The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-18
THE EPISCOPALIANS.
An Adverse Report on the School Plan
Salaries of Secretaries.

PHILADELPHIA Oct 1.-THE committee
considering the matter reported that the ten
tative use and the proposed alterations and
additions to the prayer-book were unwise
and deemed inexpedent such legislation as
will allow the establishment of court of
appeals. The committee also proposed a
canon for the trial of presbyters and deacons
The committee reported adversely relative
to the resolutions of Rev. Haskins, for rails
ing S1O0, 600 600 for the establishment of
church schools.
The committee on expenses reported that
the cost of the convention of 1877 was $11,-
400; that of 1880, SO, 800. The present con-
vention started with $500 in the treasury.
The report contained a resolution that the
salary of the secretary of the House of
Bishops be $500 the first year and 800 for
each succeeding year; that the salary of the
secretary of the House of Deputies be 81 200
for the first year and $500 each for the two
succeeding years. The report was adopted.
1t was ordered that the reports of the
amendments to the constitution be made the
order of the day for Saturday, and discussed
continuously until they were disposed of.
Adopted.
The calendar was then taken up, and re-
port No. of the committee on prayer book,
relative to a change in the title of the prayer
book, and of the ordinal by striking out the
words Protestant Episcopal" was consid-
cred.
Rev. Dr. Thrall, of the diocese of Spring
field, objected to Protestant Episcopal"
because it is distinctly Remish. The words
Protestant Episcopal are Romish, wholly
Romish. There was no reason why the church
should call itself Episcopal because some
others have called themselves Presbyterians.
The title of Protestant Episcopals is false.
When did the Church of England ever pro-
test? When the protest arose in England
the mother church did not protest. She
turned the intruder out of doors. A much
greater objection to the title is its inexpedi-
ency. During the last year and half he
had been aboring in a little mission in the
diocese of Springfield, and the people there
are tired of the sectarianism of popular re-
ligionism. Who is gathering them in? Not
the church, but Rome.
DR.. Thrall was here Interrupted by motion
of Rev. DIR. Huntington, that the house go
into committee of the whole, and Judge
Sheffey took the chair
discussion, mainly doetrinal in charac-
ter, took place, but it was agreed to report
favorably on the clauses considered.
The committee arose and the convention
adjourned till tomorrow.
In the House of Bishops Bishop Scheres-
chencky, of Shanghai rendered his resigna-
ton of the jurisdiction of China,
With reference to the communication from
Se~anee conference asking for relaxation of
educational requirements for colored clergy
men, the words, Sound understanding and
judgment were substituted for the words
Extraordinary strength of natural under
standing"
The House of Bishops then resumed con-
sideration of the book of prayer and adopted
the title page reported by the joint commit
tee on the Book of Common Prayer. Consid-
cradle progress was made in disposing of the
other several parts.