Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-05

alterations. The most important of these
is in the Old Testament lessons for Easter
day, where the account OF the visitation OF
Passover has beer. assigned to the morn
ing and the Son of Moses to the evening,
with liberty to substitute one for the
other. The dictionary, thus revised, is
recommended to the convention for final
adoption by the annexed act, in the firm
conviction that the usage of it will tend to
the edification OF the Church.. The act re- I
ferred to is as follows:
BIZ The General Contention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church IN the United States Of |
imerica: The dictionary contained in the
Book of Common Prayer is hereby amend
ed BY substituting the tables appended for
the table OF lessons of the Holy Scripture,
ane by inserting after the third paragraph
OF the order how the rest of the Holy
Scripture is appointed TO be read,
the three rules following: If in
any church upon a Sunday or holy
day both morning and evening prayer be
not said, the minister may read the lessons
appointed for either morning or evening
prayer. At evening prayer Sunday a min
lister may vary the lesson from the gospel
appointed for that day of the month, in
place of the second lesson for the Sunday.
Upon any day for which no proper lessons
are provided, the lessons appointed in the
calendar for any day in the same week
may be read in place of the lessons for the
day.
A committee was appointed to invitethe
Lord Bishop OF Rochester to a seat by the
president.
Bishop Therold was also in the chancel,
and a resolution was adopted to extend
| Bishop Therold al invitation to attend the
session Of the House, and occupy a seat at
the right of the president.
The secretary read the following cable
gram from the Church Congress in session
at Reading, England:
"The Archbishop of Canterbury and the
president of the Church Congress as
sembled at Reading, send brotherly greet
ing to the General Convention of the Amer
lean Church, for which our Congress has
PRAYED this morning.
THE LORD BISHOP OF OXFORD"
The president was requested, in on
junction with the presiding bishop, to re-
turn the cordial greetings of the Church:
The Rev. 5. G.. Thrall, of the Diocese of
Springfield, offered a resolution that the
words Protestant Episcopal be omitted
from the constitution of the Church, and
requested it to be referred to the commit
tee OF the constitution. Adopted.
The Kew. DR.. Thrall moved to omit the
words Protestant Episcopal" from the
canons. Referred to the committee.
A memorial asking for a change in the
phraseology of the testimonials in the
canon for the admission of candidates for
holy orders was referred to the Committee
on Canons.
A resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Constitution that, the House of
Bishops concurring, article l of the con-
stitution be so amended that for the words
General Convention '"Triennial Coun-
Gil" be substituted, and that the constitu-
ton and laws throughout be made to cor
respond with this change.
An invitation to visit the House of
Refuge was accepted.
\ resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on Canons, was with regard to
the canon relating to the officiating OF
ministers ordained in foreign countries.
A meeting of the Committee on Can
ons having been announced, Malcolm
Hoey, of Pittsburg, said he was sorry there
was any necessity for q meeting OF that
committee. 1t would only lead to a re-
sumption of debate; The convention had
important work TO do, and q very brief time
in which to transact it.
The report of the secretary of the Com
mittee on the Revision of the Book OF
Common Prayer was made the order of
the day for Tuesday next.
The following was referred to the Com
mittee on Canon
Resolred, That an addition be made to
section l of canon %. title ., except that
the General Convention may authorize q
tentative use during the intervals from
one of its sessions 10 another of any pro-
posed alterations in the Book of Common
Prayer that may have been recommended
by the committee appointed at the previ-
Gus session.
Adjourned till Tomorrow.
The House of Bishops
met this morning in the parish building OF
the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Ri
Rev. Bishop Lee, of Delaware, in the chair.
The new bishops consecrated since the last
general convention, were introduced, and
took their seats. The five bishops thus
received were the Missionary Bishops of
New Mexico, Montana and Washington
Territory, the Bishop OF Pittsburg and the
Assistant Bishopof Mississippi.
The names of the bishops deceased since
the last general convention were read,
namely: Atkinson, North Carolina; ker-
foot, Pittsburg, and Talbot, Indiana.
The Lord Bishop Of Rochester addressed
the louise
Standing committees were appointed as
follows:
On The admission Of New Djocess.-The
bishops OF Rhode Island, Oregon, Northern
Texas and Nevada.
On amendments 10 he Constitution.-The
bishops of Connecticut, Alabama, Long
Island and Springfield.
On CdnOnS.-The bishops of Pennsyl-
vania, Central Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets, North Carolina and Ohio.
On Domestic MissiOns.-The bishops of
Minnesota, Maine, Kansas and Western
Texas.
On Foreign MissiOns.-The bishops of
Ohio, Nebraska, South CAROLINA, Southern
Ohio and the assistant bishopof Kentucky.
On the Prayer Book.-The bishops of
Western New York, Georgia, Albany and
Michigan.
On Memorids.-The bishops of Nebraska,
Central New York and Western Michigan.
On the General Theological Seminary
The bishops of Eastern Missouri, New
Hampshire and Colorado.
On CIginished Business.-The bishops of
Florida, Arkansas and Quincy.
On the Dispatch Of Busiaess.-The bishops
OF Utah, Vermont and Illinois.
On Christian charlottesville bishops of
Central New York, Wisconsin, Tennessee,
- Northern New Jersey and Louisiana.