Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-19
THE EPIsooPAL ConvENrIoN.


the Assembling of the General Con
vention.
NEW YORK., Oct. 18.-Services were cele
brated in the house Of deputies this mornin
by Bishop Quintard of Tennessee, assisted b
Bishops Spaulding Of Colorado and Scarbol
ough of New Jersey. At 1920 DR.. Di
called the house to order. Not more thai
| $50 of the 400 odd members were present
The minutes were read by the secretary, Rev
Charles L. Hutchins, and adopted. The re
ports Of the different standing committee
were then presented. The committee OF
canons presented report on the proposed
establishment of missionary episcopate fol
the colored people. Even if the church wal
prepared by law to recognize the separate
races the committee deemed it inexpedient
to do SO now. They requested to be dis.
charged from further consideration of thu
subject. Discussion on the subject was post.
poned.
DR.. Benedict of the committee on constitu.
tional amendments offered resolution
changing the time of the assembling of the
next general convention from the first Wed:
nesday in October to the third Wednesday
in September. The resolution was placed on
the calendar.
At II o'clock the house resumed the con-
sideration of the question of liturgical re.
vision.
DR.. Hart then read the first alteration re-
ported favorably by the committee of the
whole. It provided that the word ''proper''
be inserted before the word stlessons'' in the
heading of the table of lessons for Sundays,
for holy days and for the forty days of Lent,
and that tables of proper lessons be inserted
in the table Of contents.
The house then proceeded to vote on the
recommendation of the committee of The
whole that it indorse the action of the bish-
ops in approving of the first resolution. The
motion to approve was carried, yeas SO, nays
8, divided 2. DR.. Hart then moved the
adoption of the second resolution which was
adopted by the committee of the whole, that
the prayer for all conditions Of men and the
general thanksgiving, wherever they occur,
be printed with the bracketed clause and
marginal note as now provided in morning
prayer. The motion was carried by an al
most unanimous vote.
DIR. Hart then moved the adoption of the
third alteration.
DR.. Huntington moved an amendment,
which was lost.
The third amendment was passed in it's
original form: From fire and flood, from
earthquake, lightning and tempest, from
plague, pestilence and famine, from battle
and murder and from sudden death.
The vote was taken and stood: Yeas AZ,
noes z. Lays, ayes 80, noes 6, divided Z.
The vote on the fourth amendment, pro-
viding new prayers for Rogation Sunday and
Rogation days, was adopted.
A vote was taken on the fifth amendment,
adopted by the committee of the whole, pro-
viding prayer for the "unity Of Gods peoa
pie" and carried-ayes SO, noes A, divided l..
The sixth amendment, providing prayer
for missions, was then voted on without dis
cussion.
The sixth amendment was adopted; yeas
81, noes 8, divided 2.
A vote on the seventh amendment provid-
ing a new prayer as "an intercession for
those who labor in the gospel" was called for.
Rev. Jarvis Burton Of North Carolina Offer
ed substitute which provoked considerable
discussion. Mr.. Hall of Massachusetts,, who
had championed the original prayer in the
patchwork of old prayers, while the new one
provided some enrichment. A vote was
taken on the prayer as amended and lost.
Recess.
At the afternoon session the house of dep
uties confirmed its action as committee of the
whole on Thursday by passing the joint lit
urgical committees resolutions for thanks
giving for child's recovery from sickness,
for safe return from voyage or travel and
for penitential Office for Ash Wednesday.
Concurrence with the upper house was also
ordered upon the following: That after the
rubric following the general title Of the col
lects, epistles and gospels there be inserted;
The collect appointed for any Sunday or
other feast may be used at the evening ser
vice of the day before; also that the gloria
patri be printed at the end Of the Easter
anthems.
DR.. Brooks resolution to submit the Gath
pasalms for Good Friday went through after
discussion. A resolution providing for the
omission of the decalogue in the same be
said once on each Sunday was passed.
At this point came the real debate of the
afternoon upon Mr.. Huntington's resolution
for a short Office of prayer for sundry
ocs ssions. At ten minutes past the adjourn
Ing hour the resolution was carried. Cleri-
cal vote-AJes %, nays IA, divided 2. Lay
vote-Ayes "a, nays IA, divided 8.
This finally disposed Of an important mat
ter already proposed and rejected by two
previous conventions, 80 far as the house OF
deputies is concerned. In the house of
bishopsit was decided that no change should
be made in the term assistant bishop
which it was proposed to change for ''coad-
jutor." The subject of filing the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Bishop Will
liams of Japan was postponed. Resolutions
of sympathy for Bishop Bedell Of Ohio, who
recently resigned on account of continued Ill
health, were adopted. Some verbal changes
in communal and baptismal services were
adopted. A rubric was also passed forbid
ding the celebration of the Lords supper
when no communicates besides the priest are
present. A provision was then adopted for
an alternative form in the confirmation ser
L.,
tisms. The committee to whom the matte,
was referred reported that there was no au
thority for placing bread on the tongue Of
the commandment, and also that communi
cants be instructed to take the chalice firmly
into their own hands.