The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-10
TRE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IN GENERAL CONVENTION IN
CHICAGO.
Fourth DAYS SessiOn-PeiitiOn From
the WOEen's Temperance Union
Church Missions.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, October 9.--Ths fourth
dal 4 essicn Of the House OF Deputies
OF the Prot stent Episcopal Church
b'g gan at the Central Music Hall at Q
o'clock with The reading Of the morn
Jog prayer by tie Rev Gus'avus VI.
MURRAY, OF New Jersey, ard the Ri.
Riv. Bhhop Bedell, Of 0hio, pro-
nounced tbs beEedictioI. When the
house was formally opened for bust
I ess the president anI ouuced various
appointments to fill vacancies in the
stsndipg committees. The secretary
read kilograms from the Women's
Christian Tempera Gcs unions Of New
Jersey and Mass agt uset's, urging the
use OF ubfsrmented wine ior'sacra-
mental purpc7eT. Laid on the table
to he referred .othe proper committee.
DR.. Davi', of Pennsylvsl ia, from
the committee appointed by the Cen
erAl g invention of 1883. to provide for
the 90 Sly discipline of the lsi'y, re-
ported that in accordance with the
present canous and rnbrics farther
legislation WIS inexpt dent. The re-
port was adopted and the Commi tee
wss discharged.
Var.ous memorials were pr eented,
suggesting changes in tie Prayer Book,
which were laid on tie table without
further reading, TO be taken up for
reference Various other memorials,
o. the subject of lay aders and
preachers, Christian unity, and also
on the estf blishmert of couit of APP
peas, had similar action taken upon
them.
Dr.. Ashley, Of w scorsin, presented
memorial that the name OF tho bio
cese of Wisconsin should be changed
to III t OF Milwaukee.
DR.. l. fiugweli, OF Quincy, H., pre-
sentsd memorial to omit tie words
Protestant Episcopal" from ths title
pave OF the Prayer Book. Laid on the
| liable fer future reference.
Judge Wi der, Of Mime otl, pre-
sonted y paper rela'in to the election
of Dr.. Gilbert % Bis op OF the Min
nefota Diocese Referred.
Judge Bancr 1T Davis, OF Marylar d,
presented petition of the Rev. G al
brai.h b. Perry, Of Maryland, With
| reference t1 the extension OF the mis-
sionary W rk among the colored peo-
pie. Tabled f)r future reference to q
special committee.
A memorial in regard to the decease
OF the Rev. DIR. Dashie', of Dayton,
o, WAS properly Te'eried.
Judge Coppec, OF PeDnsylyania, tub
mitted a memorial asking that the
| Joint houses address q memorial to the
| President OF the United Safes, ssking
that the data of the National Thanks
giving Day be named for an earlier day
each year, more in conformity with
the reaping Of the hatvests. Referred.
A deputy from California rose TO a
question OF privilege, and desired to
read an interview with the Rev, DIR.
Huntington, published in a morning
paper, re spectiDg the proposed changes
| In the Book Of Prayer. The depu y
sid be WIS opposed to this mods Of
affecting the views of the delega es.
Dr. Huntington rose to say that he
hsd not seen or read the inttrview,
and hal not author ID anything for
publication.
The president ruled thst the ques-
ton of privileges could not apply to
interviews published in the iournale
# the day as supposed views Of the
delegates, [Applaufe, which the ChsiI
supp essed,] ..
Ths Hou.e of Bishops. through i's
M sseugsr, announced rs concurrence
in the request of the Houee Of Depu-
ties for joint serti n { he committees
on canons, and also requested that @
Joint committee be appointed to wat
upon the members of the ovincial
Synod of Canads, at present in Chi
cago, and request their presence on
the floor of the convention hall next
Monday. This WIS coLcurred in
The House OF Depu les then cd.
joulned, and being joined by the blsh
ops, resolved itself into B ard OF
Missions.