Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-10
THE EPISC0PALIANS.
WORK or YESTERDAYS SESSION OF
THE CONVENTION.
mmittees AppoInted-The Recitation of
the Litany Discussed-Roil OF
DiocpscS-Other Matters.
fBr telegraph % the Dispatch. !

Nrw YoRK. October 9.-The House Of
IDENTITIES Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church this morning immediately after
Assem- bling received message IRON the
House of Bishops announcing that the ioi-
lowing Joint committee on Judicial systems
had been appointed TO consider the ,ques-
ton in course Of argument IN the lover
house relative TO the formation OF an ap1
pellate court. The committee consisted
of the Bishops of Texas, Central New
York. Pennsylvania. and Kentucky.
The Committee on the Admission OF New
Dioceses begged TO be discharged from the
further consideration Of memorials from
Nebraska and Michigan asking for the
erection Of new diocese within the unit
of each Of these States. The committee
could not recommend the adVisaDlllty OF
granting the request and were therefore
discharged.
Rev. DR.. Mcvicker. Of Pennsylvania,
offered a resolution inviting the House OF
Bishops to Join the House Of Deputies
TINS afternoon in memorial services IN
honor of the late DR.. Vail. Adopted.
The report Of the committee on confer
encc with the House Of Bishops in refer
ence TO Resolution VIII. was then taken
up. Resolution VIII. provided for the
recitation of the Litany after the morn,
ing prayer on Sundays, Wednesday,. ana
FRIDAYS. and on ember days. The Lltahy
may also be held every day IN Lent. Scye-
raj DAYS ago this resolution was adopted by
the House Of Bishops, but when IT came
before the House of Deputies II was re-
iected.
A committee Of conference was then ap-
pointed and this committee came back TINS
morning and recommended the House OF
IDENTITIES t. recede from the action It
formerly took and adopt the resolution as
II was passed by the House of Bishops
There was a long discussion over the man
ner of bringing the matter before the
House. Some deputies claimed that the
matter could he brought before the House
by reconsidering the vote already, taken,
Finally, DR.. Dix, who presided, rnlel ihat
the matter could be put before the House
in the form of a report of the committee
Of conference.
The roll Of dioceses was then called and
it was found that there were only eighteen
dioceses in favor of recedlng from Their
former action and thirty dioeeSes against
#. Two diocescs were divided evenly IN
the votes Of their deputies. SO the House
Of Deputies sent back the resolution 10 the
House of Bishops without its approval
A discussion Of the resolution giving
clergymcn an appeal outside OF their DO
rcsos which was on when an adjournment
was taken yesterday was resumed.
After considerable discussion the vote
was taken and the resolution was tabled
by vote of 1Gl TO -.
A recess was then taken.
After recess the debate on the amend
ment was continued.
A Missouri deputy moved that vote be
taken at once.
Another delegate moved 10 lay the ques-
tion on the table. 90 that the convention
would have q better opportunity oil con-
sidcring IT, This was defeated.
An amendment was then moved that the
vote be taken on the question at Il O'Clock
tomorrow Thursday and II was carried
by i22 TO 100.
Cortland Parker, of Newark. moved an
amendment 10 the amendment that the
committee strike out the words until a
general convention shall otherwise pro-
vide and insert the words " subject 10 APP
peal upon the question OF law and doctrine
10 such tribunal rs the general convention
shall provide for the decision thereof.
At this point the proceedings were inter
rupted bv the announcement from the
Chair that the hour had arrived when mo
mortal services for the Bishop OF Kansas
were TO be held.
The regular burial service OF the Episco-
pal Church was then begun.
Bishop Nicely, of Name; Bishop Coke.
of Western New York. and Bishop CLARK.
Of Rhode island, cffciated and the entire
congregation chanted. The 18th hymn
was then sung and special lessons were
read. The services occupied three quarters
of an hour At the conclusion of the SER
vice it was agreed to adjourn the convcn-
tiOn for the day.
The House Of Bishops confirmed the
nomination Of Rev. ). Livingstone Reese
A. registrar of the convention. Reports Of
the White Cross Society, Christian Unity
society. aud the Old Catholic Society of
Carlsruhe. were referred to proper COM
mittees.
A resolution was adopted setting forth
revision of the Prayer Book shall be
finished by the end of the year 1892, and
that afterwards no more revising will take
place.
Consent was given to the conservation OF
DR.. Lehman a. assistant bishop of the
Diocese of Ohio. and of DR.. Dawes a.
bishop of Michigan.
The first four resolutions submitted by
the Committee on Lvturgical Revision and
on a revision OF the 1ymual were adopted.