The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-22
CHANGES IN THE CANONS.
NO ADDITION TO THE MATRIMO-
NAL SERVICE.

A Prayer for Patience Under Suffer-
ing Adopted-The Deputies Refuse
to Substitute the Word Priest for
Minister-The Convention Refuses to
Take Up the Negro Question.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2I.-In the general con-
vevtion of the Protestant Episcopal church,
to-day, Rev. DR.. Hanckel moved that the
order of the day be suspended, and that the
report on the memorial presented by the
colored clergy be taken up.
Rev. DR.. Phillips Brooks urged the i'm
portance of the question, and spoke in
favor Of its immediate consideration.
Rev. Paulus Moore (colored), delegate
from the missionary diocese OF Cape
Palmas, also spoke in favor of the motion.
A delegate from Kentucky argued that
the question had already been practically
settled by the convention allowing a colored
delegate to speak on its floor.
A motion to suspend the order Of the day
was lost by vote of 100 TO 12l.
A report in favor or ceding a portion of
the diocese of Michigan and making it a
missionary diocese was approved.
soLEMNIzATIoN OF MATRIMoNY.
At the afternoon session DIR. Hart moved
that the house of deputies concur with the
OAbuOpo Al buO dQulO1Ou W lu6 o6TNIC6 lOT
the solemnization of matrimony, moving
that the words (which" and sis COM
mended, in the exhortation and additional
clause be inserted, enlarging the designa-
tion. The motion was lost, the house re-
fusing to concur with the bishops by a
small majority
A prayer for patience under suffering was
next adopted.
The second section in the communion of
Io s;o g
lous sickness or disease, or when extreme
weakness renders it expedient, a short
prayer suffice" was adopted. With the pro
posal to substitute the word "priest" for
minister" in the communion Of the sick in
the present rubrics, the house of deputies
refused to concur.
BURIAL OF THE DEAD.
The first section i'll order for the burial of
the dead was adopted, but the second was
voted down.
A subsection emitting the selection of
| psalms for holy days was adopted.
The bishops notified the house of deputies
that they could not concur with them in
adjourning on Thursday, Oct "a, and asked
| for committee conference. 1t was ap-
pointed.
The house concurred with the bishops on
the third section. Several unimportant
changes were made.
The last amendment adopted by the house
of bishops providing for changes in the
conservation of bishops was adopted. The
house then adjourned.
THE BOARD OF MISSIONS.
| The board of missions of the Protestant
Episcopal church held its final meeting and
| adjourned sine die tonight. Bishop Bur
| CESS of Quincy presided A resolution wa
| offered by Paulus Mort of Liberia asking
| that the salaries of the missionaries in thai
| jurisdiction be fixed at $3.50, and those oi
deacors at $500. payable quarterly. The
resolution was favOrably received. but
| action was deferred.
The report of the treasurer of the board
showed that the children contributing tc
the Lent missionary fund numbered 100 900.
The aggregate received in money from this
fund was $46, 705 no less than 1929 Sunday
schools being represented by the donors.
The trieInial report of the church build
| ing fund was read by its treasurer, sJudge
| Prince of New Mexico. 1t displayed 8
most fiourising condition of the fund. After
referring the final disposition of the mori-
| bund $l,000,000 endowment fund to the
board Of managers, the house adjourned.