The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-05

second Days session Of the General Con-
vcution.
Try tclcsranh 10 the Dispatch. !

OF the Holy Trinity. The Lord Bishop OF
Rochester, England, ri. Rev. Anthony
Wilson Harold, was In the chancel.
! After the opening services papers rcla-
tive 10 the elections OF Bishop knicker-
booker, OF Indiana, and Asslstant-Bishop
Potter, OF New York, were presented ana
referred TO the Committee ON Episcopal
Conservation.
/ A memorial relative TO the division OF
the Diocese OF North Carolina was referred
10 the Committee on Dioceses.
The President announced standing COM
mittees.
4 A resolution was adopted providing for
n meeting OF the House OF Bishops with
the House OF Delegates.
/ An invitation was extended from the
Board OF Directors OF the Union League to
visit and use their Building. A similar in
vitation was received from the Young
: Mems Christian Association.
4 The report OF the Joint Committee on
Lectionary was made tie order OF the day
for Wednesday next at 12 O'Clock. 1t states
that the committee have during the past
three years very carefully reconsidered the
dictionary reported by them and approved
by the Convention IN 1880. In doing so
they have been aided by the experience OF
suggestions. TO which they have given re-
spectful attention, not only for their ntrin-
sic value. but as indicating the general sem
timent OF the Church. The tables append
ed 10 the report are substantially the same
as those which were presented to the last
Convention, but with several alterations.
The most important OF these is in the Old
Testament lessons for yesterday, where
the account OF the institution OF the Pass
over has been assigned TO the morning and
the song Of Moses 10 the evening, with lib
erty TO substitute one for the other. The
DICTIONARY thus revised is recommended TO
the Convention for final adoption by the
annexed act in the firm conviction that the
Use Ct il will tend to the editication OF the
( Church. The act referred TO is as follows:
by the General Convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United
STATES OF America, the dictionary contained
in the Book Of Common PRAYER il hereby
amended by substituting the tables ap-
pended for the table OF lessons OF the Holy
Scripture, and by inserting after the third
paragraph OF the order how the rest OF the
Holy Scripture is appointed to be read the
three rules following: III in any church
upon Sunday or hOly.day, both morning
and evening. prayer be not said, the minis
! ter may read the lessons appointed either
for morning or for evening prayer. At
evening prayer on Sunday the minister
NAV read the lessons from the Gospel APP
pointed for that day OF the month in place
OF the second lesson for Sunday. Upon
any day for which no proper lessons are
provided the lessons appointed in the Cal
endar for any day in the same week may be
read in place Of the lessons for the day"
/ A committee was appointed to invite
the Lord Bishop OF Rochester to a seat by
the president.
/ The sessions Of the House Of Bishops are
conducted with closed doors. Right Rev.
Robert w. Belcott, missionary bishop OF
Western Texas. who was major in the
, Confederate army, has been mentioned as
a possible successor OF the late Bishop
Pinkney.
! 4 cable telegram was received and read
conveying greeting from the Church Con-
gress, in session at Reading, England, and
a suitable reply was returned.
| Rev. s. c. Thrall, ID. D.. OF the Diocese
OF Springfield. offered resolutions that the
words "Protestant Episcopal" be drop
ped from the Book OF Common Prayer,
/ from the Constitution OF the Church, and
from the canons, and requested that they
be referred to the committees upon these
subjects. which was done.
DR.. Schenck, Of Brooklyn. moved to lay
them on the table, but DR.. Thrall protest
ed, saving il would be an act OF discour-
tesv, as he was acting under the instruc-
tions Of his diocese.
| Rev. DR.. George Leeds, OF the Diocese
OF Maryland, presented memorial asking
I for a change in the phriseo'ogy OF the ties.
! timoniaIs in the canon for the admission OF
candidates for holy orders. Referred to
| the Committee on Canons.
Rev. George Morgan Hills, ID. D., OF the
Diocese of New jersey, offered resolu-
ton that (the House OF Bishops concur
ringl Article | OF the Constitution be
amended; that for the words "General
Convention "Triennial Council" be sub
stituted: and that the Constitution and
canons throughout be made TO correspond
with this change. Referred to the Com
mttee on Constitution.
A communication which was the cause
OF much merriment in the House OF Depu-
neS was an invitation from Secretary Bar
CLAW. of the Board OF Managers, to visit
the House OF Refuge. 1t stated that the
deputies would be admitted when theY
called If they stated that they were MEN,
DeIs Oh inc 1OHNtutiOu' hO ih'iN"NAN"
was, on motion, accepted.
Rev. Francis Harrison, OF the Diocese OF
Albany. offered Il resolution, which was
referred to the Committee on Canons. III
was with regard TO the canon relating to
the officiating OF ministers ordained In
foreign countries
| Rev. W. Il. Huntington, Il. d., OF the
| Diocese OF Massachusetts,, presented his
report rs secretary OF the Committee on
! the Revision OF the Book OF Common Pray
er. i. was made the order OF the DAY Ior
Tuesday next at II O'Clock.
Rev. Charles A. l.. Richards, OF the Do
cese Of Rhode Island, offered the following,
which was referred to the Committee on
CanOns:
Resolved, That an addition be made TO
section |, canon 90, title /, except that
the General Convention may authorize the
tentative use, during the interval from one
OF its sessions to another, Of any proposed
alterations to the Book Of Common Prayer
that NAV have been recommended by the
committee appointed al previous ses-
sion."
Adjourned.
The House of Bishops met this morning
in the parish building Of the Church OF the
HOLY Trinity-Rigbt Rev. Bishop Lee, OF
Delaware, in the chair. The new bishops
consecrated since the last General Conven-
ton were introduced and took their seats.
Five bishops thus received were the mis-
sionary bishop OF New Mexico, the mis-
sionary bishop OF Montana, the missionary
bishop OF Washington Territory, the Bishop
OF Pittsburgh, and the assistant bishop OF
Mississippi. The names OF the bishops de-
ceased since the last general convention
! were read-viz., Right Rev. DR.. Atkinson,
of North Carolina; Right. Rev. DIR. Her
foot, OF Pittsburgh; and Right Rev. DIR.
Talbot, Of Indiana.
i IL DinlntA Of Dnlhasfnr n.