The daily gazette., 1883-10-16
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ChsDges in the Book Of Comznoa Prayeu


Changes in the Book Of Common Prayer.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15.--At the opening
Of the 11th days session of the General
Convention Of the Protestant Episcopl
Church today, morning prayer was read by
Rev. Sidney Corbett, d. D., of Western
Michigan, and Rev. P. A. Fits of Tennessee.
The Rev. DR.. Beardsley then called the
House of Deputies to order. A message
from the House OF Bishops stated they had
consented to q committee Of conference on
the proposed division Of the Diocese of North
Carolina. A message from the House OF
Bishops stated that they had adopted reso-
luton providing for the retirement of q
bishop by reason Of advanced age or bodily
| inarmitiee. II was referred to the committee
on cauons. The committee on prayer-book
reported that they were n prepared this
time TO recommend any form Of prayer for
Sunday schools. They asked to be discharged,
| and their request was granted.
Mr.. William Cornwall, of Kentucky,
offered resolution requesting the commit
tee OF the whole on the prayer-book to sub
stitute the revised prayer for the President
OF the United States adopted In 1879 for The
ode reported by the Joint committee. At the
request ofJudge Shefey the resolution was
Withdraw in order to present 1t tn the COM
mittee Of the whole.
Rev. DR.. Harrison moved substitute for
all the prov sions for shortened services. II
is 40 follows: "The order for morning
| prayer and the order for evening prayer are
| appointed to be said daily throughout the
year. Yet upon week days and at morning
service on Sundays, when the holy com.
munion is Immediately TO follow, the minis
ter may omit as much as he may think ex.
| pedient of that which precedes the Lords
Prayer, and OF that which follows the third
collect"
R,v. DR.. Harrison, in support Of hts reso-
luton, said the church had evidently made
up It's mind to shorten services, and he
trusted proper consideration would be given
to the proposed change. After discussion
he was granted leave to withdraw his
amendment. The committee rose, and the
1 House Of deputies resumed It's session.
| Report No. 2 of the committee on canOns,
relating to the tentative use of alterations
in the book OF common prayer, was consid-
| cred, and the matter was referred to the
committee on constitution.
The house then again resolved itself into
committee Of the whole.
Clause D provides that "with' be substi.
tuted for "after" in the rubric before the
general confession, so as to read ''to be said
by the whole congregation, with the minis
ter, all kneeling."
By q vote Of yeas 121, nays 97, the amend
ment was agreed to and the ru6Hc remains
the same as It is at present in the prayer
book.
Rev. Walter r. Richardson, of Western
Texas, called up his amendment, which
was as follows: II the morning service
after the exhortation, insert tho following
rubric, to wit, "or else he shall say as fol
lows" After which also insert the follow.
ing invitation, viz: "Let us humbly confess
our sins before Almighty God" The amend
ment was Lost.
Section e was next considered, which wal
TO substitute tor the present alternative de-
claration OF the absolution the following
"The Almighty and Merciful Lord grant
you Absolution and remission OF all you
sins, space for true repentance and amend
ment Of life, and the grace and consolation
of the Holy Spirit"
the substitute was rejected by a vote of 4
yeas TO 179 nays, and the section as reported
by the committee was adopted.
Section was then considered, which 1.
as follows; Alter the rublc before the Lord I
Prayer SO that 1t shall read: "Then the min
lister shall kneel and say the Lord'e Prayer
the people Ill kneeling and repeating Il
with him both here and wheresoever else 4
is in this book appointed to be used, save a
the beginning OF the communion office"
Section Il was agreed to, and section
G.-Altar the rubic before the Venite sc
J that 1t shall read; "Then shall be sung ol
said this psalm following, except on tn,
ieasts for which proper anthems are ap
pointed and on the six days next befor,
EaGter;" but note that, save on the Sun
days in Lent, the latter portion of the Venit
may be omitted"
Rev. DR.. Watson, of North Carolina, ,movet
: the following amendment: "Then shall b,
| eafI ia
the days for which proper anthems are ap
pointed, also on Ash Wednesday, the 81,
days mex before Easter Day, and when It Il
used In the course of the psalms on the 1911
day OF the MONTH" Agreed to.
Section H was then considered, anC
agreed to as follows:
"H-0mit from the venite the two verse
taken from Psalm SO, leave an open space
: and append the last four verses of Psalm
95"
The next section considered was /, wbicl
is as follows:
"I-Change the rubric following th,
venite so that Il shall read:
"Then shall follow portion OF the psalm
as they are appointed, or one OF the selec
tions of psalms, and at the end of the venite
be,iedieite, benedictus donlinas deus, .jiIbildte
benedictHs leVdri oculos-may be and at tn
end OF the whole portion or selection from
the psalter shall be sung or said Giori
Pdtri.
Mr.. Mills, OF Northern New ] Jersey, ,movet
10 add after the Gloria Rdtri the words
"Glory be to the Father, and 10 the Son ant
to the Holy Ghost, as 1t was 10 the begin
ming, is now and ever shall be, world with
out end. Amen" The amendment wa
! agreed 10 by q 'te of l08 yeas to 90 nays.
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