The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-23
BRING IN THE RICH TOO.
STATE OF THE PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
All Interesting RepOrt-BaltimOr
The Next place of Meeting, in
IS9e-ReViSIOn of the Liturgy
Adjournment Thursday.

NEW YORK, October 22.-There was
good attendance at the Protestant
Episcopal convention to-day. DR.. Good
win, on behalf of the committee on
canons presented long report, which
was referred to the next convention.
The committee on the state of the
church gave detailed account of the
work done since the last convention.
The report stated that the ministry
should not look for recruits from in
digents only, but from the rich as well,
The report also favored something ieilg
done for the aged clergy, and dwelt at
length on the unsatisfactory character OF
Sunday school work. The report was
transmitted to the house of bishops.
Rev. DR.. Bliss, of Vermont, read a re-
port from the committee on Christian
education. 1t stated that the board OF
regents was now in working order.
The committee appointed to select a
place for the next convention, 1882, J
reported in favor Of Baltimore. The re-
port was adopted, the bishops concurring
Beginning with to-day, evening sessions
will be held so that the convention may
adjourn by Thursday, the bishops also
agreeing to this day.
The entire set OF vcrSicles as amend
mcnded was adopted, and the house
then proceeded to discuss the revision OF
the liturgy. On motion of Rev. DR.. Hart,
it was decided that the Gloria Patria be
printed at the end Of psalm XXIN.
message from the house of bishops
recommending that the prayer of humble
access be removed to place Immediately
before the administration Of communion
was received, but the house OF deputies
refused to concur.
At the afternoon session Dr. Hart
moved the passage of section three in the
order of burial of the dead. 1t provides
that in place of rubric the minister shall
say the Lord prayer with an eXhorta-
ton added. Carried.
A new section providing additional
prayers to be added grace of our Lord"
was also adopted.
The fifth section applying to burial at
sea was also passed.
The house Concurred with the bishops
on the fourteenth division of the form OF
prayer and thanksgiving.
DR.. Hale, of Iowa. moved an amend
ment to be used instead of the existing
marriage ceremony. A clause of it in
tended to cover the vexed question of di-
vorce read, land live together in holy
love unto their life's end" This was
adopted, and DR.. Huntington immedi-
ately moved to reconsider. An active
debate followed, but DR.. EIale's amend
ment was approved of a second time.
Another debate took place on he burial
Of the dead service, and DR.. Huntington
asserted that the proposed changes OF
the service SAVIOR too much of Roman
Catholic rites. DR.. Taylor, of Spring
field, held that the proposed changes
would tend to couuteract the gigantjc
evil Of spiritualism. The motion to cob
cur with the bishops on this question
was lost.
The house Of bishops sent three mes
sages on the question of liturgical revis-
ion, and the subject of the congregation
sharing the holy communion with the
minister was again brought up. The
bishops recommended that the congrcga-
ton be given sufficient time to commune
cate. COncurred in.
The bishops also made changes in the
litany and the order of the Lords Sup
per, one of which changes was that the
word bishop" be substituted for the
word priest" Concurred in.