New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03
NO CHANGE IN me PRAYER BOOK.
CONSERVATIVE ACTION BY THE PROTESTANT EPIs-
COPAL CONVENTION.

Shortly after the Protestant Episcopal Con-
venOn IN st. Augustnes Chapel in HOuston-st had be-
Dix of Trinity ChuroI, addressed the convention. He
was commissioned lie said by the venerable Bishop OF
the diocese to Inform the convention that ne must DC
cline absolutely TO accept further salary from the con
venton. DR.. Dix then offered resolution expressing
the sympathy and respect of the convention to the sehof
Bishop, and pledging him for life the house at NO. %
East TwentysecOnd st, now occupied by him The res
OlutiOn unanimously adopted, but the convention
declined to take action disseminating the Bishops salary
Tho resolutions of Dr. Rtchey relating to the revision
cnsslOn. An amendment OF the Rev. Thomas Brown
acknowledged errors IN the Prayer Book Mr. Brown
urged that sthese expressions would DO msconstrueu
Mr. Todd objected 10 tho resolutions or 20 any change in
the Prayer Book such action by the church would
bring upon IT, be believed the name already intimated
OF the Catholic Church Of America
In brief address the Rev. Rr. Huntington reviewed
the arguments of DR.. Rchey The language OF the res
UressoHs ''' It Would be good TO march shoulder to
shoulder with the Church OF England Ia these matters
establishment is han ug IL Dr. Ritchey
In conclusion asserted that tie put lie opinion OF the
church wanted greater liberty in tho morning and eve
ming Offices He believed in the broad church and in the
conservative church, but when conservatism became
tyranny It SHOULD be trampled under foot He wanted
the Diocese OF New-York to point the way for the
country. The vote announced by Bishop Horny G.
Potter 1913 1O5 against the resolutions Alter the
motion made 10 reconsider the subject tho
teers stating that they had neglected to record their
own votes in favor OF the resolutions Of Or. Ritchey
which would have made tic.
~ would like to say" observed the Bishop smiling
addressing the convention that in announcing the res
ouoHs as lost added the votes OF the secretaries and
seeing that ere a tie gave my own vote against
them"
smile passed over the faces of the members OF tho
convention, aud the subject discontinued. The Tls
tees OF the General Theological Seminary were an
uOUncel tho Rev Drs. Beach. SwOpe, Sattcrlcc,
Tiffany and Holman, and Henry Driscr, w. G.. Lang
don, william Bayard Cutting ana Cornelius vanderbilt
The Rev. II. st. George Young assistant minister OK
Grace Church, offered the following resolution:
RcS1ic6d, That this convention knowing how cruelty
the labOring classes gIOGud between the mill stones
Of low wages anr eXOrbtant rents, dc pray the Legs
laure Of this state by committee appointed by the
chairman for that purpose. 50 % amend the law now
existing against usury which fixes per cent per anuun
punish the collection charging OF unjust or cNOrDant
rents to enact law for that purpose.
A delegate from Trinity Parish thought that this was
not proper subject for the convention 10 consider but
the Assistant Bishop inmatcd that n recommendation
Of this kind 10 q committee In order The resolution
was referred to the Committee Diocesan Missions.