The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-12
CHURCHMEN In COUNCIL.
IMPORTANT TOPICS BEFORE THE
RPISCOPALIANS.

RPISCOPALIANS.
a Change in the Representation 10 the
General Convention Declared mex
pedient-DiocesanC Courts OF Appeal
the Order of the Day.
NEW YORK, Oot 11.-When the roll call
Of committees was read to-day in the gen.
eral convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
church, Rev. DR.. Benedict. chairman Of the
committee on constitutional amendments,
submitted a report saying that the COM
mittee deemed it inexpedient to make any
change in the representation to the
general convention, OF TO make any
change in the methods of voting Tho
committee also asked to be discharged from
further consideration of the subject The
report was signed by nine members Of the
committee; tive were absent and two dis
sented. The house consented to the dis
charge of the committee asked for, but
when their report was submitted OBJ
| lection to its present consideration
was made, and under the rule it was placed
on the calendar. The subject of the report,
proportionate representation, and to which
1t is opposed, is one of the most important
to be acted upon by the present convention.
OFFICES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
| Dr. Benedict, from the same committee,
| reported in favor OF allowing bishops to
have the offices of the church set forth in
modern tongues other than English when
the number of persons unacquainted with
the English tongue is considerable. This
also went on the calendar.
Resolutions of regret for the death Of
Bishop Vail of Kansas, and of appreciation
6 a6nnfad a
ing vote.
Rev. DR.. Huntington offered resolution
providing for the addition of a short Office
Of prayer to the book of common prayer.
The resolution was placsd ON the calendar.
DIOCESAN COURTS OF APPEAL.
S. Corning Judd offered resolution pro-
viding for the establishment Of courts Of
appeal in the various dioceses.
Rev. DIR. Egar, of Central New York, and
JoAn r. Stotzenbergh, Of Indiana, offered
resolutions looking to the same object. They
were all placed on the calendar.
A message from the house of bishops was
received announcing consent to the conse-
Grafton of Rev. Drs Morris and Spalding
as bishops Of Oregon and Colorado, respect
lively.
THE HYMNAL.
The house then took UP the order of the
day-the report on the hymnal. The re-
present hymnal, comprising omissions, sub
situations and additions. Rev. DR.. Nelson,
secretary Of the committee, presented the
report and spoke in favor Of its adoption.
Hill Burgwin moved that the matter be
referred to committee of the whole, and, to
avoid general discussion that might occupy
their time until the end OF the session, the
house went into committee Of the whole,
DR.. Dix calling Hill Burgwin of Pittsburg
to the chair. 1t was decided that the hymns
should be called by numbers, one by
one, and that each hymn to which no objec-
ton is made shall be considered approved.
Rev. DIR. Harwood, of Connecticut, moved
that hymn No $50, in present hymnal, be
substituted for No. in the proposed hym-
nal The new hymn was similar to No $50,
except that two verses had been omitted.
Inc motion was carried.
REFERRED TO THE BISHOPS.
At the afternoon session announcement
was made that the committee of the whole
was incompetent to revise the hymnal, and
it was again referred to the house of
bishops The following resolution was then
moved:
That, the house of bishops concurring, the
hymnal reported to this house be recommitted
TO special committee to report at the next
general convention. And that they be instructed
to report: First, which hymns should be
9 fPn seeana what hymns not included in
what revlsions should be made in the text.
RESOLVED, That the hymns in the hyinnal
reported to be authorized for use in this church
DO stand until the next general convention.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
An amendment proposed by DR.. Hare
wood of Connecticut was THAT the sub
| ject be referred to the original committee I"
DR.. Huntington of New York, in short
| speech, proposed that the new hymnal could
| continue to be used.
DR.. harewood's amendment was laid on
the table by a vote of 1876 to so.
Several other amendments were then pro-
posed, some with d view to pushing the
question and some with view to shelving
II. Finally member of the hymnal com
mittee was called upon to speak, and Dr.
Benedict responded. He dep1ored the
| policy of putting or from time 60 time re-
vision.
BROUGHT TO VOTE.
| Mr.. Bddle of Pennsylvania again moved
that revision be sent back to the committee.
in which there are two vacancies, and that
| these be filed.
| A proposal was made to make the num-
Der Of the hymnal committee nine, but an
| amendment putting it at seven was carried
| The vote TO carry the original motion re-
suited as follows: Clerical, so dioceses; "a
yeas and Is nays. divided. Lay, 40 do
| ceses; IS yeas and 10 nays, divided Thus
1
Virginia advocated the old hymnaL
| ITS USE.
DR., Hauckel moved the following
| resolution:
| That the proposed hymnal having been re-
| ferred to a committee, it is inexpedent to
allow its use until said committee has reported.
A motion permitting use of the present
hymnal, however, was carried after several
intervening motions and amendments were
put.
The house of bishops sent a message in
forming the house of deputies that they
declined to adopt the alterations suggested
in the TIE Deum. They would, however,
amend title l, section 2 of the constitution,
agreeing to the election of bishop three
months after the general convention. They
also said they had not fully considered the
matter of consecratlng new bishops in the
diocese, of Missouri and California
The Church Council Again Discusses