New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-23
agrfSloy o. raE PRIYGe B)oH.
nE~uLU ROSS AND AMESDMENTs ADOPTED BY THE
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

ALBANY, Oct. 22-In the House OF Deputies
to-day tho report OF tho Committee CanOns recon-
mendng diocesan conventions the Importance OF re-
auiring that but communicate shall be churon
warcns and that vcstrymon shall conform to the dis
clpline OF the church. adopted
Resolution No Ia Of tho Committee Canons relating 10
amending title 1. 10. :" of ministers ordained in
foreign countries WAS adopted. Report No. OF the
Committee on Education the resolution OF the Rev
Mr. Haskns OF Quincy, relating TO the establishment OF
School Board with a capital OF $780, 900 was taken
up The committee hal reported adversely The report
was adopted.
The order of the day was taken up, viz The consd-
Grafton of the resolutions offered by the Rev. Dr. Hunt
inon Of Massachusetts regard to referring for adop
ton or rejection by the next general convention, the
alterations and additions In the Book OF Common Prayer
and that they be made known TO the convention OF every
diocese that the alterations may be acted upon The
proposition With certain amendments was laid on the
table.
The Rev. Dr. Huntington moved TO take UP the report
OF the Committee OF the Whole resolution after resou-
ton This agreed and the resolutions were real
The FIRST relative TO the Book Of Common Prayer WaS ap
proved and notice thereof the doceses The SEQ
ond third resolutions amended were adopted Inc
Rev. Mr.. Logan. OF Mississippi offered an amendment 10
section f. by substituting for the present alternative
declaration OF absOutOn the adopted for evening
prayer Agreed to- The Row. Dr. Fulton, OF Missouri Of
cred amendment to the introduction 20 the third reso
luton insert the word seyeraly" so that 1t shall read
"that the proposed alterations be seyery made known
To the docese In order that they may he adopted IN the
nrxi General Convention" This adopted Resoll-
| ton amended rud adopted. -,
THIS evening the House went INTO Committee OF the
Whole on the report of tho ioInt committee on The
revision Of the prycr-bOOh Resolution ., when was
considered was Chat tho form Of prayer conai IN the
hook annexed entitled the 1catitues Of the G0Spri be
added the Book OF Common Prayer to be- placed nt
datcy after the order daily evening PRAYER II Wa
agreed 10 IMPORT the resolution 10 the House win
Recommendation that Il be adopted. , , -
Resolution q, relative IN changes IN mo Ltahy, was
taken mp Sections A and were agreed TO-
The House then adjourned until morning.
HOUSE, on BISHoPs
The House OF Bishops met ths morning. Assistant
Bishop Potter was introduced by Bishop Williams, OF
Connecticut, who had also introduced him seventeen
wears ago when he elected secretary OF tho Hnue OF
Rishops Bishop Potter also introduced by
Bishop Howe Of Central Pennsylvania ono OF HIS present
era DR. Randolph the nOwy cous0cratsd Assistant BShop
~ Virtna was Introduced by hs presencrs the Assist
ami Bishop OF Kentucky and the Bishop ~ West Vlr
dnia The -o--lOn occupied In the consideration or
thc report OF the Committee Cln0ns The Row. william
d. walker OF Calvary Chapel Ncw-iork was nominated
IA Bishop OF North Dakota