The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-14

sufficient. After Iurthcr deDdle lhe
House voted 10 release the committee
f.om further consideration.
uNcoNsEoRATED BUILDINGS.
4 resolution providing that in future,
the business meetings Of the House Of
Deputies shlll bc held in unconsecratod
buildings. was presented.
In support Of this Mr.. DcRosset, Of
Mississippi. contcnded that the use Of
the church for any such purpose
takes away from the house of worship
that reverence with which it should be
regarded. and that he. for one. would
not like his church used for such pur-
pose.
Mr. Packard moved ar amendment,
provided that the expense of engaging
hall be collected by assessing the
dioceses, and favoring the change pro-
posed.
After a lively discussion both the
amendment and resolution were voted
down.
After the appointing of committee Of
five, which is to confer with Il similar
committee from the House Of Bishops.
for the purpose of selecting the city in
which to hold the next general conVen-
ton, the House adjourned
HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
In the House Of Bishops most of the
session was devoted TO the canOns. A
change was made in canon 10 section I,
by striking out all after the words ''regu-
lar standing
Canon IA was so amended rs TO make
il mandatory upon the rector 10 receive
letters from communicates. Provision IS
also made that wherever the word com
murn'ant occurs the word baptized shall
be inserted.
Canon ! with reference 10 examina-
ton as 10 dcacons orders was adopted.
Canon >, referring to the examination
Of priests orders. WAS amended 10y jh-
scrting three instead Of five examinations.
Section WAS 50 amended as To per
nit a candidate for orders 10 read TO the
bishop alone. instead Of the bishop and
two or more presbyters.
CHANGES IN TBE LESSONS.
Then there were made a number OF
changes i'm the lessons, among others
bein. an interchange Of the lessons now
read on the second Sunday after Christ
mas and the first Sunday after Epiphany
The reading on the first Sunday after
Easter shall hereafter begin at verse 10,
Acts l. The evening lesson on the tOurth
Sunday after Easter shall hereafter be
the first chapter Of HabbaEuk. instead OF
the first chapter Of Nahum. On Asccn-
sion daV the morning lesson snail bc tue
sixteenth chapter of Lcyiticus. On -
Matthew's day the lesson shall be First
Kings. 10. instead OF First Kings, 10.
On All Saints day substitute the twenty
first chapter of Revelations for the nine
! tcenih chapter.
The eighth section was amended by
| the insertion Of the words doctrine OF
/ theology" instead Of systematic theol-
ogy." Sections and 10 were ADOPT
/ ed. and section il rccOmmitted.
DOMESTIC MISSIONS.
The committee on domestic MISSION
reported favorably tae resolution setting
| apart the western part of Colo rado as
! missionary district. and on MONDAY
next a Bishop will be elected.
CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The closing day of the session OF the
| American Church Sunday School lnstl-
tute az Christ church was well attended,
| many ladies' bong present. The inst ad'
! dress ON Religious EducatiOn-DOcS the
| Sunday School Meet the Want" was ably
presented by Rev. w. II. Johnson OF
| the Church Of the Redeemer New ork-
| A. the conclusion of his address The "hNe
years lesson course was taken up.
REV. r. n. SwOpe presented the question
and after he had stated his views the
subject was discussed by Rev. CampOn
AtchisOn. Bishops RuliSOn aud Reed,
Rev. A. J. Grey and Messrs. Z. K. Jen-
nings ard George c. Thomas.
The closing sermon To the teachers
was delivered by Bishop Dudley, of Ken
tuCky.