, 1880-10-28
CHURCH AFFAIRS.


NEW f0ltk. Oct. @s.-The last days session OF
tic Protestant f.pjschpat General Convention
tn"ne'i IN the 1fuuse N Deputies with religious
services. III which HIshHp llsscli u,, tho ltev.
Mcssrs. .1osnph i. Jcnk., Ut Iowa, nt,d v. c.
DrnY, nf TENNESSEE, ollcIatel.
Tho Committee on CanDns rcnnrte1 n rcs91u-
tim declining u, confer with tho IInusc Of
bishops In changing tho existing cnnof, IN tho
Reinstatement OF clerRytnen whn hare nhan.
donch tho Church. Tic resolution was adopted.
The 1tsr. Dr. 1.ccrs, Of tho Jolnt committee on
SECURING d 1n1ssEcnnry fjIsh0p for t4lch Terri
ttry in which there Il not at present u bishop
reported In fnvos Of tho pr,posEton. The re-
Ilnrt WIS adopted, together with tcM'l1tton
appointing u committee ut twcnty.nnc to net ~
mn auxiliary tn tho l,oarl nj Managers Of Mis-
slurls nnl to create a Missionary bishop fund.
Tho resolution from the Committee on Amen1-
fne,lts tn tho Constitution declaring It lne1-
pclent at tho present time to amend tho ct'sl-
stItutior. go ~ to require future legislation to
be by cnDnst. wRs nt3nptetl.
The rcuort TT tho JnInt Committee on tho sub.
Jcct Of neaconesscs was, aiopted. 1t acts fnrth
that women of devout character aud approved
fitness may be aet npart BY my nshop for tho
work If Deacunc*ses.
Sir. llnrXwtu. nf pittsburg. Of thu Committee
circumference Oh ndlsagreon,cnts9of tho two houses
ns IN tho resolution concerning tho ratification Of
tho Hook Of Common Prayer, reported they Ind
"4tec" ~ iest"'t o''e t''' "u " 'ae e"''e t4s"l
lMu beetl STRICKEN out w the t!attse OF lleputlcs
mt Its session Tueslny. m motion 0T Dr. schcnck.
yhs WINS Tim clu,,se fnrt,t,t,IIrp tha ,sn nf nnv
,nas. ~. "s .n .,asa T., ,,,n s", ~,
p,ms se1s o'"s' '1.h ~ .uosc y. tao 'ta's1 pp'N
Ihc ttv. ur. lhtlp HF0oks+ nE alIssnchusGtts.
presented minority rppor;. in support uf which
he snl,, he saw IN rcasnu wby tic House Of
T,.,,i.. .,.,,, x, 80. H., ~ .t. - 49,,
l'epntles snon'a r,eeue !sa'tn lts ac uoa III inc
rreslnus aay. "Iho r'9ht' to saitl. ito isc ef"
trnpnre prayers WIS nnlicnnblc. and nny nt-
tcnpt tu restrict II would ue oj,pus to u great
p,lrt ar the Church,
On the vote WnE tnkGft, the report OF tho NIL
torltv wis rejected BY tho following yutn: Cicr-
u-ycns. III: linya. l.: eight stioceeeY divided.
tny-ycAs, ii: tl,iys. II.
The u.n1orlty rltturt wns then a,1optcd. md
the subject wifi nov bc ;t,ssed to tho DIOCESAN
ttItlyenfiitIs fur ratI!lrntfnr.
4 uicssnKc wns rccc!ved frnm tho 1rousc Of
IshNps Infortnst,u tho linuse OF Deputies that
| the fIullsc If Hshnpa declined to CONCUR with
tho Deputies fauch4li3 tho cailptl IN ,ectucssos
which WIS adopted by tho nrpu8te3 'rues'suy
afternoon. The nesstlxc stntod that tho ucttot,
f the II;sflnps relative III at9terho.nla had not
met with nty consideration l,Y the Dcpl,tles
| Thv mnttcr crt.ltrd considerable discussion.
| md Il nutinn WAX untc fur tho Hppntns.rent of
ur II cur,naittce Ut iva fn visit tho ll,,use IF
bishops md 1nfNrtn them in hrtnf uf the ffnusu
1t uHEut!rs TINT III tIiscn,,rtr.y was intended iii
Tho II0t,-cnnsid"rttioH pf tlrr t1lcsHagC. but
| Tint II wRa overlooked. The Whole subject wis
| lllni11y tabled.
| 4 tncsenpe wns received from the Tfnllse nf
1kIa!,tts iturinu the IDENTITIES tfns the former