Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-10
THE PRAYER BOOK
Discussed ut Length by the Episcopal
Convention and Number Of Minor
Changes Proposed,
None Of Which Are Finally Adopted
The Relation Of the Church to the
COlOred People.

PHILADELPHIA, October 9.-The thirty
third General Convention of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church of the United States
reassembled this morning.
The Committee on New Dioceses recon-
mend that consent be given the memorial
asks the creation of a now diocese in that
State. The report was adopted.
The Committee ON Canons reported IA
vorably on changing the name of the Dio-
cese of Illinois to Chicago. Adopted.
The Rev. Arthur G. Stetson, OF Iowa,
was appointed fourth assistant secretary
The report of the Committee on Canons
was recommitted.
The committee on the Prayer Book
recommended that the proposed amend
ment to article s of the constitution be
not submitted to the convention.
The report oil the cn Ference on the re-
in the South, at Sewannee Tenn, july
25th to 2Sth, contains the draft OF canon
providing that in any diocese containing a
large number of persons of color, it shall
be lawful for the bishop and convention
OF the same to constitute such population
into special missionary organization
under charge of the bishop.
1t was moved aiterward that the "GLorid
Pdtrt, at the end of the altar rubric, in
the Prayer Book, the following words be
added: Gloria Patri, glory be to the
Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now
and ever shall be. Amen" Referred.
The following resolution of the Rev. E.
5. Burford, of Western Michigan, was also
referred:
| ReSolred, That the minor installation
with the rubric preceding the confession
in the order of the holy communion be
taken from its present location and placed
after the first rubric following the conver-
sation.
The Rev. Thos. W. Hoskins, OF Quincy,
offered resolutions providing for church
school board, with a capital of $100,O0
| 900, with the object of establishing a uni
! form system of schools in the dioceses
and missionary jurisdictions.
The order of the day, the report of the
Joint Committee on the Book of Common
Prayer, was taken up, anc the convention
went into committee of tile whole.
The Rev. Francis Harrison said the
whole subject proposed could be accom-.
plished by the addition to the rubric oi
about five lines to the morning prayer
He would ask the convention relative tc
the amendments, to let them alone, and
allow the Church to have the same as in
former years.
following changes are proposed: Instead
OF, "are made" in connection with the
title page of the Book of Common Prayer
that ''the same be sent to the different
dioceses."
Malcolm Hay, of Pittsburg, said, as h'
understood it, the committee had very
wisely proposed a series of resolutions fol
adoption. The resolutions should be acteC
on seriatim.
The Rev. John J. Faude, of Indiana
said it seemed to him the language of tn,
committee was perfectly correct.
After recess the convention again wen
into committee of the whole on the re
vision of the Prayer Book, and discussed
the first resolution relative to the title O
the book.
S. Corning Judd, OF Illinois, moved t,
strike out from the title page the words
protestant Episcopal" a." and insert in liel
thereof the words, 'Holy Catholic"
long discussion ensued, participated
in by number of lay delegates and cler
gymen.
The Rev. Charles A. L, Richards finall,
moved to amend by striking out the word
according the use of the Protestant Epis
copal Church"
Mr.. Judd stated that he would accep
the amendment, but objections was raiseC
to his withdrawing the amendment as pro
posed by him.
The vote on the amendment of Richard
resulted in its defeat.
The amendment of Judd was defeate,
by vote of 81 yeas to 250 nays.
The yeas and nays having been calle'
for the committee rose and the House O
Deputies adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
The committee appointed to visit the Sy
/ nod OF the Church in Canada presented
, report, and brought with them officia
, greetings from that body,
Bishop Littlejohn appeared for the frs
time in the house after a protracted i'll
t ness
) Papers from the conference at Sewanes
| and from the convention recently held i
5 New York, were referred.
: The remainder of the time was spent i
: considering the report OF the Joint Con
| mittee on the Prayer-Book Revision.