Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-16

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15.-In the general
convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
church, eleve, III day, the bishops sent a
message TO tHs deputies, stating that they
mad adopted q resolution providing
for ths retirement of & bishop, by reason
of advanced age or bodily infirmity. The
joint committee on papers from the SerT-
ance conference relative to work among
the colcred people, submitted resolution
providing Tor establishment of missionary
organizations n any diocese.
Mr.. Cornwall, OF Kentucky, offered a res
olutIon requesting the committee of the
whole on the prayer book to substitute the
revised prayer for the president Of the
United States, adopted in 1879, for the
one reported By the joint committee. The
resolution was Withdrawn to present it to
the committee of the whole.
D.. Abercroiabie, of Philadelphia, Of
fered resolution providing that in the
prayer fer ell oonlitons of men, the
words Thy holy church universal" be
changed TO the words ''for the good estate
OF the Catholic church, the latter words
being those used IN the English church.
The house went into committee Of the
whole On the revision Of the prayer book,
Judge Shelley n the chair. The rubric at
commencement C th6 order OF morn
IN prayer was considered, aud special
amendments were -eiected. Rev. DR.. Hsr-
risoD moved 90 sUb1ItCte for all proyi-
visions for shortened services, as follows:
The ordsrfO morning prayer and the
order for evening PRAYER are appointed to
be said daily throughout the year upon
week days, and at morning service, Sun
days, when holy communion is taken.
to foil DIV, the minister may omit as much
as he may think exPedjent of that which
precedas the Lords prayer,
ana OF that which follows
the lhird collect. Dr.Rarrison !ater.snggest-
ed thas consideration OF the rubric should
be postponed IL order that it be printed il
the newspapers DR.. Harrison was granted
leave to withdraw his amendment, the
committee rose and the house of deputies
resumed It's session.
Report No. of the committee on
canons relating to the tentative use of
alterations in the book of common prayer,
was con3idered and referred to the COM
mittee on constitution.
The bishops seut message that owing
to the pressure of work, it would be i'm
possible for them to be present at the re-
ception of Lord Coleridge.
The house again went into committee of
the whole.
Clause D provides that with" be sub
stituted for latter" il the rQbrIc before
the general confession so as to read ''to be
said by the whole congregation with the
minister, all kneeling." By vote of yeas
twenty-one, nays nineteen, the amendment
was agreed to, and the rubric remains the
same IS it is st present IN the prayer
book.
Rev. Walter z. Richardson, OF western
Texas, called up his amendment adding
the rubric to the morning service; lost.
Section E was Eezt considered, which was
to substitute for the present alternative dec
larstion OF a6soiatiJn the following. 'Tha
almighty and nerciful Lord grant you
absolutioD and omission Of all your sin,
grace for true repentance ard amendment
Of life, and the grace and consolation of
the holy spirit" Rev. Dr.. Norton moved
to strike out the clause.
After long discussion on the section as
reported by the committee, 1t was adopted.
Section Z was agreed 10, as follows: After
the ru5ric, before Lords prayer, so that it
shall read, then the minister shall kneel
and say the Lords prayer, the people still
kneelIng and repeating it with him-both
here ana wheresoeVer else it is in this
book appointed to be used, save at The
beginning of communion"
Once sections G and Il were agreed to
as presented By the committee, but l was
amended, 106 sgs tc Sc nays, by addition
of the following: After the gloria patri,
the words "gloria be TO tie Father and to
the Son ana 10 the Holy Ghost, as 1t was
in the beginning, IS now and ever shall be.
world without enc, amen"
The committee rose and the conference
adjourned till tomorrow.
House uF EIsaoPs.
Tie house OF bishops reassenbled this
morning. and Right Rev. Dr.. KLi,ker5 a *
er. the newly conzecrated bishop of Iadia-
Ia took q seat for the first time in TIE
house. IL was agreed that canOus on the
trial OF q bishop shall be made caGonicsl
rules of procedure and taken from the dj-
gest. The report from the committee OF
the general theological seminary WIS pre-
scented and adopted. The house accedeG
to the report OF the committee on domesti,
missions, and the following action va:
taken: The Territory OF Dakota was di
vided on the Ash degree OF latitude int
north and south Dakota. The title OF tbs
bishop Of Niobrars vas changed TO tha
of southern Dakota and his jurisdio-
ton enlarged. The nomination
of MISSIONARY bishop fol
northern Dakota will take place Thursday
The territory Of Wyoming was united
with the missionary jurisdiction OF tins
missionary bishop Of Colorado. Sym
pathy was expressed for the bishops OF
New York, Virginia and California and
congratulations were Offended to the two
former on the election of assistant bishops
to aid in their work. The house did no
concur in the resolution of the house o.
deputies relative to the apocracyphai les
SOD. The revised dictionary was adopted
with certain amendments and several ne7
rnles were adopted.
A dispatch from Montreal says there i
not likely 10 be further DEVELOPMENTS il
The financial condition there. at least unit