Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-25
THE EPISCOPALIANS.
The Proceedings of the General Convention
at Philadelphia Yesterday.

The Proceedings of the General Convention
at Philadelphia Yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 24.-This is the
nineteenth days session of the general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church. The house of deputies on the
state of the church made a report upon
the preamble and resolutions of James e.
! Fisher, lay deputy of the diocese of
western New York concerning the common
rumor that certain ministers of this church
have, during long periods of time past, in
! troduced during the celebration
OF the holy communion ceremonies not
authorized IL the book of common prayer
and symbolizlng erroneous or doubtful
! doctrines. The committee reached the
unanimous conclusion that this subject is
boyond the competency OF this commlttee,
and further thatit is amply provided for
| by canon tgeLty-tw0. Title one, entitled
''0f the u=e Of the book OF common pray
En-" to which they earnestly call the atten-
tiOn of the churches. Tae committees re-
quest to be discharged from further con
sideration CT the subject was granted
The committee on the state OF church
made fiual report. II stated there are
now in the Protestant Episcopal church OF
the United States forty -eight dioceses and
$50 missionary Jurisdictions, sixty seven
bishops, $500 other clergy, 1000 organized
parishes and more than $4,000 communi-
| cants. The report referred to the made
quate number OF candidates for holy Or
ders, and called special attention to the
work of the Church Temperance societp.
Church music, it says, made progress and
enriched the book of common prayer which
was hailed with delight. Ths report con-
Guided with resolution that toe view of
| the state of the church there presented be
| transmitted to the House of Bishops with
| request that they prepare q pastoral
, letter fQ- publication. The resolution IVES
adopted.
Rev.Dr.Bsaty of Ka'. ,fromt2e committee
on unfinished Ebusiness, reported recon-
mending the house OF Bishops concurring
that the house adjourn on the evening Of
the Goth, after reading the pastoral letter.
! Unanimously agreed to.The trustees CT tho
several theological seminaries we're named.
Rev. Dr.. Gray, Of Tenn. addressed the con-
ventioa relative to the sevrance conference.
He moved to amend the report Of the com
mon canons, as follows: THAT the board of
managers be urged to appropriate $4,000
| for work among the colored people, and
| that the amount be distributed among di-
oceses inproportion to colored population"
Defeated and the resolution of the COM
mittee adopted.
The report of the joint commissioner
on prayer book was taken up. Rev. P. G.
Robert, of Missouri said the proposition
of his colleague, ReY. DR.. Fulton, was that
there should be en- amendment to the con-
stitstion allowing the use of the book for
three years. HIS colleague had acted in
good faith, but the action taken by the
convention few days ago adopting the
amendment and report had thrown the
others out. Recess.
On re-assembling the committee ap-
pointed to recommend plan for the OBJ
servance of the centennial period of the
American church reported that members of
the church be called upon to commemo-
rate with fitting and solemn observance
thu centennial of the conservation of Sam
uel Seabury by the bishops of the church
in Scotland in 1884. The committee
called upon the church to note as days of
solemn observance the noted days of &C.
clestiastical annals and show gratitude to
God by liberal gifts to all great charities.
The church report was adopted.
In committee OF the whole, the house
consumed much time in considering the
report of the joint committee on prayer
book. When the committee rose Rev. DR..
McFicker, of Pennsylvania, reported that
the committee unanimously agreed to re-
commend Chicago as the place for the
l next meeting of The committee. Rev. DE-
? Locke, of Illinois, stated his d ocess would
be pleased to welcome the convention
Report adopted.
In the house of bishops the resolution!
q OF sympathy contained in the report rela
! tive to the bishop OF Shanghai AID reco
+ mended that his resignation as well q.
that of the bishop of Cape Palnas be &C
. copied. The board of managers of the
board of missions were requested to devils,
some means for the support of foreig,
r, missionary bishops who resigned thei
jurisdictions. The committee on tn,
y special care of emigrants reported tina
they had organized and taken such step.
as were in their power.