New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-23
EPISCOPALIANS TO MEET.
THE GENERAL CONVENTION WILL BE
HELD NEXT MONTH
ST GEORGES CHURCH THE PLACE SELECTED
SUBJECTS WHICH WILL COME UP


Much interest is felt by Episcopallans in the next
meeting Of the Episcopal General Convention, which
will be held in 81. Georges Church, IN this city, be-
ginning Wednesday, october ., and the sessions Of
which will probably continue for month The local
committees have been busy for some time perfeclng
the necessary arrangements for the entertainment and
comfort of this great body and nothing has been left
undone to make It success in every way. st.
Georges Church is chosen partly because of its
venient situation. and partly because the splendid
Memorial Building adjoining It will furnish Just the
accommodations needed for the committee work OF the
Convention, an important consideration in a meeting
of this kind. In accordance with recently adopted
rule, the clerical and lay deputies will have Their
expenses paid by the diocese from which they come.
a fact which will make the task of entertainment
much easier II is understood however. that Bishop
Potter will entertain all the bishops, numbering some
sixty and the diocese OF New-York will PROVIDE
daily luncheon for tho members OF the convention
The character of this luncheon it is said, Will initiate
In IFS simplicity that Of the Bishops az the recent
Lambeth Conference. 1t is hoped that this example
Of simplicity will encourage other smaller cities to
feel that they are able TO take Of future meetings
of the Convention.
The General Convention consists of two ordinate
houses, the House of Bishops whose sessions are
secret and the house Of clerical and lay depuues'
G .sistng of four clergymen and four laymen rom
every diocese in the United States. As there are now
IN the coming Convention will number 400 members,
the delegates from the missionary Jurisdictions VINO
have seats but no votes, not included AS heie'oioio'
the Convention will number among lis members
many men eminent in every walk OF nie hmohH
the best known bishops Bishops Williams OF Con-
nectcut the venerable presiding bishop OF the Churcn
who takes high rank as clear-headed theoiopian
Doane of Albany, who is almost as we'll KNOWN III
tb, city as in the capital McLaren, OF Chicago GRAZ
TON of Fond du Lac, formerly prominent as one Oh
the "Cowley Fathers; Littlejohn, Of Blookiyn'
Caeher of Louisiana formerly rector OF Zion OhurVh
in this city; whipple Of Minnesota, the apostle 10
the rcd man: Thompson, of Mississippi formerly
rector of Christ Church. in this city s'arhey, Va
Newark: Potter Of New-York; Leonad, OF ONO
wb,,,aker of Pennsylvania Clark, of Rhode lsiaho
SEYMOUR. OF Springfield. Ill. formerly Dean OF INC
General Theological Seminary in this city ana ooAo'
NJ Western New-York. Among the pes'-hnoMn
clerical deputies may be mentioned the heV' Ut,
II. yibbert OF Chicago; the Rev. Dr. ~ har"oou y,
vau,H Haven Conn the Rev DIS. I. >. Drowhe a"u
Csu,os p pahcr ~ Brooklyn; the Rev. DR.. Philips
proots ~ BOSTON: the Rev. Dr. Henry A Col' VI
90 psnrs School Concord, n. H.; the Rev. Drs.
Morgan Dix, f. A. Hoffman, W. r. Huntington anu
r = swope. of New-York the Rev. Dr. W. w.
Mcyickar. of philadelphia and the Rev. Dr. T. a. L.
Richards, OF Providence. -, ,, y.
Among the most prominent lay depuues lidS ~
,nsntioned Erastus Corning of Albany Henry Coppec'
ofIehich University; Benjamin Stark, OF oohuco'
Jasner W. Gilbert and Seth Low, OF BroohNn o. |
Bancroft Davis, of Baltimore; Dr. shat.uch a'Iu :,
ander H. Rice of Boston; j. NJ "ooI"or.n, ~,
Omaha. CorIandt Parker of Newark ooePhe"
p Nash Hamilton Fish, J. Plcfpoht no
Ia w p.vard cutting of NewYork; Columbus
n.Iono ~ Ohio and James s. Biddle and Lemuei
Coffin. of Philadelphia ,, ,a tho
The General Convention is trennial BODY, inc
last meeting having been held In chicago III ioo''
On that occasion the House Of Deputies organized ny
hi Oft v.
ord bo nerforned the aruous and delicate duties oi
that Office with such unfailing ability, courtesy ana
Immortality that his re- election this year woud sec
~ he foYegone conclusion. 1t Is possible, ho"o'o''
that he may feel that he can serve the Coh'c"''on
bettsr on the floor and in tho various committees
especially as many questions are to come up ior us
custom in which he is deeply Interested Inc aoie
and efficient secretary OF the Convention, the Kew
Charles L. Hutchins, of Medford Mass, will undouDt
edly be reelected, asd W. W. Astor Will siso ue 10
elected treasurer Of the Convention
First and foremost among the important subjects to
be discussed will be that OF prayer DOCK reVSo"'
The question of revising certain features OF the prayer
book and in various ways enriching the hturgical
services of the Church first seriously agitated by
the Rev. DR. W. r.. Huntington, now Of Grace Church
IN this CITY, but then Of Worcester, Mass tweNe OF
fifteen years ago. His ability in presenting the I'M
portance OF prayer book revision and his wlde
familiarity with the whole subject Of lurgies made
a
liturgcsl committee, appointed through his efforts
recommended six years ago large number OF changes
none Of which, however, affected any vital docuhe'
No measures Of this character can become law untu
they are favoraly considered by two consecutive Con-
yentions And so the changes which passed that
convention came up for final discussion at the Chicago
Convention three years ago number OF alterations
and amendments TO the prayer book were then adopted
and the whole subject OF further revision was entrusted
10 Hturgcal committee of fifteen TO report al this
Convention The report Of that committee is now
printed, and is interesting document large
number of alterations amendments and additions TO
the prayer book recommended, which, II adopted,
will make that venerable book much better suited
than II now is to the needs of the people The COM
mittee have also compiled book of offices for sundry
occasions not provided for In the prayer book IL
Is hoped and expected that the Convention Will authorize
the provisional of this book. in which case IL VIII
be bound with the hymnal The discussion over these
Iiturglcal questions will be full of interest and may
develop considerable bitterness. Unfortunately
legislative body like the General Convention IS ilsuted
10 the consideration Of such questions as lurgical
revision and the danger Is that much time viii be
FILTERED away in discussing the welldlgcsed work Of
The lIturgca committee, with the result that the
desired alterations and amendments will not be made.
In line with the revision OF the prayer book will
be the revision Of the present hymna of the Episcopal
Church. hymnal committee was appointed by the
last General Convention charged with the duty of
compiling a new collection OF hymns. The committee
has fulfilled its task, and the compilation has been
put in print. so that all may form judgment con
corning IT, II contains about $50 hymns, or over
100 moro than the presen; collection. The COM
pliers have tired hard TO make 1t as perfect ard com
prehensive possible. II one may Judge from the
controversy over the present and the proposed hymn
nal which has been raging in the Church organs during
the last year there Is great deal of interest felt In
this subject and the discussion of in the Convention
will doubtless be lively
But the question which is expected 70 arouse the
mo1 intense interest will be that of changing the
name OF the Church This question has been pressed
with great skill and pernacty for number of years
by the extreme wing Of the High Church party and
al the last General Convention the resolution to change
the name of the Church did not lack many votes OF
sing the house The question has been dis
cused with great deal Of heat during the last three
wears especially by those who are opposed TO this
al niin nd Int