Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-05
CHURCH CONGRESS,
raE krIsoVrAL CONVENTION.
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The house of deputies OF the tricnnial
convention Of tho Protestant Episcopal
churh resumed its deliberations yesterday
morning in the church ofthc Holy Trinity,
Philadelphia. In the parish building, in
the rear of the church, the house OF bishops
assembled, with the Right Rcv. Bishop
Alfred Leo, ID. D., ID. G, L., of Delaware,
presiding, In place of the Right Rev.
Bishop Smith, whose advanced age pre-.
vented him from dischargiug the ar.
duous duties of chairman. After devo
tional services the house Of deputies was
called to order by the president, Rev. DR..
Beardsley, of Connecticut. Tho roll was
called after which the president announced
the standing committees of the house.
DR.. J. l.. Atlee, of this city, was named
as one OF the committee from Central
Pennsylvania on cousccratiOu OF bishops,
and also as a member ofthe committee on
elections. Rev. DR.. G. +. Knight, also of
this city, was placed on the committee on
expenses.
Among the proceedings was u rosolu-
tion presented by Mr.. Richard {. McMur.
tie, to amend the constitution, providing
for the representation OF the churches to
to the committee on amendments to the
constitution. \ resolution to amend title
/. canon 8, section 3. 50 that laymeu
should be prohibited from delivering ser.
mons of their own composition unless
specially licensed by the bishop was intro
duced and referred 10 the committee on
| amendments to the constitution. DR..
| William Adams, OF Wisconsin, submitted
q resolution providing that tho cons.itu.
tion be amended so that the number of
the delegates in the different dioceseS be
reduced.
During the afternoon session, which be
gan at half-past two O'Clock, cablegram
was received from the church congress
of the Church of England, in session at
Reading, England, conveying of the con.
yention in this city the brotherly greeting
of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
president OF the congress II was signed
by the lord bishop of Oxford. 1t was re
solved to return the greeting. Right Rev.
Anthony Wilson Thorold, lord bishop of
Roschester, was extended an invitation to
attend the session Of the convention, and
q seat on the platform was set apart for
| him. \ resolution was introduced provid
ing that the constitution be amended by
changing the name General Conyen.
tion" to"Trienuial Council" " aud that the
other articles of the constitution be chang
ed to correspond with this 1t was referred
to the committee on amendments.
Rev. DR. Thrall, of the diocese of
| Springfield, wished the words " Protestant
| Episcopal stricken out in the book OF
common prayer. He therefore sumbitted
a resolution to that effect, which was re.
ferred TO the committee on praycrbook.
| He also submitted resolutions providing
that the same words BE- eliminated where
ever they appear in the cauons and the
constitution. In speaking in support OF
them, he said the idea was to abolish the
sectariau name, and stated that the santi-
meut in that direction was growing
stronger every day. The resolutions were
laid on the table, but the vote was recon.
sidered, and after n spirited debate they
were referred TO appropriate committees
The report of the committee on revision
Of the prayerbook was then submitted.
and it was made tho spscia! order for
Tuesday next The convention then ad.
jourued. There was no session of the
separate house to-day, and the board Of
missions, which is composed Of the mem
| bers Of the House Of bishops aud the
! bJuse Of deputies, held a meeting.