Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-16
Protestant Episcopal Conve,.tso,

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NEW YoRK, OCT. 10. I'm the house of deputies
of the Protestant Episcopal convention to-day
the committee on constitutional amendments
reported on the resolution previously offered
that it was inexpedient to change the period OF
meeting of their convention from three to five
years. The report was adopted and the com.
mittee discharged.
The committee on prayer books having con.
sidered the memorial on revising the book OF
homilies, referred to them, reported adversely
to the petition and were discharged.
Rev. DIR. Buell., of North Carolina, called
up a resolution which originated at a previous
convention in the house of bishops. the subject
matter of which has been before the Episcopal
church for upwards of thirty years. The reso
luton calls for insertion in the litany after
supplication to illuminate all bishops, priest.
and deacons, and the response thereto sup.
plication 'sThat 1t may please Thee, O Lord OF
Harvests, to send forth laborers into the har.
vest" and the response I'VE besecch Thee te
speech In favor Of adoption Of the resolution
and upon concluding his remarks the subject
was referred to the committee on prayer book.
The committee on canons reported adversely
to a petition from Alabama that the canons be
amended so as to establish an appellate court
to which may be appealed the cases of clergy
men who have been tried by DIOCESAN courts
aad resolution declaring such addition to the
oanons inexpedient was adopted.
Rev. DR.. franklin, of New Jersey, offered 9
resolution which was referred to the commit.
tee on canons to the effect that clause of can.
on Is, which reads as follows, be amended &c
as to conform to the word of God as appears in
the first four chapters of Deuteronomy: enc
minister knowingly, after due inquiry shall
solemnizs the marriage of any person
who has divorced husband OF
wife still living, if such husband or wife has
been put away for any cause arising after
marriage; but this canon shall not be held to
apply to an innocent party in divorce for the
cause of adultery or to parties once divorced
matter the secretary read the report of the
committee on canons, finding that the ques
tion presented seems to them to be one of in.
depreciation for theologians rather than fol
canonical legislation. and added resolution
asking that the committee be discharged from
further confederation On the subject. DR..
franklin then made long speech in support
and as an amendment to the canon in question
moved that there be added thereto the words
'except in cases provided in the word Of God
notably in Deuteronomy, chapter XIV, ], q
and a." Rev. DR.. Ware, of Pennsylvania
vigorously opposed the amendment proposed
committee on canons, reported that they had
given the subject full confederation and dis.
cussed 1t from every point. The report of the
committee was finally adopted by q large ma
jority.
In the afternoon session Rev. DR.. MoCrady,
of South Carolina, offered resolution to the
effect that the third supplication in the litany
be changed to read 20 God, the Holy Ghost
the Comforter, have mercy upon u.s." the
words after Holy Ghost, proceeding from the
Father and Son" in the present reading, to be
stricken out, and that the fourth supplicatior
be made to read, 20 holy, blessed and glorious
Lord God almighty, have mercy upon u.s." the
words Trinity, three persons and one God,
to be stricken out of the present version. Re
ferred to the committee on canons, and the CON
vention adjourned sine die.