Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-11
THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.

bdllftuofc, Tie couilIliltee oi cie1eiOH"
asked that Rev. J. W. Cain, OF Calves
ton, Tex, the only colored deputy, be
seated in place of Rev J. NJ. Beckwith,
of Texas, who is unable to be present,
which was done.
Ex-senator Il. f. Withcrs, of Fir-
ginia, offered au amendment to Canon
/ 6. and asked its reference to the COM
mittcc on canons, and it was so order
ed. The amendment authorizes the
Diocese of West Virginia to enter into
federated councils with the Diocese of
Virginia Under the canon, West Vir-
ginia has been debarred since her ele-
walton into a separate diocese.
DR.. Dix announced that u message
I (No. y had been received from the
House of Bishops relative to the report
of the committee on Hymnal, that it be
recommitted for revision and sugges-
tons. The committee will report on
Friday next.
Rev. George S. Beunitt. of Newark,
presented report on deaconesses, 10
the effect that, where any deaconess
may resign from any cause not affecting
character, she shall be eligible for re-
instatement, and also slightly changing
the phraseology of the laws concerning
deacono sses. The report was referred
to the committee on cauons.
The report of the committee on
amendments to the constitution was
recommitted.
The house then resumed the con-
sderation Of the proposed changes in
the prayer-book. Resolution % pro-
vides that, in the ministration of bap-
tism, to such as are Of fiper years, for
the words "these persons or 1.-THE per-
sons, (" wherever they occur in the pray.
ers, and for the words "thcse persons"
where they occur the second time in
the third of the rubrics at the end OF
the service, there be substituted the
words these thy servants The res
olution was adopted unanimously with
out discussion.
Resolution p adopted by the House
OF Bishops) was rejected by the House
of Deputies. The resolution provided
that in the ceremony of baptism, in
stead of the words now used, '.Dost
thou believe in the articles of the
Christian faith as contained in the
Apostolic Greed 2" the minister should
rccite The creed to the person or per
sous Offering for baptism, who should
rcspond. 'All this | steadfastly be-
lievc"
Resolution % was adopted by a prac-
tically unanimous vote and without dis.
cussion, Is also resolutions 26, q and
IS, the three first noticing changes in
the W ording simply of the ceremony OF
baptism, and the latter in the FORM d
order Of confirmation.
The 18th resolution, relating TO mar
rage, caused some discussion. 1t pro-
posed to insert in the form of solemn
zation of matrimony that ''it is an
honorable estate, instituted of God in
the time of mans innocency, signilying
unto us the mystical union that is be-
twixt Christ and his church, which
holy estate Christ adorned and bealti-
fed with his presence and the first
miracle he wroughtin Cana ofGalilee.
The resolution was adopted.
Resolution so, which the House o.
Bishops had rejected, was lost in the
House Of. Deputies. The resolution
provided Il special communion service
where any at all was celebrated, at the
time of a marriage ceremony, and was
an addition to the service.
Resolution 81, also rejected by the
House Of Bishops, was lost. 1t provid
ed special prayer for patience under
suffering in the "Order for the Vista
ton of the Sick
Resolutions 80 and SO, providing FOL
change in the wording of the com
mandatory prayer for the sick, and ii
the communion for the sick and il
times of contagious sickness or disease
or extreme weakness, were adopted.
Resolution 81 provided that, in The
"Ordcr for the Burial of the Dead,
there he inserted; "Jesus called then
unto him and said, Suffer little child
rem to come unto me, and forbid then
not, for of such is the kingdom of Cod
and also Revelation. vii. 1911. Rev
DR.. Robert, of Missouri, objected to thu
first insertion, because" said he, Il dc
not wish to invite the Lord to take my
little children from me before he is ready
to call them" The resolution wa;
lost.
Resolutions 35 and &c were adopted
They provide for additional psalms, &c.
for the burial service simply, and il
changes of phraseology.
Resolution No. 81, which introduced
three new prayers into the burial ser
vices were rejected.
/ Resolution No IS, which provided ar
addition to the order of the burial o.
the dead at sea, was adopted.
Resolution No. 80, providing that ii
the form of prayer and thanksgiving
the anthem be conformed to the prayer
book version of the Psalter that there
be substituted for the fourth verse o.
the anthem the seventh verse of Psalm
cxlvii., and that the Gloria Patri be
printed at the end of the anthem, was
adopted.
Resolution No. 40, changing the spe-
cial prayer III the form of prayer and
thanksgiving, was adopted, as was also
Resolution Al, providing that "selec
tons of Psalms for Holy Days." which
Immediately precedes the Psalter, be
omitted.
Resolution No. II, which provides
SIN the order for Good Friday evening
use Psam Xiv. instead of Psalm Xix,
was rather innocent-looking, but ex
cited the warmest and most protracted
debate of the day. These two psalms
have an interesting and ancient history
and have long been bone ofdissentior