Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20

set off under the name of the missionary
district of Western Colorado; Bishops
Brewer. Spalding Paret and futile spoke
on the subject. Adjourned.
BALTIMORE, Mp, oct. l7.--With the
single exception of the work on the prayer
book revision, more has been accom-
plished at to-day's session of the Episcopal
General Convention than on any other
single days sitting. by concurrent action
Of both houses the hymnal matter has
been settled, the report Of the commission
being adopted, and permission given for
the use of the old hyninal until the next
general convention.
THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
In the House of Bishops to-day number
of canenical amendments were proposed /
and referred, among them being one rela-
tive to the resignation OF bishops at the
age of Go years.
The bishops adopted form of ratitica
ton of the book of common prayer, &c,
embodying the alterations and additions
which nave been made and setting forth
the book as the liturgy of the church 70
be in use from and after the festival of all
saints next This action was commune
Gated to the lowerihouse and referred to its
committee on amendments to the constitu-
ton.
USE OF THE UYMSAL.
The bishop also, on motion of the Bishop
Of Maryland, directed the committee on
cannns to inquire and report as To the
measure of obligation in the use OF the
| hymual of the church and other hymn
books. The joint commission on the
hymnal also was. by resolution, instructed
| to publish the names of the authors of the
several hymns in the new hymnal.
A canon of marriage and divorce was
| considered, amended and adopted.
TIE HOUSE or DEPUTIES.
| Theprelimnary routine of the House Of
| Deputies had no sooner been disposed Of
| than the Rev. DR.. Huntington came to
! the front with n report from the commits
tee ON constitutional amendments winch
he said was the unanimous action of that
| committee. lie then asked leave of the
| house to return all the matters which had
been referred 10 the committee and then
| introduced u resolution disGharging the
committee from their further considera-
ton for the reason that the house had
ruled that all the matters referred to had
been referred without debate to Il Joint
commission, which is not to report until the
nest General Convention and that there
fore the committee was tnnctus ptticiO and
asked to be excused from further service
during the remainder Of the present SEES
sion.
Both motions were carried and the
question came in On its merits, Dir. Hunt.
inEtnn having first withdrawn the report
and resolutions Of the committee on CON
sttutional amendment. The discussion
WAS brief, and related solely IT, the best
methods of parliamentary procedure, until
Judge Wilder called attention TO the fact
thar the powers Of the joint commission
we're pienary, and that resolution of
reference vas wholly unnecessary. Adopt
ing this view the house promptly tabled
Mr.. lburgwin's resolution. thus ending
pleasantly All incident which had aroused
no LITTLE feeling i'll some quarters.
THE ilYMHAL MATTER.
The house took up and, after brilliant
/ skirmsh lasting only about two hours,
disposed OF the hymnal matter which it
had been expected would occupy not hours
but days.
These resolutions were seconded by tho
Rev. Or. Cameron Maiu of West Mis-.
j souri,, who thought the report an immense
improvement on tile old hEtnnul.
After . number Of questions as to class
licatiou, nc. had been asked and answered
!, the Rev. Or. Mcktm pt Maryland, Oppose
y the resolutions. The subject was one oil
+, vast Importance, and, while he was no
= satisfied with the present hymnal, he wa:
:, not prepared to vote for the new.
Mr. James ). Biddle, Of Pennsylvania,
), member of the commission, effectively
Il cleared the air Of the impression that TIL
i commission were trying 70 push the mat
- ter through with precipitation 1t had M
such desire, he said, and had only offere,
the resolutions because some one had t.
l. offer them, After some further deSultor,
&c debate motion 20 table the resolution .
= concurrence was defeated. and then Til
1 house concurred The tual vote By tn
l. dlOCeseS was: Clerical, 81 for, Is aBains
!. and eight divided lay, - for, ID against
ii one divided,
~ REronTs From THE COMMITTEE ON cASoNs
!, n At the opening Of the afternoon sessio
IA several reports from the committee 0
n, CanOns were read, the chief being that d
the canon of the Standard Prayer Bool
An important question arising in Ia
Interpretation of the canon us to cxactl
n what the Book u Common Prayer
ms comprises, the report went on the calenda
Xt BALTIMORE, Oct lS--rhe 18th days Sc
II sion Of the Episcopal General Convcntio
~ was begun in the House of Deputies with
H. reminder by President Dix that it was I'll
IN beginning Of the end. The president Al
a nouuced that under the rules no new bus
ness can be introduced except by a tw
~ thirds vote.
a MIR. STIFFNESS Of Rhode Island offered
SIC resolution for the appointment of i9i
~ commission Of seven bishops, seven clerg
he men and seven laymen to prepare stan
ard Bible, to be based upon the OXlO
edition Of the King James version, withtl
~ Apncriphal books and such emeadatlOns
an may he considered necessary TO a CORE
IL rendering of the same. Action on the res
luton was deferred.
Key. DR.. Elliott of New York, present
q resolution and petition to be addressed
he tic various governments i'll favor OF arl
The trutiOn of the international dttliculti'
Fry The resolution was tor the adoption Of I
The petition and its distribution among I
Gu Christian societies to assemble AT ChicA
pl during the Columbian Exposition !
old Elliot said the idea was To have the Chr
1h. tan organizations OF America unite
10 presenting the petition to our own n
al foreign governments. He dwelt upon I
RI advance of the principle of arbitration
y. recent years and its increasing chances
being ultimately substituted for
10. horrors Of war in disputes between natio
III The resolution was adopted.
the THE NEXT CONVENTION.
on Then followed Il fight for the place
holding the next convention. The 60
mittce had reported III favor of Saratt
iI' Springs, y. Y, but the Minnesota dclcgd
~. asked to have Minneapolis selected inst,
23HS while the Colorado delegation made
ms great effort for Denver. The latter 4
hit lad almost the united support OF the
II" w tire west and was reinforced by some int
~, ~ bers from the cast, who did not wish
III convention to e. TO a watering place. D
~, yer was finally chosen, but as the llo
pa, Of bishops had in the meanwhile sclee
IN, Louisville, Il committee OF conference
'i,, be necessary.
", ~, Rev Dr. Davenport of the committee
tAe Canons repOrted favorably on concur
,.,a with messages of the House Of Dish
n, r., rclativctu appointing standing commit
'i' to ceGting a Missionary Council and OF
10y | minor matters heretofore published, VIII