The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-05


Gilbert, OF Long Island; Moss, Of Central New
York
On prayer book-Rey DIR. Payne. of AL
bany; Rev. DR.. Adams, of Wisconsin,; Rev.
DR.. Norton, of Virginia Rev. DR.. Stringfel-
low, OF Aiabama Rev. DR.. Perkins, of Ken
utky; Rev. DR.. Brooks of Massachusetts,;
Rev. DR., Mcleod. of Maryland; Rev. DIR.
Brainard. of Central New York; Meads, of
Albany; Moss, OF Ohio; Goldsborough, of
Easton Nash, of New York; Smith, of South
Carolina.
On education under the auspices and I'M
der the control of the Protestant Episcopal
Church-Rev. DIR. Colt, of New Hampshire;
Rev. DIR. Hare, of Pennsylvania; Rev. DIR.
Porter, of South Carolina Rev. DR.. Berdan,
of Ohio; Rev. carp, of Pittsburg; Rev. DR..
Hall, of Michigan; Rev. DR.. Bates, of South
ern Ohio; Coppee, OF Central Pennsylvania;
Whittle, of Georgia; Chaplin, of Western
Michigan; Curtis, of Delaware Richardson,
of New Hampshire, and Atwater, of Mime
sota
On memorials of deceased members-Rev.
DIR. Abercrombie, of Northern New Jersey;
Rev. DR.. Barton, of Easton Rev. DIR. Elliott,
of Maryland; Rev. Mr.. Vincent, of Pitts
burg; Rev. Mr.. Hughes, of North Carolina;
Rev. Mr.. Fogg, of Connecticut; Rev. Mr..
Brewster, of Michigan Cornwell, of Ken
lucky; Berry, of Virginia; Burr of Della
ware; Bourne, of Rhode Island; Wells, of
Wisconsin, and Fairbanks, of Florida,
THE OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Rev. George White, D. D., of Tennessee,
offered a resolution. which was adopted,
providing for the meeting of the House of
Bishops with the House of Deputies.
Rev. DIR. John Fulton, of Missouri, said
he thought no person more fitted to ask the
house to take such action than his venerable
friend from Tennessee. The House of
Bishops was so large that he thought it de-
sirable to know them by looking at them
and by grasp of the hand. 1t was proper
that the reverend fathers in God should APP
point the time to meet the House OF Depu-
ties
Lloyd w. Wells, treasurer of the conven-
ton, reported that the balance on Oct. 6,
1880, was S1.21S assessments from 1928
clergy, 50, 1863; triennial expenses, $9956;
balance. $500 Expenses 1880 to 18S3-sala-
ries, 81, 900; journal, $2,S0S; stationery and
printing, 81 1904; miscellaneous, 81, 273.
An invitation was extended from the board
of directors of the Union League to visit and
use their building. A similar invitation
was received from the Young Mems Chris
tan Association.
The report of the joint committee on the
dictionary order of the day, on Wednesday
next, states that the committee have, during
the past three years very carefully recon-
sldered the dictionary reported by them and
approved by the convention in 1880. In do
ing so they have been aided by the expert
ence of its actual use and by large number
of suggestions, to which they have given re-
spectful attention, not only for their intrinsic
value, but as indicating the general senti-
ment of the church. The tables appended to
the report are substantially the same as those
which were presented to the last convention,
but with several alterations. The most i'm
portant of these is the Old Testament lessons
r, ~
institution of the Passover has been assigned
to the morning, and the song of Moses to
the evening, with liberty to substitute one
for the other. The dictionary thus revised
is recommended to the convention for final
adoption by the annexed act, in the firm
conviction that to use it will tend to the edi-
fication of the church. The act referred to
is as follows
BY the General Convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in the United States of America;
The dictionary contained in the Book Of Com
mon Prayer ia hereby amended by substituting
the tables appended for the table of lesson OF
holy Scripture, and by inserting after the third
paragraph OF the order how the rest of the
holy Scripture is appointed to he read. The three
rules following are given: II in any church
upon Sunday, or holy day, both morning and
evening prayer he not said, the minister may
read the lessons appointed for either morning or
for evening prayer. At evening prayer on sun
day the minister may read the lesson from the
gospel appointed for that day of the month in
place of the second lesson for the Sunday. Upon
any day for which no proper lessons pro-
vided, the lesson appointed in the calendar for
any day in the same week may be read in place
OF the lessons for the day.
A committee was appointed to invite the
Lord Bishop of Rochester to a seat by the
president. Bishop Thorold was also in the
chancel. resolution was adopted to ex-
tend to Bishop Thorold an invitation to at
tend the sessions of the house and occupy
seat at the right of the president.
bn ha fol nab
gram from the Church Congress in session at
Reading, England:
THE Archbishop of Canterbury and presi-
dent of the Church Congress assembled at
Reading, send brotherly greeting to the Gen
eral Convention of the American church, for
which Congress has prayed this morning.
LORD BISHOP OF OXFORD"
The president was requested, in CONT
ton with the presiding bishop, to return the
cordial greetings of the church.
Rev. S. G. Thrall, of the diocese OF Spring
field, offered a resolution that the words
Protestant Episcopal" be dropped from the
Book of Common Prayer.
Rev. DIR. Thrall moved that the words
protestant Episcopal be omitted from the
constitution of the church, and requested it
to be referred to a committee on conference
on the constitution. Adopted
Rev. DIR. Thrall moved to omit the words
protestant Episcopal from the canons.
Referred to the committee on canons.
memorial asking for change in the
phraseology of testimonials in the canon for
the admission of candidates for holy orders
was referred to the committee on canons.
A resolution was referred to the committee
on constitution that, the House of Bishops
concurring, article of the constitution be
so amended that for the words general con-
vention," "triennial council be substituted,
and that the constitution and laws through
out be made to correspond with this change.
An invitation to visit the House of Refuge
was accepted.
A resolution was referred to the committee
on canons with regard to the canon relating
to officiating ministers ordained in foreign
countries.
A meeting of the committee on canons
having been announced, Malcolm Hay of