Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-26
Religious Bodies.

The onIy business of Importance transact
ed at the Episcopal Council at Frederick
burg On Saturday was the presentation OF
the following amendment 10 canon IS by
Rev. Pike Powers Auy member of the
church being COMMUNICATE thereof COZ
Quoting himeelf In menDer unworthy OF q
Christian ought to be admonished or ez-
oelled from the Lords table by the minister
Of the parish or church according TO the ru'
hric. Gaming, attendance at horse racing
thestrica! emusements, witnessing immocest
ard licentious exhibitions or shows, attend
Ing public hells, hab!tual neglect OF public
worship. neglect of the holy communion
or the deuial of the doctrine Of the gospe! &c
generally set forth In the authorized stand
ard Of the church. are practices that all
CHRISTMAS should abstain from. ibis emu
meratiou, however, shall not include Gil tue
subjects of discipline or sdmop!tion 10 the
church. 10 cases where 1t may be deemed
inexpedient by the minister, or may De re-
ouested by the accused, tbs church watdens,
or either Of them may be summoned to e.
sist the minister in asCerteiDiDg the facts OF
the cases provided, that if such warden CT
Wsfdens shall foil OR REFUSE to act within
ten days the minlater sbsll proceed 10 act
under the rubrics OF the church. The amend
ment was fsvorad By Rev. h. b. Lee and
Rev, James Grammar, while Judge w. +.
Barton, Attorney General Scott and Rev.
Joshua Peterkin opposed 1t. After consid-
erable discussion 1t vas carried. Judge
Barton thea moved that 8 committee be APP
pointed who shall either amend or re
peal the canon and report at the next
council. This was adopted. Attwc O'Clock
| The council adjourned sine die.
At Saturdsy'e session OF the Southern
! Msi aoiist Conference In st. Louis COM
| municatioD from the National Reform AS
| ISOLATION was received, calling attention to
The question Of divorce, end aoklng some &C
| ion such as would aid IN the elevation OF
| of pubic opinion on the subject. Rev. sam
mel Rodgers, Of Baltimore, presented re-
sponse in the form of q resolution. the
whereasts Of which contained the ipforms'
zion that in the past twenty years 326. 7l6 d.
yorces have been granted in the country. In
that period the divorces had increased l07
ner cent There ere ffty-six se!s OF laws in
! the States and territories, nc two being alike.
Thirty causes for divorce are recognized In
these laws. The resolution was that the
Methods. Episcopal Church, South, recog.
n;z d but one 1.-THE spiritually clause Of d.
vo5ce, end 1t will rejoice in the day when
the laws of all the States accord with the
law of the church in this respect.
In the Presbyterian General Assembly
South, at AsheVille, On Saturday. the paper
iauchipg the proposed Peace Congress was
taken up. The minority report Of the com
mit;ee, which approves the Cburch's action
On the paper, Instead of the majority report
not favoriDg such action, was adopted. The
special committee On the eyangeiization Of
The color ed race recommended the organza-
| ton of oolored Sunday schools and the az
pointment of fia!d missionary who shell
| labor for their evangeIiZaiion. DR.. Stilman,
eune,iptendent of the Tuscaloosa COloTed
Seminary, wss sure that the evangeliZation
CT the coicred people would settle the race
urcbien When they were induced to give
81 their superstitions eDd embrace true re
iigicn there would no longer be race prob
lem. The assembly adopted a clause i'll the
| Sabbath committees report declaring Sur
dsv newspapers immense influences for evil,
and recommending church members rot to
| counlenace In any manrer the issuing o!
Sunday papers. G. b. Fleming, chairman
of the Committee on EVangelization OF the
Colored Race, said northern preachers mad
been tried among the negroes and they fail
ed to DO the good hoped for. The report OF
the Standing Committee on Revised Drec-
tory of Worship recommends-first, that the
question of revision be postponed indefinite
Is; second, the striking out of Chapter X oil
The Revised Directory OF Worship. Tie re
port was adopted. The assembly then ad-
iourned to meet on the 3rd Thursday In
Ray next In Birmingham, Ala.
In the Northern Presbyterian General As
| sombly in Sayatoga, n. Y, on Saturday az
ternoon the appointment of the revision
committee the report of the committee iD
favor of a consensus creed was adopted
The revision committee is TO report to the
Assembly of 1891 such alterations end
amendments TO the Confession of Faith as
in their judgement may be deemed desira-
ble"
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