St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-12
RATHER EXCLUSIVE.
Evangelical Lutheran Divines
Cannot Occupy Pulpits Of
Other Denominations.
That Is the View Taken by
the Convention Now in
Session.
Protestant Episcopalians Con-
slider Proposed Changes
in the Hymnal.
The congregational Council
to Meet in Minneapolis
Next Year.


the First church in this city at 10 o. clock
this morning, Rev. DR.. Harkey, of
North Lima, o., conducting the devo-
tiOnal exercises. The special order
of the morning was the discussion
of the report of the committee
on pulpit and fellowship. The ques-
ton was as to the propriety of a
Lutheran minister accepting an invita-
ton to preach in the pulpits of other
denominations. The discussion Occu-
pied almost the entire morning session.
and the feeling seemed to be that
Lutheran minister could hardly
with consistency occupy another
pulpit when his views differed from
those of the inviting pastor. The after
noon session was devoted principally to
the reading of the reports of the various
home missions. Rev. Emanuel Ed
marin, d. D., was appointed a
missionary to India. He will
leave for the scene of his labors
the latter part of this month.
Revision of the Hymnai.
New YORK, Oct. 11.-When the roll
call of committees was read to-day in
the general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church, Rev. DIR. Benedict.
chairman of the Protestant committee
On constitutional amendments, sub
mitted a report that the committee
deemed it ineXpedient to make any
change in the representation to the gen.
eral convention, or to make any change
in the method of voting. The commit
tee also asked to be discharged from the
further consideration of the subject.
The report was signed by nine MEN,
Of hn RI txrO oh NJ
and two disSented. The house aSsented
to the discharge of the commit
tee. When its report was sub
mitted, objection to it's present eonsid-
Grafton was made and under the rule it
was placed on the calendar. The sub
ieet of the report, proportionate repre-
sentation and to which it is opposed, is
one of the most important to be acted
upon by the present convention. DIR.
Benedict, from the same committee, re-
ported in favor of allowing bishops to
have the Offices of the church set forth
in modern language other than the En-
gliSh when the number of persons un-
acquainted with the English tongue is
considerable. This also went on the
calendar. Resolutions of regret for the
death of Bishop Vail, of Kansas, and of
for his memory, were
adopted by standing vote. Rev. DR..
Huntington offered resolution provid-
ing for the addition of
A SHORT OFFICE OF PRAYER
to the book of common prayer. Placed
on the calendar. A message from the
house of bishops was received announce
ing consent to the conservation of Rev.
Drs. Morris and Spalding as bishops of
Oregon and Colorado, respectively.
The house then took up the order of
the day, the report on hymnalS. The
report was in favor of several changes
in the present hymnal, comprising Omis-
SiOnS. subStitutionS and additions. Rev.
DR.. Nelson, secretary of the committee,
presented the report and spoke in favor
of its adoption. Hill BurgWin moved
that the matter be referred to the com
mittee of the whole and to avoid
cupy their time until the end of the
session. The motion was carried and
the house went into committee of the
whole, DIR. Dix calling Mr.. Burgin. Of
PittSburg, to the chair. 1t was decided
that the hymns should be called by
one by one. and that each
hymn to which no objection is made
shall be considered approved. Rev. DIR.
OF Connecticut, moved that
Hymn No. $50 in the present hymnal be
for No. 5 in the proposed
hymnal. the new hymn was similar to
No. $50 excepting that two verses had
been omitted. The motion was carried
At the afternoon session the announce
ment was made that a committee of the
whole was incompetent to
REVISE THE HYMNAL,
and it was again referred to the house
Of bishops. The following resolution
was then moved:
That the house Of bishops concurring. the
hymnal reported to this house be committed
to the care of a special committee TO report
at the next general convention. and that they
be instructed to report which hymns should
be omitted: what hymns not included in the
Committees report should be added: what
hymns from other sources should be added.
and what revisionS should be made In the
text.
Resolved, That hymns in the hymnal re-
ported to be authorized for use in this church
do stand until the next general convention.
An amendment was proposed by Dr..
of Connecticut,
That the subject be referred back to the
original committee.
DIR. Huntington, of New York, in
short speech, proposed that the new
hymnal should continue to be used. DIR.
HarwOod'S amendment was laid on the
table by vote of 1876 to 30. Several
other amendments were then proposed,
some with view to pushing the Ques-
ton and some with view to shaving it.
Finally member of the hymnal COM
mittee was called upon to speak. Dr..
Benedict responded. He depIored the
policy of putting off from time to time
the revision. Mr.. Biddle, of Pennsyl-
vania, again moved that the revision be
sent back to the committee, in which
there are two vacancies, and that
these be filled. A proposal was
made to make numbers of the hymnal
committee nine, but an amendment
putting it at seven was carried. The
vote to carry the original motion re-
suited as follows: Clerical, fifty do
ceses-34 ayes and Is nays, divided.
Lay, forty-nine diOceses- 80 ayes and 10
nays, 4 divided. Thus the matter was
referred. DR.. Hammond, of Virginia,
the old hymnal. DIR. Hanckle
moved the following resolutions:
That the proposed hymnal having heen re-
ferred to a commission, 1t Is fnexpedient to
allow its use until said committee has re-
ported.
The motion permitting the use of the
present hymnal, however, was car
ried after several intervening motions
and amendments were pat. The house
IF bishops sent message informing the
house of deputies that they declined to
adopt the alterations suggested in the
lie Deum. They would, however, send
title l, section 2, of the constitution,
agreeing to the election Of bishop
three months after the general conven-
ion. They also said they had not fully
considered the matter of consecrating
new bishops in the dioeeses of Missouri
md California.
Coming Ont West.
WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. 11.-At this
session of the Congregational
Rev. G. J. McCully, of Calais,
No., presented the work of the Bangor
Theological seminary, thirteen new stu
tents having been received this year, a
Iotal of thirty-one pupils. After the
special committee on the Georgia ques-
ion had submitted their report the
discussion OIL the admission Of
he Georgia delegation was re-
sumed. Mr.. Maxwell, colored dele
gate from Georgia, made 4 long speech
against the admission of the Georgia
white delegation. and said the white
there would not
fraterniZe with the colored. If admitted
IL IL