New-York tribune., 1889-10-18
DISCUSSING IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
rporR1E IN HEARING THE DEBATERs IN MANY

| DISCTSSING IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
TROUBLE IN HEARING THE DEBATERS IN MANI
PARTS OF THE CHURCH.
Norninp prayer was read in 81. Georges Church
Yesterday by the Rev. Dr. David W. Dresser oi
Springfield Bishop Morris, Of oregon prono""'oN
q @ benedction. The president " the House OF Dcp''
Ties informed II that the following members Oi ui'
Icint Committee the SphituAI care Oh 0ano''
had been appointed from that House: The Rev. DIS
rair Of western Michigan. stansbury, OF NewArh'
and A,op of Long Island Mcssrs. Wilkes oi Norm
C.rolina Goddard OF Rhode Island. and LYMAN OF
Chicago. ,.u y,
The resolution of the Rev. Dr. Huntington VI
New York for Joint committee Z" PfrPio
standard PRAYER Book Of 1892, was the frs business
., come Ten,re the House Dr. huntington said mat
the friends Of revision in earnest In SAYING 'ha
II was not desired 10 delay or IN any way pr
the issuing Of standard Prayer-BooA ID lo'-
n,c rlan propossd by him adopted the DOOM
could be on the counters Of the oooAS Aief' 'n'''
months afer the General Convention Of 1a9@
Mr. fiddle Of Pennsylvania. said mat hei'hor ~
t-rrtinrton and his frieids any other meAp'F9
of ,tbe House could guarantee what they de'Hei -
do simply because they had not the power - Nv
So and that the trouble
The Rev. DIR. Taylor. of spr1ngned moNeu' :"
an amendment that consideration Of the resolution
bo postponed until the proposed amendments oi
tte PRAYER. Book had been disposed OIL Ihls was
lost and the resolution carried the DAY
FAyoRING AN ORDER OF DEACoNEssEs
The Committee on Canons. whose report was pre-
sentcd by the Rev. Dr.. Goodwin. f4FoIabIS Np''""
ON the proposed institution Of au odcI oi deacohe'S'9
and submitted canon therefor lhe lrpol' d'"
urorosed canon went on the calendar. The Committee
ON Canons also reported that they did not MINK 'l'
registration of communicates could be practically
set,ed Lv canon as proposed. The committee was
dscbaraed from further consideration Of THIS SUBJECT
with reference to a change proposed in one oi tho
cauons 70 govern ay-readers the committee repor'"
that they were Of the opinion that th" canon IN is
prasont form sufficient for the purpose. Inc
commtee was therefore discharged from the further
consideration Of the subject
Several messages from the House OF Bishops an
nouncing the action taken by them on proposed
changes in the Prayer Book. were referred 10 the
Committee Of the Whole.
shortly after IL o'clock the House went into COM
mhtee Of the Whole, with Chancellor "ooIworth' o'
Nebraska in the chair and again took up Litursca
Revision. The first resolution considered was tha' J."
Iermit the General Thanksgiving 10 be aid by the nl
hter alone or by the minister and people together
and this wa made the subject Of long and not III
freouently drearv weary and wory debate
Seth Low made a speech in advocacy Of the pro
posed change The ;ey. George >. Bcnnitt, OF New
ark he'd that 10 adopt the change would cause con
fusion
several statements TO the effect that the propsel
change not Htuau\ an llioN aiIoH JUNE "''N"''
a matter Of custom In some churches. brought the
Rev. Dr. Dix to his feet With an emphatic protest
against the violation Of any rlbncs He hoped the
liberty proposed would not lie granted. 1t had
arisen he remarked out of sort Of sympathehc
scntimentallsm7 lie believed ttat the rbrica! Jaw
was Just al important its place the doctrnal or
the canon Law.
\ WASTE OF ELooUENCE
After more talking AMI the offering OF moro amend
ment, David l.. King, Of Ohio remarked that there
was a lot OF c,oluence being wasted In his par; OF
the church deputies couldn't lear. and neither could
they mai, thcmsclvc, heard SO a. 20 ce, The door
lie suggested causing thereby much laughter. that tho
speech making member, ought 10 have their speeches
printed at their expense and distributed. lie
"a ggcsted that about enough had nov been SAID on
he subject under consideration and moved :hai the
committee come 10 q vote on Il in five minutes. Tho
chairman, undcr the provision by which he Committee
VI the Whole sat, could not cut short the debate
as desired: but there csmor Of cries OF
question" and the vote was taken. An amendment
10y Dr. Hoffman. Of New-York, striking out the words
by the minister alone and providing for the saying
OF the General Thanksgiving by the minister and
people together wa, lost. and The committee aso
rejected one uat came from a deputy from East
Carolina, providing for the repetition Of the Thanks
giving By the whole congregaon after the minister
On vote being taken on the resolution the nays
seemed 10 have II. and. division being called for.
u was found that there were l75 NAYS to ll2 yeas.
The resolution was thus lost
AN ADDITION TO THE BURIAL SERVICE DE.
FEATED.
After all the matter that had been passed upon
by the House of Bishops except the prayer for persons
On journey. had been disposed Of the resolution Of
tbs Rev. DR.. Cameron Mann Of Missouri ON the
calendar was taken up II was:
Resolved That the tcu.Etce fIturgcal Revision b"
Instructed to adj 10 tle oace for the burial Il dead
'omc suitable commeldlrr tc departed sou it,
Creator aud Saviour
Df. Manu. In speaking Of bis resolution said he
would bring forward three pdnts-First its Opror'
uineneSs second, It's form third IL, substance. con
nnulng, he said In part
II has become perfectly evident 10 all House that
The work Of PrayerB revision VIII stop the con
vntion Of 1892. therefore II there any desire whoeNer
Tor any such change ts that desire be expressed
at this convention 10 viii b. said suppose. that ths
II docna question II any change of Importance
made In this Prayer Book that does embody doctrine
should be much surprised 10 viii b. said that this Is
new doctrine. scarcely understand how any such
statement b. made This Office Is he only used for
those who die In tie communion 0f Christie Church The
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