The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-23
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
THE CLOSING SERVICE TO TAKE
PLACE NEXT THURSDAY.
The Next General Convention to BE Held
In Baltimore - Important Statistics -
Changes Concurred In By the Bishops
The New Nersicirs Adopted.


soon rs the House of Deputies was called 10
order and the journal read and approved.
/ Rev. Dr. Goodwin. chairman of the standing
committee ON canons, presented reports on
some proposed amendments To the canOns.
one proposed amendment WAS providing
that until another standard Iralcr-BOok l.
/ issued all the new ISSUES oi the Prayer-Book
shall contain an appendix duly certified.
showing the alterations adopted by the Cen
eral Con, entiOus of 80 and -. and their ei-
| feet on the structure Of the Prayer-Book a.
IL was before ~. The report and resolution
/ i'm accordance Herewith were adopted.
Another report from this committee had
reference 10 the relations of reciors. WaI-
deus and vestrymen. and the consideration
/ Of u was postponed.
Judge smith. of Western New York. from
the committee on amendments 10 the consti-
| ton. moved that the report Of the cpmmlttee
on the subject of the proposed CONT OF al-
peals take its place on the calendar. The
motion was granted. The same committee
reported adversely on The proposition to IN
trOducc the term cOadjutOr for assistant
bishops, and the House thcreupon declined
10 concur in that proposition of the House Of
] Bishops.
Rev. Mr.. Converse. chairman Of the stand
in. committee on
IHE STATE or THE CHURCH,
presented and read an interesting report in
relation 10 the spiritual and material pro
rre~s and condition of the Church ana IL
various auNiliarics throughout the land.
The report was adopted. and IT was ordered
that "A COPY be sent 10 the House of Bishop
with the request that the Bishops address a
pastoral letter to the House thereon.
The following are some of the more
IMPORTANT STATISTICS
mentioned in the report: Number OF do
ce-es. 81: missionary Jurisdictions. II;
bishops and assistant bishops. 6S; priests.
, g. .Il2: deacOns. 32O-tOtal clergy, 4.OlL Can
didates for holy orders. i3l; lay readers.
1886: COMMITMENTS. i>>.l6l: increase.
63. .7i3. Church building. 1894; chapels and
missions. 1883: academies. l49; colleges.
ID: theological schools, ~; orphanages. 40;
homes. 90: hospitals. -. Total
Offering. 3.3l6.jli.44, an increase oi
Offering, over lS>6of s. .j33. 1862. .l6; haptisms.
| l1l. 700. an increase of 1920; combinations.
| l.l2.1S3. an increase of 1881: marriages.
1865: burials. 9l.lli; sunday school
teachers, 4Ol2O; sunday school scholars,
iSsi2s: parish schools, lj4; teachers, 80;
| pupils. lO.jN.
Ii was also stated in the report that ten
bishops had died since the last General Con-
NcutiOn.
Rev. DIR. Huntington. in behalf OF the
/ committee of conference on the subject oi
the addition the Prayer-Book Of his pro-
po-ed short Office. which has been rejected
! bv the House Of Bishops. reported That the
committee recommended the adoption OF
the office with certain notifications. includ-
,nr the omission of certain prayers. On
Dr. HuntingtOn's motion it was agreed thai
action i'm the report of the conference COM
mittee bee deferred until the House OF Bishops
,yas heard from in relation thereto The
committee on the place for holdlhs
THE NEXT GENERAL CONVENTION
reported. recommending that it be held In
The citv of Baltimore. The report was
adopted. Rev Dr. Beatty, Oh behalf OF the
committee of conference, with reference TO
the
TINE OF FINAL ADJOURNMENT,
raported the decision to adjourn Thursday.
The closing service 70 take place ana the
pastoral letter To be read at O'Clock on
Thursday evening.
Amer reporfs ON Christian unity ana
!Chri.tian education had been presented.
1.-The House proceeded TO discuss reports
from the conference committee on the SUB
lari of the action Of both Houses with
reference To matters Of liturgical revision,
The principal point of discussion was the
yeXed one Of the proposed
ADDITION OF CERTAIN vERsICLEs
in the the order for morning and evening
mraVer which had been rejected by the
iIoli.e Of Deputies. These versicles are
nr,cticallv the same a. in the tnsIsh
Praver-BOok. A. a compromise. the con
ference committee recommended lha' 'h'
yersiclcs be inserted in the order LOT even
EI-Iidee L. Bradford Prince, of Ne"
= Mexico. made speech in opposition 10 ine
yer-icles. because they were English. h'
thought that the use of the book OF common
PRAYER bv the Americans Tor a huhuieu
wear, should give ii claim To be retained III
it, present form. -,
Rev. Dr.. Philip Brooks. Of Boston. alsC
opposed the adoption Of the recommends"
ton of the conference committee ~,
Rev. DR.. W. I. Gibson, of Central New
York. made a stirring speech in favor oi inc
Versicles in which he rIdicued the reasons
a Given bv Mr. Prince and others Tor theiI oD-
nosition. The proposed Verslcles, ne stiu'
we're traditional, and such versiclcs Wer,
needed. If the opponents OF them oiJeS'c.
10 them because they were English lei ,ucn
formulate and propose others from hoi.
scripture. ... 900.
IA preyail that the yersicles must not b'
adopfed because they were used in the Eng
H-h Prayer-BOOk. they had better abandon
tbeir PRAYER Book altogether. because II nae
hreu obtained from the English.
After some remarks from other deputies
in which the argument was mainly III fdNo
of the adoption Of the proposed additlona
ver,icles, because they would greatly en-
rich the service. especially when sung a. J.
/; The custom in many churches, the question
,V,s put 10 "A vote by diOceses and Orden
with The result that the recommendations
the committee were adopted. The vote wa
a. follows: Glerical-Ayes. Al; nays, y; di
: yided. /. Law vOte-Ayes, p; nays, .; di
Nided. q. ...
THE NFw VFRsICLES ADOPTED.
A. adopted the additional yerscles are al
follow. O,etween response and grant III
: thy salvation and Nersicle 80, Lord' max
. clean our hearts within us hanieH
, littSfe5,-.'O Lord. save the state
dnS,rer-"A And mercifully hear Us whel
, Mn,stcr-"E "Endue thy ministers witt
righteousness. .,,
/ 'Uinisfcy-.'O Lord. save thy people
1nSrey-.And bless thine inheritance.
Ninisfer-"GiNe peace IN our uhe'
Lord" ,,. -,
1uSwe1,-"For il is Thou, Lord, only, ina
T. makest Us to dwell in safety
= ON motion of Rev Dr. Hart the Hous
concurred with the House of Bishops Il
recommending that the qforid Pntrt
printed at the end Of the twehtN-iouI'
psalm i'm the service for the conservation q
the church. in accordance win the repoI
\ of the committee on liturgcal revision.
The House also concurred with the hous
Of BISHOPS i'm some other changes IN the SCI
I vice for The conservation of church.
Rev. DIR. Hart next moved that the Nous
concur in the recommendation OF the con
: mitiee and the action of the House
bishops removing the prayer OF humple a,
Il cess with its rubic, 10 place ininedia'el
II before the administration oi the commune
and after rubric, "here may be sung
This motion caused debate, some deputi'
- saving that the removal of the pray'
- touched on the question Of doctrine. rlh'
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