The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-10
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
The Question OF New Diocese I'm
Nerth Carolina-Thc Relations
OF tho Church to the Negro.
IBy telegraph to the DISPATCH

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PHILADELPHIA, October 9.-The thirty
third General Convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church In the United States re-
assembled this morning IN Holy Trinity
church. Prayer was read by Rev. Ella:
Birdsall, OF the Diocese OF California, and
Rev. James Rankin, ID. d.. OF the Diocese
OF Western New York. The benediction
was pronounced by the Right Rev. George
DeNornandie Gillespie, ID. d., OF Western
Michigan.
Rev. John W. Brown, Of Western New
York, from the Committee on New Do
ceses, reported relative TO the memorial OF
deputies from the Diocese Of North Caro-
lima asking consent 10 the creation OF a
new diocese i'm North Caroline. The COM
mittee recommended that consent be given.
Adopted
Rev. DIR. A. A. Watson, OF North Caro-
lima. from the Committee on CanOns, re-
ported iavorably relative to changing the
name Of the Diocese OF Illinois to that OF
Chicago. The report was adopted.
Rev. DR.. A. TOomer Porter, Of South
Carolina. presented the report Of the Con-
ference on the relation OF the Church to the
coored people OF the South, held ut Sewa-
nee, Tenn, July 2jth to 2StE. 1t contained
draft OF canon TO be presented TO the
Convention, providing that in any diocese
containing n large number OF persons OF
color it shall be lawful for the bishop and
convention OF the same 10 constitute such
population into a special missionary organ
ization under the charge OF the Bishop.
Referred to the Committee on Canons.
A large number OF resolutions were Of
fcrred and appropriately referred, then, AZ
ter prayer by President Beardsey, the or
der OF the day was taken up-viz., the re-
port OF the Joint committee on the Book OF
Common Praycr-and it's discussion occu-
pied the remainder OF the forenoon session,
the Convention having resolved itself into
a Committee OF the Whole, with Judge
Hugh VI. Shelley, OF Virginia, in the chair.
The House Of Deputies met again at 3
O'Clock, went promptly into the Committee
Of the Whole, with Judge Shelley in the
chair, and resumed the consideration OF
the report OF the Joint Committee on the
Revision OF the Prayer Book and discussed
the first resolution relative TO the title OF
the Book.
Corning Judd, Of Illinois, said that the
first resolution on the report OF the commit
tee related to the title OF the Prayer-Book.
He desired TO offer motion which ought Ia
meet with the unanimous approval OF the
Convention. He moved TO strike out from
the title page the words &" Protestant Epis-
copal," and insert in lieu thereof the
words Holy Catholic" That would be
beginning the right way Of enriching the
book. He, for one, was opposed TO sur
rendering to Romanists that word, which
means universal" In the creed which
we sometimes recite. we say We be-
levc in the Holy Catholic Church" In
the name given to the Prayer-Book we are
made TO believe in the Protestant Epis-
cOpa Church. The Holy Catholic Church
protests just as much against the errors OF
Rome as any Church in this or any other
land. lie yielded to no man in his oppose
ton TO the errors o. the Roman Church.
He wanted some sort Of consistency in our
profession OF faith before Almighty God.
\ long and warm discussion followed,
and at its conclusion division was taken.
and Mr. Judd's amendment was defeated
yeas, 81; nays, 2j2.
Adjourned.