The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-27
THE Ep1sCoPALIANs
Rapid Progress in Considering and Adopt
ing Prayer-Book Changes.

Rapid Progress in Considering and Adopt
ing Prayer-BooIs Changes.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26-This was the
twenty first day session of the General Con-
vention af the Protestant Episcopal Church.
In the House of Deputies committee was
appointed to attend the Provincial Synod of
who have resigned by reason of advanced age
and bodily infirmity resulting therefrom,
shall retain their seats in the House of
Bishops with all the rights and presidents
therein to which they have otherwise been
entitled, was referred to the next general
convention by vote of II to 81. A resolu-
ton was adopted that the convention earn
estly recommend that the appropriation of
aims and contributions during the admins
tration of holy communion be appropriated
to the support of disabled clergymen and
to widows and orphans of deceased clergy
men. Rev. Mr.. Rucker, of Texas. offered
resolution that the house will not
entertain any motion to alter or amend any
portion of the prayer-book not referred to
them by the joint committee.
The house resumed consideration of reso-
luton IL of the joint committee on the
prayer-book, relating to the holy com mum
ion The rubric in section was amended
SO as to provide Tor the omission of the deca.
logue at one of the celebrations of holy
communion when holy communion has
been celebrated more thar once the ame
day. The section as amended. was adopted
Rapid progress was now made in the adop-
ton of the report. Rev. DR.. Goodwin, Of
Pennsylvania, offered an amend
The holy communion shall not
be celebrated in any congregation unless
there are some persons present ready and
expected to participate with the priest" Rev.
DR.. Huntington suggested the following su b.
stitute, which was accepted by DR.. Goodwin
There shall be no celebration of the Lords
supper unless there be a convenient num-
Der to communicate with the priest accord
ing to his discretion, and even though there
may not be above twenty persons in the par
ish of discretion to receive communion, yet
there shall be no communion unless three or
two, at least commune with the priest"
The substitute was adopted, and the section
as amended, and the session adjourned
In the House of Bishops comm uuicatiou
from Rev. Dr. Worthington was received
declining the election of missionary
bishop to Shanghai. resolution
was adopted tnat MEMBER Oh Tie House
of Bishops be commissioned by the presid-
ing bishop TO visit the missions in
China if deemed necessary by
the foreign committee The bishops Of
Connecticut and Albany having asked to be
excused from serving on the Mexican COM
mission, the request was not granted,
The house appointed committee to pre-
pare forms of ecclesiastical documents. The
house elected the Bishop of Connecticut per-
manent chairman and assistant to the pre-
siding bishop The Bishops of Pennsylvania
and Iowa were appointed to certify to the
changes in the canons.
The House of Bishops and House of Depu-
ties met as a board of missions and concluded
their work by reading and approving the
minutes.
Rev. Dr. Beardsley resumed the chair as
president of the House of Deputies. A mes
Sage was received from, the House of Bishops
stating that they had adopted the report of
the committee on conference in the
matter of the prayer-book. The action
was concurred in.
Rev. Dr. Tullock, secretary of the House
of Bishops appeared before the
House of Deputies and announced
that the House of Bishops had concluded
business, and was ready to adjourn. The
House of Deputies then met with the House
of Bishops, about forty in number, and
in their episcopal robes occupit d the chairs
within and without the chauccl rail Right
Rev. Bishop Lee, of Delaware, presided.
After prayer and singing. a pastoral letter
was read by Right Rev. Bishop Huntington.
At the close of the reading of the Bishops