The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-23
RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES.

Changes Proposed by the Protestant Epis-
cOpal Church-Other Conventions.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.-At the General Con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal Church the
House of Deputies committee reported that to
give the bishop of a missionary jurisdiction the
right to become bishop of a new diocese erected
out Of his Jurisdiction it would be expedicnt to
amend article of the constitution. The num-
Der of schools for both sexes were recommended
to be increased. The report of the committee
on canons recommending the importance of re-
curing that none but communicates shall be
church wardens, and that vestrymen shall con-
form to the discretion OF this church was taken
up and the report of the committee was adopted
The resolutions relating to amending
title l, canon 10, "of ministers ordained in for
eign countries" was adopted. r port No of
the COMMITTEES on education, on resolution OF
Rev. Mr. Haskins, OF Quincy, relating 10 the es-
mhlishmentof a schooi board with a capital OF
3 20, OOU,o0tI -oTs-SEbioh the committee had re-
ported adversely, was rejected.
The order of the day taken un, viz, the
consideration of resolutions offered 0y Rev, Dr.
Huntington, of Massachusetts, as follows:
Resolved, That there shall be and hereby
is proposed in this General Convention
for adoption rejection by the next
General Convention, alterations and additions in
the Book OF Common Pray er and book annexed
as amended severHily and separately, and that
each OF the sections therein noted is hereby pro-
posed a distinct and independent alteration or
addition in said Book OF Common Prayer, to be
acted on separately by the next General Conven-
tion.
Resolved, That the said alterations and ad-
d1tions will be severally made known to the
convention OF every diocese of the church, to
the end that each and every one OF them may be
acted upon for adoption or rejection, said
convention shall determine"
Judge Wilder, of Minnesota, proposed an in
termediate line of action, and offered as a su6-
stitute that such paris of the reports have
been considered in detail in the house be adopt
ed several and independently propositions
and that severslly they be made known 10 the
several diOceses with the view TO their being
adopted by the next General Convention, and
that the balance of the report of the JOINT COM
mittee be reoommiJted.
A long d discussion was interrupted by n recess.
Judge Sheffly, referring tn DR.. Huntington, said
he should put in an addition TO the litany:
''Good Lord, deliver us from the General Con-
yentlOn."
On motion of Hon. L. Bradford Prince, the
several amendments were laid on the table and
the report OF the commit ee taken up. The first
resolution. relative to the title OF the BOOK of
Common Prayer, was approved, and notice
thereof sent to the dOceses. Resolutions two,
three and four, after being amended, were
adopted.
In the House OF Bishops the newly-elected
assistant bishOps, H. Q. Potter, of New York, and
A. NJ. Randolph, of Virginia, were presented.
The session was occupied in consideration of
the report of the committee on canOns.
Rev. W. d. Walker, of Calvary Chapel, New
York, was nominated for bishop of North Da-
kota.
In the evening the house went into committee
OF the whole on the report of the JOINT commit
tee Oh revision of the pray er-book.