Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-28
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

copal convention to-day, Rev. DR..
Scbenck, of Long Island, read
voluminous report from the cons
mittee on missions. The report sets
forth that the expenses of carrying
on the work during the last three
years have been about Z per cent. of
the whole amount collected, Hon.
MIR. Burgwine, of Pittsburg, chair
man of the joint committees on con-
yention amendments on canons and
on prayer-book, to whom was re-
ferred the report of the joint COM
mittee of the two houses on short
ened services, submitted a resolution
providing for an amendment of the
book of common prayer as follows:
That on days other than Sunday,
Christmas day, Epiphany, Ash
Wednesday, Good Friday, and
Ascension day, it shall suffice,
if the minister begin the morning
and evening prayer at general con
fession or the Lords prayer, preced-
ed by one or more.
Of the sentences appointed at the
beginning of the morning and even
ing prayer and at the end after COLI
lect for grace or collect for aid
against perils, using so much Of the
lessons appointed for the day and so
much of the psalter as he shall judge
to be for the edifcation of his hear
ers. Also that on any day when
morning and evening prayer shall
have been duly said or are to be said,
and upon days other than those first
aforementioned, it shall suffice, when
need may be required, if the sermon
or lecture be preceded by at least
the Lords prayer and one or more
collects found in this book; provided,
that no prayers set forth in said
book shall be used before or after
such sermon; nor any portion of the
order for the administration of the
Lords supper or litany may be used
as separate and Independent service;
and provided that no one
of the services shall be disused habit
ually. After an animated discussion
the Rev. DR.. Schenck moved that
the word provided in the last sec
ton be stricken out. This also led
to prolonged debate, but the report
was finally adopted with DR..
Schencks amendment. The vote
stood clerical, Al ayes, 5 noes; lay,
35 ayes, 3 noes. A message was re-
ceived from the house of bishops
nominating Rev. DR.. John Adams
Paddock, of the diocese of Long
Island, as missionary bishop of
Washington territory and the house
of duputies, In secret session, con-
frmed the nomination. The report,
by Rev. John Cotton Smith, from
the committee on the state of the
church, on the subject of poligamy
was presented, and, with the follow
ing preamble and resolution, adopt
ed: .---r -
| Whereas, Work of the Church o1
Christ ana the best interest of chris tian
civilizations ars seriously impeded iO
Que of the territories of the United
states by the existence of polygamy
recog nized by large portion of the
com munity as religious Institution
J and
Wnereas, Polagamy is not only con-
trary TO the laws of God but is also for
bldden under several penalties by the
government of the Uuited safes by an
act of congress, which act has been de
clared constitutional by the supreme
court of the UnIted States. therefore
? be it -e1
Resolved, The house of bishops con
curing, thai while there art
peculiar difficulties in execution
of this law. owing to rel goul
? fanaticism, doubtless oftentimes sin
cere, by which the institution o
polygamy is upheld, and especially t.
the fact that the interests of many in
consi- tent persons are unhappIly in
? volved. IL is still t1e duty of every
Christian and citizen of the countr,
to use his influence to aid US and tn,
government in bringing about a.
speedily as possible a merciful bu
firm enforcement of the law in regarG
10 polygamy or bigamy In the the Ter
ritorIes of tae United Stats.
/ The committee on canons pre-
sented a report that it was not a
present prepared to favor the estab-
lishment of separate church organ
ization for the colored race in Vir-
ginia or other southern states, bu
J recommended the appointment of
committee to consider the subiec