New-York tribune., 1883-10-27
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
A PASTORAL LETTER BY THE BISHOPS.
CLOSING SESSIONS OF THE TWO HOUsEs-PEAYER
BOOK REVISION.


Pm ,DELPHIA, Oct 26.-The House Of Dep
mics met this morning at the usual time Amessage was
received from the House Of Bishops announcing the adop
tion of resolution for the appointment OF depuation
10 consist of two bishops pesbyer and two laymcn
N attend the next meeting Of the Provincial Council OF
Canada and that the bishops of North Carolina and
Michigan had been appointed the part OF the House OF
Bishops The House of Deputies concurred ana ap
nointcd on the committee the Rev. Dr. f. A. Hoffman, OF
NewYork the Rev. Mr. Converse OF Massachusetts, Mr.
Albert of Maryland and Mr.. Nelson, OF Alabama.
The Rev Dr. Dix, of New-YoTk from the Committee OF
Conference relative TO bishops who have resigned their
jurisdiction reported resolution that those bishops who
have resigned by reason Of advanced age and bodily IN
FIRMLY resulting thererOm shall retain their seats in the
House of Bishops, with all the rights and precedents
therein to which they would have otherwise been ehtleu
The matter was referred to the next convention
The House then resumed consideration of resolution
No l2 of Joint Committee the prayerbook relating
TO the Holy Communion. Various amendments were dis
cussed and the several sections were adopted.
The Committee of the Whole discharged. Reso-
uons relating TO burial baptism visitation OF the SICK
and matrimony, amended and adopted.
The two houses then met the Board Of Missions, the
Right Rev. Bishop Stevens of Pennsylvania in the chair,
and concluded their work. The House of Deputies re-
sumed its session and the Committee OF Conference ON
the report of the Joint Committee Lturgca Enrich
ment recommended that resolutions TO q inclusive and
80 81 and 32 as amended be adopted one legislative
act message was received from the House Of Bishops
stating that they had adopted the report of the Committee
Of Conference in the matter of the prayerbOOk This
action concurrcdin in
The House Of Deputies then met with the House OF
Bishops and In their Episcopal robes occupied chairs
within and without the chancel rail Bishop Lee, OF Della
ware presided and evening prayer read. The
pastoral letter issued by the House Of Bishops was read
by Bishop Huntington.
II begins by approving the work Of the convention and
expressing gratitude at the hOurshng condition OF the
Church. II then says in part
As we watch the drift OF the best thinking among breth-
ren differing from us, and from another, we see, in
clear apprehension among them Of this fonth TRUTH the
promise of rcctfcat1on of much dslnopotoned the
oiQgy Were mere cimrc mo he't C,thoc Win ali that
belongs to 1t, is the logic OF events the sure SURF
DEDUCTION Eoo OF history iISm s Tom aGS a Of Ol the Ho vn
The Gospel is not philosophy fhc Church IA not & als,
covered at the end Of line of argument any more thhh
by telescope crucble. Personal power rules IN lo
realm OF spiritual things "a in institutions ana IcI"ih
ons the earth not In airy gencraleS rehciohs I9n
virtual trithcsm, any more than 10y ancient herG~es
and half hec,es the truth OF the triuny OF Goa DC
preached hut only by theCear alrn4uoh' IN lle og W y & m
hols setting before both the mind ana the hrt oi man
persons TO be loved and adorcd-the Father thr @ S"n
Of mere Messiah Of humanity wi, H. FgH'nis .,,J ic
devil be subducd but only by the eros, "i Cnl slaGns
where our Good Friday ana our EurhaIl,t ana oi Ai,
U the comfort Of observing cheering signs. that AL over
the country when thoughtful minds now pass ou OF Ir
I
they pass ar frequently from 10 another OF ihGS
voluntary societies than from all fthrm 10 our household
We had better confess for instance that on the SCOT"
of theological education In ample libraries, III SllpE '
doYmcuts. in multiplying branches oi research h 'l
even pace with the best students abroad. We nave no
| boasts whatever 10 make before one, II DOT l"o 'I
| three Of the Christian bodies working ana "oi,,
shipping at side; In fdci hnthihG a. an
| worthy of our superior heritage and traditions.
Within twenty years. and never moro con pcunu0y man
tTicIia meeting, TINS 'hultH ht- D.,H
| awakened 10 increased practical sympathy WIN IAc
weaker aud suffering classes, victims "i social wrong oI
UNEQUAL laws, OF iutcmpCTaHcc IN drinks ana an u'I"u
lnus traffic In them and sometimes OF merCle-7 Wttth
is the Office Of the Church. led by supernatural d'c
ton ycnrrang law, needing the duc cquipoi-e between
emotion and principle, TO raise natural pc"''ol'i'o ''
| divine charity.
The letter then treats OF emigration and says; ain the
action convention taking measures 70 PROVIDE
Christian care for the immense OF European emf
grants daily arriving at seaports and akepoIS ana
driutcd over the continent there i pointed ont line
of usefulness peculiar to condition. open 10 clergy ana
The bishops next take NJ the question Of the d">ocra
tiou of marriage and handle II roughly lhc WNir
schools ar also referred 10, and great care ia thcir al
! miui-tratiOn Is advocated 400, l., ,.
! At the conclusion OF tn" reading the " Gloria IN *
cplsi- was sung. the bcncdctIOn was pronounced h
Bishop Lee OF Delaware and tho convention "V"IA'u
The House Of Bishops Tc-as-embcd this morning
! A communication was received from the rev Ii.
/ WorthingOn, declining the election "i Missionary
/ adoped BY the House that member OF ne
| House of Bishops shall be commissioned 10y the
prrsding Bishop visit the missions OF the thuich III
China If deemed necessary 10y the Foreign Committee
be excused from serving on The Mexican comm ,,loi
their request not granted Tn" Bishop o 'Ohur'ch
was elected permanent chairman and assessor To the pre-
/ siding Bishop.