Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-23
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

,, Bishop Nominated for Northern Dakota
Prayer Book Amendments still Under
Consideration.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.-In the general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church, house of deputies, the committee
reported that to give the bishop of mis-
sionary jurisdiction the right to become g
bishop of new diocese erected out of his
jurisdiction it would be evpedient to amend
article four of the constitution. The num-
Der Of schools of both sexes were recon-
| mended to be increased. The report of
the committee on canons, recommending
| to diocesan conventions the importance OF
requiring that none but communicable
| shall be church wardens and that vestry-
men shall conform to the discipline of this
church, was taken up.
The resolution in The report of the COM
miltee was adopted. Evening sessions
we're ordered. A resolution relating to
amending title 1, cannon 10 'of ministers
ordained in foreign countries" was adopt
| ed. Report No. 1 OF the committee on edu-
cation, on the resolution of Rev. Mr.. Has
kins, of Quincy, relating to the establish
ment of a school board with capital OF
| 100,0O0,000, on which the committee had
reported adversely, was rejected. The
order of the day was taken up, viz: con-
siderations of the resolutions offered by
the Rev. d.. Huniiugtou,of Massachusetts,
as follows:
''ResoIJed, That there shall be and here
| by is proposed in this general committee
for adoption or rejection by next general
convention, the alterations and additions
| in the book of common prayer, in said re-
port and book annexed as amended, sew
orally and separately set forth, and each
sentence therein noted is hereby proposed
as distinct and independent alteration or
| addition in said book of common prayer,
and to be acted upon separately by the
| next general convention.
RESOLVED, That said alterations and ad-
ditions be severally made known to the
| convention of every diocese Of the church,
to the end that each and every ono of
them may be acted upon for adoption or
| rejected, as said committee shall deter
mine"
Judge Wilder of Minnesota, proposed an
intermediate line of action and offered as
substitute that such parts of the report as
had been considered in detail in the House
be adopted as several and Independent
propositions, and that they be severally
made known to the several dioc4ses, with
view to their being adopted by the nex5
general convention, and that the balance
of the report of the joint committee BIS
reconmitted.
A long discussion was interrupted by
recess. Judge Shelly referring to DR..
Huntington, said: "Hs should push in as
an addition to the itany. GOOD Lord
deliver US from the general convention"
On motion of Hon. L. Bradford Prince
the several amendments were laid on the
table and the report of the committee was
taken up. The first resolution, relative to
the title of the book of common prayer,
IVES approved and notice thereof sent to
the diocese. Resolutions 2, 3 and 4, after
being amended, were adopted.
In the house of bishops the newly elect
ed assistant bishops, q. G. Potter, of N, Y,
A. M. Randolph, of Virginia, were present
ed. The session was occupied in consid-
Grafton of the report of the committee on
canons. Rev. W. D. Walker, of Calvary
chapel, New York, was nominated bishop
of. North Dakota. In the evening the
house went into committee of the whole
on the report of the joint committee on
revision of tha npavar hock