The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-16
THE CHURCH CONVENTIONS.
The EpiscopaIians Continue the Dis
cussion on Prayer-Book Changes.
Bishop Knickerbacker Takes His Seat in
the House of Deputies-Warm Talk
Among the MethOdists in Boston.
EP1soopAL1AN CoNvENT1oN.
Resolutions Adopted for the Retirement of
Snperannuated bishops.

vention of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
the eleventh day, the bishops sent message
to deputies, stating they had adopted reso-
buttons providing for retirement of bishops
by reason of advanced mind and bodily in
firmities. The joint committee on papers
from Sewanee Conference, relative to work
among colored people, submitted resolu-
ton providing for the establishment of mis-
sionary organizations IN any diocese. Corn
wall, of Kentucky, offered a resolution re-
questing the committee OF the whole on
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 with
drawn to present it to the committee of the
whole
DR.. Abercrombie, of California, offered
resolution providing thatin the prayer for all
conditions 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,
with Judge Sheffey in the chair The rubric,
at the commencement of the order of the
morning prayer, was considered. Several
amendments were rejected. Rev. DR.. Harri-
son moved to substitute for all the provis-
ions of the shortened service the following:
1.-THE order for morning prayer and the or
der for evening prayer are appointed to be
said daily throughout the year, vet upon
week days and at the morning services on
Sundays, when holy communion is immedi-
ately to follow, the minister may omit as
mnch he think PXnadipOt of that
which precedes the Lords prayer and OF
that which follows the third collect"
DR.. Harrison, later, suggested that the con-
sideration OF the rubTic should be post
poned, in order that it might be printed in
the newspapers. DR.. Harrison was granted
leave to Withdraw the amendment The
committee arose, and the House of Deputies
resumed its session.
Report No. 2, OF the committee on canons,
relating to the tentative use of the atera-
tons in the Book of Common Prayer, was
considered, and the matter referred to the
committee on constitution. The bishops
sent message that owing to the pressure
of work ii would be impossible for them to
be present at the reception of Lord Colerdge.
The house again went into committee of the
whole.
Clause D. providing that with" be substi-
tuted for after" in the rubric before the
general confession, so as to read: ITO be
said by the whole congregation, with the
ministers, all kneeling"-by vote of yeas
81, nays 79-was disagreed to, and the rubrc
remains the same as 1T is at present in the
prayer-book
Rev. Walter R. Richardson. of Western
Texas, called up his amendment adding the
rubric to the morning services-which was
lost.
Section was next considered, which was
to substitute for the present alternative
declaration of dissolution the following:
1.-THE almighty and merciful Lord grant
you absolution and remission of all your
SINS space for true repentance and amend
ment of life, and the grace and consolation
of the Holy Spirit"
Rev. DIR. Morton moved to strike out
clause E.
After long discussion the section, as
ported by The committee was adopted.
Section F was agreed to, as follows: "Alter
the rubric before the 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 and wheresoever else it is IN this book
appointed to be used, save at the beginning
of the communion office "
Sections G and H were agreed to pretty
much as presented by the committee Sec
ton was amended, by LOG yeas to 96 nays,
by the addition of the following: AFTER the
| Gloria Patri the words Glory be to the
Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, as
it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
| snail be, world without emu, amen.
The committee then arose, and the conven-
ton adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
The House of Bishops reassembled this
morning. Rt. Rev. DR.. Knickerbacker,
the newly-consecrated Bishop of Indiana,
took his seat for the first time in the House.
1t was agreed that canons treating of bishops
shall be made canonical rules of procedure
and taken from the digest
The report of the committee on general
theological seminary was presented and
adopted. The house agreed to the report
of the committee on domestic missions,
and the following action was taken: The
Territory of Dakota was divided on the
| forty-sixth parallel of latitude. The title of
Bishop of Niobrara was changed to that of
Southern Dakota and his jurisdiction en-
larged The nomination of a missionary
Bishop for Northern Dakota will take place
on Thursday. The Territory of Wyoming
was united with the missionary juris-
diction of the Missionary Bishop OF
Colorado. Sympathy expressed for
and California, and congratulations were
offered to the two former on the election of
assistant bishops to aid in their work. The
| house did not concur in the resolution of
the House of Deputies relative to apocryphal
| lessons. The revised dictionary was adopted,
with certain amendments. Several new
rules of order were adopted, among Others
being the rearranging and increasing of the
standing committee on celebration of the
| centennial of the anniversary of Evacuation
Dav. 1t was resolved to invite the President
and cabinet, and the Governors of the thir-
teen original States, with their stats.