The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-12

hymnal tO omit the hymn or any part Of IL.
| He regarded II as one Of the most beautiful
in the look. After DIR. Din had spoken il
was moved that all motions about the hymn
should lie on the table, and that motion was
adopted.
For the twenty-fourth hymn in report
'.Our Day Of Praise j. Done" the version of
IL in the present hymnal was substituted.
| la the. HYMN. "Now the Day j. over" the
committee refused. by a large majority. To
substitute the word angry" for deep blue"
! in the line reading son the deep blue sea. 90
/ At ! O'Clock the committee rose and the
| House resumed. WhereupOn the chairman Of
the committee Of the whole reported prog
| rcss and asked leave 10 sit again. The very
slow progress Of the work in considering tie
report OF the committee on the hymnal j.
apparent from the fact that only twenty
| seven hymns out Of six hundred and set
eniy were considered and passed upon at
the session of the committee Of the whole.
! After some announcements by the sccrp-
| tary the House took Il recess.
In addition 10 the business transacted by
the House this morning. Rev. Dr. Beardsley
reported on behalf Of the committee ap-
| pointed 10 attend Bishop Nial's funoral.and
presented suitable memorial to his menu
! Ory.
The following were chosen
TRUSTEES oF THE GENERAL THfoLOGIcAL
SEMINARY:
| Henry Dyer. Morgan DiN. {. II. Hall, g..
| Williamson smith. II. \. Colt. !. Rankine,
| &. Locke. ". :. Langford Eliphalat y.
Potter. !. ". Brown. j. :. Il. Hodges.
Robert W. Merritt. ". II. Moore. and
| Messrs. +. +. Gerry. John \. King. G.. {.
>hattuck. VI. D.. GeOrge {. McNalter. u.
Z. Baldwin John H. 1hornberger. Robert
1 f.tt.a L.. \ i -
Eliha ChaimeI. John Hobart Warren.
Henry HAYES. and Henry T.. Pcrrepont
The deputy from Texas moved that the
| old prayer-b0ok Dee again set forth a. tho
standard.
Rev. Dr. Huntington introduced an Office
of devotion tO Dee printed IN The praycr-book
after the Office of institution. The delo-
tiOns he said were mostly from the writ
ing~ of Canon BRIGHT and Bishop Jeremy
Taylor. His proposition went upon the cal
endar.
THE HOUSE Or BISHOPS
occupied the morning chiefly i'm considering
the report Of the committee ON hymnal. but
they did not get ON amy more rapidly at that
WORK than the House Of Deputies.
AFTERNOON SESSION
At the opening of the afternoon session
the conclusion was arrived af. after some
discussion. hat "a committee Of the whole
was incompetent to properly revise thc
ll,mnll. II Wa~ therefore decided iO rr-
turn the whole matter back 40 the House.
pr Egar of Central New York. moved
the following resolution.
RcsYircd Ohe House of Bishops concur
ringD. That the b, mnal reported to this House
be committed 10 the care of special COM
mittep. 10 Doe reported t0 the nest General
nkoniinn and that they hc instructed tD
al If4sI -II lao H.
ted: second. what hymns not included in
the committees report should Dee added
third what hymn, from other sources should
hc added. and what revision should bc made
in the t"Nt.
RcsOircd. That hymns in The hfmnal re-
ported he authorized for use in this Church,
tO stand until the nest General convention.
Or. llarvood. of 'onnecficut. moved as
am amendment that the onl, act he referred
back 10 the original committee.
Dr. Huntington. of New York. moved
that the new hsmnal BE- allowed for Use.
without prejudice t0 the present hymna',
until the next con cuti0n.
Mr. AiWaicr. of Minnesota. opposed the
motion to refer the matter hach 90 the come
mittcc,
II was then moved that pr llarwood'-
amendment tO the resolution be laid ON the
table, and the MOTION carried l'> to iu.
\ long debate followed. numorou, -u--
go.tionS being offered and lost. AZ one
point the subject grew I'D pcrplcNin- That
motion was made that tine llou>e NOW pro-
cccd to take up the hymnal where it bad
been lrfi OIL "a, q committee of ihc whole,
bat was -hclNri,
Dr. Benedict. Of tine hymna committee.
then addressed the House. declaring that ii
the hNmual was lrft over for three years the
church might never have an authorized
hymnal. \ motion to lay the whole subject
on the table WAS lost,
Mr. Biddlr. of Pennsylvania. called at
tcntion tO the fact that Two vacancies cA-
listed in the hymnal committee. aud ,us-
gcsted that If the matter Dee referred back
to them. said vacancies bc filled bt the
President Oi the House.
Dr. Exam then desired that the number oi
members on the special committee named
in hi~ resolution bc placed ai nine.
IN amendment including the seven mem-
ber- of tlie present committee a. part of
this committee Wa, carried. III" original
resolution was then put. and the whole
matter referred h, total vote a. follows
Clerical vote. 1h diOrpse,. aNr- -. mays l'.
divided !. las vote. 40 diOcc,c>. ayes 30:
NAYS lu. div idcd :.
Dr. lianckcl. of y ireinia. ~pokecloW Wenily
for retention of tnc old hAmf-. some of
which Wep. omitted 10y She committee. and
other deputies deprecated tine introduction
of new ones.
Dr. Nelson. of Virginia uhlccicd strongly
to the vuriu, ot a quoted hymn. i'r.
llanckcl then presented the following:
Rcsoired. That the proposed htmnd
having been referred fo c0nlnlliee. it i'
uoNpedienl 90 allow its Use until said COM
mttec has reported.
The substitute was defeated. llr no
iion permitting ihe tentative u-c oi ihc
piayer-book until the nest General 'onNcn-
tian was carried by an o'crwhelmin- VOC.
Before the adjournment Of ihe House oi
Deputies VT, announced several mes
-ages from tine bishops were re-
cci,cd aud read hy the secretary
They begged leave 10 inform ihe House lhai
they declined to adopt the proposed
alterations in lhc IL Deum and other SINH
lar matters. a. prupO>e,r- They concurfed
in amending title ]. scction >. of the con-1i-
tuition. touching the election of q bishop
within three months Of the meeting OF the
General Convention. They failed To concur
in the proposed cgH-cc.aiirm 40, bishop. ol
The new 'di0.e,c of Missouri and California
on account of an in>ufliicncy oi time Tor
consideration of the subject
At > o'clock she mouse stood adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
BALTIMORE Ex'HOSTmAo tR