The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-20
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
THE FHFTEENTH DAYS PRO-
CEEDING3 YESTERDAY.
New COmInittees-The Body tO
Adjourn Sine Die October 44th-
The I-lturHICaI Revision Pro.
crosses Rather Slowly.

Adjourn Sine Die October R4th-
The H-iturHiCaI Revision Pro.
crosses Rather slowly.
New YORK, October 19.-At 1910
o'clock the Protestant Episcopal house
of deputies was called to order by the
chairman, DR.. Dix, of New York There
was the usual light early morning at.
tendance. The dryness Of yesterday S
proceedings had decided effect on the
galleries, only slight sprinkling of Ia
dies being apparent.
The chairman announced the names OF
the following deputies appointed on new
committees: Liturgical revision-Dr.
Hart, of Connecticut; DR.. Taylor, OF
Springfield, and layman Robert A. Lam
berton, of central Pennsylvania. On the
subject of missionary work among the
colored people-Dr. Beardsley, of Connec-
ticut; Dir. Vrbbert, Of Chicago, and Mr..
Welder, of Minnesota. On the place OF
holding the next general convention
Rev. W. N. McVicker, of Pennsylvania
Dr. Battershall, of Albany; Mr.. Elliott,
of Massachusetts; Mr.. Packard, OF
Maryland, and MIR. Doe, of Milwaukee,
Messages from the house of bishops,
and regular reports Of standing commit
tees were then read.
The committee on the state of the
church novel that Il cheap form of the
PRAYER book DC authorized. The motion
was adopted
The committee on unfinished business
moved that Il resolution he adopted that
the convention adjourn sine die Thurs
dav, October "a. Immediate consdera-
Int nh hPinU
made, the motion was placed on the cal
cndar.
The committee ON constitutional
amendments recommended the passage
OF the resolution referred to them some
days ago. allowing a diocese to cede a
part OF it's territory to the convention tor
missionary jurisdiction. The resolution
was placed on the calendar; but by Il
two-third vote was removed from the
calendar and taken up for immediate
consideration.
Chancellor Woolworth, Of Nebraska,
who had brought the resolution before
the convention, asked that its provisions
be made to apply to his State. His sug-
gcstion was adopted and then the com
mittee resolution was agreed to. The
discussion on this subject ran beyond the
hour for the consideration OF an order OF
the day.
A motion was made that the rules be
suspended to allow the house to vote on
the question of adjourning Thursday
October "a. The question wasput with
out discussion and carried unanimously
The house will therefore adjourn Thurs
day of next week at IL noon. The clos
ing ceremonies will take place in the
morning. This leaves but three more full
days for the transaction Of business.
The house resumed the discussion OF
the question of liturgical revision at II
O'Clock. Mr.. Hart moved that to save
time the committee of the whole be
abandoned, and that the house proceed
to vote on each question finally. Much
discussion followed, but the resolution
finally passed the house, but slightly
modified. DR.. Hart then moved the
adoption of the prayer for person or
persons on a journey. A motion was
made to strike out the words grant
him fruition OF his just deserts" and
carried. The prayer then read, 20,
everlasting God. we commend to thy
Almighty protection, thy servant tor
whom we pray. Defend him from the
dangers of his journey, guard him from
sickness and all hindrance, and preserve
his going out and coming in, and make
him grateful for all thy mercies through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen" A vote
was taken by dioceses and orders,
clerical yeas 80, nays 6, divided 10; lay
yeas 80, nays IL. The motion was de-
Clared carried. DR.. Hart then moved
that the house adopt the second altera-
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that there he inserted before the collect
for Ash Wednesday rubric providing
that instead of that the venite shall be
sung or said, anthem from the selection
of Psalms for the Holy days Immediately
before the psalter, The motion was lost
DR.. Hart then moved the adoption of the
third section providing rubrics, etc,
before the offertory sentence on page 10
of the book of Liturgical division. Lost,
ayes 147, nays $40.
The fourth amendment was then put
before the house for the first otlcrtory SEN
tence: Remember the words OF our
Lord Jesus Christ ho," he said: 1t is
more blessed TO give than to receive. v
The roll was called, and the vote stood
CIerical-veaS, 40; noes, 6; divided, 2.
Lly-yeas, 20; nays, s; divided, .. The
alteration was declared adopted.
The fifth alteration for an otfertury scn-
tcnce before thine, o, Lord, is sgreatnesS"
was non concurred in.
The sixth, that it be provided that the
proper preface for Ascension day be used
until Whit Sunday, met the same fate.
DR.. Hart then read the seventh amend
ment, that, in the prayer of consecra-
ton, instead of the words that He may
dwell in them and they in Him." there be
substituted that He may dwell i'll us and
we in Him." The vote stood: Clerical
yeas, AZ; nays, 5; divided, 3. Lay
yeas, 90; nays, 8; divided, l. The mo-
tion was declared carried.
The next resolution was great sur
prise to a majority of the deputies, it
having passed the bishops on the evening
preceding, and it was not believed that it
would be acted upon before Monday, at
least. The change was in the communion
service. and read thus: "There shall be
no celebration of the Lords Supper, ex-
cent there be some to commune with the
priest." The proposed rubric was de-
feated by the clerical vote, the majority
oflav deputies being clearly in favor OF
adopting the change. The balloting
stood: Clerical-ayes, %; nays, 25; di-
vided, 80.
The announcement was made that the
house of bishops had refused to concur
with the lower house in the adoption OF
n short Office for sundry occasions, which
had twice passed the latter body-once
ms a committee of the whole.
DR.. Huntington Immediately moved
for the appointment OF a committee Vi
conference, which was granted. The
house of bishops also decided not to con
cur in the proposed division OF California
on the ground that such division was
opposed by a majority ofcommunicants