The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-23
EPISCOPAL CHURCHMEN.
RICH RECRUITS WANTED AS WELL
AS POOR ONES.

A Report in Favor of Doing Something
for the Aged Clergy-The Sunday
School Work Unsatisfactory in Char
acter-The Next Convention to be
Held at Baltimore.
New YoRK, Oct. 22.-There was a good
attendance at the Protestant Episcopal
convention to-day. DR.. Goodwin, on
behalf of the committee on canons, pre-
sented q lengthy report, which was referred
to the next convention.
The committee on the state of the church
gave detailed account Of the work done
since the last convention. 1t set forth that
the ministry should not look for recruits
among indigents only, but from the rich as
well. The report favored something being
done for the aged clergy, and dwelt at
length on the unsatisfactory character of
the Sunday school work. The report was
transmitted to the house of bishops.
Rev. Dr. Bliss of Vermont read the report
from the committee on christian education.
1t states that the board of regents is now
in working order.
TO MEET AT BALTIMORE NEXT.
The committee appointed to select place
for the next convention reported in favor
OF Baltimore. The report was adopted and
the convention will be held there in 1892
Beginning with to-day, evening sessions
will be held SO that the convention may
finish its labors by Thursday.
The entire set of verslcleS as amended
was adopted, and the house then proceeded
to discuss the revision of the liturgy On
motion of Rev. DR.. Hart, it was decided
that Gloria Patria be printed at the end of
psalm "a.
A message from the house of bishops
recommending that the prayer of humble
access be removed to a place Immediately
before the administration of the COM
| munlon, was received, but the house Of
| deputies refused to concur in it.
Messages from the house of bishops were
received announcing concurrence in the
resolution that the next general convention
| be held in Baltimore and that the present
one shall adjourn next Thursday evening.
At the afternoon session DR.. Hart moved
the passage Of section in the order of the
burial of the dead. 1t provides that in
place Of the rubric the minister shall say
the Lords prayer, with an exhortation
added. This was carried.
| A canon providing additional prayers to
be added to the "Grace Of Our Lord" was
also adopted.
The fifth section applying to the burial of
the dead at sea was also passed.
The house concurred with the bishops on
the fourteenth division of the form of
prayer and thanksgiving.
e HEADING OFF DIVORCE.
| DR.. Hale of Iowa moved an amendment
to be used instead of the existing marriage
ceremony. The clause of it intended tc
cover the vexed question of divorce read:
"And live together in holy love unto their
life's end" This was adopted, and DR..
| Huntington Immediately moved to recon
slider. An active debate followed, but Mr..
Hale's amendment was approved for the
second time.
| Another debate took place over the burial
of the dead service, and DR.. Huntington as
serted that the proposed changes made the
service SAVIOR too much of the Roman Catho-
lie rites
DIR. Taylor of Springfield held that the
proposed changes would tend to counteract
the gigantic evil of spiritualism. A motion
to concur with the action Of the bishops on
| this question was lost.
The house of bishops sent three messages
on the question of liturgical revision, and
the subject of the congregation sharing the
| holy communion with the minister was
again brought up. The bishops recon-
mended that the congregation be given
sufficient time to communicate. This was
| concurred in.
The bishops also made changes in the
litany and in the order of the Lords Supper
one of which changes was that the word
''bishopn be substituted for the word
"priest.n This was concurred in.
A WASTE OF TIME.
The evening session of the house of depu-
ties was not productive of much good The
session commenced at s O'Clock, with DR..
Elliott of Maryland in the chair. After
reconsidering several Of the resolutions
passed during the day, and then reconsider
ing their reconsideration, the house ad-
iourned great deal of discussion was
INDUCED in, but no visible conclusion
arrived at