New-York tribune., 1889-10-20
FIXING A DAY TO ADJOURN
WORK OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
GENERAL CONVENTION.

DEPUTIES DO NOT FEEL THEMSELVES BOUND
TO CONCUR ALWAYS WITH THEIR BlsdoFS'
In the Protestant Episcopal Convention yes'er'
day, Chancellor WOolworth OF NEBRASKA, on oe-
half of the Committee on Constitutional Amelu'
ments reported in favor of giving TO the ooceSe
Of Nebraska the right to set OH pofVfoh Vi ieS
territory a missionary Jurlsdecuoh. III HiS
specch. supporting the recommendation. Mr.. Wool
worth showed that it was physically lmposslole
for the Bishop of Nebraska to take care OF the
whole of his diocese. The question was raised
whether such cession would be constitutional ana
n oueer phase of diocesan sovereignty also came
m II was in effect whether, when diocese
wished TO cede portion Of its sovereignty III
rosnect 10 some of its territory, other dloceses
should have the right TO step IN ana IOrolu
the cession on the ground that such cesSlon was
an invasion Of diocesan sovereignty. At'et
lively debate the House gave It's consent 10 the
petition of Nebraska, and resolution asking lof
an amendment to the constitution covering sucn
cases was carried
II was voted TO adjourn sine die on Ihursday'
October "a, at II o'clock noon. a MlsslouHrS
Council and Board of Managers OF the Missoh-
ary Society were elected.
Before taking up the question OF htufg'c"I IT,
vision, Professor Hart proposed method oil UaN-
ing the vote on each amendment which woulo 10
away with the necessity of going into committee
Of the whole. As it was evident to every one
that going into q committee of the whole was
virtually waste of time, Dr.. Harts recommen"a
ton was adopted.
The House concurred in the resolution to
authorize special prayer for a person on a jour
ney OF two additional oIertory sentences pro
posed. one was adopted and one rejected
resolution to correct grammatical error IN
the PRAYER Of Conservation in the Com
munion Office was adopted. 4 resolution TO intro
duce into the Communion Office rubrlc forbiddlng
the priest TO celebrate the Holy Communion when
there is no one but himself TO receive evoked a
lively and earnest debate. DR.. Huntington, who
announced himself as utterly opposed
70 what he regarded as the per
nicious doctrine implied in this practice neverthe-
less moved not 70 concur with this resolution, be-
cause, instead of being in the line of enrichment
il was in the line of discipline because the whole
Communiea Office, in his opinion, is protest
against the doctrue aimed at IN the proposed ruorie
ard because he believed that those who dld What IL
was proposed TO forbid would break any ruoric Oh
the subject that might be adopted
There were many suggestions of doctrnal
difference Ia the debate that sIlsueu, des,
who was willing to avow himself as
believing in the doctrines implied in the practice
in question. At last vote was taken, ana me
resolution was rejected, another evidence thtt
The House Of Deputies does not feel its If bound
10 concur in every recommendation made by the
Honse of Bishops In the debate the fact was
brought out BY some deputies that II certain
rirualistic Episcopal churchas no opportunity Is
riven 10 any of the worshippers 70 receive the
Toly Communion, the practice being for the
nt5ciating clergyman alone 10 receive it, This
onIsfion of non-communicating attendance has
Seeu a subject Of controversy in the Church iog
long time, and the House OF
nenuties now apparently takes the ground
.Lot ti,e mind of the Church Is already clearly
sxnyessed sxSy on this point in her formuaTies Ba
JUST what the mind of the Church is VII con CONTINUE ha
10 be question in the future as II mas of t
instipctiye desire on the part of the EpiscoEi,
Church 20 leave certain great questions elohe MI.i
The hope that in time they Will solve thcn9ei' u