New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-07
PRAYER-BOOK REVISION.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK OF TIE EPISCOPAL
CONVENTION.
RECEIVING DELEGATION FROM TIE CHURCH
IN CANADA-A RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY
FOR THE PRECEDENT.
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Baltimore oct 6.-This was the first working day
Of the Episcopal General Convention, ana II was
characterized By quictness and harmony. The noIe-
worthy features OF the session were the annouhccU"l
of the standing committees and the reference = hem
Of large number Of quest ons, the formal reception
of a DELEGATION from the English churches In Canada
and the adoption Of number OF amendments to the
praycr.book passed ut the last General Convention
and TO the diOceses during the last Three
years. such Of these amendments rs are adopted
by both houses Of this convention become incorporated
in the prayerbook and will appear In the forthcoming
edition OF the standard book Dr. Huntington, OF
New York. introduced resolution which, If finally
adopted will signify much TO the Church. Briefly,
1t called for the incorporation into the constitution
OF the Church, OF the Lambeth declaration that a
belief in the Scriptures. the two creeds, the Two
sacraments and the historic Epscopate, Is all that
need DC required OF those who would enter the Church
and the resolution further declared that any congre
cation having duly ordained minister, and accepting
the substance OF this declaration may be received into
the Church, using such hturHcal ser
vice may be approved BY the Bishop
The principal speakers today were the Rev.
DrS. Huntington and Hoffman, Of NewIork; Hart
and Iarwood, OF Connecticut Bentley, of Kansas ,
McVickar, OF Pennsylvania the Rev. William Rich
mond, OF Orange, n. j., man In the conven
ton; Hill Burgwin, lay deputy from Pittsburs
who Is generally listened to with interest and at
Biddle, OF Pennsylvania. Emanuel Church, In which
the sessions of the lower house held, Is found to
be fairly well adapted for the purpose. though there
ore the usual complaints about the dinicuIty OF near
ing. The sessions of the House of Bishops, In the
parish building adjoining the church, are secret but
the result OF their proceedings Is made known to
the lower house In the form of messages. bourt-
full luncheon is provided for the deputies In the base
ment of the church. The local committee OF ar
rangements has been unremtting in It's labors to
provide for the comfort of the members. The Epis
copalians OF Baltimore delighted to have the
General Convention in their city, and they manifest
theip friendly interest In ii not only by attending
the sessions in large numbers, but by showing every
possible attention to the members, and the bishops
and deputies likely to carry away many pleasant
memories Of their sojourn in Baltimore.
Morning prayer said at o'clock by Bishop
Burgess OF Quincy ILL.,, ut the opening of The session.
The secretary announced the various standing com
mictees. The task Of making up these committees Is
always OF great difficulty and delcacy since tey
do so much to shape the legislation OF the Church'
But 1t is generally conceded thai President DlA mas
been happy in his selection. The following are
the charmen OF the respective committees: STATE Oh
the Church. the Rev. Dr. Converse OF MaSSaohu-
sets: General Theological Seminary the Rev. DIR.
Little, OF Delaware: Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society, the Rev. Mr.. Leringwe. OF Maine Ne"
Dioceses Dr. Richards. Of Rhode Island; ConSecrauoh
Of Bishops Dr. Hoffman. of York; Constitutional
Dr. Davenport, of Tennessee; Expenses. Lemuel
Coffin OF Pennsylvania; Unfinished Business, Dr.
Beatty OF Kansas EleciiOne Dr. Locke. of chicago
Prayer-Book, DR.. Hart, Of Connecticut Christian
Education Dr. Colt of ew-IIampshire; Memorials
of Deceased Members DR.. schuyler OF Newark y. j.
Rules of Order, Mr.. WOODWORK OF Nebraska
A number of memorials and resolutions were pre-
sented which were referred, without debate, to the
appropriate standing committees. At IL O'CLOCK the
house took up the order of the day, which was the
vuv,sion Of the prayerbook Official copies OF the MY
E9o resolutions, embodyng changes In the prayer
hopk concurrenty adopted by the two houses OF the
General Convention three years ago. were ois'ripu'u
In the house. These proposed alterations nave Deeh
made known to the various dioccses during the as'
three years. and in accordance with the cahohs lheS
now come before this General Convention Tor maj
adoption or rejection. However, just as the house
was getting ready consider the first resolution uic
president Informed the house that the deputauon OF
bishops from the Church of England In Canada was
ready to be presented to the convention ana puSes'
was suspended in order to receive them Bishop VIII
Jams and several other Americans bishhoIs escorted
the distinguished visitors 10 the platform and miro
spcod them TO President Dix. the house standing.
Bishop Llewe.lyn JONES' of Newfoundland, first al
dressed the convention, giving a graphic sketch oi
the recent great fire in It. Johns, winch desUNc'
two-thrds of that city, including It's fine caileur"''
He also thanked the people Of the United States LOT
In. help they so promptly gave the sufferers from
The fire. Dr. Kingdom. Bishop OF Fredcrchton' Dr
Hamilton Bishop OF Niagara Canon Mills, Of Mon
treal and Dr. Davidson lay secretary Of the cana
dian Provincial synod made graceful ana cofuai
addresses conveying the greetings OF the o"h'"'i
Church. s
NJ huntington of New York, presented the report OF
IN. Jojnt Committee on the standard Prayer BOOB
This report IS careful, accurate and scholarly histo!
of all the standard prayer books OF the 'haIch' ana
also makes recommendations In regard 10 inc ne"
standard book 1t is almost entirely TIE Wofh oi rro
fe sor Hart. Of Trinity Colege.
message was received at this point from the HOUSE
NJ Rshops announcing that it had adopted the hlsl
twcnty-one proposed resolutions on praser-book re
xlsion excepting Nos. 4. and IL.
This simpltied matters, and the house at once pro
ccoded TO vote Oh concurrence win the acuon
OF the bishops b., the tedious method OF Gaining 'nc
,ou Rcsolution No. l. inserting the word proper"
bto,o the word lessons in certain tables OF lessons
vas unanimously adopted without any debate hcso-
hnion No. =, providing that bracketed speeai peu
lion be inserted In the prayer FOR all Conditions oil
NM and the General Thanksgiving in the evening
service was similarly adopted. There was htue
onpo,ltlon to It, Resolution No. 3, restoring certain
60 scle found IN the English Prayer Book, beginning
So, od save the state, which were dropped from the
American book, adopted b. a substantial naJonV'
Considerable discussion over Resolution NO. A.
Inserting ia petitions to be delivered from hIe anu
hoe,d. and "caithquake,7 the question being raised
whether the failure Of the House OF Bishops TO ADOPT
n implied a rejection of 1t, and for time the house
cot tangled up In points OF order, mo'ions' counter
motions ard amendments. The real point al issue
was the autonomy Of the lower house, an OLD question
,,.t has come up in making forms In different CON
yentons II the lower house postponed action ON this
amendment simply because the upper house failed TO
az, II seemed TO many though 1t had turned
,,sef into an annex OF the upper house Finally DR..
u,t,s motion to adopt the amendment, the House Of
bishops concurinS, WAS Iost. - a., ,..,a ~. .,o
Nj,
-o,, :. IJere endeth the Litany" was adopted Reso-
s,,;on No o. inserting prayer for unity IN the
snccial prayers, adopted, 50 also were kcsOIi-
Ton No = inserting prayer for missions among me
',o prayers and Resolution NO s. Inserting two
rnvers Tor fru ful seasons In the same place ktso
R,i1n No g. inserting special prayer Tor a per
s, nr n,rsons on journey, was lost when hnaly SET
s1es tate as the House Of Bishops did not adopt IT,
Hnsn;ntion no 10, inserting "A prayer 10: chlld