Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
The Episcopal Convention Altering the
Appeals TO The Deity,
The Changes and Notifications
Proposed and the Opinion
of Members.
The Affecting Farewell OF the vcLer-
able Bishop Green.

P~HILApELPnIA, October 19.-Fifteenth
nay of the session of tho Thirty third
Convention of tho Protestant Episcopa,
church. The House Deputies c%oncurreu
in the resolution adopted by tho Bishops
providing for a JOINT committee on emf
grafton, to ascertain facts and devise
means to protect emigrauts. The join,
committee of acceptance of the gift
to Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, of a
lot near tho centre of Farribault, oil
which to erect n home; adopted. The
venerable Bishop Green, of Mississippi,
addressed the deputies. He wished t.
bid them farewell, as in tho providence
of God he would never attend anothe,
convention. He was the sole survivor of
the convention which met in this cit,
sixty years ago, then nine Bishops. now
seven times that number.
After q short discussion the house went
into committee of the whole on the re-
port of the Joint committee on prayer.
book. The proposed amendments to the
first of the eight versicles in section & OF
the fourth resolution relates to the order
for evening prayer, viz: 80, Lord, save
our rulers" The amendment by Rev.
DR.. Brooks (Mass.) was "Bless the ma.
ton" and the amendment of Mr.. Stark
Conn, was "The people of the United
States"
DIR. Huntingto n, from the committee,
said with regard TO the word ''Presi.
dent" about which objection was made,
he could conceive it was from metaphysi.
cal consideration. He proposed q sub
stitute to the words go Lord, bless and
preserve the United States" Stark
withdrew his amendment. The amend.
ment of DR.. Brooks was rejected. Rev.
~. j. Vaulx, (Arkansas) said he
spoke as one who had felt the wrong in
our prayer book OF designating in such
way % Governor oduring the civil war.
The trouble with clergymen was on this
point. He felt impelled TO raise his
warning voice and ask the house to con.
slider well before changing the word
"rulers." Wilmer (Maryland) claimed
it was not n sectional, but a political
question; there could not be objection t.
''these United States"
Rev. DIR. Goodwin pa said they have
not only prayer for the President of the
United States but the church is called
the Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States. Several amendments be-
my rejected, the amendment of DIR.
Huntington was agreed 70.
ment to strike out this versicle: For
it is Thou alone that makest wars t.
cease in all the world" and substitute
the following: because there is none
other that tightest for us but only Thou,
10, Lord" DR.. Fulton's amendment ano
others were rejected.
Rev. DR.. Battershall moved to trans
pose sutirages and answer, 80 Lord, bles.
and preserve these United States, ant
mercifully hear us when we call upon
thee" and so Lord, save thy people ane
bless thine inheritance" Agreed to.
Clause p was her agreed to. Section
Q was then taken up as follows: Substi
tute for first clause of collects, "For aio
against perils," the words Tighten oul
darkness, we bcseech thee, o Lord" ant
insert the following in the rubrics
Immediately after the said col
lects, sin u place where il
may be convenient here followetf
the anthem, save on the Lords day, tn
minister may here end the evening
prayer, with such prayer or prayers takeI
tut of this book as ha shall think tit.
Rev. ID. Henshaw (R. L. moved to ameno
by retaining the collect ''for aid against
peril" and adding after it the rubrlc. On
this the committee rose and the deputies
took q recess.
A trip down the bay was given the
deputies this afternoon.
THE Gus OF BISHOPS.
Rev. Bishop Greene (Miss.) vas Q
cused from further attendance. He took
u farewell of the house in "a few words OF
,ff~ectionate counsel. The recommenda'
ton That the second Sunday after Eplph.