Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-27
p. f. CONVENTION.

The House of Deputies Adopts Rule for
Shortening Services sIOnary Bishop
Elected for Washington Territory-En-
forcement of the Laws Against POlygamy
Urged-The Question of Establishing
Separate Churches for COlored People
Referred to a Committee to Report in
1888.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-In the house of depu.
ties of the Protestant Episcopal convention,
TO-DAY, Rev. DIR. Schenck read q voluminous
report of the committee on missions, which
set forth tkat the expenses of carrying on the
work for the last three years had been about
per cent. of the whole amount collected.
Mr. Burgivin, of Pittsburgh, chairman of
the joint committee on constitutional amend
ments on the cauons and On the prayer book,
to whom was referred the report of the Joint
committee of the two houses on shortened SER
vices, submitted a resolution providing for
amending the ratiGca in the book of COM
mon prayer. as follows: "That on days other
than Sunday, with Christmas Day, EpipehanY,
Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Ascension
Day, it shall suffice if the ministers
begin the morning and evening prayer
at the general confession or Lords
prayer, proceeded by one or more of the SEN
tences appointed at the beginning of the morn
ing and evening prayer and end after the called
for grace or the called for aid against perils
with H. Corinthians xiii-xiv, using SO much of
the lessons appointed for the day and so much
of the psalter as he shall judge to be edifying;
and also that on any DAY when the morning
and evening prayers shall have been duly said
or are to be said, and upon days other than
those first aforementioned it shall suffice when
need may require if the sermon or lecture be
preceded by at least the Lords prayer and
one or more collects found in this book; pro.
vided, that no prayers not set forth
in said book shall be used before or after such
sermon~por any portion of the order for ad-
ministration of the Lords supper, litany or
the Office for administration of the Lords
supper, but may be used as separate and in
dependent service; provided, that none of these
services shall be disused habitually." After
an amin ated discussion Rev. Dr.. Schenck moved
as an amendment that all after the word PRO
vided,' in the last section, be stricken out.
This also led to prolonged discussion. but the
report was finally adopted with DR.. Schenck's
amendment. The vote stood: Clerical, IL
ayes, noes; lay, 35 ayes, noes.
message was rec, ived 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 deputies, in secret session,
confirmedithe nomination.
report by Rev. John Cotton Smith, of the
committee on the state of the church, on the
subject OF polygamy was presented and, with
the following preamble and resolution,
adopted:
WHEREAS, The work of the church of Christ
and the best interests of Christian civilization
are seriously impeded in one of the territories
of the United States by the existence of polyg-
amy, recognized by the large proportion of the
community as a religious institution; and
WHEREAS. Polygamy is not only contrary to
the laws of God, but is also forbidden under
severe penalties by the government of the
IT L. u
has been declared constitutional by the su-
preme court of the United States; therefore,
be it
Resol0ed, the house of bishops concurring,
That there are peculiar difficulties in the exc
cution of this law, owing TO religious fanati-
cism. doubtless oftentimes sincere, and by
which the institution of polygamy is upheld,
it is still the duty of every Christian citizen
of this country to use his influence to aid
the United States government in bringing
about as speedily possible q merciful but
firm enforcement of the law in regard to
poygamy and bigamy in the territory of the
United States.
The committee on canons presented report
that it was not at present prepared to favor
the establishment of seperate church organi-
cation for the colored race in Virginia, or other
Southern States, but recommend the appoint
ment of committee to consider the subject
and report at the next session of the conven-
ton. Washburn must go.
Although many are predisposed to lung
troubles from birth, yet even such may escape
consumption, or other pulmonary or bronchial
disease, if due care and wRtchfulness be OBJ
served, and all exciting causes are promptly
treated as they arise. It is in these cases DR..
Jayne's Expectorant exercises its most bene6-
cial effects, and has produced the largest pro-
portion of its cures. Besides prom pity re-
moving coughs and colds, which, when left to
themselves. are the immediate causes of tuber-
culous development, this standard remedy al
lays any inflammation which may exist, and
by promoting easy expectoration, cleanses the
lungs of the substances which clog them up,
and which rapidly destroy when suffered to re.
main.