The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-10
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
THE COMMITTEE ON ADMHS'
SION DISCHARGED.

A Resolution Discussed and Sent
Rack-MemOrIaI Services to the
RishOp of Kamsas-ReVisiOn al
the Prayer BOOK, Etc.
New YORK, October 9.-The House OF
Deputies of the Protestant Episcopal
church this morning, Immediately after
assembling, received a message from tie
House OF Bishops announcing that the
following Joint committee on the judicial
system had been appointed to consider
the question in the course of argument IN
the lower house, relative to the formation
of an appellate court. The committee
consisted of the bishops of Texas, central
New York, Pennsylvania and Kentucky
The committee on admission OF new do
ceses begged to be discharged from fur
ther consideration of the memorial from
Nebraska and Michigan, asking for the
erection of new diocese within the limits
ofeach of those States. The committee
could not recommend the advisability OF
granting the request, and were, there
fore, discharged.
Rev. DR.. McVickcr, of Pennsylvania, Of
iered a resolution inviting the House OF
Bishops to Join the House OF Deputies
this afternoon in the memorial services i'll
honor of the late DR.. Vail. Adopted.
The report of the committee on confer
cnce with the House of Bishops, i'll refer
ence to resolution 8, was then taken up.
Resolution 4, provides for the recitation
of the litany after morning prayer on
SUNDAYS, Wednesdays and Fridays, and
on Ember days. The litany might also
be used every day i'll Lent. Several days
ago this resolution was adopted by the
House of Bishops, but when 1t came be-
fore the House of Deputies 1t was re-
iected. A committee OF conference was
then appointed, and this committee came
: back this morning, and recommended the
House of Deputies to recede from the ac-
tion it formerly took, and it adopted the
resolution as passed by the House OF
Bishops. There was long discussion
over the manner of bringing the matter
before the house. Some deputies claimed
that the matter could be brought before
the house by reconsidering the action
already taken. Finally, DR.. Dix, who
presided, ruled that the matter could
be put before the house i'll the form OF a
report of the committee on conference
The roll of dioceSes was then called, and
it was found there were only eighteen
dioceses in favor of rcceding from their
former action, and thirty dioceses
against it. Two dioceses were divided
evenly in the votes of their deputies; SO
the house of deputies sent back the reso
luton to the house of bishops without
its approval.
A discussion of the resolution giving
the clcrgymen on appeal outside OF their
diuceses which was on when an adjourn
ment was taken yesterday was resumed
after considerable discussion, vote was
taken and the resolution was tabled bya
vote of 1854 to 40. A recess was then
taken.
After the recess, debate on the amend
ment was continued. A Missouri deputy
moved that the vote be taken at once.
Another delegate moved to lay the ques-
ton on the table, so that the convention
would have better opportunity OF con
sdering it. This was defeated, and the
amendment was then moved that the
vote be taken on the question at II
O'Clock tomorrow. tThursday,) and it
was carried by 1872 to 12O. Courtland
Parker of Newark, moved an amend
ment to the amendment, that the COM
mittee strike out the words, until the
general convention shall otherwise pro-
vide" and insert the words, Subject to
appeal upon the qustion of law and
doctrine to such tribunal as the general
convention shall provide for the decision
thereof" At this point, the proceedings
were interrupted by the announcement
from the chair that the hour had arrived
when the memorial services for the
Bishop of Kansas were to be held.
The regular burial service of the Episco-
pal church was then begun. Bishop
Neeley, of Maine; Bishop Cox, Of Western
New York, and Bishop Clark, of Rhode
Island, officiating; the entire congrega-
tion chanting. The 18TH hymn was
then sung and special lessons were read
+ The services occupied three-Quarters OF
an hour.
. At the conclusion of the service it was
agreed to adjourn the convention for the
day.
The house of bishops confirmed the
nomination of Rev. J. Livingston Reese
as registrar of the convention.
The reports of the White Cross society,
the Christian Unity society, and the Old
Catholic Society of Carlsruthc were re-
f,rred to the proper committees.
A resolution was adopted setting forth
that the revision of the prayer book shall
be finished by the end Of the year 1892,
and that afterwards no more revising
will take place.
Consent was given to the conservation
of DR.. Leonard as assistant bishop OF
the dioceses Of Ohio, and of DR.. Davies as
bishop of Michigan.
The first four resolutions submitted by
the committee on liturgical revision on
the revision of the hvmnal was adopted.