Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-18
THE EPISCOPAL CONTENTION.

port 10 ilo effect that the committee
asked 10 be discharged from ali further
service during the session OF the con-
vention. 1t Wa, e said, always an
ungrateful thing to draw the reductio od
uJsurdum. The committee had in their
hands the resolution Of Mr.. Nash to
amend article 6. regarding the trial OF
clergymen; and the proposed amend
ments to articles and 9. left over from
the last convention, and Il resolution
Offered by the lay deputy from Pitts
burg-Mr Burgwin. "On account OF
the action # the house, in concurring
with the message from the House of
Bishops. to refer all amendments 10 Il
Joint commission To sit during recess,
the committee" said Rev. DR.. Hunting
ton, "haye nothing further to consider
have, in fact, been declared functus
oiiicio and they ask leave to return
the proposed amendments specified.
and to be discharged" After debate
Mr.. Burgwin, to show, as he said, his
sincerity of purpose, moved to suspend
the rules. in order that he might ask
for reconsideration OF the resolution
to concur with the House of Bishops
in the appointment of the commission
of reference.
The convention suspended the rules,
and, on Mr.. Burcwin'S motion, recon-
sidered the resolution adopted on Sat
urday, aud Or. Huntington thereupon
said he he was authorized TO Withdraw
the report of the committee. The orig
inal Saturday resolution then being in
order, the resolution was tabled for the
time being.
The committee on canons submitted
a report-frst, that the House Of Dep
uties do non-concur in the message of
the House of Bishops, that two officers
be appointed to ascertain ana record
offerings The resolution TO non-con-
cur was adopted, and the same action
was also taken with message relative to
the disposition of offerings.
On the resolution fixing the date OF
publication of the Standard Prayer
book as All Saints Day, the present
wear, tie committee reported
fuvorably, and thc report was
A report from tie special committee
appointed to consider place for the
next meeting of the General Conven-
ton, naming Saratoga, y. y, went on
the calendar.
Messages from the House Of Bishops
were read. as follows : Messages 80,
providing for the appointment of stand
ing committees by foreign missionary
bishops message 40, informing the
House Of Deputies th"t the House of
Bishops non-concur in the resolution
for the reinstatement OF dcaconesses (;
fl. that the House Of Bishops concurs
with the House of Deputies providing
that hereafter. in the filing of vacan-
cies in the board of managers. the ap-
poiptments shall not be limited to the
Missionary Council ; message II, the
House of Bishops concurs in the diyi-
sion of Florida, the new territory to be
known as the missionary jurisdiction OF
southern Florida message 10, that in
the division of Michigan the new terri
tory shall be known as the missionary
jurisdiction of northern Michigan mes
sage A, that the House Of Bishops con-
cur ~ Inc message of the House of De-
pg - III message No. rs relative TO the
BooI, of Common Prayer; message 10,
that the House Of Bishops concur in the
resolution for the appointment of a
committee to translate into foreign Ian
guagcs portions of the prayer book ;
message &c, chat the House of Bishops
concurs in the Joint resolution to inves-
tigate the regularity of Swedish orders,
and appoints OH is part the bishoHs u
Chicago. Iowa. Michigan, tie assistant
bishops of Virginia and California
message II. that the House of Bishops
concurs in the resolution relating TO the
transfer of ministers from one jurisdic-
ton to another, and regulations apply
ing to such transfers not to apply to
professors constitutions of learning and
chaplains of the army and navy, and
message IS, concerning the establish
ment of the Standard Book Of Prayer,
and date thereof as All Saints Day,
1892.
The revision of the Hymnal was dis
posed of in comparatively short order
and to the entire satisfaction ola large
majority of the deputies, in the adop-
ton of message which came from the
House of Bishops by which the House
of Deputies was informed that the
House of Bishops had adopted the re-
port of the committee on Hymnal, with
Slight alterations, viz: The omission OF
HYMNS %. 20S and 652, and the restora-
ton of hymns 2lS, SIS, 39S and 5O4, and
also a proposed doxology to hymn Sc
by preiixing the first verse of hymn SD
to hymn $50.
The committee on canons reported
favorably on the resolution requiring
that where a minister had ren0unced
the ministry, and had been deposed
from no cause affecting his character,
the bishop of the diocese shall so certify
TO such depcsed minister and TO the &C.
clesiasllc al aui hority OF every diocese.
The reported resolution was adopted.
The House of Deputies then took up
the consideration of the proposed
amendments to the constitution offered
by Rev. DR.. Huntington, of New York,
looking to the insertion ofthe Apostolic
and Nicene Creeds as the first article OF
the constitution, and what books of the
Old and New Tcstaments are to be re-
ccived by the church as canonical, and
what books for instruction the COM
pounding of the present first and second
articles of the constitution as one, to be
known as the second article, and GER
tain changes in the eighth article.
A lively discussion at once followed,
and was not ended mp to the hour OF
adjournment, as the question involved
,,.oc ana rnnonnizeh rs most vital To the