New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-26
GENERAL CONVENTION OVER
Az ADJoI rNMENT SINE DIE TAKEN Al
BALTIMORE.
THE WORK DONE BY THE EPISCOPAL ri HOPS
AND Drpr-rIEs-THE QUESTION OF COPY
FIGHTING THE PRAYER BOOK
Mr.. GRAvF.S'S CA-F.
tnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEInuSr.1

DIGHTING THE PRAYER BOOK
Mr.. GRAvES'S CA-E.
rnv TELEGRAPH TO THE TEInUSr.1
Baltimore oct. 25-Thc Episcopal General Con
von,lon adicIrncl sine die this evening ai''r
os,on ,,nicb was unusually fruitful In Important
,c,l..ior The deliberations. aS a RUE "e''
h.roct.rizcd by courtesy, fairness and god temper
and ihmch party Ines were sometimes nra"h' 'r'0
reyo few exhibitions OF extreme Faru'ah'mP' -,
amendments To the prayer book WHICH were d" r
am,,.~1 comparatively little dc0tc, as they haa
he,o f,Ily discussed three years ago. lhcc wa, II"
.xr.cdlucIy earnest debate cn the question u '1'
,, .,itv which ended IL the ado p'ion OF tl' -
oud flo,ro Lanbeth declaration a. to TIE pH'iS ~
Christian unity from the Anglican point VI WV,
Tho missionary operations OF the 'h"''" 'o
n,u attention. and the work in Mexico Iohs " o"''
ing ou,stion was formally recognized Vh ''c VIZ
,rc t,c NJ tllc convention WA conservatives nu' 10
deliberations indebted that me '""''" = ~
the Importance f practical WORK. IT.,
WHOM t,o session opened this morning 'H o"'"
orrn,nc.d the following rs the commission vi '""
stitutlonaI amendments OIL the part o Tic i''
Drs Hoffman, Of New York. store ~ Ic''s' 'a'
XcIsr, " Virginia Richard, a Rhodc l'''"" ""
n. Hall william J. seabury' nan i'' ''''', ,,'n,
,cs.rs lanes c. smith. OF Western New 0FA' L'FV
-, yInno.ota. bradford. Of Delaware; s"aSho
- anita. pcvideon q. Georgia charles t. SHu'oc''
,c lanes :, Vcall Or. Biiss. II vermont va"
= rcport on the Church university t'"' VI
nr vcKir 81 MaryIand. offered rsol"iioh' r.
oucstIp. tho president Of the lIo'-c 10 'o"N'S
thc President Il the United states inc ',.'
sympathy q the House in the sorro" ""u ,,r
mcnt that hnvc come to hh' - Wv"
adopted by a rising vote ,,
~, 1cv Jo...h H. Johnson. OF bet or. h'N x
soc,ned the missionary lishopric 81 Northern NIL
,,on tho House of Bishops elected u" NV 80
william Reed Thomas. Il Highland i"H' 49,
10 iii the place. The House Vent mo ','
session and confirmed the election OF pf' ih""'''
Resolutions Of thanks were unhh'mousN
to ,he church people and cit,zrns Of Baltimore /"
,so,- ho.nIt,utv o. the people Of Emanuel church
>, tho tuild OF It. Cecilia for music. to Tie pes
or IFS careful reports and to the postmaster LOT -
,xbNsmne branch p'Stp1ic" IN th' '"uF'"'
unubc. OF conference committees "cr" Hpp''h''"
In reference 20 matters on which the "" H'N'
had failed 70 agree Onr OF thcse que u'h' 'h''
q, imposing royalty tae prayer boE' has g. nv
nm frequently In the Inst three days. Inc II Nv
~ psbons had agreed 10 n royalty. but ever n
tcmpt 10 have the House Of Dcpr,c7 concur III 'nS
ar;i.n failed. end better success h'''"u WV
efforts OF n conference committee. Iho Hn SUI"
WIS finally settled ut Ills session. the lo'Se '''"
Ing toappoint another conference committee II ''
subject. some day, neo foth houses N'''u "o' "
copyright the page BOOK 1890.
The commission on Christian unity reported prog
ss and o.toa 10 Dee i.lnuri The PtSbyt'r"h
church has appointed a committee 10 confer WIN
che commission. 4 new AID stringent poio 81
conou IN marriage and divorce wa referred u "'e
nc,t General Convention after a bri" d's'"Ssi"n'
After rcocs, the two AoH-c- sat ~ 'I -
poa,d ., Missions Bishop Thompson ciduci'd tA'
hr,ef religious opening services, after VINO" h''"'p
poanc took the clair. On molon oi Dr. H'"'"'
N.rviond II ,ras voted to recognize % lazy IN '"o
work Of the church among cO"sci people H''""'
Cove NJ Western New orb, 'po"e t. some te'V!
he offered calling attention u Tue C""rc' SUM
IN Greece lie hopd that tie "aOIhs l'c'''' ~
church people In these sct"l' ""Wr De r,'t w., &
REV Mr.. Liglincr, Of Delaware, 80, o.".' III, -,
i'',t',r and tlcy we're adopted. H,h'p TuDt, "i
Wyomine u-s,d the needs Of ne t"Dis" ,,V1h'. u'
fund commission. Governor bAd%lI' u 'l'''7',
offered a scres % r"solui u 'aIins al''n'.,,'. ,
the hopeful odtlook Of he mI.ion nr,d a., .' n,.,
by the election q .cVcn missionary bl-"P'' '''P
whpplc seconded he r .gI. ~, n; ""'" "'' 81"
The board then "Gjgnr s sh,n r,u,a IT, sessions
TN, c.rtIon by t.. House OF HistoIo 81 tn" kcv.
fNdck r. Graycs, -, , ~',,''c n,. Smma'leaicd
a. The Ilpusc the Rev. Mr.. lloyi. having dc,nl'u.
on motion OF Dr. Andsoy. Of Na'eaS h'."'' ~ , "'s
% amend the constitution by substituting u, "o'u'
This win come up for hnnl action IN Ia, neat rn'hi
Convention. The Housc th"m went mo eA,'t'
SWitnna'v U',lop N CMua. \ number ~ ballots
yrr,. taken but owing to the absence ~ 30 many
IN ,hc i,y VIC I'M, wac ne sole cluse Of hi de
feat. a. there were 10 charge Of any k,n a-''n.'
fortunate Incident Of the convent ol. - IL app ~ ~
no dc.c~vc and which he did nothing T. invnr. -
thc u.c ~ hs name In connection wth tlc DHh"pli'
Ma. without MS knowledge or CpI-eut. II Is tioht
f-at The III hDps Will c,ec Mr.. Grave a-ilu ana l'
name viii then 20 icir the diocese Standing com
mltec for confirmation.
During the morning session vote 81 THINKS |"
Dr DIX for the allie and impartial way In Which Ar
las presided over the House was moved ~ IT.
Newton OF Virginia, and unanimously adopted by
rising vote In a short speech Dr. Dix made a gracc
fu and feeling acknowledgement ~ the compliment
which WAS evidently no empty one.
Tho closing evening service vns a hiung close 70
a cunvcn ion that has been 80 notable In many ways
Long hofor" o'clock the church va, completely
filed with a representative congregation ~ devoted
church people As ~" bishops In their robe, moved
! M the aisle everybody sang, Ia" 'hurcAh one
! Foundation with VIII. Bishop Doanr red ih"
! seryce using for the first time The revised prayor
book DR. Hart OF Connecticut read The lcf'on. Bishop
/ Thompson Of Mississippi read the pastoral letter ~
the bishops. II clear and straighiforward In
character II called attention 10 ia" bishops dee lara
/ ton for unity, emphasized the need ~ high miniS-
icral standard and dwclt the fact that thu Clrch
! must above all else. preach the Gospd. short
pa,Oratl~ wrr. dopOrcd and the laws Of some states
| Concerning marriage were crud,mnod Parents Wcrc
work and the missionary growth 81 the Church was
referred 10. The hitter CLOSED BY declaring that the
/ Church today must be Ia especial sympathy with the
| t6ng and suffering masses. After The singing OF
/ "Coronsion.7 Bishop Williams ~ Connecticut. pro
nounced the bencdicllon and the General Convention
/ Of 1899 wcnt into history.
/ II IL tp,c first dufy Ofcycry Hcvu III len n