Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-19
P. E. CONVENTION.

Not Ready to Make Church Seats Free or
TO Set Up COlored Branch of the Church
Proposed Order of Deaconnesses-The
Arch-Infidel and Anti-Christ of Illinois.
New YORK, Oct. 18.-The eleventh days ses-
sion of the Protestant Episcopal general con-
vention opened this forenoon. In the hout g
of deputies the committee on canons presented
report in regard to the sale of pews and sitings
in churches, by auction and otherwise, and
making churches free to all. They report that
the church was not yet prepared for such ac-
ton, and resolution was adopted that the
committee be discharged from further con.
sideration of the subject.
The same com mittee, on the subject of organ
iZatiOn of the church for colored people in Vir-
gina, reported that they were not prepared at
the present time to establish special colored
church, and on Recommendation of the COM
mittee, resolution was adopted that the mat
ter be referred to three bishops, five clergymen
and five laymep, for consideration, to report
at the next convention.
The joint committee, composed of Rev.
Bishop Wilmer, Rev. DR.. Dix, Rev. DR.. Huntiug-
ton, Hon. Robert O. Winthrop and s. Corning
DR.. Dix, the following report:
The joint committee to whom was referred
the subject OF deaconesses and sisters, respect
fully report that they have duly considered
the whole question and having come 10 thr
conclusion thai it is inexpedient at the pres
ent time to attempt any specific legislation on
the subject of the sisterhood have confined
themselves to the preparation of a canon,
of deaconesses," which they herewith sub
nit, recommending the passing of the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved The house of Bishops concurrine.
that the following canon, to he entitled "Of
Deac0nesses." be adopted.
First-Women OF devout character and ap.
proved fines may be set apart by one bishop
of the church for the work of deaconesses. &C.
cording to such form as shall pe authorized by
the house OF bishops, or in default thereof by
such form as may be set forth by the bishop
of the diocese.
Second-The duties of deaconesses are de.
clared to be the care of our lands poor and
sick, the education Of the young the religious
instruction of the mes leoted. the retaining of
the fallen and other works of Christian char
acter.
Third-No woman shall be set apart for the
work of . deaconess until she be TWENTY-FIVE
years of age. unless the bishop for special rea-
sons shall determine otherwise, but in no case
shall her age be less than twenty-one years of
age. The bishop shall also satisfy himself that
the applicant has adequate preparation for her
work. both technical and religious, which pre-
paration shall have covered period of at least
one year.
Fourth-No deaconess shall work officially Ia
diocese without the express authority liz
writing of the bishop of the diocese, nor in any
parish without permission of che rector OF
minister, thereof.
Fifth-DeacOnesses may be transferred
from one diocese to another by proper letter
dismlssary, at request of the bishop, to whose
jurisdiction they are to be so transferred.
Sixth-If deaconess should at any time
resign her Office she shall not be restored there
80 s..l-- l.
ignatlon was for welghty cause; and no deacon.
ess shall be removed from office by bishop.
except with the consent Of two.tbirds of the
members of the standing committee OF the
diocese duly convened.
Beventh-A constitution and rules for the
government of any institution for the training
OF deaconesses or auy community in which
such deaconesses are associated shall have the
sanction in writing of the bishop of diocese in
which such Institution or community exists
ALI formularies of common worship used in
such institation or community shall have the
like sanction and shall be in harmony with
the usage of this church and the principles of
the book of common prayer.
The report was placed on the calendar.
BOARD OF MISSION.
The house of bishops met in joint discus
sion with the house of deputies as board of
missions, with Bishop Lee in the chair. The
frat question considered was the report of the
joint committee on a plan for systematical
giving to general missions, and Bishop Nicely,
of Maine, spoke in favor of plan proposed by
him at the previous session, to collect money
for mission work by system of individual
subscriptions. This plan was favored by
the bishop of Springfield. who, in the course of
his remarks spoke of Quincy, ILL.,, as ''the
home of the arch and fiddle of the Northwest.
who comes nearer to anti-Christ than man upon
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