The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-23
The Episcopal Conven,ion.


NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-There was a good
attendance at the Protestant Episcopal
Convention to-day. The morning services
were COM lcted by Rev. DR.. Franklin, of
New Jersey. and Bishop Whitaker. of Penn
sylvania. DIR. Goodwin. on behalf of the
committee on canons. presented a lengthy
report, which was referred to the @
convention. The committee on the state of
the church gave a detailed account of the
work done since the last convention. 1t
set forth that the ministry should not look
for recruits from the INDECENT only, but
from the rich as we'll. They reported IN
favor of something being lone for the aged
clergy, and dwelt at length on the unsatis-
factory character of the Sunday-school
work. On motion the report was trans
mltted to the house of bishops.
Rev. DR.. Bliss, of Vermont, read a report
from the committee on Christian educa-
ton. II stated that the board of regents
was now III working order. The committee
appointed to select a place for the next
convention reported in favor of Baltimore.
The report was adopted, and the onven
ton will be held there in 1892. Beginning
with to-day, evening sessions will be held,
so that the convention may finish its labors
by Thursday next.
The entire set of versicles. as amended,
was adopted, and the house then proceeded
to discuss the revision of the liturgy. On
motion of Rev. Dr.. Hart it was decided
tnat tue Uioria fatrla DC printed at the
end of Psalm xiv.
A message from the house of bishops,
recommending that the prayer of humble
access be removed to a place Immediately
before the administration of the ommun
ion, was received, but the house of depu-
ties refused to concur in it. Messages from
the house OF bishops were also received All
nounclng concurrence In the resolution that
the next General Convention shall be held
IN Baltimore aud that the present one shall
al1Ourn nayf Thnrcdau auantnn
AT the afternoon session Section 3, in the
order OF the burial of the dead. was adopt
ed 1t provides that. in place of the rubric,
the minister shall say the Lords prayer,
tion providing additional prayers to be-
added to the Grace of Orr Lord was also
adopted. The fifth section. applying to the
burial at sea-. was also passed. The house
teenth division of the form of PRAYER and
Thanksgiving. DIR. Hale. of Iowa. moved
ID amendment TO be used instead of the
existing marriage ceremony, A clause of
divorce. read: And live together in holy
love until their life's end" This
was adopted. DIR. Huntington Immediate
" moved TO reconsider. An active debate
followed, but DR.. Hale's amendment was
approved of a second time. Another debate
took place in the burial of .he dead service.
DIR. Huntington asserted that the proposed
changes made in the service SAVIOR too much
of the Roman Catholic rites. DR.. Taylor.
of Springfield. held that the proposed
changes would tend TO countcract the
gigantic evil of ~spiritualism. The motion
to concur with the bishops on this question
was lost. The house of bishops sent three
messages on the question of iturgicai rc-
vision. and the subject of the congregation
sharing the holy communion with the min
lister was again brought up. The bishops
recommended that the congregation be
given sufficient time to communicate. Con-
Cured In. The bishops also made changes
IN the Litany. and in the order of the Lords
supper. one of which changes was thai the
word bishop be substituted for the word
priest" Concurred in.
Young Women's Christian Association.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 22.-The second biennial
conference of the Young women's Christian
Association of the United States and
Canada began this afternoon, at the hall
of the Young Mems Christian Association.
xsa G. T. Besbe presided. Delegates wcrc