Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-12
PENNSYLVANIA

Ths Episcopal -Conventton-Reports of
 Commtstees-Conssrvnt Advice by Q
 Canadian Bishop.
 PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-The general con-
 vention Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
 in the United States reassembled this morn ing in Holy Trinity church. The Rev. Dr. Beredics, of southern Ohio, presented re-
 port from the commit es on the constitution relative to reducing the representatives from
 different dioceses to three clergymen and three laymen, instead of four as at present. The committee did not deem such change ex
 pedient. The report was placed on the cal
 endar The Rev. Dr. Payne from the com mietee on prayer book, reported that they could not recommend at this time the resto- ration of the prayer of humble access be- tween the conservation and Che distribution. The committee asked leave to be discharged, and their request was granted.
 The delegation from the provincial synod of Canada was then presented to the conven- ton. The Right Rev. John Medley, D. D., Bishop of Fredericton and Metropolitan of Canada, made an address He said 1t was not the first time he had attended the con-
 vention t'We are all one church," said he,
 ''and it is comfort to know that those ties by which we are joined can never be broken" He looked back to ths time when Bishop Sea- bury was elected by some twelve cleagymen, and an effort was made to..oVercome the skep- ticism of England. He referred to inc great love in Canada for the sister church. The convention is engaged, said he, in most i'm portant work-the enrichment Of the itur- gy He asked the deputies to give hsed to the counsels of an old man, and to proceed with the utmost conservatism. The moment the proposed book is put forth as the future prayer book of the church there will be keener criticism than may be expected. Let us all, despite our different schools of thought, unite in the work of the church Schools Of thought there will al-
 ways be- In the present state of public feel
 ing we must bsar with each other in the
 same church with different schools of thought and embrace each other as common brothers.
 The Rev. Dean Baldwin, of Montreal, said the fraternal tie which bound the church iu
 Canada to the great church in the United States existed because, deeper, stronger, mightier than all, they recognize the unity of a common faith-one Shepherd and one flock The Rev. Canon Brightstooks, 1 rector of Trinity church, St. Johns, New Brunswick, said that the revision of l the prayer book was 8 burning question throughout the Anglican communion, and misgiving was felt as 10 any change. J. B. Plumb, senator of the Dominion of Canada, also addressed the convention, con 1 veying the fraternal greetings of the provin- l cial synod.
 1 MT. James A. Henderson, of Kingston, and chancellor of the diocese of Ontario, referred 1 to the great increase in the church in Onta- l rio, which, however, could not compare with
 that of the church in this country. He felt | that the churches of Canada and of the Uni l ted States were one. The number of repre- sentatives present in the convention showed 1 the great interest taken in church doctrine. MT. k. ". Henneker, of Sherbroek, in the diocese of Quebec, said that the church in l Canana numbered only 600, LOO souls, The convention, at half past II o'clock, l went into secret session on the conservation of bishops.
 At the afternoon session the triennial re- port of the beard of trustees of the general 1 theological seminary was submitted. It places the value of the real estate at $286,- I 921. 9 and the general estate at $34s, ,036.29 ! making total of $634, ,957.71. The endow- 1 ment fund amounts to $347, 741. The con l tributions from dioceses for the past three years amount to $655, $50 90. There are eighty-two students in the institution.