St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-24
THE EPISCOPALIANS.
Memorial Proceedings i'm Honor of
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Memorial Proceedings i'm Honor of
Dead Members..Care of Imni.
grants.
CHICAGO. Oct. 23.-The house of depu
ties of the Protestant Episcopal church re
Sumed it's deliberations at 10 o'clock this
morning. Rev. DR.. Clark presented the
report of the committee on memorials of de-
ceased members. the reading of which was
accompanied by religious exercises, con-
Quoted by President Dix. The report began
by calling attention to the large number
of members who had died in the last three
years, and then proceeded TO give brief
biographical sketch of each. Attached to
the report were resolutions that the house
put on record its grateful recognition of
the virtues and services of those who had
died. The report was adopted by stand
ing vote. Four messages from the house
of bishops relating to amendments to the
constition were concurred in. A message
from the house of bishops relating to the
the special
CARE OF IMMIGRANTS,
recommended that the bishop of New Jer-
sey be corresponding secretary of the COM
mission, and that he open communication
with the archbiShops of Canterbury, York.
Armagh and Dublin and the primate of
Scotland. The message was concurred in.
A message from the house of bishops rec
ommending that the canon relating to lay
readers be amended so as to make the
period of the license longer than one year
was not concurred in by the house. The
house then went into committee of the
whole to consider questions affecting litur
gical revision. The special topic
was the alterations and additions
proposed for adoption by. the con-
vention, and after submission to the dioceSes
for the next three years for final adoption
at the next convention. These changes
differed from the alterations and additions
hitherto considered in that, unlike the latter
class, they require three years for final
ratification. The form adopted at the last
convention and submitted to the dOceSeS
in the book of ratification was cOncurred in,
the house of bishops having already de-
cded in it's favor For the "order how the
psalter is appointed to be read' and for the
''order how the rest of the holy scripture
is appointed to be read" The
general order concerning the serv-
ices of the church" including
an enlarged table proper psalms and table
of selections of psalms is substituted. By
the action of the deputies much new matter
forded, and the net result is marked en-
richment of the portion of the prayer book,
containing what is permission and manda
tory in the service of the church. Further
revisions of the book will be acted upon
Monday. The ele ction to-day of two
bishops to the readjusted missionary juris-
dictions completed the work OF an eXcep-
tiOnally interesting convention week. A
most impressive ceremonial was observed
in the election. The places filled were
the missionary jurisdictions of Nevada and
Utah and Wyoming and Idaho. The
house of bishops assembled at st. James
church to participate in celebration of the
holy communion. this service being made a
preparatory portion Of the election pro-
ceedngs Bishop Lee was celebrant of the
holy eucharist. assisted by Bishop Williams
and Bishop Bedell After all the bishops
had partaken of the communion the elec
ton to the episcopate was proceeded with,
several informal ballots being taken.
Finally on formal ballot Rev. r. Nj.
Kirby, rector of Trinity church. Pottsdam,
n. Y. and presbyter of the diocese of
Albany. was declared elected b shop of Ne
vada, and Rev. Etherbert Talbo t, rector of
st. James church. Macon NJ o.. declared
elected bishop of Wyoming and Idaho. The
ceremonies were concluded with prayer,
benedictiOn and the ''Gloria i'll EXcelsiS."