The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-04
PRAYER BOOK REVISION,
Important Changes Made BY
the Protestant Episcopal
CONVENTION AT NEW YORK.
The House of Deputies Approve
Many of the ResolutiOns-Ths
Opposition Very slight-Dis-
tiugulshed Visitors.

tingulshed Visitors,
New YoRE, Oct s,-The members Of
the House Of Deputies OF the General
Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church assembled this morning in st.
Georges Church to continue the work
inaugurated yesterday, The day opened
with religious services, Rev, Dr.. Morri'
son reading the morning prayer A
brief recess followed before Rev, DR.,
Dix, robed in a flowing silk gown, took
the chair as presiding officer and called
the house to order. After dispensing
with the call Of the roll two messages
from the House Of Bishops were re-
celved. The first announced that the
House Of Bishops had organized yester-
day by the election OF Rev. William
Tutlock secretary, and was now ready 10
proceed to business. The second re-
cited the fact that the union OF the Epls.
copal Church in America was effected
October 2, 1889, and that the centenary
OF that union should be
marked by prayers oil Thanksgiving for
the blessings that had blessed them and
OF supplication for continuance Of an
increase OF Gods blessings and grace.
No action upon these messages was
necessary.
FRATRRNAL VISITORS.
By direction OF the President there
was then read the names Of those ap-
pointed on the standing committees
Having secured a suspension Of the
rules, Mr., Stark, OF Connecticut, pre-
sented o petition asking that Oregon be
as diocese, aud the petition
was referred to the Committee on New
Diocese. The deputies from Oregon
were admitted to sittings in the House
pending q report on their petition.
Rev, Mr.. Davies, OF Pennsylvania, pre-.
sented a report on "Liturgical Revision"
Irom the committee on that subject ap-
pointed by the last General Convention,
and asked that II should be made the
order OF the day this day week at u
o'clock. Pending decision on this q
leputation FROM the Provincial Synod Of
Canada was received by the House. The
leputation was presented by Rev. DR..
Of Connecticut, and consisted
oi Right Rev. DR.. Sullivan, Lord Bishop
1f Algoma; Right Rev. DR.. Courtney,
1i Nova Scotia; The Rev. Dean OF HUI
ION; The Rev. Arch. Deacon OF Mon
real, aud Judge Mcdonald. DR.. Dix
the visitors on behalf OF the
House.
The Lord Bishop Of Algoma then, on
addressed the House, con.
the deputies on the advance
II the Church in the United States and
aging that the Church In Canada was
.ndeavoring to follow in their footsteps
md we're cbeered by the example Of the
Church in this country. Right Rev. DR..
Bishop OF Nova Scotia, next
poke and in turn conveyed greeting
md congratulatlon from the Church In
canada 10 their brothers in this country.
rhe very Rev. Dean, Mr.. Craig, the
venerable Arch. Deacon oi Montreal, Rev.
Mr. Evans, and Judge Mcdonald also
poke in q similar strain.
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
After the Canadian visitors had de-
parted, the question Of making the re-
,ort Of the Committee on Liturgical
Revision the order Of the day next
was taken up. By a unani-
nous vote 1t was 30 ordered.
Rev. DR.. swope notified the House
hat there will be presented q minority
-eport from the Committee on Litur-
,iCal Revision. Rev. DR.. Huntington
hen took the floor, the order Of the
lay now being the consideration OF the
additions and alterations in the Book
II Common Prayer, adopted at the last
,eneral convention. Avote was taken
IN the adoption Of the first Of the eigh-
cen resolutions approving of changes.
The resolution was adopted.
The second resolution, relating 10 q |
,hange in the order for daily morning
prayer, was then placed on It's passage
ind adopted. Resolution No. 8, relating
o changes in the opening sentences In
,he order for daily morning prayer, was
ldopted. Resolution No. changing
.he rubric following the Venite in the
order for daily morning prayer, WIS also
adopted.
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
The work Of voting on the resolutions
proposing changes in the book Of COM
mon prayer was resumed after a message
from the House Of Bishops announcing
that they had taken up the subject had
been read. The ninth and tenth reso-
Iutions were adopted, each finding only
one clerical and, ono lay opponent.
Resolution eleven was a1optd unani-
mously. Consideration OF resolution
twelve was postponed, aud resolution
thirteen was voted on. II makes add.
tions 10 the olIertoty. The vote on II
was, clerical, 30ayes, 1Snoes, divided;
lay, 20 ayes, II noes, and divided, and
IL was accordingly adopted.
The 18th resolution came up for con.
Dr., Huntington said that,
personally, he was opposed TO the reSo.
luton and, therefore, did not wish 10
move itB adoption. He suggested that
Rev. DR.. Egar, Of New York, q member
OF the committee, who was Ia favor Of II,
make the motion, This DR.. Egar did.
He also spoke In support Of the reBolu.
ton which was taken In the order for
the administration OF the Lords Supper
for the RubHci
"Then shall be said the creed com.
monty called the Nicene or else tue
Apostles Greed; but the Greed may be
omitted II II hath been said Immediately
before 10 morning prayer, provided,
that the Nicene Greed shall be said on
Christmas Day, Easter Day, Ascension
Day, WhitSnnday aud Trinity Sundayn
Dr.. Egar said the NiCene creed formed
part ol the doctrine Of The church and
since many priests nDyerread lt,itBhOuld
DO made obligatory. To discard tue
Nlcene creed, would be, he said, TO cut
themselves off from thV Western church,
Tie House adjourned with the ules.
tlon still pending, II will be taken up
10 the order Of tue day at II o'clock 10
morrow,
struck II tllUi,,
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