Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-05

Seeosd Day 81 the Geaeral Convestioa
In Philadelphia.
PHrLApErrnrA, Oct. 1.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.
The general convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal church Of the United States reas-
semble5 this morning At the church Of the
Holy Trinity. Rev. DIR. Dix of New York.
presented papers relative to the election of
Rev. DR.. Potter a. assistant Bishop Of New
York, and asked that an early day be fixed
for hi. conscration. Referred to the COM
mi:tee on Episcopal c,nsecration. Among
the standing committee IN the state Of the
church are Rev. DIR. Gie.es If Connecticut !;
Rev. Dr Brown of Long Island: Rev. Mr..
Wx,hburn Of Maine; Rev. DR.. lambert of
Massachusetts; Rev. Mr.. Smith of New
Hampshire: Rev. DR.. Henshaw of Rhode
Island; Rev. Mr.. Collins of Vermont.
On q General Theoloaical S-minary-Rev.
Mr.. Converse OF Mas.a .husetts; Mr.. Pierre
point Of Long Island; MIR Gardner Of
Maine ard Mr.. King of Long I>lind.
On Domestic and Foreign Mis>i"ns-Rev
DR.. Schenck of Long Island Rev. Greer Of
Rhode Island: Rev. MIR. Lefingwell of
Maine; Mr.. Stark of Connecticut, and Mr..
Davis Of Mass.
On Admission of New Dioceses-Rev. DR..
Rirhards Of Rhode Island.
| On Conservation of Bishops-Rev. Mr..
UIjohn If Maine; Rev. Mr.. Scar. Of New
Hampshire and MIR. Nicoll of Long Island.
On Amendments to the Constitution-Rev.
DR.. Hall of Long Isl land !; Rev. DIR Hunting
ton Of Massachusetts; Rev. DIR. HarwOOd of
Connecticut; Mr.. Bennett Of Mass.
On Canons-Mr. Edmunds Of Vermont;
Mr.. Harrison of Connecticut
On Expenses-Dr. Shattuck of Massachu-
sets: Mr.. Bridge Of Maine and Mr.. S,ieness
of Rhode Island.
On Prayer Book-Rev Mr.. Brooks of
Massachusetts,.
On Education under the auspices and I'M
der the control of Protestant Episcopal
church-Rev. DR.. Colt Of New Hampshire !;
Rev. MIR. Roberts Of New Hampshire; MIR.
Clemens Of Vermont.
On Elections-Rev. DR.. Magill of Rhode
Island and Mr.. Dewey Of Vermont.
In the EpscOlanian convention today Rev.
Geo. White. d. D., of Tennessee, offered a
resolution providing for the House of Bishops
with the House Of Deputies. Adopted.
Mr.. Hance Of New Jersey moved that the
seats in the future be arranged in accordance
with the seniority Of the diocese. Laid on
the table.
An invitation was extended from the di.
rectOrs Of the Union League to visit and use
their building. A similar invitation was ex.
tended from the Young Mems Christian As.
sOciation.
A resolution was adopted inviting the Lord
Bishop Of Rochester to attend the session OF
the house and occupy seat at the right Of
the president.
The secretary read cablegram which had
been received from the church congress in
session at Reading, Eng.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury, president
of the Church Congress assembled at Read
ing. send brotherly greeting to the general
convention of the American church, for
which the congress had PRAYED this morning.
(Signed) LORD Bishop OF OXFORD.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
president Of the house, in conjunction with
the presiding bishop to return the cordial
greetings OF the church.
Rev. s. C. Thrall, ID. D., of the Diocese OF
Springfield, offered a resolution that reads
That ''Protestant Episcopal" be dropped
from the book of common PRAYER.
Mr.. Thrall then moved that the words
Protestant Episcopal be omitted from the
constitution Ut the church and requested its
to the constitution.
Rev. Noah II. Schenck, d. D., of the
Di"cese OF Long Branch. moved to lay it on
. the table.
Rev. DR.. Thrall trust I'd this would not be
done az he WAS acting under instructions
from his diocese. He maintained that il
would not be in accordance of courtesy to
lay it upon the table.
The resolution was referred to the com.
mittee on amendments to the constitution.
. Rev. DIR. Thrall moved to omit the words
Protestant Episcopal from the canon. Re-
ferred to the committee on canOns.
Rev. Dr. Geo. Leeds of the Diocese OF
Maryland. presented a memorial asking for a
change in the phrase of testimonials in the
cvnnOn for the admission OF candidates for
hOlv OFdePs. Referred IN hp .ompittoo nm
canOns.
Rev. Geo. Morgan Hills. ID. D., of the
diocese Of New jersey, offered a resolution
that the house Of bishops, concerning article
one Of the coRsti utiOn, be so amended that
for the words general convention" "trien.
NAL council be substituted and that the con-
situations and canons throughout be made to
correspond. Referred to the committee on
constitution.
Rev. Francis Harrison of the Diocese Of
Albany, offered a resolution which was re-
terred to the committee on canons. 1t was
with regard to the canons relating to Ofic.
iating of ministers ordained in foreign
countries.
Rev. w. r. Huntington, d. D., of the
Diocese of Massachusetts, presented his re-
port as secretary of the committee revis-
ION OF the book Of common prayer. 1t was
. was made the order of the day for Tuesday
next at II o'clock.
Rev. Chas. A. L Richards Of the Diocese
OF Rhode Island, offered the following, which
was referred to the committee on canons:
Resolved, That an addition be made to
section l, canon %, title |, except that the
general convention may authorize the tenta-
tive use during interval. from one of its
sessions to another. of anv proposed altera.
tions to the book Of common prayer that may
have been recommended by the committee
appointed at previous sessions.
The convention then adjourned until to-
morrow at o'clock.