New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-12
WORK OF THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS PUT UPON TIL
CALENDAR-A TEMPORARY ACCEPTANCE
OF THE REVISED HYMNS.

OF THE REVISED HYMNS.
The Rev. Edwin G.. Richardson, of st. Jamess
Church, Milwaukee. said morning prayer at st.
Georges Church yesterday morning, and the Rev.
Or. Arthur Cleveland Coke, Bishop OF Western New
York. pronounced the dissolution and benedictiOn.
The Rev. DR. Samuel Benedict, of Southern Ohio,
chairman Of the Committee Constitutional Amend
ment presented to the House Of Deputies report on
the memorials regarding proporiionate representation
referred to that committee. The report ran as fol
lows;
The Committee on Amendments to the Constitution
have had before them memorials from the doceses Of
Pennsylvania Central Pennsylvania. Pttsburg, Massachu
SETS Long Island Connecticut and Rhode Island asking
for such change in Article II Of the Constitution as
shall make the number Of deputies in general convention
proporlonae number Of clergy parishes or com
munlcans In diocese; and OF these memorials
favorng also such change in the matter OF voting as
take away the right Of voting by doceses and having
also before them a memorial from the diocese OF New
Jersey Directing any such proposed alteration, they
have given subjects careful consideration, and Deg
leave respectfully to report;
That the proposed amendments plain departures
from the fundamental principles on which Ecclesiastical
Constitution was formed and which it has Tor century
contlnued Fsst the equality OF the dloceses In their
representation in general conyenoni and (second the
right the diocese question to demand that inc
vote be taken by dloceses, not by individuals Twice
only within century has the formal effort been made
to unscttle first foundations once In ls32-hden
nitcv Newfoundland once 1SS3-sgnally defeated
The question naturally arises why this apparently organ
lied effort fundamental principles Is again 50
renewed.
II seems No be taken for granted by many and in
deed I'm one at least memorials presented 1t is 80
stated that our Ecclesiastical Constitution had IN te
minds OF its founders, the National CONSTITUTION LOT us
model and hence II this be so, 1t but right 10 MAKE
the conformity more perfect Your committee, on ohe
other hand ind no ground for such opinion The Ma
uonal Constitution untried thing Inc SAM men
were to in the conventions OF both Church
and Nation and fact that not one OF them 10 far as
the records of the convention the comments OF Bishop
White tho writer's of American church history reveal the
facts ever proposed any other fundamental principle IN
organization Of the Church OF Deputies than equa repre-
sentatlou by States or doceses, Which were
then cotcrmnous. This fact, your committee take IL
to be- rather proves they did not consider one mooe
Tor the other.
o 1t Is thought and said in some OF these uenorias
that the growth the country the rapid Increase IN pop
ulaon the multiplication OF doceses are bringing about
such dlspropoton between dioccsns that equa rpre'
scntaton becomes more and more nequtable and unjust
The question your committees mind Is dd those III
cquaities exist century agoi The answer IS A"ey
did exist when the Constitution established and were
greater then thnn now. ratio in the numoer OF
Clergy between the largest diocese and the smallest is 10
to l. One hundred years ago the ratio was 80 70 DC
Virginia and Rhode Island, 20 10 between VIZ
gina and Delaware, 10 to between virginia ana aSd
chusctts.
This dsnronortion decreases as population Increases
The new diocesos OF to-day the strong doce OF the
near future The larger doceses divide Inc 'nlenoS
Is toward greater equality. Mean"he u' ,aiEo '
dloce-es number, and the possibility OF mer
votes being outweghed by the votes OF 'ho Sn''' Oo
becomes yearly more remote
Your committee see reasonable ground oil apple
hen-ion OF possible evils in the fu'ute hdO Non"
the attempt to take away the Hght 10 eau lol ' "
dIoce.es and orders This provision OF the constitution
Is meant to GUARD against any ha'ty legislation IL Is
perhaps as efectual a safeguard a. can be desired
Your committee have entered more fully than Is h'lr
into ground Of their disagreement WIN 30 y
memorials out OF regard b. the great importance VI w
subject recent wide agitation In the OhuFch' nu ou
OF respect to the highly honord and influential uoceseS
from which these MEMORIALS come. Other reaons which
might be urged against :he proposed amendments We uo
not adduce Feeling that IL would d" un"to
attempt subvert fundamental principles on "hen u
General Convention Of a great expanding natioh@ 'nuIo
has for century stood strong ana saie' your ooH'
oher the following resolutiOns
Resolved That I is not expedient N make any ch~lEe
In the basis Of representation in the House OF D'pu
or IN the manner Of voting. 49,.
Tho committee was discharged from further con
sideratlon Of the subject and the report was put vi
the calcudar.
ADDITIONAL PRAYERS PROPOSED.
Tho Rev. Dr. Huntington, OF Newtfork, introdncou
resolution providing that short Office OF Prayer
for sundry occasions together with the prayers there
10 appended be proposed as addition 10 the booA
OF Common PRAYER 10 be- inserted Immediately aller
the Onlce Of Institution OF Minister'S As TO the origin
OF tho prayers prepared lest they should be branded
American Inventions" DR.. Huntington explained
that tho Committee Lurglca Enrichment werc
indebted for them more than TO any Others to TWO
men, one living and dead, the living man VIII
lam Bright of tho University of oxford, the dead man
Jeremy Taylor Of holy memory. Some Of the prayers
had already memorable associations four OF them having
been used at ST. Psuls, New-York, In the
centenary Presidential celebration. and one having