The Portland daily press., 1889-10-19
uTURcIcAL REVISION.
That and the Race Question Before
the Episcopal Convention.

NEW YORK, October 18.-Seryices were
celebrated in the House of Deputies this
morning by Bishop Quintard Of Tennessee,
assisted by Bishops Spalding Of Colorado
and Scarboro Of New Jersey. At 1920, DR..
Dix called the house to order. Not more
than $50 Of the 400 odd members were pres
ent The committee on canons presented a
report on the proposed establishment of a
missionary episcopate for the colored people.
Even if the church was prepared by law to
recognize the separate races, the committee
deemed it inexpedent to do so now. They
requested to be discharged from further con-
sideration Of the subject. Discussion on the
question was postponed.
DIR. Benedict, of the committee on consti-
tutional amendments, offered a resolution
changing the time Of the assembling of the
next general convention from the first Wed
nesday in October to the third Wednesday in
September. The resolution was placed on
the calendar.
At II o'clock the House resumed the con-
sideration OF the question OF liturgical re-
vision.
DR.. Hart then read the first alteration re-
ported favorably by the committee of the
whole. 1t provided that the word proper"
be inserted before the word lessons" in the
heading of the table of lessons for Sundays,
for holy days, and for the forty days of Lent
and that tables OF proper lessons be inserted
in the table of contents. The House then
proceeded to vote on the recommendation Of
the committee of the whole that it indorse
the action of the bishops in approving of
the first resolution. The motion to approve
was carried-yeas, Sc; nays, s; divided, 2.
The vote on the amendment providing new
prayers for rogation Sunday, and rogation
days was adopted
A vote was taken ON the amendment adopt
ed by the committee of the whole providing
prayer for the unity of Gods people" I"
and carried--ayes, SO; noes. 4; divided. 1.
The amendment providing prayer for mis-
si0ns was then voted on without discussion,
and was adopted-yeas, 81; noes, 3; divided,
two.
At the afternoon session in the House of
Deputies the jiont litugrical committees res
olutions for thanksgiving for ehild's recov-
cry from sickness, for safe return from a
voyage or travels, for penltential office for
Ash Wednesday in concurrence with the
upper house were ordered. 1t was ordered
that the collect appointed for any Sunday or
other feast may be used at the evening SER
vice of the day before, and also that the
Gloria Patri be printed at the end of Easter
hymns.
A resolution to substitute the Gath for the
69th Psalm in the proper psalms for Good
resolution providing for the omission of the
Decalogue if the same be said once each
Sunday was passed.
The real debate of the afternoon was up
on DR.. Huntington's resolution for short
office of prayer for sundry occasions. Ten
minutes past the set hour of adjournment
Dr. Huntington's resolution was put and
carried. The House of Bishops today de-
cided that no change pc made in the term
change for 'coadjutor." A rubric was
passed forbidding the celebration of the
Lord S1ppA5sF arg rHestiifAsn iifAsnm7f II provision
was adopted for an alternative form in the
confirmation service, rendering it similar to
the form used by the Baptists. The lower
house non-concurred in the resolution petit
tioning Congress on the subject of divorce.