Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-24

New YORK, Oct. 2t.-In the general con-
vention OF the Protestant Episcopal ohutcn, |
to day, the Rev. DR.. Hanckel moved that
tho report on the memorial presented by |
the eoiored clergy be taken up. The Rev.
DR.. Phillips Brooks urged the Importance |
OF the question, aud spoke III favor OF lts |
immediate consideration. The Rev. Paulus
Mort, colored, delegate from the mission
AIRY diocese of Cape Palmas, al1o spoke In
favor of the motion. delegate from Ken
lucky argued that the question had already
been practically settled by tho convention
allowing colored delegate to speak on It's
floor. The motion to suspend the order OIL
the day was lost by n vote OF 100 to III.
The report in favor OF ceding portion OF
the diocese OF Michigan and making 1t
missionary diocese was approved.
At the afternoon session DR.. Hart moved
that the house. of deputies concur with the
bishops In the addition to the service for
the solemni2ation NJ matrimony, moving
that between the word (which" and the
words SIS commended" In tho eXhortation,
an additional 9laase be inserted enlargiDg
| the designation. The motion was lost, the
house refusing to concur with the bishops
by a small minority. A prayer for patience
| under suffering WAS next adopted.
| The second section Iii the communion or
the sick, providing that "in the times OF
| contagious sickness or disease, or when
! extreme weakness renders 1t expedient, Il
1
i the proposal to substitute the word
"priest" for minister" IN the communion
+! OF the SICK In the present rubrlcs, the house
4 OF deputies refused TO concur. The nrst
section In the order for the burial OF the
dead was adopted, the second voted down:
| The subsection emitting the seleetion OF
psalms for holy days was adopted. The
bishops notified the house OF deputies that
! they could not concur with them in Rd-
i0urning on Thursday, October 24th, and
asked tor committee Of conferences. 1t
| was appointed. The house concurred with
the bishops on the third section.
Several unimp0rtant changes were made.
The last amendment adopted by tho
house. OF bishops, providing for changes In
the conservation Of bishops, was adopted.
The house then adjourned.
NEW York, Oct. 2a--There was good
attendance ut the ?. u. convention to-day
The morning services were conducted BY
the ltev. DR.. franklin of New Jersey and
Bishop Whitaker OF Pennsylvania, DR.
Goodwin, on behalf of the committee on
canons, presented a lengthy report which
was referred to the next convention.
The committee on the state of the church
gave detailed account of the WORK done
since the last convention. 1t set forth tina
ths ministry should not look for recruit
from the Indigents only, but from the rlct
as we'll.
Ins report ItVOreu spmolnlnR Uoluk uOn'
for aged clergy and dwelt at length on thu
: unsatisfactory character OF the Sunday
, school work. On motion the report wal
| transmitted to the house OF bishops.
i The committee appointed to select
place for the next convention reported Il
, favor Of Baltimore. The report was adopte
: nad the convention will DO neld there II
I 1899,
I Beginning with to-day evening session
will be held go that the convention ma
/ luish Its labors by Thursday next.