The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-17
BLACK EPISCOPALIANS.
TIE COMMITTEE DIVIDED IN ITS
SENTIMENTS.

Discussion Of the Majority and Minor
ity Reports Fixed for To-Morrow-
Further Consideration of tie Sub
jecs of Liturzicsl Revision - Other
Routine Proceedings.
NEW YORK, Oct. l6.-Dr. Dix presided
over the Episcopal house Of deputies this
morning The reports of the special com.
mittees were first taken up. The sentiment
of that to which the memorial Of the col.
ored clergyman was referred was divided
and majority and minority reports were
presented. Or. Phillips Brooks, who pre-.
sented the minority report, in speaking OF
the church, said: "She knows nothing OF
the color of a mans skim Discussion OF
the reports was made the special order for
Friday DR.. Dix then took occasion to re.
mind the convention that the thirteenth
day Of the session had arrived, and that nc
more new resolutions could be offered:
At II o'clock the house resolved TO &c
into committee Of the whole to discuss the
majority report of the joint committee on
liturgical revision.
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CALENDAR.
Previously to doing SO, however, it was
decided to pass on the resolutions on the
calendar Tne resolution Of Rev. DR.. Fair
of Western Michigan, providing for the
spiritual needs Of those navigating inland
waters, was passed.
At lilo O'Clock the house went into com
mittee of the whole with Chancellor Wal
worth Of Nebraska in the chair. A
resolution was offered TO limit the opening
and closing speeches Of the debate TO five
minutes each, and other speeches to three
minutes each, which was carried. Rev. Sam
uel Hart of Connecticut opened the debate.
He moved that the first resolution be passed
It says: THAT the word proper be in
serted before the word lessons in
the heading Of the tables Of lessons
for Sundays, for holy days, and for the
forty days of Lent, +" aud that the tables of
the proper lessons be inserted in the table
of contents. This was adopted.
THE SECOND RESOLUTION.
DR.. Hart then moved the adoption of the
second resolution: "That in morning aud
evening prayer after the response, and our
mouths shall show forth thy praise be in
serted:
'Minister-o God, make speed to save
us.
'Answer--o Lord, make haste to help
u.s."
DR.. Phillips Brooks arose and spoke
which did not have some real significance.
The tendency was toward making our
church more and more after the model of
the English church, instead of moving in
the line Of progress.
DR.. Hart, of Colorado, thought that when
a dozen voices sang in different tunes, 80
God, make speed to save u.s." the congrega.
tion would have some excuse in answering
20 Lord, make haste to help us.n Tbs
resolution was lost, the nays being very
distinct.
DR.. Hart moved the adoption of the third
amendment, That in morning and evening
prayer, between the response Aud grant us
thy salvation and the versicle, % God,
make clean our hearts within u.s. there
be inserted
{" 'Minister--O Lord, save the state
'Answer-And mercifully hear us when
we call upon thee
'Minister-Endow thy ministers with
righteousness.
'Answer-And make thy chosen people
joyful
" 'Answer--And bless thine Inheritance.
'Minister-Give us peace in our time,
o Lord
"'Answer-Because there is none other
that fighteth for US, but only thee, . God. D
DR.. Huntington of New York moved that
the change be made to apply to evening
prayer only. A number of three-miuute
speeches we're made on the question. DIR.
Huntington's motion was lost, and the third
amendment was adopted; but later the vote
was reconsidered, and before any final ac-
tion was taken the hour for the noon adj
journment arrived and recess was taken.
At the opening Of the afternoon session
the question whether in the rubric, before
fba altar fha yUnrda asfba flflfrxyfr n
anthem" there be inserted, 'or else the
95th psalm" was discussed. The amend
ment was rejected.
THE BENEDICTE.
The following was offered by the upper
house for concurrence: "That there be
added to the rubric, before the benedicue,
this note: But note that when the bene-
dicte is sung 1t shall not be necessary to
repeat the words: Praise him and magnify
him forever at the end of every verse"
DR.. Gardner of Nebraska protested
againt the mutilation of the benedicte, and
the resolution to abridge was defeated.
The resolution offered by the joint com
mittee that in the prayer for all conditions
of men the good estate Of the Catholic
church be substituted for the holy church
universal was not concurred in.
THE LITANY NOT TO BE OMITTED.
The resolution to omit the litany Oh
Christmas, Easter and Whit-Sunday was
lost.
The house voted to concur with the house
of bishops in prehxing the words ''from fire
and food" TO the litany, with the addition
of the word earthquake, as suggested by
DR.. Huntington.
The addition Of two prayers to be used
during the rcRation season was concurred
in, together with prayers for the unity of
Gods people, for missions and for those
who labor in the cause of the gospel,
for the recovery Of child
from sickness, and for the return Of the
traveller by sea.
The committee arose, and the house ad-
iourned until tomorrow.
The conservation Of Bishop Davies for the
diocese Of Michigan will take place next
week at st. Peters church. Philadelphia
Bishop Whipple will preside and Bishop
Potter will deliver the sermon. Bishops
Whitaker, Gillespie, Scarborough and
will also participate.
The house Of bishops will consider the
report Of the committee on canons to-mor-
row.
1t failed TO concur with the house of
deputies in its action permitting tentative
use of the hymnal.
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