New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-16
TIE ErInCOPIL CONTENTION.
DISCUSSING TIE REVISION OF THE PRAYER-BOoK
WORKERS. AMONG THE DEAF.


PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15.-At tO-day's session
Of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, this morning, the Committee Prayerbook re-
ported that 1t prepared TO recommend any form
& prayer for Sunday-schools Tho committee was dis
charged. The Rev. DR.. strngfeow, Of Alabama, sub
mted resolution which referred TO tho Committee
on Canon providing for the establishment of missionary
organizations in any diocese. William Cornwall OF Ken
lucky offered resolution requesting the committee Of
the whole the PayerOok to substitute the revised
prayer for the President OF the United States adopted In
1879 for the reported by tho joint committed The
resolution withdrawn In order 10 present it to tho
committee Of the whole. The Rev. DIR. Ahercromhie OF
California offered resolution which referred To the
committee Of tho whole the prayorbook providing
that in the prayer for all conditions OF men the W0rus
"Thy holy Church universal" be changed to the words
q" For the good estate Of the Catholic Church"
The House met in Committee OF the Whole on the re-
vision Of the PrayerBO Judge Sheey I'm the chair Tho
rubrc at the beginning OF the order for morning prayer
WAS considered. Clause provides that with be sub
siiutcd for after" i'm the Tubrc before the general
confession to read To be said by the whole con
crcgaton, with the minister all ncclug" Ry vote OF
yeas l.; nays 20 an amendment was agreed to aud to
rhrc remains the same ~ IS nj pr sent III the pray
book. Section was next considered.
Tho motion to omit the alternative form in the standard
priyarbook together with the ubrc preceding Il, cor
this not agreed 10. The Rev d. Npuons resolution
strike ont the substitute rejected. aud the stcuoh
as reported 10y the committee was adopted
section wa. agreed To-. II Is az iOllows: "Altcr the
rIlric hriUr the Lords Prayer that II shall rcad:
'Ibrn the minister shall huoo and say the Lords Prayer;
the people stiI kncrlng and repeating with him both
here and whrrrsocycr else IT Is In this book appointed To-
be- used save NJ the beginning Of the communion ONCE
IN discussing Section q. which proposed 10 amend the
Vs0,, the Rev. Dr. Watson ~ North Carolina, moved the
following amendment which was agrcedio There shan
Doe sung or -uld ibis Psalm following, except on tho days
for which pr2pcr anthem, are appointed aII2 on A,4
when n f. used lu the cuunc Of the Psalm, on the 18Th
day Of the month"
section II Wa agreed 10 ns folowa: Omit from the
VSnUs the two verses taken nom Psalm 96. Leave an
open space and append the last four verses OF Psalm Do
The next section considered was l. when Is as IOuO"5
Change the uhric following the E'Uuf 30 that Il shall
Rad Then shall follow portion Of the Psalms m they
nre appointed, OF one OF the selections n fsan anu az
the end Of every Psalm and lhGWro al the emu OF inc
V,niis RrncdiriS BsUcdicus D,rniHiR D'is JubidI',
BcuSdicu Lrrai Oios may be, and At tho end OF the
whole portion or selection from TIA" P7Acr shall b" sung
Mr. Mills OF Northern New-Icr-ey moved to ndd after
tho Gr,u Iuri the words Glory Doe to the Father and
ming Is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen" The amendment WAS agreed to.
nom the HOUSE Of Bishops stating that they had con
CURED In the message from the House OF Deputies
10 consider aud report the best method Of increasing tho
ability and extending the benefits o the trustees Of tho
exception Of substituting the words "n-trc7 ~ tlnd
for society" The committee appointed by the House OF
Long Island
The House ~ Rlshops rcasscmbled this morning
Dakota divided the forty sixth parallel OF latitude
into North and south Dakota The title OF the Bi7hop
The nomination " Missionary Bishop for Northern
Dakota will take place on Thursday The Territory OF
Wyoming united with the missionary jurisdiction OF
the Missionary Bishop ~ Colorado The revised socuOnary
adopted with certain amendments
Tho SECOND Biennial conference " church workers
among tAr deaf. which began on saturday, Wa resumed
to-day. The proceedings of the conference were con
Quoted the -iE language and were interpreted for tho
benefit NJ those who could understand the signs by
the k.y. Dr. Francis GIIudrt, rector ~ ST. AIMS Prot
r-iHut Episcopal Church N"w-YorE city nud general
manager uf Nr church mission ipdrIt wuin- lu Nr|1nh
rnl Sew England. The conference was called tu ufI'r
70. OBJ. H.s. Dr. Francis j. rrTc. '1Iu' &c. IH1I7
|I D TH . . . .
o.. E.E. Nu.fu ". Mann, ur Cleveland who $50. ordained
90 priest E,.',uItE would deliver prY'r bE Mann dr
...r.I -u.' .H form uf pry ur. Nr u0"u.u sN.. H
.fH joining ' f.U r.rINE."s. TITO E"I. ll..'L VI -h 10
r.ra paI. @ tho preaching adopted 'u Duti Mu'"-