The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-15

participated were Bishop Coke, Bishop Ly-
man, of North Carolina; Bishop Robertson,
| of Missouri; Bishop Gillispie, of Michigan;
Bishop Niles, of New Hampshire, and the
Right Reverend Bishop Mealey, of the do
cese of Frederickton, Metropolitan of the
Provincial Episcopal Church in Canada.
After the conservation there was commun-
ion. The litany was led by Rev, DR.. Isaac
Nicholson, rector OF the church. The prayer
for him who had been received into holy or
ders was made by Bishop Coke. Then fol-
lowed the offertory and an anthem arranged
by Gounod, after which Bishop Coke read the
prayer for the whole state of Christs church
militant.
DEAF MUTES ORDAINED.
Rev. A. Lyle and Rev. A. W. Mann, two
deaf mutes, were ordained priests in the
Protestant Episcopal Church, to-day. Rev
DR.. Gallaudet of New York, preached a
sermon to a large congregation, including
many deaf mutes. Bishop Stevens ordained
Lyle, and Bishop Bedell ordained Mann.
Rev. DR.. Gallaudet interpreted the questions
and answers. These are the first deaf mutes
ever ordained priests in the Episcopal
Church in this country. Lyle will labor in
Philadelphia, and Mann will take charge OF
work among deaf mutes in the West and
N orthwest.
Proceedings of the Convention.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 13.-The Episcopal
convention opened as usual with morning
prayer The committee recommended that
the canons be altered to provide that every
minister in charge of congregation shall
contribute annually not less than one nor
more than ten per cent. of the communion
aims for the benefit of the fund for disabled
clergymen and the widows and orphans OF
deceased clergymen. Referred. 1t is pro-
posed to increase the benefits of the above
fund.
Rev. DR.. Wakefield of Indiana, offered the
following Omit from the prayer for fine
weather the words, 'wherewith for our sins
Thou hast afflicted us and in the prayer in
the time of death and famine the words, for
our sins'" Referred.
A resolution as to the expediency of canon
ical provision for the election of missionary
bishops in the South was referred.
The committee considering graduated rep
resentation reported that so radical a change
was not expedient. The following additional
rubric was referred: Holy communion
shall not be celebrated in any congregation
unless some are present, ready and expected
to partake with the priest"
The house went into committee of the
whole on the report of the joint committee
on revision of the prayer-book. Section one
OF the resolution relative to the feast of the
TRANSPORTATION was taken up. The discus
sion differed little from that of the preceding
days. A vote on the amendment that the
9th day of August be observed as the feast of
the TRANSPORTATION resulted in 151 yeas to 85
nays.
Hamilton Fish offered an amendment to
add the words, "or to the 18th of January,
as may hereafter be determined Rejected
by very large vote.
Sections E and F were amended in words
and phrases. A motion to amend the rubric
at the beginning of the morning prayer so
as to read, THE minister shall begin morn
ing prayer by reading one or more of the fol-
lowing sentences of the Scripture, and then
he shall say that which is written after them,
save that he may at his discretion proceed at
once to bid the people to prayer, at confess
sion, or except on days fasting and absti-
nence, at the Lords prayer" Rejected--yeas
81, nays 173. The committee then rose and
the house adjourned.
The House of Bishops did only routine
work. After adjournment Lord Coleridge
arrived and was presented to the bishops