The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
THE CHURCHES.
The Episcopal eovensiOn.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19.-The session of the
| general convention of the Protestant Episcopal
| church was resumed to-day. In the House oi
Deputies a message was received from the
House of Bishops, which was concurred in
1t stated that they had adopted resolution
| providing for the appointment of a joint com
mittee on emigration to devise means for the
| protection Of emigrants in this country.
| Rev. DIR. Dix, of New York, presented the
report Of the joint committee on the version in
| French of the book of common prayer L!
| stated that it was advisable to proceed at
once wi h the preparation of the new transla-
| ton.
The calendar was taken up, and report No.
| Z of the committee on canons, proposing the
| amendmento of Title l, Canon 8, relating to Law
| preachers, was considered The amendment
grants them certain privileges, such as making
addresses and. exhortations, and performing
their functions in another diocese, and provid-
ing for restrictions in taking out licenses.
The venerable Bishop Greere,o of Mississippi,
then addressed the House of Deputies, all the
members standing. He wished TO bid them
farewell,as in the providence Of God he should
never attend another convention He stated
that he was the sole survivor of the convention
OF 1928, which met in Philadelphia sixty years
ago. There were but nine bishops then As
he looked around him now he saw seven times
that number. What has God wrought? In
conclusion Bishop Greere invoked Gods bles-
sing on their deliberations.
Consideration OF the report Of the committee
on canons relative to lay readers was then re-
sumed.
After farther discussion upon the canons the
house went into committee of the whole on
the report of the joint committee of the Pra, or
Book. The amendment proposed yesterday
by Rev. Dr. Brooks of Massachusetts, which
was BLESS the nation" and the amendment Of
Mr.. Stark of Connecticut, which was "The
people of the United States"
DR.. Huntington of Massachusetts proposed
these q words, 20, Lord. bless and preserve these
United States"
The amendment of Rev. DR.. Brooks was re-
iected.
DR.. Huntington's amendment was agreed to
Rev. DR.. Battershall of Albany moved to
transpose suffrageS and answers thus: 0 Lord
bless and preserve these United States and
mercifully hear us when we call upon thee"
and 20 Lord save the people and bless thine
Inheritance" Agreed O.
Rev. DR.. Peterkin moved to strike out of
the section all relation to eight yersicles and
let the prayer book stand as it is. This was
included in clause P, which was agreed to.
The next section taken up was @ as follows:
Substitute for the first clause of collect for
aid against peris the words, "Lighten our
darkness VIC beseech thee, o Lord" and in
sert the following rubrics Immediately after
said collect in places where it may be con-
venient: ssHere followeth anthem. Save on the
Lords day the minister may here end the
evening PRAYER with such prayer or prayers
taken out OF this book as hs sh Ill think fit'
Rev. DR. Henshaw of Rhode Island moved
to amend by retaining the collect for aid
against peril and adding after it the rubric,
"Or this"
Section @ was adopted as amended.
Members of the house of deputies went this
afternoon on trip down the bay.
The joint committee on education recom-
mended that on the second Sunday after
Epiphany prayer be offered for schools and
colleges. Adopted.
House concurred in the message from the
house of deputies relative to the French version
OF book OF common prayer as follows: Sub
sttute for the present prayer for the President
OF the United States one printed in the book
annexed as follows:
Almighty God whose kingdom is everlasting and
power infinite, have mercy upon this whole land
and seas, the hearts of thy servants the President
of the United States, and the Governors and all
others in authority that they knowing whose min
honor and glory and that aud all the people duly
considering whose authority hey fear may faith
fully and obediently honor them in Thee and for
Thee according to Thy blessed word and ordinance
through Jesus Christ our Lord who with Thee and
tne Holy Ghost nveth and reigneth ever one God,
world without end. Amen
Rev. Dr. Roberts OF Missouri moved to
amend by striking out the words "in Thee"
and "for Thee" in the prayer Agreed to.
The sections were reported without amend
ment.
Section I. was agreed to as follows: Substi-
tute for the prayer of st. Chrysostom the
prayer for Gods guidance and defence in the
book annexed as follows:
Assist us mercifuIly, Lord, in these our suppli-
cations and prayers and dispose the way of Thy
servants toward the attainment of everlasting
salvation that among all the changes and chances
Of this mortal life they may ever be defended by
Inv II most gracious and ready helm thrnnah Jesus
passed by, was then adopted as follows: Omit
from the opening sentences the LIST, I'd, Sd, 4th,
9th 11th II and 13th and add thereto Psalms
26:S, 14l:2 96:9; st. Mark 1886; Rev 2l g;
Isaiah 25:3; Col. 81; Rev. 22:17 Psalms 43.3;
Isaih 6:4; same to be arranged, spaced and
fabricated.