The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-04
REVISING THE LITURGY.
Action of the General Convention Of tn
Protestant Episcopal Church..

Action of the General Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The member of the
house of deputies of the General Conven-
tion of the Protestant Episcopal Church as
sembled this morning, in st. Georges
Church, to continue the work ~inaugurated
yesterday. The day opened with religious
services, Rev. DIR. Morrison reading the
morning prayer. A brief recess followed
before Rev. Dr.. Dix, robed in a flowing silk
gown, took the chair as the presiding off,
Ger and called the house to order. After
dispensing with the calling of the roll, two
messages from the house of bishops were
received. The first announced that the
house of bishops had organized yesterday
by the election of Rev. William Tutlock
secretary, and was now ready to proceed to
business. The second recited the fact that
the union of the Episcopal Church in Amer
lea was effected Oct. 2, 1859, n that the
centenary anniversary of that. union
should be marked by prayers of thanksgiv-
ing for the blessings thathad blessed them,
and of duplication for a continuance and
increase of Gods blessings and grace. 70
action upon these messages was necessary.
By direction of the president there was
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the standing committees. Having secured
. suspension of the rules, Mr.. Stark, of
Connecticut. presented a petition asking
that Oregon be admitted as a diocese. and
the petition was referred to the committee
on new dioceses. The deputies from Ore
gon were admitted to sittings In the house
pending a report on their petition. Rev.
Mr.. Davies. of Pennsylvania. presented a
committee on that subject appointed by
the last general convention, and asked
that itshouid be made the order of the day
this day week, at II o'clock.
Pending decision on this, a deputation
from the provincial synod of Canada was
received by the house. The deputation
was presented by Rev. DIR. Harwood, of
Connecticut, and consisted of the Right
Rev. DR.. Sullivan, Lord Bishop of Algoma;
Right Rev. DIR. Courtney, of Nova Scotia;
the Rev. Dean. of Huron; the reverend Arch
deacon Of Montreal, and Judge Mcdonald.
DIR. Dix welcomed the visitors on behalfo of
then. on invitation, addressed the house.
co~ngratulating the deputies on the advance
of the church in the United States, and
saying that the church in Canada was en-
were cheered by the example of the church
in this country. Right Rev. DR.. Courtney,
Bishop of Nova Scotia. next spoke, and in
turn conveyed greeting and cOng~ratulation
from the church in Canada to their broth
ers in this country. The Very Rev. Dean.
of Huron; Rev. Mr. Craig, the venerable
Archdeacon of Montreal: Rev. Mr.. Evans
and Judge Mcdonald also spoke in a similar
strain.
After the Canadian visitors had departed
the question OF making the report of the
committee on liturgical revision the order
of the day next Thursday was considered.
BY unanimous vote it was so ordered. Rev.
DR.. Swope notified the house that there
will be presented a minority report from
the committee ON ~Iiturgical revision.
Rev. DIR. HUNTINGTON then took the floor,
the order of the day. now being the consid-
GRAFTON of the additions and alterations in
the Book of Common Prayer adopted at the
last General Convention. A vote was taken
on the adoption of the first of the eighteen
resolutions approving of changes. 1t re-
fers TO the orGer of reading the Psalter
and the Holy Scriptures. The resolution
was adopted. The second resolution relat-
ing to q change in the order for daily morn
ing prayer was then placed on its passage
and adopted. Resolution No. 3, relating to
changes in the opening sentences in
the order for daily morning
prayer was adopted. Resolution No.
4. changing the rubric following the
venite in the order for daily morning prayer
was also adopted. The fifth resolution.
also relating to changes in the order for
daily morning prayer. was unanimously
adopted. The sixth and seventh resolu-
tions were also adopted. but the eighth was
lost. The lost resolution provided as a SUBJ
stitute for the rubric prefixed TO the litany
the following rubric: ITO DO used on Sun
days. wednesdays and fridays, and on en-
her days and rogatlon days: TO be used,
also, on any day in Lent, ut the discretion
of the minister; that the htany may be
omitted altogethero on Christmas day, Easter
day and Whit-Sunday."
After recess the work of voting on the
resolutions proposing changes in the Book
of Common Prayer was resumed. The
ninth, tenth and eleventh were adopted.
The twelfth was laid over, and the remain
ing six were carried. Just after the vote
on the fourteenth resolution was taken two
messages from the house of bishops were
received. The first announced that The
house of bishops had adopted, conditional
OF the concurrence of the house of depu-
ties. the entire eighteen resolutions, upon
whiehthe house of deputies had been vot-
ing all day, and was still voting. Action
on all the other resolutions having been
taken, the twelfth came up for
consideration. 1t pertains to the
reading OF tho Nicene creed, and the matter
provoked a great deal of discussion, which
was not concluded when the house adj
jOurned.
The house of deputies appointed com-
mittees to-day. the chairmen of which are:
committee on state of the church, Rev. j..
M Converse. of Massachusetts,; general
theological seminary. Rev. DIR. Littell, of
delaware; domestic and foreign missions,
Rev. ii. Cotton, of Pennsylvania; new do
ceses. Rev. DIR. Scotf.sof Florida; amend
menfs TO the constitution, Rev. DIR. Bene-
dlct. OF South Ohio; canons, Rev. DIR. Cor
doom, Of PeDnsylvania, rules of order. Rev.
DE- WoolWoTths Of Nebraska; xpenses