Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-14
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

in Baltimore. Dr. DIX anNouHcei lho
appointment OH the part OF the House
of Revs. Huntington, Hart and Thomas
on the Joint committee circumference on
the distribution of copies OF the Book
of Standard Prayer.
Rev. DR.. Huntingtcn resented a re-
port from the committee on amend
ments to the Constitution on his own
resolution, looking TO the substitution
of the Apostolic and Nicene Creeds,
&c. in place OF the first article. The
consideration Of the report was post
ponoa.
The memorial from Massachusetts,
asking for an authorization Of the use
of the revised version of the Bible,
which had been reported adversely by
special committee was made special
order after existing special orders.
This action lays the matter over for sew
eral days probably.
The committee on new dioceses, re-
PCT. lvorlb'y or the division OF Flor
ID The report was adopted and the
IL. ision assentcd TO.
Rev. T. J. Cole, of Japan, offered a
resolution providing for the filing OF
the vacancies in standing committees III
missionary Jurisdictions where there is
no bishop, &c Referred.
Rev. d.: Baker, ofNcw jersey. offer
ed resolution looking to the better
observance Of the Sabbath. l'tacre'
TO the committee on the stat .. ,ne
church
At nalfpast eleven o'clock the two
houses met in joint session as the
Church Universitl Board of Regents.
The arrangc.l > Tor the observance
of Columbus Dag by the general con
vcntion Oh next Friday al st. PauFs
Church, have been mostly completed.
The afternoon session Of the House
was largely consumed by a discussion
of proposed canonical amendments.
Resolution No. G OF the committee on
canons made more clear the canon
providing for notice 10 the different
bishops am landing committees Of the
election OF new bishops. Some details
of this report were objected TO, and the
entire report was referred to the com
mittee for revision and additional re-
port.
Resolution No. II, which alsc refer
red to the election Of bishops and pre-
scribed proper methods of notifying
other dioccscs, was likewise referred,
Much time was consumed in discus
sing report No. 9. The first section,
providing that minister ofany denom-
ination seeking holy orders in the
church may he ordained deacon six
months after his reception as candl-
date was postponed, as the committee
has under consideration new canons OF
ordination, which, if considered, will
cover The matter.
The second section Of the same re-
port, reporting adversely upon the prop
osition 10 honorably discharge a minis
ter who has renowned the ministry for
charges not affecting his moral charac.
ter, instead of deposing him, excited
considerable discussion, but was finally
adopted.
The third section, providing that a
presbyter or deacon who shall have
abandoned the communion Of the
church. may be restored to the ministry
by making application TO any bishop OF
the church, the said bishop, with the
consent of the standing committee. be-
inc authorized to restore such appli-
cant. after six months, on his public
declaration of unfeigned attachment to
the doctrine discipline and worship OF
this church, was adopted.
The committee on the resolution con-
corning how to find places in the Pray
er-book, by printers notes, reported IN
eXpedient TO legislate, and asked to be
discharged. So ordered
On report No. 3, as to proposed re-
arrangement of the order Of service in
the Book of Common Prayer. the com
mittee report any action inexpedient,
and asked to be discharged. So or
dered.
On report No. 6, relating to the inser,
ton of certain words in the penitential
office, the committee offered rcsolu-
ton that the House now concur with
the House of Bishops and the resolu-
ton was adopted
The resolution that permission be
granted missionary Jurisdictions to use
the old Prayer-hook until the next
General Convention, was rejected, as
was also the resolution proposed that
the General Convention shall meet i'll
unconsecrated halls.
A resolution was adopted for the APP
pointment Of Il joint committee of five
from each house to select place for
the neeting Of the next General Con-
var,..on. and the chair appointed OH
tie part of the House, Messrs. Faude,
of Minnesota: Foutc, Of California ;
Stone, OF Colorado; Trask, of Albany,
and Davis, of Massachusetts. The COM
plexion of this committee is taken to
indicate that the meeting will take
place in the west.
The House of Bishops was occupied
in the receipt Of resolutions and re..'rts
of committees.
The committee on Constitution re-
ported adversely upon the resolution OF
Dr.. Huntington, Of New York, to in
troduce into the constitution the two
creeds and certain of the 80 articles,
and the report was sent back to the
committee for further consideration.
The report of the committee on the
Standard Prayer-book, agreeing to a
ratification of certain parts of the pray
er book of 1889 was agreed to.
The order of the day was the report
of the Committee on Canons, and a
number of trauspositions of words in
the present canon was agreed to. In
the canon for the examination of can
didates for priests orders the bishop is