The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-21
The Episcopal General Convention.

by telegraph TO the Dispalch.l
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 20.-To-
DAYS session OF the Protestant Episcopal
Convention was opened with morning
prayer by Rev. Ellison Capers, OF South
Carolina, and Rev. Nelson Rulison, ID. D.,
OF Ohio. Bencdiction was pronounced by
Right Rev. Bishop Burgess, OF the Diocese
Of Quincy.
The House Of Deputies WAS called to or
der by the president, Rev. DR.. Beardsley.
A message from the House OF Bishops
stated that they bad concurred in the mes
sage relative 10 the appointment OF JOINT
committee on the duty Of the Church on the
subject Of marriage, which the committee
shall report to the General Convention.
Nr. Bates, OF Delaware, presented a re-
port Of the Joint commission on Church in
corporation and tenure OF Church proper
ty. II referred to the necessity of a do
cesar corporation capable Of holding pro-
perty in trust. 1t recommended that the
subject be presented TO the different dio-
ceses with the request that they endcayor
to obtain Is soon rs possible suitable legis-
latiCn for the protection OF Church proper
ty. The committee also suggested the APP
pointment OF a permanent board Of trus-
tees in each diocese, and that the Joint
commission appointed by the General Con-
vcntion he continued. The report was
made the special order for Monday at -
O'Clock.
The reports OF the Committee on Amend
ments were considered. The amendment
TO Article .. proposing a reduction in the
number OF deputies from each diocese,
which the committee had reported rs in-
eXpedent. was the first considered, and
was finally rejected, and the committee
discharged from consideration OF the sub
jet.
Article was next considered. II pro-
yides that no new diocese shall be formed
which shall contain less than six parishes
| or less than six presbyters; nor shall such
new diocese be formed il thereby any eX-
listing diocese shall be so reduced as TO con-
tain less than twelve parishes or less than
/ twelve presbytcrs. The amendment was
/ 10 substitute twelve for six and twenty
/ four for twelve. After discussion. the re-
/ port OF the committee was not agreed to.
Rev. DR.. Hall, OF Long Island, from the
/ Committee on Amendments to the ConSti-
tuition, to whom had been referred the mes
sage from the House OF Bishops on cOnse-
Grafton for foreign countries, reported re-
] commenting ilitt AIC lOu9' Wv nv NViiNui
| in the same. Placed on the calendar.
! ON motion Of Rev. DR.. Huntington, OF
Massachusetts, the House took up the re-
port OF the joint Committee on Prayer
/ Book.
Rev. Dr.. Huntington moved the incor-
portion OF Resolution Is in the report, a'
| follows
ReSoiued, That the order of arrange
ment in the Prayer-BoOk be changed IL
such manner that the proper anthems and
| Psalter shall follow Immediately after the
short Office OF PRAYER for sundry occasions
and the collects, epistles, and gospels, FOL
/ low instead Of precede the office OF Holy
4 Communion.
ON motion, the House then went into
| Committee OF the Whole TO consider The
resolution-Judge Shelley in the chair
| Adopted.
The committee rose and the Chair ap
pointed the following persons on the Join
! Committee on Marriage Rev. DR.. Dix, o
! New York; Rev. DR.. Fulton, Of Missouri
Rev. Or. Franklin, OF New Jersey; Jaspe
w. Gilbert, OF Long Island; Edward III
Bennett. OF Massachusetts; Moses NJ. Gran
ger, OF Southern Ohio.
The following committee was appointed
on suggesting place for holding the mex
General Convention: Rev. DR.. Battershall
OF Albany; Rev. DR.. Sansome, OF Missis
sippi: Rev. Or. McVickar, OF Pennsyl
yania; Hon. Hamilton Fish, OF New York
S. Corning Judd, Of Illinois; Mr. King, o
Long Island.
Adjourned until Monday morning.