Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-14
NO REVISED VERSION.
King James Bible Good Enough in
the yes of a Committee of
THE EPISCOPALIAN CONVENTION.
4 New Plan Mapped Out for Central
College for Churchmen.
c0yGREGATIoNALISTS AND THE FAIR

BALTIMORE, Oct 13.-At the beginning
Of the business to-day of the House of Dep
uties of the Triennial General Convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, short
letter from President Harrison had very
general reading by members. It said:
haYe received and very gratefully appre-
ciate the expression of the House of Depu-
ties of the General Convention Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church of its sympathy
with this afflicted household from the seri-
Gus illness of Mrs. Harrison. 1t has been
very pleasant and helpful to me to notice
the prayerful interest OF all the people in
the recovery OF Mrs Harrison and their
sympathy with my family.
President Dix appointed committee on
the disposition of the Standard Book of
Common Prayers, including George C.
Thomas, of Pennsylvania Rev. DR.. Hunt
ingdon presented q voluminous report from
the Committee on Constitutional Amend
ment, which was made the order of the day
after the Hymnal shall have been dis
posed Of
King James Version Good Enough.
The memorial of the Diocese of Massa-
chussets praying the authorization OF the
use of the Revised Version of the Holy
Scriptures was unfavorably reported from
he committee to which it had been re-
ferred. The grounds given were the con-
troversy among the revisionists; the dis
tortion of tine new version; its cumbrous and
pedantic phrases which obscure the sense
and offend the ear and the lack of that air
OF authority which clusters about the King
James version. Rev. Dr. Abbot presented
his views as the minority member OF the
committee and claimed it was not the object
to make the use of the revised version
obligatory. The matter was made the order
of the day following the now existing special
orders.
At 11:30 o'clock the two Houses assem-
bled in joint convention to hear the trien-
nial report of the Church University. The
report was read by the Rev. DR.. E n.
Potter, President OF the Hobart College,
Geneva, n. Y. He outlined the scheme for
the establishment of a central Episcopal
college, which included scholarships and
fellowships paving $50 and 81 200 per year
respectively.
A Southern College Eulogized.
Bishop Doane, of Albany, introduced
Bishop Nelson, of Georgia. That young
prelate said the physical, mental and moral
nature was more finely developed in the
University of the South than in any school
of his knowledge, the faculty of which teach
without money and without price
Rev. DR.. Easter, Vice Chancellor of the
University, then defended sectarian educa-
tion, holding that views set forth by many
were the result of error
Silss McBee, one of the regents of the
University, said 'If we believe, why
should we not teach them to believe? We
do not teach them, but leave them to inf
delity because We fear they might become
narrow"
The House of Bishops here returned to
the Parish Eouse and the business of the
House of Deputies proceeded. The report
of the Committee on Canons was then
taken up. The Committee on Canons. to
whom was referred proposed amendment
to Title l., Canon 16, Section 8, respectfully
report the following:
One of the CaDons Amended.
Resolved, the House of Bishops concur
ring, That Title l. Canon l6 Section 8. be
amended so as to read as follows: First |
If during the recess of the General Conven-
tlon the church in any diocese should be
desirous of the conservation of "A bishop
elect, the standing committee of such dio-
cese shall, by their President or by some
person or persons specially appointed by
the said standing committee, communicate
the desire to the sts nding committees OF the
church in the different doceses, together
Will CODits Ol llie DeEeSStrN TESTIMONIALS as
required in Title l., Canon l6 Section :. Each
standing committee so notified shall forward
to the standing committee of the diocese
concerned a notice of its consent or refusal |
within three months from the date of said |
notification of desire for conservation of q |
DishOp-elect, and failure to certify refusal |
shall have the force OF consent. If the |
major number OF the standing committees |
shall consent to the proposed conservation, |
tile standing committee of. the diocese con-
cerned shall forward the evidence of such |
nff fha
sary testimonials as required in Title l., |
Canon l6 Section 9, to the Presiding Bishop |
who shall communicate the same without |
delay to all the bishops of this church in the |
United States, excepting those whose resig-
nations have been accepted. Each bishop so |
notified shall forward to the Presiding |
Bishop a notice OF his consent or refusal |
within three months from the date of said |
notification by the Presiding Bsnop and |
failure to certify refu-als shall have the
iorce OF consent. If a majority of the bishops
consent to the proposed conservation the |
Presiding Bishop, without delay, shall notify
the bishop elect of such consent: and On his |
acceptance the Presiding Bishop shall take
order tor the conservation OF said bishop-
elect by himself and at least two other
bishops, or by any three or more bishops to
whom he may communicate the testi- |
mOnlalS."
Proceedings of the House of Bishops.
In the House of Bishops the report of
the Committee on Constitution and Reso-
lutIons on the substitution OF a new article |
for article /, said new article being in ref |
erebce to the Nlcene Greed and the Old |
and New Testament, was made the order |
for next Tuesday at IL A. NJ. Another res
olution on the ratification of the standard |
prayer book, also another resolution on |
the ratification of the prayer book of 1889,
were referred.
The report of the Committee on Canons
in reference to a change in the form of let
ters admissory, in which they reported they
did not deem any change expedient, and |
asking to be discharged from further con-
sideration of the matter of Canon l., page
So, section z. striking out ali after the words
regular standing" was presented The COM
mittee was not disharged. A number of verbal
changes in canons were adopted, and mo-
tion prevailed that the House of Deputies
be informed that by majority vote the
House of Bishops had agreed to an inter-
change of lessons announced by the Bishop
of Albany, of the Committee on Lection
arv.