National Republican., 1883-10-10
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Continued Deliboraton Of the Divines a
Philadelphia.
Miscellaneous Church Matters Discussed by
the Assembled PreIntes.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Oct. 9.-The thirty
third general convention of the Protestant
Episc pal church in the United States reas.
sembled this morning in Holy Trinity church.
Prayer was read by Rev. Elias @. Birdsall, of
the diocese Of California, and Rev. James
Rankine, ID. d. of the diocese of western
New York. The benediction was pronounced
by the Right Rev. George De Normandie
Gillespie, ID. d., of western Michigan.
Rev. John w. Brown, of western New York.
from the committee on new dioceses, reported
relative to the memorial Of the deputies from
the diocese of North Carolina, asking consent
to the creation of a new diocese in North
Carolina. The commit co recommended that
consent be given. The report was adopted
Rev. DIR. A. A. Watson, of North Carolina,
from the committee on canons, reported
favorably relative to changing the name of
the diocese Of Illinois o that of Chicago. The
report was adopted.
At the request of the secretary, Rev. Chas.
L. Hutchins, Rev. Arthur O. Stilson, of the
diocese of Iowa, was appointed fourth as
sistant secretary.
Mr.. Lloyd W. Wells, of New York, was ap-
pointed treasurer of the convention.
DIR. Shattuck, from the committee on ex-
penses, reported recommending that the sec
retary of the convention be instructed to print
such reports of tho committee on canons as
recommend changes in the canons.
Rev. DIR. Francis Harrison, of the diocese of
Albany, moved, as q substitute, to print in the
calendar the full text of matters proposed to
be acted on, unless they have been separately
printed.
On motion, the report was recommitted.
Mr.. Stephen p. Nash, from the committee
on the prayer book, to whom was referred the
following: "Resolved, the house of bishops
rrip hat vii nft tha nj
be amended by striking out all the words
standing between prayer in the tenth line,
and SHALL in the twelfth line, and inserting
the following words viz: Unless q majority
Of all the bishops entitled to seats in the house
Of bishops and a majority Of both orders in
the deputations from the dioceses entitled to
representation in the house of deputies shall
have first approved and allowed the same for
use during term of three years at least, after
which every such alteration or addition" re-
ported that having duly considered the same,
they are of the opinion that the amendment
of the constitution thereby proposed is open
to serious objection, and they recommended
that it be not proposed to the convention. The
report was placed on the calendar.
An invitation to attend the meeting of the
convention Of directors of the poor of Penn
sylvania, now in session in this city, was
accepted with thanks.
Rev. DIR. Benjamin Franklin, of New Jersey,
offered resolution that the prayer of humble
access be restored to its proper place in the
liturgy between the prayer of conservation
and the distribution. 1t was referred to the
committee on canons.
Rev. Dr. E. A. Hoffman, of New York, from
the committee on social intercourse between
the house of bishops and the house of depu-
ties, reported recommending that such meet
ing be held this afternoon in the drawing
rooms of the Aldine hotel, between the hours
of 2 and 3 o'clock. The report was adopted
Rev. DIR. A. Toomer Porter, of South Caro-
lima, presented the report of the conference
on the relation of the church to the colored
people of the south, held at Sewanee, Tenn,
July 25 to %. 1t contained the draft of a
canon to be presented to the convention,
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 the
charge of the bishop. 1t was referred to the
committee on canons.
Mr.. William @. Hicks, of northern New
Jersey, moved that after the words "Gloria
Patri," at the end of the altar rubric, in tho
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" 1t was referred to the joint com
mittee on prayer book.
The following resolution of the Rev. Z. s.
ferred to the joint committee on prayer book
"Resolped That the minor invitation with
rubric preceding the confession in the order
of holy communion be taken from its present
location and placed after the first rubric fol-
lowing the conservation"
On motion Of Rev. DR.. Z. A. Hoffman, of
New York, Thursday morning at IL o'clock
was fixed as the time for considering the
reports of the committee on the conservation
ofbishops
Rev. Thomas w. Haskins, of the diocese of
Quincy, offered u series OF resolutions which
were referred to the committee on education.
They provided for the appointment of a
caurch school board with a capital of 81 ,000,-
OC0, with the object of establishing a uniform
system of schools in the dioceses and mission
ary Jurisdiction.
Rev. Frederick w. Taylor, of the diocese
of Springfield, offered a resolution relative to
candidates for holy orders, which was re-
ferred to the committee on canons
On motion of the Rev. Charles A. l..
Richards, ID. D., Of Rhode Island, the report
of the committee on canons, relative to the
tentative use of alterations in the prayer
book, was made the order of the day for Mon
day next, at IL o'clock.
After prayer by President Beardsley tho
order of the day was taken up, viz: The re-
port of the joint committee on the book of
common prayer.
Rev. w. K. Huntington ID. D., of Massa-
chusetts, secretary of the committee, ad- |
dressed the convention. Sifted, said he, the |
report must be; sfted, sooner or later, it will |
be. 1t was proposed to enter into a detailed |
discussion of the matter. He alluded to the |
great harmony which had prevailed among |
the different members of the committee |
Although IL would not be becoming in them
to praise their report, they at least asked the |
privilege OF explaining it. He moved to
enter into consideration of the matter as COM |
mittee of the whole.
Rev. DR.. Fulton, of Missouri, said the rules |
of order did not provide for such committee |
What is done in the committee would be only |
recommendatory. The question is whether |
the effect would be to save time.
Rev. DIR. Fulton wished to know what |
benefit was to be derived from the proposed
action.
Rev. DR.. Huntington stated in reply that |
the benefit would be in freedom of discus |
sion.
Mr.. Malcolm Hay, of Pittsburg, preferred |
considering the matter regularly aud acting |
upon IL in open convention.
Rev. DIR. Fulton, OF Missouri, then stated |
that he had changed his mind and was in
favor of going into committee of the whole.
The resolution was carried to going into a
committee of the whole, and Judge Hugh w.
Shelley; Ii. d., OF Virginia, was called to the
chair.
Rev Frances Harrison, d. d., of the diocese
of Albany, said If he had persisted in with
holding his signature from the report he
would have been understood as opposed to all
change. He was 80 unfortunate as not to