St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-09
OPENED BY GILBERT.
The Assistant Bishop of Minnc-
sofa Starts the Episcopal Con-
ventiOn on Its Session.
Most of the Time Taken Up Con
sidering the Revision of the
Prayer Book.

BALTIMORE, Oct. s.-The fourth ses-
sion of the triennial Protestant Episco-
pal convention was opened today by
Bishop Gilbert. of Minnesota. Resolu-
tons from the various committees were
then handed to the president. DR.. AL
len, chairman of the committee on new
business and new dioceses, reported
that the committee reported favorably
the resolution for the erection of new
diocese in West Virginia. 1t was unan-
imously passed. A volumInous report
of the board of trustees of tue. general
theological seminary was referred to the
proper committee.
DR.. Hart, chairman of the committee
on the standard prayer book. favorably
reported the resolution offered some
days ago for uniform system of point
ing the canticle, Gloria Patrie and the
whole book of Psalms was adopted with
the additions that five suitable persons
be appointed to conduct the work; that
they report at the next general conven-
ton. and that no expense be attached to
the work. In regard to the resolution
offered Thursday by the delegation
from California, asking that no further
change be made III the prayer book, DR..
Hart asked that his committee be dis
charged from further consideration of
the memorial.
Rev. j. Carey. Albany, said that there
was i'll the house Clergyman of the
Church of England. The house con-
Senting. he moved that the said clergy
man be invited to seat Oh the plat
FORM Adopted. Rev. A. Beattie, ID.
d., Wellington, Kan, secretary of the
committee on unfinished work at the
general convention of 1889, furnished
the house with report of the commit
tee. The question on revision of the
prayer book was made the order of the
day.
Resolution XIV, that the Gloria Patre
be printed at the end of the anthems APP
pointed to be used OH Easter day. in
stead of the Venite, was adopted:
place of the rubric after the gospel for
the Sunday next before Advent there
be substituted: IF there be more than
twenty-five Sundays after Trinity, the
service of some of those Sundays that
were omitted after Epiphany shall be
taken into supply as many as are here
wanting. And if there be fewer than
twenty-five Sundays the OverpluS' shall
be omitted" This was carried.
Resolution XVIlI.-Resolved. That
in the order of the administration of the
LOi VI D ouppCt III pidCG vi tIlc IuuIlC, ilii-
nedlately before the decalogue adOpted
i'll 1856, the following be inserted: THE
decalOgue may be omitted, provided it
is said once i'll each Sunday. But that
whenever 1t is omitted the minister
shall say the summary of the law, be-
ginning, Hear what our Lord Jesus
Christ SAITH" Carried.
Resolution XIX. Resolved, That in
the order for the administration of the
Lords supper, after the summary of the
law, the following be inserted: Here.
if the decalogue hath been omitted, shall
be said: Lord have mercy on us;
Christ have mercy on us: LORD have
mercy on u.s." Adopted.
AS regards Resolution Xxx, the Rev.
John S. Hodges, of Baltimore. said he
thought the sentence for revision out of
place. The resolution being that in
order for the administration of the
Lords supper, Immediately before the
words LET you light so shine," in the
offertory sentence. there should be in
serted for the first offertory sentence:
"Remember the words Of Jesus, how he
SAID: 1T is more blessed to give than
to receive :" Carried.
Resolution NNI.-ReSolved, That in
the order for the administration for the
Lords supper, in the prayer of consecra-
ton, instead of the words He may
dwell in them. and they in him." there
be substituted, He may dwell in US,
and we in him." Adopted.
Resolution XXIlI-ReSolved, That the
second rubric after the prayer of con-
secration, in the order for the admin
stration of the Lords supper be
amended to read as follows:
Then shall the priest first
receive the holy communion in
both kinds himself, and proceed to de-
liver tn the eo same to the bishops priests
preSent. and after that to the people
also in the order, into their hands. all
devoutly kneeling. And sufficient
opportunity shall be given to those
present to communicate" Carried. Ad-
jOurned.