,s hole, reported thai tue CoipntiI III
sa'ssa 4u question Of shv majority aus