New-York tribune., 1880-10-28
THE EPI> COPAL CONVNNTInv
CLOSING eEssIOYs YESTERDAY

Inc t:st important DuSinc-5 M tlH meeting 90
| House Of Deputies Ct the General Convent,
| Tuesday vas the consideration Of the report ol tt
Joint Committees on Constitutional Amrndm,pt'
on Canons, and on the Prayer Book to which va,
| referred the question Of shortened services Att,
| long discussion the canOns were 50 amended .,
| to allow the minister to begin. except on SUNDAY,
Christmas Day. Epiphany Ash Wednesday, Good
| Friday aud Ascension Day with the General Con.
fession or with the Lords PRAYER, preceded by On.
or more Of the opening sentences; and TO end npoo
the collect for grace the collect Tor aid aeains,
pers, with Corinthians. XiiI.-xiv.,. using much
| of the lessons appointed for the day and Of the
! psaltcr as he shall think best. On any iay when
morning and evening prayers have been said and
upon all days excerpt those first specihed, 1t viii IA
sufficient to preccle the sermon or lecture with Tia
Lords PRAYER and one or more collects. On an,
day. morning PRAYERS, the lItany, or the order 70,
| the administration of the Lords supper may Ia
| used AZ a separate and iudepc 1dcnt service.
Bishop Ilerzog. vino sailed for Europe yesferday
then made short address 10 the House. thankngn
| for it's courtesy 10 HIM. a messing" wa, received
from the House of Bishops nominating the Rev. N
| John Adams Paddock rector OF II. Peters Church
Brooklyn and brother OF Bishop Paddock. Of
Massachusetts,, as the Missionary Bishop Of Wash
| lngton Territory. The House Of Deputies held
secret session IN the afternoon, and confirmed the
nomination almost unanimously. resolution call
\ lng on chuIchmen to use their influence 10 secure
the enforcement Of the laws against polygamY in
the Territories was passed. as was also resolution
to appoint a Joint COMMITTEES OF bishops, laymeh
and pTcsby tors to consider the revision Oi the Ming
/ james version of the Bible and report ~ sOme
| future Convention. The question of establishing
! separate organization of the church Tor the col.
| oJcd people was referred 10 a committee which
! will report at the next Convention. The proposed
| canon on dcacOnrsSes which was presented ~ Dr.
! DIX. and which has been printed IA HE lNJCNE,
Al the evening session Of the House Of Deputies
| tine r-uort uf the Committee on the Fund for the
! Widows and Orphans of Deceased Clergymcn and
| OF 4 red and Iufun Clergy men was adopted. Tbs
lcD0rt contained resolutions calling upon Tie do
cesar conventions 70 commend TN, charity ana re-
qucstug all ccrgymcn to reserve Tor ms iunh LOT
les, than / prr cent nor more than I'D per cent Of
/ tie collections ot tier cohsir-"l"A,' lle
/ rcu1r- of the Committee on Am'uamrnt, 70 tbs
Constitution. faVoring reduction Ot thr huinuer
oi ucputIc~ IA tie Convention. vas rejected
! TL' Il,r d4y'. session OF the HOUSE ol D.pgtes
! was orcled yD,t0 rlay with morning PRAYER, 1y The
/ Rev. W. c. Gray, Of Tennessee. and the Itcf. J.&
Jru .,s. OF Iowa. Bishop Bi--r-l, oi Vermont pn-
uouuc.d the beneaictlon 4 resolution "'s passed
/ that missionary bishop should Dee appointed I@
/ every Territory. and tHata Commission oi twenty
one bishops pIc-ll tcr,. and i4tIuru should "r fP
poiufr.. fo make PROVISION for Ties" hlsAol.. the
/ Commission To art lu CONJUNCTION VIII iIe .4tli
! gers of the Board OF vi sions. The question ". ths
/ rat tIicItIDn Ot tIr boJh OF common tialti men
/ came up. This had been passed hy L"IA houses
/ hUt taa House o. Deputies bad stricken or The
/ loIoV.u ing clause:
/ P.ov.eit. ~ 10 p- yrs no. 50 t'rt. Do -o.i 'k
..I ..u.el .0rr or tr.r such .i- Do o le' li Af
any .u.. u. tl- oint. or u. ai-.-s. Ii-.h '4 .-;
The House Of Bishops we. "iiine that the la'trt
should De -f-lc..n OUT bar insist "A '' "i'. PAY
/ remaining ..Iu. t 4 iu.ut r1.-M. '.t'. "'.
wa appointed .o eon-iier tHs. rspott. Dbl i,'0. ot
! leaving u OBJ. inst clause. lhe Er'' 'Ap'
/ Brooks ol Boston. aul tIc Rev. Charles i,i -lt.A
I of E.llr Island. however, pres ID .'t ID i.. b
r.,r ir favor nf .fr.iuyt this clause 0It. I..u ole
lection raised 20 this clause Wa tl1t = l"f i.D tt
I-. of ,.rt rt..lpuranrogS prayers. At. I'D hI- -to,
lu speaking ol tAt question: fell l9I. 't. ie
cut.lug uuou party eIlie ,ucit "~ ih' i'I ID A'
/ rot -..l for many years. ] know oi Io more
/ effective battlc-.ry thau free speech cIn tAnN
/ ol uptau- mo intol.ia1.r thau llai "t "i I" 'o
t0.I la.t $500 dare not address oal ti".i I'D '..i'.t
uIle-, iu prescribed toLu.' The majority rU
Al Mn. aft rloon session resolution giving rho
| r rrtoral deputies thr right to speak ou o.. I"0,
| was passed. After tau>actlug some routine I''i-
moss and passing tine usual complllnrntart !. 3D.
/ muou-. he Convention ADJOURNED 10 Met' III
/ pu.a.cIpAIa I'm 1888.
/ T..,.5 Iug .x.Ici,es ~ the convention. 10 v.i.h
OBJ. pastoral irtrrrot the bishops WIS read ny b-
/ sui be-. took place LAST night at thc Cnuich .l TO
/ U,,y iIiuIty. so . D. m. the bishops, "liI L.-.pP
| smith aud Bishop Lee AT Their hcJd, c.ne
out Of the chapel ana marched slowly mp 'ue
iur opening prayers were re I'd hy Bishop ClatA-on,
! "a Ncur.,k9. Bishop BrdciI. OF y .Io. read iif
p..'ta.. and Bishop Lyman. OF Norfh Carolina o. nj
/ thr less D.. Inc cr'el aut prayer, "''e ID,
/ BisAop Howe. If Central PeHnSylvania. bishop
lee and B.- Op KID. ot CaliornH, thrn cam. ioT'
| ward and took seats beside Bishop smith Who vas
seated In the centre of t4e ch1nceL
IIIF BISHOPS PASTORAL LETTER.
The pastoral letter OF the House of Bishops w:
then read. Attcr speaking of the condition OF tins
country. The letter inquired whether the CAuTch
| .hould enter and possess Tins land. The Clurch
winch should DO thI, should possess the following
qualifications:
I. Competent knoalc such a Church must Keep
pace win Intellectual progress; must De- apr t'a a'a
villa great moral and Soc.a problems oi te cav 10
rrappc with the assault, OF inn rhp. % uest slice 49,
ia ly thc sc-plc upon hI- own Sroau - 10 'hri x
ulou perpcxlrg Questions, and d'.eot oe""dc'ed
IN IcS. .
tuat there more che tive be cvJ.cnt a pan an
t,rouc Agencies tuan those that ho~ from IVNeto I
r de- Incr aud the red cmrd.
3 q uuinc sympathy " N her own times ard Ieope
sh mus, be. mind and pcri, an American C"uich-uot
alive To I'D. pa salons around her. while htn lh am
AID Inmo' anie froin ner foundai on - .,...,.e.
1. Missionary zta ami ACTIVITY. Energy, zral ava ac
uvN DO his w'ik 50 iul OF promise. are az on, iuu
| pensabe hat WIN frysh couque>ts ioi ChrSb
bu as, abI-h Our oSn c e. h~ trust aud idue-
sion " those who confess HIS holy name, -,
D. Tnr Church tnti l. 10 iakr sfrOns uod the Nt'n
mus show herself fulhful such ChlrcN mus bs rae
to ner principles. and show hers II INSIST 10 Wiz
Ler profession. In applying the prncp iu' enurer
a .iiiccgct TO SNOW rm,eves work men tn Il not
10 be- a.htn a. We wound nave Won, dylr 0reihra.
fr.n tIrn rns Tor he sacred III. We >ay sradSe
not he tine aud tX.r on rquir'd Tor thol u,h iieiE
Unoclief has always oren one of the formdabr enc
uIrs az our holy re Ion. unchanged 10 Spul' wa
variable IN asp fle Scrptci>i0 % tnr dt' ds,un.s
the form superior VISION ana prUouudrr dcqu'tHt
an,c with the iterl world, aud - at once subtle tbd
bold.
After urging the laty to give freely to the works
of the church, the letter said:
The manifest pru>p rty and TAP div increasing wcjA
Of couutry impose uYou II, the duty not Only % ~
mnt OF 'ihe words of TIE Lord Jesus how "e AL,
IL blessed t. than receive. Odt aIso 70
wiru yOu against the dang - 70 riNiiAn soO'e3
wuIcl altsnu en- e CONDITION. fnr W.o.e tine 40
Thought a. many active and thrivug non are XIV "
g.tilns aud spenilns dJ d"vo'ed B" 40 500 hg tuP
tons aud mig is t. tcstVlty aud anu.rurni wa =
tef for God and The soul Grow ut uNlIy, 'Aia,
aganCo in living, lniai cncc ol ANY lrsiltn up "a -
indulgence pas>luna fonuucss for anna cnris oi 40
cu- and cOrrup iul CHARACTER. are patent 40 the oo,
| IGcIe IS reason L app rhcud -DAl va &C 60
d.ucicS iucreasluH among those WHO ahc thV na.
If CIrlSi. Entertainments whlcn trH va ag' " -
deemed unsuitable 10 those wbo Anrrl tt 'tVi " "
the Lord are uON patrO IZ'd aud def nj d II >r ~
.LL. In IIL..L A U