New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
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REVISION or THE rEAYrE-EoOE-r,T HOUSE or
BISHOPS.

REVISION or THE rrAYrE-uooE-rT HOUSE or
Tl~mor>.
purr ,DrtpurA Oct gj.-1he Rev. DR.. Hills.
of New Jersey from tire Committee tho state o. the
Church reported the Hol>c OF Drputirs to-day that
from -33 13 the number "f dior",r- had Increased
from eighteen 10 fortycglt llc number of clergy from
512 10 3.j72, and th' number OF commandments from
10 93y 10 81 ~ and tine number ~ baptism. in nearly
the -iIn,. proportion. The mi ,puIry uhtl.t.uu- SHOW
a g-,iu Of 100 per cent since 1871. tine nu'nprr of
missions lsr gain. and I" oH'1ur- r-u of loo per
cent m tne snort period rum l~Gs 10 l-~o. Tine report
wa- adopted
The report Of the Committee ou Amendments. 70 the
Constitution relating to hc right Of bishop OF mission
5I Jurisdiction 20 become tine bishop or nc, dinrr,c
formed from such ju-d..on WIS taken mp. vote w,s
taken b dlo.r,e- md or,r and the report OF the
uittrc wa. adopted
the Ioi. tcu resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole ON the report OF tIr joint Committee ON the
PraycG-Eools Tine consideration OF section OF rc,ou-
ton Wa, resumed This resolution relates 20 prayer,
aud thank, ,liy wings upon several occasion.
The section amended approved. SEQ
tions f. and @ were approved and resolution WIS
agreed to. The committee rose and reported tue changes
Ihc Committee ,npn, reported a rr.pl ion % non
with the House Of Bishop relative the ap
The report adopted the rrpor Of tlc COMMITTEES
tine memorial of tIe Rev. NJ. Ntux of Arun-,ls and
the resolution Of Dir. Judd Illinois, relative 10 court
appeal, was taken up Mr Jull's resolution in
definitely postponed and the committee WI. di,chargrd
A message was received the House of Bi.nop-
stating tnlt thcy had nominated bishop O -hangnn
The rev Dr George Nortlin-ton. of MiciiaI, Tns
House into session and elected Dr. WOrhiug
ton.
IHc House then took up resolution no Of the report OF
the JOINT Committee the priyrrbOOA and Ii WA.
adopted amended. Resolution No. considered.
an ON mo ion Of the Rev. Dr. Goodwin. Of Pcnn,yIyauia
tnr words SINS, which had been stiicArn out
the prayer for fair weather wore restored.
Wnrn the House OF Deputies reassembled in the eYcD-
ug the Rev. Dr. Watson, OF North Carolina from the
COMMITTEE Cauons, presented report on tho lrnend
mcnts TO the canon Oh missionary OgInziOns and IL
adopted.
The Committee Of Conference relative To the time for
the adjournment Of the convention reported that il had
unanimously agreed that tIc convention should adjourn
finally at o'clock tO-nOITOw evening. Tho report was
Adopted.
Ine report of the joint Committee ON the PRAYER Book
then taken up. Resolutions d, Z = %, 10 aud IL were
adOpjcd.
Iac Committee OF Conference on the place for holding
the convention reported tuat 10 lad uuluimolnly
agreed Telun the decision the House OF Deputies
that the ucd meeting DC Lcld In ClicdgO.
The House, at II y. H., adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
Tne House of Bishops resumed its sessions this morn
ing. gyen to the cunsecIatiOn OF the Rev
hr Walker BsnOp OF NORTH Dakota. ana rcdrrsed tho
presiding blsLup to take order Tor tne
Wa. decde,i recommend tne consideration OF
/ the appointment al 10 bishop O Cape Palms, and tue
presiding bi-nOp connection with the FOieu Commit
tee instructed 10 commission bishop Oi tuc CnuTCI
10 visit tIc mission Iuc rO,-latlyu of Bsuop
/ Pcnica. OI Cape rilmIs, accepted.
Tue House went INTO COMMITTEE Ol the Whole and con
Cuded consideration OF the report Oi Joint Com
/ mIttre tIo Prayer Book. rue Rev. Dr. jesse A.
Spence OF Nrw-NOIk appointed on the uar or tue
. House custodian OF tur standard Bible
lhe afternoon session was spent Ia council by the
! bishops.