Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-13


bishops was mainly occupied in consider
ing report of tie committee on Ganons.
An amendment was approved requiring
rectors to report the amount and DISPOSE
ton of the communion aims to the bishops
IL required to do so, A proposed canon on
Buffragan bishops was referred to com
nittee consisting Of the bishops of Con-
necticut, Albany, East Carolina and
Quincy. The house began the consdera-
ton of the canon on marriage and divorce,
but adjourned pendng the completion OF
their work on it,
"A resolution looking to reorganization
OF the missionary council SO as to secure a
larger lay representation was introduced
by the assistant bishop Of Minnesota and
referred.
PRAYER BooS CHANGES.
In the House of Deputies nearly the en-
tire day was devoted to the Prayer Book
changes. The following changes in the
Prayer Book were made without debate
and by practically unanimous votes, the
action Of the house being in concurrence
with the bishops and therefore finally
eifecting the change: In the office for the
baptism Of adults the form, "lrhese per-
sons or 'Ihe person is to be changed
to ''rhese thy servants In thcsame office
present Thanksgiving after the Lords
Prayer is replaced by the thanksgiving
from the office for the baptism Of infants,
the necessary verbal alterations in the
prayer being made The second rubrc at
the end of the office is made to speak of
the sacrament as being administered" in
stead OF being aperlormed," and the per-
mission is given in case of great necessity
for the abridgcment of the office Still
another change was made in the same
office by the addition OF the form to he
Used III case oil doubt concerning whether
the person Ind been previously baptized
THE CONFIRMATION OFFICE. u
In the confirmation office there is in
serted provision forthe reading us II lesson
of the selection from the Acts, chapter
VIII containing an account of the institus
ton Of the Apostolic rite Of laying Oh of
hands. The latter portion of the com
mandatory prayer in the office for the
visitation of the sick, beginning, ''And
seach us who survive, is omitted Iii the
communion Of the sick provision is in
serted for the shortening of the service in
times OF contagious sickness or when the
extreme weakness of the patient renders it
fXpedent.
THE BURIAL OFFICE.
In the Burial office the selection from
the 39th and Goth Psalms, instead of being
printed together as one, as heretofore are
to be separated and the rubrie changed so
that either one or both may be used The
so,called Lesser Lltany," or triple snppli-
cation for mercy, is inserted just before
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form Of conmittal at the burial of the
dead at sea is transferred from the forms
oil prayer to be used at sea and added, with
asuitabe heading, to the regular burial
office. The anthem in the Thanksgiving
Day service is to be conlormGd to the
Prayer Book version of the PSalter. There
is inserted for the fourth verse of the
anthem the seventh verse Of the 147th
Psalm, and the Gloria Patri is printed At
the end OF the anthem. Aslight change is
made in special thanksgiving in the same
service. The selection of psalms for holy
days, which Immediately precedes the
Psalter iii the old Prayer Book, is omitted,
and cauticles and the psalms are in every
case to be printed with the so-called musi.
cal colon, AS in the English Prayer Book.
BAPTIsMAL OFFICES,
The resolution providing for the substi.
tuition in the several baptsmal offices Of
the Apostles creed iii the interrogatory
form for the question, "DOst thou believe
all the articles Of the Christian faith as
contained in the Apostles creed ~ called
forth the only discussion Of the session
which had thus far trenChed to any extent
upon doctrine. The form of the creed
corresponds to the dictatory form in the
daily offices.
THE HOUSE REFLECTS THE CHANGE.
Some further debate took place as tc
whether the Greek words, SOMA body
or ''sarX," flesh are the proper ones, AM
rs to their Theological significance, but thu
by decisive vote. ONLY seven clericu
and four lay deputies favored it.
THEoLoGIANs HAVE DISCUSSION
The theologians had long discussion
over the proposed restoration OF the 6itl
Isalm 20 me table Tor proper psalms TO-
Good Friday morning That psalm hac
been void in this country until 1889, whcr
the use mere was made TO conform TO TIN
English service, the B9th Psalm being sub
sutlteu.
me pendihE proposition was TO so bacb
70 Ihe otth, uelhltely.
~. uiseussioil was prolonged WIN NOR
voteJ Nv IaI ,,a,e T., co ,n,,s' -, 49, ~,
,lphnte n iive n,;nntoS Mr., i've ~; ~
yota was TALON tho rosSi,,i;, ,,,a IS,ataJ
iThn hfshons II will 10 ror,an, ta1,,i
,aonted this ct,nSa o,, -, t,,,i' ~, ~,
nfterwards rennneiSer.d ;boir ac,; -, ~,
asked for thn ret,,rn az tho rosaI,,i;nn u
il Thought unlilrelv that thnv ,viil .,,,i,
ndont the resolution and ny no 49, 80, :,
timn the eoth ran,si,s -, ,r,,,la ,.'.ai.
fnr i;nnd Er;da,,in a, s;ie PfTrpei sa ~
nronosad channo. ,sora rd;ootaI i" ,,, ~ Va
debate. The bishops also ySted neaatiyei,
on ithem day or two ago. These wer
the resolutions providing a special introit
collect epistle and gospel for use il til
holy communion is celebrated at the tim
oil marriage, and for a new PRAYER $40
patience under suffering,n which it wa
proposed to add to the visitation office
Still another, which was rejected by tn
deputies, was the proposal to add thrc
additional prayers to the burial office
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