Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-07
The Episcopal Convention.

with hall hours QeTOtlOnal EXERCISES
After the services the two houses sepa-
rated. and both at once proceeded in a
busness-like way to dispose ofthe work
of the dav. This was the consideration
of the report of the joint committee
upon revision and changes in the Book
Of Common Prayer, and was one of the
most important matters to come before
the convention.
The committee had offered fifty-two
resolutions, each making changes or adj
ditions of greater or less moment. OF
these the House of Bishops adopted
forty-six and rejected six, and the
House of Deputies adopted twelve and
rejected three. The later body did not
finish its work on the report and will
resume its consideration at the next
business session. The twelve resolu-
tons adopted by both houses are final
and will be embodied in the forthcom-
inc new prayer book, with others that
the two houses may later concur in.
several interesting incidents marked
the proceedings of the day. In the dis
cussion upon the third resolution,
which provided for the introduction Of
the words "Oh Lord, Save the State
into the order of Daily Evening Prayer,
number of objections were raised.
Rev. DR.. Huntingdon, who fathered the
resolution, said that some such protec-
ton to the State was necessary in these
d. Of anarchy. The resolution was
= opted by large majority, while the
two preceding ones were adopted unan-
imouslv. Whether this meant the in
dividual States or the autonomy OF
States represented by central govern
ment was the question some deputies
seemed inclined to raise, State S
rights discussion seemed imminent.
There was temporary susncnsion OF
business 10 pass and a resolntigL. ~ m
path ion President Harrison III his do
nest;c atlliction.
Rev. Dir. w. r. Huntington, of New
York, introduced resolution which
will doubtless give rise to lively de-
bate when ii comes up for consideration,
and precipitate the first clash between
the high and low or broad church ele-
ments. The resolution was to amend
article /, of the constitution, and its OBJ
iect was to substitute for the present
article an article declaring the doctrinal
standard of the church in the two
creeds, the books OF Scripture and GER
tain of III. 'thiriy-ninc Articles. The
ritualistic element is under the impress
sion that the low church people, head
ed by DR.. Huntington. Bishop Phillips
Brooks. Rev. Dr. McNicker, of Phila-
delphia. and others, desire to throw out
certain ofthe Thirty Articles which
do not exactly square with their views.
This proposition was recently made
in the GhurcIiman, one of the leading
papers of the denomination, and was
then credited 10 Dr. Huntington. Ii
the articles referred to are Incorporated
in the Constitution and thrown out OF
the prayer-book, the latter may then be
held up as the standard OF faith, and
everything not found in its pages can
no. be claimed as doctrines of The
church.
The report of the committee on the
revision of the Book ofCommon Prayer
was submitted to the House of Deputies
by Prof. Samuel Hart, Of Trinity Col.
lece, chairman, who was practically in
charge of the debate. He defended the
work of the committee so well that only
three resolutions for changes were re-
jected.
In the House of Deputies a message
of sympathy with President Harrison
on account of the illness of his wife wa:
adopted. The visiting prelates and
Clergy from Canada were received and
kindly words exchanged, occasion also
being taken to solicit aid for the church
in st. Johns, \. f.. on account of the
great fire there recently.
The Diocese of Virginia sent memo
rial to the House of Bishops asking
consent to division of its territory, sc
as to make another diocese. Messages
of loving sympathy were ordered to be
sent to those bishops who were detained
at home by sickness or feebleness
Among them is Bishop Whittle, of Nir'
ginia.
The Anglican bishops, who are visit.
inc the General Convention were form
ally received by both houses of that
body yesterday. Ihey want oile @en
eral Convention to raise S250,O0O fol
the prosecution of. evangelical work
among the colored people. There was
considerable discussion pro and con
over the appointment Of archdeacons
to direct the work among colored peo
The Womans Auxiliary, nearly a
thousand strong, and from all parts Of
the world, transacted the business o.
their organization and took up col
lection, which amounted to over ST.
600.