The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-20
CLOSING IT'S WORK.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION TO 40
JOURN THURSDAY.
Large Amount of Unfinished Business %"
the Gaiendar-Proceedin of Both
Houses of the Body Yesterday
Book Revision Further Discussed.

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-eycral other matters have been placed upon
IT, and not vet printed. beoail,". ~ ON"
member said. II was no uso printing any
more when il was evident the convention
would never get within gun-hot of them.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
~ soon n, the journal had been r'td and
approved this morning. the president Of ihc
House. Rev. DR.. DiN. announced the ap-
lointment Of the following committees:
Committee of 0fcOnfcicncc on messages iroln
the House Of Bishops oH liiurziral nrfi- .
sion-I;cy. DIR. Hart. of Connecticut; k's.
Mr.. TAYLOR Of Springfield. and Robert y
Lamhcrion Of Pennsylvania.
ON missionary work among colofcd pco-
ple-Rcy. Dr. Bcardslc,. of 'onncclicut;
Rev. pr Nibberi. Of Chicago. ana Judge
Wilder. of Minnesota.
ON the place for holding the next General
convention Rev. pr Mc\irkar. ot Penn
svl,ana: Rev. Dr. Batter~hall of Albany;
samuel Eliot. Ill. H.. of Massachusetts;
Joseph Packard. Jr.. of Maryland. and >.
Il. Doe. Of Milwaukee.
Rev. Mr.. Converse. of MASSACHUSETTS,
chairman Of standing commiiic "n
rIr sr,rr ofrmr cHCEoH.
nro.entod several reports. Nmon. the |
subjects dwclt upon within these reports
were the question of frequent clerical !
changes: The spiritual needs Of ihc army OF !
the niicd STATES, and the need Of cheap |
edition of tho pra,cr-5noh and llymual in
one volume.
With reference 10 clerical changes com
mittce reported they did mot think the c'il
~ great rs had been represented. and thct |
made no recommendations " 10 ih' ~pii- |
ifual need, of the army. the committee -dld
they found that there wcrn number ol
army posts without chaplain- and that ih'
number of chapiain- allowed ht 'ongr"->
was wholly insufficient. lh" committee
recommended the appointment oi "a commit
t.o of three. one clergyman and two lay
men. 10 memorable Congress io inrrca-"
tho number Of chapain~ in the army. lh"
report and the resolution wcr" pui nn tho
calendar.
/ The committee al~u recommended mat
the various Praycr-Book societies and book
publisher, hc permitted to publish q cheap
edition Of thr Praycr-liook and llymn1l n'
one volume. and resolution i0 That sHrcl
was adopted
UNFINISHED W ~iNE>~.
Ee,. pr. Beatty. chairman of tho stand
ine committee on unfinished business. pI'-
-cntcd n report. in which the commit i'r
said that much of the business ON the caleb
dar would have tu ho abandoned IN favor ni
fine most important. n tir convention was
fn adjourn next Thursday. fhe tWcut'-lr-
dnv. i'm accurlancc with custom. The CONF
mittec. therefore. recommended the pas
-ae,. of "A resolution that the House should
adjourn siste dir next Thursday aiier me
pastoral letter has been read. amd ihli
the closing services should nr lriu
M noon Of that day. Dr. Beatty .aid Their"
would undoubtedly he very itin House
ucNf week ~ the deputies wer. put to con-
siderable expense. aud hN remaining lhal
lcNpen-e would hc increased. Further
more. depuiio, who mielt remain after
nest Thursday would mot car' toa~~une iAr
responsibility that would defol'c on them
IL they were expected 20 DISPOSE "f aii UNI
furnished business.
The report and resolution were put on lhr
calendar.
THE DIo,E-EO Of NrBEA~kA.
Rev. Dr. Benedict chairman Of the stand
ine committee ON amendments to ille coil-
J -iitution. presented % report IN favor ~
GRANTING the memorial uf the diocese oi
. Nebraska 90 iiN il limitations and iuri-dic-
lion. aud to 81 Oft a part % l'c considered a'
- missionary territory. This brought ihr rr-
. clr-ia-tical LAWYERS 90 their feet. and the
House resolved to di-ru~- the question forth
: with. Thrcommitiro submitted a resolution
Granting the petition Of tine mrmoriallsi>
ponding the securing of -urh legislation ~
! NAV hc deemed necessary 300 ORDER 10 maxi
such action camoncnll, regular. which
a some LEGAL minds in the House URGED would
not hc now. 'hancriior " Nooiwrfih. "
a., Nebraska. spoke iu favor Of the resolution
, and showed that the enormous extent u
territory I'm the diocese made il physically
% impossible for the bishop +" cover tn'
o. ground.
, Rev. pr. llnckcl. chairman Of the stand
in. committee on uoW dince-'--. which iai
nrr,iot~ly reported that there was no pro
vision of canon luV under which thr pciil"l
could bc granted. said the question WAS tl
~ open One.
u AMER several other members bad -noAri
! Ne--r-. Na~h. Of New York. and judd o.
Chicago. opposed further r'~"fiin- ly IT,"
! tauc and cirrumloruiiOn. and dcclaf.
. That the resolution did NOT neef -~arilh 80
" pend upon ihc passage of constitutions
amen.lmeni.
, The vote was taken on ihe admission ,
~ Western Nebraska with unanimous voice D
.r rINiNG ,pJorENNENr
y. to Thur~da, nest WIS ih'n taken from ili
%. calendar and adopted
ic The lIou-r then resumed considerable
'f of
~ CHANGES ANp ADDITIONS Is ruE rEANEl
D" BOON
ld anpro,cd hs the House of Bishop, ana i
s.. commended by tllo committee Of thc Wi1
r- of tine House of Deputies - follows ii
question hcin- whether tu concur OF h'
"a concur ina tho-s change. namely;
l. l. PRAYER for person or l.rr-on- on o l"i
a~ j, That there D., inserted before the coile
e. far Ash "Wednesday q riihric providing ih'
H. instead of the rsaifc. shall he SUM of "a
o. ,n anthem frum the selections 90 l7ali
re- for holy days Immediately before the I'.'il'
M ,. Ruhric- Ar.. hctorc uhcrioil ~'n''"''
cr (. For first onertoN sentence "h',iis'
her tho word. Of our Lord Je-u@ mr.
! how H. said. it is more blessed I" give '''
Of lo receive" (\ct~ ~. b.
do = For additional ohertoN sentence l
lie far. .Thine. . Lord. j. the greatness
.Nelchizedek. King of salem. brought Tor
ioi brrad and wine. and he Was ihc pfice'
M the Mo,t Iigh God: and Ahram gave h
NJ tlthc, Of all" 0ien. Nit. ft2'.t
q. That il be- provided that proicef P
inc face for Ascension Day be used iihlil
Ihc sunday. .,.
io :. That in the PRAYER of conservation
nc stead of the wOr,i>. "ihHt nc hh"t ""'.'
ei them and they in Him there be- >ubstiiul'
he ..Ihai He may dwell in III and We ~ lin
= Rubri,. at end of communion "lli'''
or -. Question in hapii~mal Office.
~. fhank,.iviH. in h4pi ,in "i Aunt
c-. H. Euhrc ni end Of baptism "i adults.
in -. Brackctrd note after nr-t answer
i"u caiochi~m.
i3. Lesson in confirmation uihrr.
,N- u. That IN Tho order Of continuation a'
! IN the present question and answer IN
1 IT Boz inserted: ~Or ihi- followed j" I'D
questions.
MY The nr~i amendment went i'if"n-h am
lhi' unanimously. the second was l",i. Inc ~
the was lost. the seventh was carried ana
We eighth provoked a heated di>rus>ion'
Huntington. nf New lors. pron"uncing
pnpu>c.l nbrie ihorou-hi, p"rniri"u'
~ a irin sins in under the cloak "i iiiui-
r. Of revision matters which ~hui'l" mol come
the fore this IInu-,. H. said Il wa- prert
.ceI in line with the doctrine "i inc hutc
.use Rome. and wa- proposed hs those -e"l
10 introduce the dogma Of the Eucharist
he Dr. Gibson. of Central New York. tool
hi> size with him. and Thought 10 most d'
able thing that the llolt Communion -h'
M. h. restored t0 IL primitive condition ~