The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-18
and if there be fewer than twenty-five sun
DAYS. the oyerplus shall be omitted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Al the afternoon session a collect. Epi>il
and Gospel. taken from the Prayer Book q
! liig. 10 be- used on Easter day. was adopted
An amendment 10 the order of admnisira
iion Of the Lords supper, emitting tn
dccolgue was concurrcd in. as also Inc sub
sltution Of kyrics, 80. Lord. have mercy ol
US &c.
\ motion to provide response 10 th'
| gospel. Thanks 10 Thee, % Lord. was lost
The foregoing completing the list @
amendments passed by the Upper House
THE BUSINESS ON THE CALENDAR
WAS taken up on the consideration OF Rev
DIR. Mann. of Missouri. providing for an ad
addition 10 the Office Of the burial Of the dead
DIR. Mann asked that there should be at The
burial Of a baptized person suitable COM
mcndatiom of the soul of the departed one
The resolution was defeated by only eight
votes
Dr. Huntington. Of New York. then pre-
scented his proposition for short Office o
PRAYER for sundry occasions.
Mr. Bryan. of Virginia. spoke in favor OF
the selections.
DR.. >wopc. of New York. said that rs the
committee had already put forth such a
proposition il would be scant courtesy "a
the committee if his colleagues resolution
was considered.
Dr. Huntington explained that no parallel
existed between the two proposed Offices.
Dr. Jackson. of Virginia. hoped the Office
would be added 10 the Prayer-Book.
MIR. Biddle. Of Pennsylvania. opposed the
resolution. because il did not cmunate from
any committee. and had not undergone
proper rev isiOn and criticism.
Judge Atwatcr. OF Minnesota. offered IL a
substitute that. "lnstead Of the Office being
bound with the present Prayer-BOok. II be
sanctioned 10y the bishops and published
separately.'
Mr. Christian. of Newark asserted that
the new edition would tend 10 dcpreciaic
the body OF the book.
Mr.. Burgwyn argued for the resolution.
Dr. Huntington in closing stated that one
of his chief reasons for desiring the passage
Of his short office of PRAYER was in order 10
give the clergy more material and thus en-
rich the present volume.
The Chair decided that the substitute Of
fered 10y the deputy from Minnesota was
out OF order.
The original resolution was then put and
carried in the affirmative. Ayes, 1862; nays,
50
The committee on the whole then arose
and the House adjourned.
BOARD OF MISSIONS.
At O'Clock the board Of missions. COM
prising both houses. convened.
At tO-days session Oi
rHR HOUSE OF BISHOPS
the question arose whether any alteration
should boz made i'm that article of the con>ti-
tuition which requires that satisfactory pro-
vision should Dee made for the support OF a
new diocese \ twO-fhrds vote being ncce~-
sary. the motion was lost.
The matter of the suffrage Of the bishops
was laid over until the next General Con
Scntion.
The motion 20 change dioccses to cities in
stead Of territorial limits. il was decided
was a matter 10 Ice discussed 10y the diocescs
themselves. The motion Was therefore lost.
\ resolution wa, introduced in the House
Of Bishops fa,oring the division of the do
cesc of California. but the minority report
Of the introducing committee requesting
time il was made the order Of the day for
Saturday.
4 PRAYER. alleged 10 imply AN anti-rc>ur-
rociional state Of the soul was defeated in
both houses to-day.
The subject of
HE MILLION-DOLLAK FNRDLLMKNI iiNp
occupied thcwholc Of to-nighi's session Of
the board Of missions Of the Protestant fpi,-
copal Church.
Nr. Burewsn. of Pennsylvania. offered.
on behalf Of the committee appointed for
that purpose at the last meeting. a rcsolt =
iion. in part. ~ follows:
RcSolred. That the board ofmanaecrs deal
with tine money now ON hand as follows
Tton tine demand Of any subscribers the
sums subscribed by them be returned by the
diocesan trcasurers at amy time until one
year shall have elapsed. and then the board
shall feel al liberty 10 appropriate the bal
ance for the advancement u mission WORK
in the church according 10 the best lud5-
mont.
The enrolment fund was started six years
ago and now proves failure, onlA some
$Sj.On0 having been contributed.
The resolution was adopted.