Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-16
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Matters that We're Considered on yester-
day.
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Thy telegraph to the Dispstchl
NEw YORK. October BIN the Episco-
pal Convention this morning the Commit
tee on Canons presented its report and
asked TO be discharged. They recon-
mendcd the establishment of board of
regents on Christian education TO consist
Of three members from the House of
Bishops. three from the House Of Depu-
ties. and one from the joint committee,
the latter 90 also act as advocate, and the
committee 10 report at the next conyen-
ton. the resolution was passed.
Rev Mr. Clark. Of Michigan. then read
the report Of the Committee on Memorials
OF Deceased Members. EulOgles we're read
on all the members who have died since
the assembling Of the last convention.
The report of the Committee on Amend
ments to the Constitution was then. at the
request of DR. Benedict. Of Southern Ohio.
placed on the calendar and the committee
discharged.
A resolution was then passed requesting
Congress % pass n stringent and UNIFORM
divorce law for the District of Columbia
and Territories" and attention was called
TO the report Of the late COmmissioner-of-
Labor Carroll ID. Wright on the subject Of
divorce.
The Committee on Prayer Book offered a
resolution that morning and evening
prayers should be printed in the same type
rs the rest of the service. Put on calendar
At 1855 o'clock the House proceeded 20
the consideration Of the order OF the day.
Dr. Huntington then assembled the plat
form 10 speak on the subject of the report
on liturgical revision. He announced that
he divided his remarks under three heads I:
First. rhetorical second, erroneous, and
third. imaginative He then proceeded 10
criticisc the report severely.
Rev. George ~. Christian. OF New York,
one Of the members who prepared the MI
nogity report then arose. He spoke
warmly against any further revision OF the
Prayer Book.
He was followed by Rev. Joseph n.
Blanchard, Of Michigan, who opposed a
further revision.
At the close of his remarks motion 10
adjourn for lunch was carried
When the afternoon session assembled
Rev. Dr. Cornelius r. Swope, of New York,
opened the debate on the proposed re-
vision of the Prayer-BoOk. He deplored
the modern tendency TO revise the prayer
book and appealed TO the meeting 10 stop
IL. as II was sacriIegiCus.
Rev. Or. ScssuIns. of Louisiana, favored
the revision and the minority report. He
said there was more harmonyin the Church
since the work of revision was begun.
Rev. Noel Logan advocated the adoption
of the minority report, and Rev. Daniel X.
Goodwin. of PENNSYLVANIA. criticised the
statement made hy DR.. Sessums that the
question of revision was ready to die q
natural death. The revision Is more active
now than il was six years ago. he said. and
il will only die when it is put to death.
The present convention cannot bind the
convention of 1892. bat we can set II good
example.
Rev. DR.. A. Holland, of Missouri, told
the couventi/l that 10 Church could tell
HIM what prayers to offer in the privacy OF
his family. and heprotcsted against making
q crazy-quilt ont of the Prayer-Book. |
am q low churchman.n he cred, land |
appeal to every low churchman TO vote
against this proposed revision
Hill Burgin, of Pittsburgh, thought the
majority report was at least worthy OF
consideration. and then DR.. Phillips Brooks
argued strongly in favor of revision: IT
an attempt to get nearer the truth could de
strOv "a mans faith, he thought such talth
had better be destroyed. He sanctioned
such changes rs would keep the Prayer
Book i'm living sympathy with the spirit OF
the age. g.,
4 resolution proposing TO give each side
ten minutes IN which TO close the debate
was adopted.
At4.56 the Chairman ordered vote,
which was taken amid much excite
mcnt. 1t was vote 10y dloceses, ana the
Secretary announced the result a. follows:
Ayes. 50: noes. 4G divided, II. The MI
n0rity report was therefore lost and the re-
port Of the majority will come up for con-
sidcration tomorrow.
The convention then adjourned for the
day.
The House of Bishops at their session
passed resolution adopting the prayers
Tor rogation of the harvest season, for per-
sons undertaking journey, for unity, ana
for those who labor in the Gospel and for
missions. It also adopted Thanksgiving
clause for children recovering from sick
ness and returning from q journey.
The resignation OF two bishops was the
most important incident in the session of
the upper house. Bishop Bedell, Of Ohio,
aud bishop Williams, Of Japan, were the
two. and their designations were referred
II the proper committee.
In the matter Of liturgical revision the
bishops did not concur with the lower
house with regard to referring the Hynnal
over TO the next convention. for the reason
that while they agreed in substance there
we're some provisions IN the action OF the
deputies which they thought advisable to
modify.