Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-18
l News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE HPIgCOPAL CHURCH. Opposition to Changing the
 Prayer Book. THE HOPES OF SUNSET cox, Laying Strong Claim to the
 Speakers hip. AN EARTHQUAKE IN ASIA MINOR. One Thousand Killed by the
 Shock.
EAR EARTHQUAKE TN ASIA MINOR.
One Thousand Killed by the
 Shock.
PENNSYLVANIA

The Epfncopal Conventf0n-Changes in
 the Ritual Under Discussion.
 PHmADELPHIA, Oct. 17.-In the house of deputies this morning the Rev. Dr. Benedict. of southern Ohio, from the committee on
 amendments to the constitution, reported that the committee considered the tentative use of
 proposed alterations and additions to the
 prayer book as unwise The report WAS
 placed on the calendar. The same committee
 reported on the memorials asking for such legislation as will allow the establishment of
 8 court of appeals, that they deem it expedi-
 ent. Placed on the calendar They also re-
 ported that they deemed inexpedient the pro- posed canon for the trial of presbyters and deacons. The committee's request to be
 discharged from the further consideration of the matter was granted. The committee on Christian education reported adversely rela- tive to the resolution of the Rev. MT. Haskins for the raising of fund of $100, ,O00. GOO for the establishment of church schools. Placed
 on the calendar. The committee on expenses reported that the cost of the convention of 1877 was $11, 400, and that of 1880 $9, 300. l The present convention started with $500 in the treasury. The report con tained resolutions that the salary of the secretary of the house of
 bishops be $500 for the first year and $1OO for each of the succeeding years; that the ] salary of the secretary of the house of depu- 1 ties be $1.2CO for the first year and $500 for ] each of the two succeeding years. Adopted The Rev. Dr. Hall, of Long Island, moved I that all reports of amendments to the consti- tuition be made the order of the day for Saturday at Il o'clock and discussed continu- ously until disposed of. Adopted. The Rev. Dr. Harrington, of northern New Jersey, l from the committee on the general theo- logical seminary, reported recommending I that the house of deputies concur in the &C., | tion of the house of bishops relative to the I amendments of the constitution. A minority l report was also presented, the ground taken being that at the meeting at which the I amendments were adopted there were not more than thirty trustees present; that the 1 changes were of radical and sweeping na- ] ture; that the amended constitution was inn | perfect in many particulars On motion tn @ whole subject was made the order of the day ! for Il o'clock tomorrow.
 The house on reaesembling in the after noon was called to order by President Beardsley. A motion prevailed for the aP- pointment of member to fill the vacancy on ! the committee on liturgicaI enrichment. Rev. l P. T. Schefely, of Kentucky, moved to pro- | ceed to the consideration of the reports on I the calendar. The committee on the prayer book deemed 1t insxpedient to strike out the words Protestant Episcopal" from the prayer book and the first report on the calen- dar was taken up. Rev. Dr. Thrall moved | to strike out the word ''inexpedient" \ and to insert the work "expedient. It was not agreed to. The report I was than adopted. The next report \ was that of the committee on the prayer book deeming it inexpedient for | change of article viii of the constitution \ in reference to alterations and additions to the prayer book. On motion of Judge
 Schefy the consideration of the report was made the special order for to morrow morn | ing at 1O:30. motion prevailed for the house to resolve itself into committee of the | whole. Clause o of the third resolution of the committee on the enrichment of the prayer book was taken up. Insert the word ''again'' after the word '.arose" in the Apos- ties Creed both here and wherever else the creed is printed in the prayer book. The clause was adopted and recommended to the house.