New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-13
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
THE CANYONS AND THE PRAYER-BhoK
VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED AND RIB ERRED
,n,Nr srssION on MISSIONS.

VARIOUS RlSOLJ HONS Tht~o''''Ai'' 49,
"A JOINT SESSION on MISSIONS
uu,nr1pUI,. Oct. 1.-THE Protestant
Enscops General Convention resumed IL Sesalon '''
,norpino The Committee OIL New Dioceses reportcu'
co,n,ncndiur that the consent OF the House OF Deu
tes IN the creation Of the new diocese 10 po h"o" "
West Tennessee be not granted. 81,
The Rev Dr. Dix. from the Special Committees oi '"o
Diocese OF New-York on the propoSeu o"""Eo
IN the ratification OF the Book or common
PRAYER nresented the report OF the commits
toe which was referred to the Committee Oh
praver-Rook The committee reported that they arc
unwilling TO touch the substance OF the :"
the wav proposed 1t should remain intact uhtll Sou
crave necessity requires it, alteration OF renewal az"
even then il should remain what u no" huIcuy nnu
properly IS the act by whicha conPe'eh. au.ol, 80
validity recognition and obligation to the present DooA
of Common Prayer. ,,
Tho Rev. DR.. Watson OF North Carolina from the
Committee on CanOls. presented an hmeuuei c'"o' o
the subject OF lay readers. II was pEceu OH 'uo 0
dar The same committee reported recohmonuins 'i"O
the words Protestant Episcopal b1 not lelI ou' VI n
c,pops Aso that courts Of appeal cannot DC aHec'oi
nv canons; also that it ia not eNpedent 10 alo'" any
legislation al the present time Oh Iu' '"'yo'
izcG re giOus bodies. -,
Tina committee on Cauons reported relative 10 the
resolution referred them to the elect that "u'
OF a church should be a communicate anu 'na' 'ii. me-
,r of the rec orr shout conform TO the DOCTRINE u7
rlUIlue and worship Oh tilH NiA"l'i' '''''
the Diocesan Convention. 1t was placed on the chcn'
dar -.,,r,,..
7, Bra ford Prince Of Ncw-M,x.co offered resoIu'
sion ria tDc words "Thc Lord is IN His Holy l'hp'c
LET all the earth keep silent before Him. De restored ~
rbc opeung sentences IN the order ior evening
Il yygs referred 70 the Committee OF the Nh'o VII '
report OF the Committee Revision OF the prayer
Book. 80, ,,,,.,, -,
Tho Uo9se then went into Committee OF the Whole Oh
;e report OF the Joint Committee on the Revision OF INC
PRAYER Book Judge shenry in the chair AFTER discuss
ing the amendment relating to the Feast o! inc
tbe aud reported progress aiIof
which the house adjourned
THE BOARD OF MISSIONS.
Il, the afternoon the two houses the Board OF
,1,sg,ons the RI Roy Bishop Lee in the chair
The changes proposed ~ the constitution Of the Do
nestle md Foreign Missionary Society were then cons
sderad and acted upon "a follows: canon To- 'l'' -
section = subsection 7, which relates to the appointing
of standing committees by foreign missionary bishops
A # now stands It ia optional with the Bishop lie
NAV appoint" The committee was unanimous IN tne
orininn tn amend by making the appointment Of
standing committee imperative. The amendment was
agreed to, - -,
The next amendment considered was that Title )
Canon O. Article VI be amended by inserting the WorH'
.. and dismiss" after the word appoint ana before
the word, the missionaries" aud tnit iur'her u pe
an amended I'm the last limo read, subject to the ap-
,,,l ot the BOARD OF Manager" instead OF with
PIo pro ao u, CIV, etc After long debate the
,ySoIe TmatTeT was lard on the table
"Te Rev Dr. schencE offered following, which was
adOpted: To change article Z canon w. uI.S q? ~
emitting all after the worl" standing to me W"il OF
ond writing after the word ChurCh" In the seventh
line OF the article the following, VIZ: iIOIlueu MAI ~
,cn Tccnpory appropriations made shall Dc acknoW
oiat IN tbe InaTl with detailed report OF tue d1-
| bIrscment5 aud expenditures of the samu o,.,.
90" Tbc RIy DR. r. A. Hoffman. ~ Ncw-Hork. offered the
f,nyying amendment TO Article ", Canon o, IltIe j.
which Mas agreed TO; strike out the ""Il SeClr's'
and In cr IN line o. after the word number me I"o"
me ,nrd- Thc secretaries OF the foreign aud domc@
nc comm tees snail entitled scat anu voice Dat
Dr Holman al so offered rcsou,ion 90 amend Article
yIuauon g. Title 3-o us 90 read No person Hhh.i D' 81"
pointed missionary who n mot al t4r ir IL",'. j."
regular standing ia ur Protestant Episcopal IAuI o.l o."
! OF some other church la communion WI. .,..
! c.uTcui but nothing IN ms r''l,ou P'v'.
the board oI managers from "i4poyIu< ny men 1' no
men members uf THIS church 'o go ml--4uuhr, Nuia
The Rev. Or Fulton. OF Missouri SOU u. U.,
legged that Bishop Riley hai been coh-t,ia''i hl'ly"
tue Valley oi Mexico In total disregard 10 on, 90 '
! articles Ui the CpN0Iu'Iph lh'I' "'i' "''" ''-'
lr,.u.,rt tie. Doe the distribution oil money. 7u'A was
the -rac OF Affairs " tna country t'. u.s. T!o1'H I
a- the Mexican middle u was cue '1 '"' e''''" qua.
| The TACT SHOULD bee made known -
| Bishop BcacI, OF Oulo, -Iil t11' no one was un.e
| anxious tuit there -H"Hi" '' -ll',.''. ~, .'
! than the Mexican Commission wu"h uc represented
FMS commission had sent message lp inc LI-unp "' @
more than advising tuat ' should be- n this cry Oh 'u'
Inc Rev Dr. Fulton moved that the Board OF Mi
sloas mold session on lae 5SL me- ~ ''D'' 10
George f. Edmuuds, OF Vermont, had hopes o nearing
Of Bishop Riley. lie dld not think tho proposed ucon
!
! Ihe EIgut Rev. Bishop Lee urged the Board ot Mis-
| -.Or- 10 e exercise fUTDyaTHuCr ana wall patiently.
George f. EImuud- Thought II Wa singular thing 10
appum Il day trying man. aud then piOerr4 ." iIt
MN IA "A vance. That mlgu be- Christian d'rlbu. MT
IL was not law. lie moved TO postpone tho cJu7lduIa-
! ZION of tine proposed amendment to the canon
! The motion Of DT. Fulton wa- agreed 10 relative 10
hearing the report Of tho Mexican Commission On the
Tne Bishop OF ONO submitted for reelection the old
members OF the Board OF Managers. The report was
| NE Rev Mr. Brdsau. Of California, made statement
ON behalf Of the deputies from his diocese md offered
tine following, winch adopted: Tue delegates OF
the Diocese OF California, having been called upon by
the Bishop II the jurisdiction OF Northern California 10
hear MN out the statements made In his address be.
fore the Board OF Missions assembled iu tue Church OF
the Holy Trinity saturday, October A. d. le-5 Ire
constrained 90 assert tIuy must add certain quail
cltIou n not 10 the direct statements OF the Bishop
lcus TO inc differences winch may not uuuaturaly be
! drawn from those staten uls'
TIE HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
The House OF Bishop, this morning IN the
parish building OF Holy Trinity Church. Bishop Lee iu
The chair Propositions were rvDuJy acted upon for