Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-04
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THg EPISCOPAL
PRAYBRBO ACTED on.
Unanimity oiSenhmsni on All tut the Introduction Of
the Nicsne Crssd-Tas Question Postponed
The Committees Appoinisi-In!sr-
ssing Days Work.

III u uO"lnR ELK gown, TOOK tue cnhlt a.
presiding officer and called the House Il
order.
After dispensing with the calling Of the
roll two messages from the House OF Bish-
ops were received. The first announced
that the House Of Bishops had organized
by the election of Rev. Wm. TutOck as
Secretary and was now ready to proceed to
business. The second recited the fact that
the union of the Episcopal Church in
America was effected October ,, 1889, and
that the centenary anniversary OF that
union should be marked By prayer Of
Thanksgiving for the blessings that had
come to them, aud Of supplication for a
continuance OF and increase Of Gods bless
ing and grace. No action upon these mes
sages was necessary.
THE OREGON DIOCESE.
By direction of the President, there was
then read the names Of those appointed on
the standing committees Having secured
a suspension OF the rules, Mr.. Stark, Of
Connecticut, presented petition asking
that Oregon be admitted as a diocese, and
the petition was referred to the Com mittee
on New Dioceses. The deputies from Oregon
were admitted TO sittiDgs in the House
pending report on their petition.
Rev Mr. Davies, of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented q report on "Liturgical Revision"
from the committee on that subject. ap.
pointed by the last general convention,
and asked that 1t should be made the order
OF the day this week at II o'clock. Pend
ing decision on this, depntation from the
Provincial Synod OF Canada was received
by the House. The dtputation was pre-
sented by Rev. DIR. Harwood, Of Connecti-
cut, and consisted OF Right Rev DR.. Sulli-
van, Lord Bishop OF Algoma; Right Rev.
DR.. Courtney, Of Nova Scotia; the Rev.
Dean, OF Huron, and the Rev. Archdeacon
Of Montreal, and Judge McDonal. Dr.
Dix welcomed the visitors on behalf OF the
House.
After the Canadian visitors had made
addresses and departed, the question Of
making the report OF the Committee on
Liturgical Revision the order Of the day
next Thursday, came up, and by unani
nous vote it was go ordered. Rev Dr.
Swops notified the House that there will
he presented a minority report from the
Committee on Liturgical Revision.
THE BOOK OF PRAYER.
Rev. DR.. Huntington then took the
floor the order Of the day now being con-
siderstion Of the additions and alterations
of the Book Of Common Prayer adopted
at the last General Convention. A vote
was taken on the adoption Of the
fret of the Is resolutions approving cf
changes. It refers to the order of reading
the Psalter ard the Holy Scriptures.
The resolution wss adopted. The second
resolution. relating 10 a change in the
order for daily morning prayer, was then
placed on its passage and adopted. Resl-
lution No. 3, relating to changes in the
opening sentences in the order for daily
prayed, was adopted. Resolution
No. 4, changing the rubrc follow
ing for the Venite in the order for daily
morning prayer, was also adopted. The
fifth resolution, also relating 10 changes in
the order for daily morning prayer, was
adopted. The sixth and
seventh resolutions were also adopted, but
the eight was lost. The resolution pro-
vided as q substitute for the rubric pre-
fixed TO the Litany the following rubrics:
To be used on Sundays, Wednesdays and
Fridays and on the Easter days and roga-
ion days; to be used alto on any day in
Lent at discretion of minister. Note
That the Litany may be omitted alto
.ether on Christmas day, Elster day or
Whit Sunday.
At 20 o'clock recess was taken until
.:30 p. m.
THE CHANGES COMPLETED.
The work OF voting on the resolutions
proposing changes in the Book of Common
Prayer was resumed, after message from
he House OF Bishops announcing hat they
lad taken mp the same subject had been
cad. The ninth and tenth resolutions
we're adopted, each finding only one clerical
md one lay opponent. x ISOLATION II was
Idopted unanimously. Consideration OF
esolution II was postponed, and resolu-
ion 13 was voted on. IL makes additions
O the offertory. The vote on 1t was oleri-
al, 30 ayes, Is noes, ] divided; Law, %
yes, 1S noes and l divided, and 1t was
accordingly adopted.
THE EICESE CRERD.
Votes on all the Other resolutions hav-
ng been taken, the twelfth resolution came
np for consideration. DR.. Huntington
said personally he was OppOstd TO the res
1lution and therefore did not wish to move
ts adoption. lie suggested that Rev. DR..
Egsr, of New York, a member Of the COM
mittee. who was in favor of it, make the
motion. This DIR. Egar did. He also
spoke in support of the resolution, which
was taken in the order for the sdministra-
ton Of the Lords Supper for the Rubric as
follows:
"Then shall be said The creed commonly
called the Nicene or else ne apostle Crecd.
But he creed may be omitted II Il hath bfen
said Immediately Jefore IN morning prayer,
nrorjded he Nicene Greed shan BE- said on
Christmas ddy. Easter day, A'censioH dag,
Whit Sunday and Trinity sunday" ."
ARGUMENTS PRO AND CON.
Dr Far said the Niceue C'eed formed
mart of the doctrine Of the church, and
iircs many priests never read 1t, It should
he made obligatory. To discard the
Nicsne Greed. would be, he eaid, to cut
of from the Western Church.
DR. Huntington said be firmly believed IN
the Nicene Greed, and was personally IN
favor of freading it az part OF the Communion
service. The Committee on LiturRical ke-
vision stood pledged not to INTRODUCES any
doctripal changes, snd be looked upon
this as one. He did no. think 1t e1psdi-
emf 70 force the reading Of the Ncene
Creed on those who objected to its read
ing The House adjourned with the
onestion still pending. II will be taken
nm az the order Of the day at IL o'clock to-
morrow.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The House of Dsputies appointed com-
mittees to-day, the chairmen oi
which are: Committee on the State
of the Church, Rev. J. NJ. Con verse, OF
Mass Oo General Theological Seminary,
Rev DIR. Littell, Delaware; Domestic ana
Forsion Missions. Rev. NJ. Coffin, Penn
svlvania. New Dioceses, Rev. DIR. Scott,
Florida; Amendment 10 the Constitution,
Rev, Dr. Benedict, Of Southern Ohio;
C,nons. Rev. DR.. Gordon, OF Pennsylva-
mia; Rules Of Order, Rev. DR.. Woolwortb,
Nebrasks; Expenses, Rev. DIR. Shattnck,
Massachusetts,; Unfinished Business, Rev.
NJ. Beatty, Kansas; Prayer Book, Dr..
Riddle, Pennsylvsnis; Education, under
the auspices and control of the Cnufcn'
Rev. DR.. Cott, New Hampshire.
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