New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-16
A DAY OF BRILLIANT DEBATE.
THE RESOLUTION OF THE MINORITY REPORT
OF THE COMMITTEE on LITURGICAL
REVISION LOST.

REVISION LOST.
Morning prayer was said in ST. Georges Church
yesterday by the Rev. Robert Barrett. Of
Georgia The Rev DR. John Nicholas Galleher Bishop
of Louisiana. pronounced the benedcton.
The pressure of miscellaneous matter, which crowded
in with the rush usually experienced on the last day
allowed for introducing new business in the conven-
ton kept the order of the day back until late in the
forenoon. 1t the important question of Iturgi-
cal Revision. and Dr. Huntington obtaining the con
sent OF the House 10 the withdrawal Of his amendment
- the amendment by which the House should 20 into
committee OF The whole on the matter, the way was
olca,ed for the consideration Of the question on its
merits and the subject of debate narrowed to the
following resolution offered by the minority of the
committee at the end Of their report As amendment
to the resolutions and report Of the committee:
Resolved. That The revision of the Prayer Book be
Convention with the ratification Of such propositions
Of the convention Of 1885 as may seem best
Tie Rev. DR.. Huntington, OF New-York first got the
floor, and sad in part:
pass this resolution II Is acknowledged on all hands
hat the ablest speech that has been made is likely
report OF -' The 0 minority 'G Of the come 'a9
unttee to which the resolution to which you have
jus. listened is pendant l shall. therefore devote
iy time and efforts solely 10 critics. examination
divide it into three portions; portion one rhetorical
and redundant daughter portion two erroneous por-
I.ent Of these three head, will be the method o. sub
traction. l propose - show successfully how each Of
these elements ought 10 be dropped out, and how
when the process is completed. the poor little resOlu
lion VIII be left all aone with nothing at all behind
begin Therefore. with the rhetorical department
Of the report which occupies about four-fths of the
subject matter ana repeat what said on saturday
with the greater portion OF It, perhaps With all Of it,
am i'm hearty sympathy. We all agree as TO The
importance OF The continuity OF the Church We are
agreed TO the wickcdnes of tanpering unnecessarily
or hastily with the standard, of Divine worship. II
IS as great crime as 10 tamper unnecessarily with
The standards Of measure and weight. We are all
agreed a. to the vexations and annoyances Of the
present time IL avaiS nothing TO say that publishers
have aggravated cur trials for they have gone beyond
one began Others had TO follow II there is man In
this House more scandaized; more disguised, l may
Psve on 069 n Of MGns Pave TO- aa E a
would like 10 see him.
continuity Of our book damaged by our reintrodUcns
Into the Book such beautiful collects those lost
Prayer Book Of EIwsrd Vi? what harm is coming
to the Church from restoring these Jewels to her
actor Of the Book. my compliant against the report
a he SGmte Of Is gd una, l2o arf Sa Under
aud the same iartOr Is common 10 both sides of an
equation, It may be dropped out. let drop out
Of the report under our law OF subtraction thar four
ffths Of its contents which you aud l all hold
] now come to the erroneous part, which submit,
IS very very seriously erroneous IT says on PAGE
> Of the minority report LIS Is Especially sub
whether any Of them are in'rlnsically desirable or
no! lnpy pr ,I'' t ol pe.I9h which
win keen the Prayer Book in an unstable and un-
settled condition for an indefinite period. These
propositions have compile eness. They are not a
/ meet that statement by traversing it, l assert
the opposite and Ia support OF my assertion | bring
into evidence that the first day Of the session
] called for Committee on a standard PRAYER Book
for 1899. We drop out then head number two,
crToueOu. statement. and pass 10 the far most de.
lgh1u portion OF task the consideration OF the
Imaginative features Of this report
ask those who have it in their hands 70 pass
10 page . II further justification were needed for
ventirng 70 plead against the continuance OF Prayer
Book revision 10 IS amply supplied by The strong
and emphatic uteranccs Of some Of the most eminent
diocesan convention after another praying thar lcgis
laiiOn upon this subject may cci>e, ana a standard
Prayer Book be + ucd after the present session
81 the General Convention" Nh. President II pubic
70 understand il is perish LlhIgical Revision from
this moment onward a: but sir what basis OF faft
does thiS imaginative paragraph rest! J am NOT IN
The secrets OF the other House I'm the sens" OF me
port have no such acquaintance with the affairs
ut the UPPER House 20 >pcab Of the affairs % the
Bishops there but this ! know. amOnc thOs' Bishop,
who are opposing this m"asuic there cannot De
emphatlcauy cOunsellod this convention that IL IS
advisable 70 proceed 10 the immedi1e completion
Of this "G.h' Messages have als1 come
down 20 US from the House OF Bish-
ops, stating thai they have begun the
work OF reyison-perhaps IN spite Of the voices OF
the most eminent bishops Of tie Church daughter
but begun fl they have.
The minority report speaks Of the " action Of one
diocesan convention after another. and what are
tho fects We have heard them from Of the
standing committees this morning. The memorials
presented 10 This effect number five There are fifty
diOeses Of this Church Presumably foriy-fvc favor
revision or If not they don't care enough about II
10 express themselves. II does not take even FIVE