The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-07
THE EPISCOPAL CoNXENTIoN.
Nauy Matters Of Importance Taken
upand Considered Routine
Business.

IN re.egrt tph to the state chronicle
BALTIMORE. oct 6-Thi- morning
the important work of legislation was
begun by the general convention Il the
American T. r Church Yesterdays
services Of humility and PRAYER and the
selection # officers, were ~ day sue
ceedrd by the workings If practical ma
chinery of the body. which has now set
tied down 10 Us three weeks II lcgisla-
i've ami deiiberative labor. This morn
ing Al 8 o'clock united reh
nous scryice, which both houses
attended. was conducted hy Ri
Rev. DIR. Burgess. Bishop Of Quinccy
The house OF bishops always sits behind
closed duo,s and gives out the result If
their deliberations - the close OF the
DAYS session In lhe house II deputies
Dean Holman, II New ark. announced
that he had eleven c.naas ~ ordination
Taey were referred ii tie committee on
cnuons The ley. Dr. Richmond, ~
y walk. had i number Of amended can
ons which Hyre AS referred. The Rev.
Dr. HunUr@tur. or New York, offered
a resolution which had FOR is object the
Incorporation into the constitution oi
! the church and four points known as the
/ LaElbeth doctrine of Church unity. II
! Was referred 10 the committee on TcsO-
| lutious.
After the announcement; 81 the stand
/ ing committees. the regular order If the
/ day-'he proposed changes IN the prayer
/ book were taken up. Ii WAS under con
! sid ration when the announcement was
made that tl- delegation from the church
! OF Canada w..s IL the door Proceedings
werc >u-p udri while preparations were
made ~ the reception of the dclcgati y.
4 All id the convention arose IS the visit
ng bishops moved slowly up the aisle,
Lord Bishop Jones. Of New Foundlaud.
leaning Oh the arm 81 the venerable
Bishop Williams. the President ~ the
House az Bishops. Bishop Tuttle,
Of Missouri followed with Lord
Bishop Kingdom. of Fredericton. and
BISHOP Isaac l. Nicholson. # MlwAu
kce. wlth Lord Bishop Hamilton, Of Mia
CARA They were led u the stage anl
introduced 10 Or DIX, who IN tu-n in
troduced them To the delegates The
dress Of the bishops ana clergy excite,
some curiosity They wore knee breeches
bright 5uc klts. hiack stockings. paten
leather pumps, black trock coats, stock
and tcrihb1ned pug hats. The thre
bishops Addressed the hou,c IN succession
ana were followed by The Rev. Canno
NILS. rector ot Trinity church. N"ntrea'
and Dr. Dtvid>au. the lay secretary q
tile prcv.ncial -ynod II Canada. ~
+ Huntingdon, q Nrw York, aske
permission to present The repur
, Of the joint committee On ID
; standard prayer book This va
quite voluminous q cument. an
has been circulated among the c.ergl
; Il will occasion great deal OF warm d'
bate Til. con federation on the rcpH
n was postponed uIt Monday At 10 o cloci
. Then The Prayer B ok discussion ",
continued throughout the day.
: lhe House of Deputies wired Pres
: dent Harrison resolution If sSmpatl
in the illness Of Mrs Harrison. Near
! the entire day Nas devoted hy th' li1u
- Of Bishops 10 the consideration Of 1
- proposed changes in the Prayer Il 80
y The question was finally disposed Of
70 the adoption Of forty eight amendmeu
! and the rejection u siN The lAt'
= = we're new prayers which were consi
n cred unnecessary.