New-York tribune., 1889-10-19
THREE REPORTS RECEIVED.
A LIVELY DEBATE OVER THE ADOPTION OF
SHORT OFFICE FOR sUNDRY OCCASIONS"

LIVELY DEBATE OVER THE ADOPTION OF A
SHORT OFFICE FOR sUNDRY OCCASIONS"
The work of the convention was prefaced yesterday
| by celebration Of the communion service In st.
Georges Church. The Rev Dr. Charles t. Qulntard,
| Bishop Of Tennessee, Ohicated.
In the House OF Deputies a report from the Com
mttee Canons was presented, in part as follows:
The Committee Canons, whom referred pro-
posed canon for erecting missionary episcopal urdc-
associated parishes Of the coored race respect
fully report:
Even II this Church prepared recognize by law
the difference its white and colored members and
provide their separate organization either into parishes
or episcopal Jurisdictions think that the mode Of doing
so as provided in this proposed would be for many
rea inexpedient and that 1t could be properly and
efficiently only after change in the Constitution
But the real and essential question which meets US
at the forefront whole matter, and which we think
the Church determine before discussing plans
and modes procedure, is that first alluded 10 IN ths
report namely Shall the Church. in its law OF parochal
or diocesan organizations draw or recognize line OF DIS
| tncon between its white and its coored membersf we
think this should be done and we therefore, for THIS
reason alone and without reference TO those FOUNDED on
unconsutonality or ineApedlency lecOnmehu 'S' 'H'
canon be not adopted
| Tho Standing Committee on the General Theological
Seminary reported that the trustees in their last report
stated the value Of their real estate to be S43692l y
personal estate SJ22,441 66; total S909,362 5o VI
that sum S277 2O9 ~ contributed since the last
General Convention. In the last ten years the sub
sclIptIops have amounted to more than S7OOOoO The
sum of $1,000 necessary TO compieU DulIulhgS
for accommodation Of more students
The House adopted the following report and reSol-
tions from the standing Committee Christian Edu-
cation:
whereas memorial from tho American Bible Society,
signed by wc.known and hon0red names, has been pre-
scnted to this convention, and referred by vote OF ts
House to the Committee on Christian Eluca4oh Sour
committee have respectfully considered the communica
ton from the Bible Society," and beg leave TO recOeha
the following resolutions: a..
I. Resolved That this House desires 20 express lts
grateful acknowledgment Of most valuable assistance
rendered by the American Bible Society 70 missionaries Vi
the Church in foreign lands; and
Resolved That this House respectfully requests
the House OF Bishops consider In their pastoral '''
the importance OF the circulation Of the Holy Scriptures
In their yernacular Of various races anu o7u'
THE NINETEEN ALTERATIONS.
r,o rro,,so dovotcd most of its time to LIturGcal
Revision. taking up one by One the nineteen anGr-
ations reported favorably by the Committee OF inc
Whole alreadv described in The Tribune. OhF oio
NJ then, was rejected the InterceSSion fOr ulo9c WI"
labor in the Gospel the petition grant 10 INV
a pure intentono being the stumphhs oo'N "-'.
prevented tho majority of the House from 'oNn"
concur with the House of bishops In dppio'"" '
lnterccssion. ~ ,-,s rho
The nr,ncipa diversion of the duh forenoon was 'no
dtsn,,t, as 70 fine manner of voting on questions o'
fi,,rc,I PovisIon This was settled by the auopuo,
NJ \ resolution providing that votes on p'oD 49,
alteration I'm the Book Of Common PfaSer 9N'' -.
taken severally and. the question DUNE -, pI ro roll
House the secretary should proceed 10 o'l, o.anI
by dioccses and orders. the secretary Snouir -
the vote but If either order IN inc 5s1 u'o.,sI
their names and votes should be iecoiu0" i,,or came
-, tho seventeenth resolution Cdu0
nm Tho, +, ,lace Of the rubric immediaVp OoiVlo
necoIo,,,e enouv adopted in 1885, inc loio"''o
be inserted ri1o1 II he said !
"rbo Dcc,1oo,e may be omitted proVIucu II y g.
once ON each SUNDAY. But note that ""'n., -. tho
omitted the minister shall say tHT TI,s chris,
Law, beginning, Hear what our A'''A
sliih7 ..od oranst |
Iaros 9 Riddle Of Pennsylvania, protested a5dlo'
IosscnIpc tho freouency Of the use Of the Docdosu
The Row Arthur C. \. Hail. OF Massachu'o''s taro
defence OF It: "Clcrgymcn ana lay peop'o w." Com
the privilege OF frequent celebrations VI my
munlon on week days as well as on sul"'' ,i.a ..
Ight perhaps 10 ask that they need not O7 wa
use tho Dccalogue more than once e'e'S 4,a,o,re
arc not taking away the repetition OF 'ne p~.I1- ~ =,
from those who only have unfrequent ceieoEs~oi'
the Holy Sacrament Tho resolution was cdifI'O
by large majority
THE PROCEEDINGS BRIGHTEN W.
Matters were dull enough until the nineieehtA snu
last Of the alterations reported favoraby was Fea
This was tho short Office Tor sundry occasions WIN
prayers appended introduced In cohnll''oe W
Rev. Dr. Huntington, Of NewYork. 1ho nov ~
Egar, Of Central New York, said:
lt ss,ms 10 Inc that It Is most eNtrsoFdnary pro-
occdng to present short onee OF prayer Tor Suu
occa sons together the prayers thereto appehuu anu
u pass them In single omnibus res"'uuo" VIZ w" ~, ~
fact must be known members Of the cohNehtio" ''
this onlce prayers substantially "eo rooIru ~
the Committee Liturgicnl Revision at inc isS' "e
Convention prepared to report upon the
Whatever may be said the question "hether u'e No
in reporting to the General Convention 20 many amend
ments Ia the Book Common Prayer. there can be no
OF Committee sn IAsafgcal hs-