Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-16
THE EPISCOPALIANS.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED yss-
JeRoAY At BALTIMORE.
New nissiopary Jurisdictions = Transis-
items Of tho Prsyer-Book--Next mset-
iug-Piacs of the Convention.
rn~ ,olerr.nh 70 Inc pispatch.

p.nrrmonr. October 15.--Much impor-
.ant business was transacted to-day bv the
General Episcopal Convention. After DEC.
rotary Butchins had read the minutes OF
Yesterdays proceedings he read NUMBER
Of messages sent to the House Oh Depu-
ties by the House Of Bishops.
MxssAans YnoM THE BISHOPS.
Message 20 informed the deputies that
the upper house had corcurred In the
amendment to Title /, Canon 10, relative
to tho remuneration OF clergy neu.
MESSAGE "a announced the appointment
If the Bishops OF Albany, Missouri. and
Pittsburp AZ the committee OF conference
on Message ~, dealing with the Gist,iouc
ton of copies of the standard BOOK Oh
WeSsage ri announced that the House OF
Bishops mad constituted Arizona ana new
Mexico q separate missionary territory IN
der one episcopal head. .;.,,.;.,
Message 80 announced the CONSTITUTION
Of Western Colorado as missionary luiis-
diction.
A MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Message SO announced that the House OF
Bishops had adopted resolution amend
inc Title 3. Canon 7, Article 4, OF the
Constitution of the Domestic and Foreign
Missionary Society, and appointing n ms
sionary council formed of the bishops, the
Board of Managers, and others, ana one
nresbyter and one layman from each do
cese and missionary jurisdiction, which
council shall meet annually. Referred to
the Committee on Canons.
Message "a was preamble ana resoiu-
ton providing for the better ana SAFER
keeping by the registrar OF the missionary
archives. The House OF Deputies Voteo 10
concur IN the resolution.
PROPOSED PESrTENTIAL OFFICES.
Message 80 requested the appointment OF
n committee on conference with reference
to Message 26, of the House OF Deputies,
and also related to Message ~ on the pro-
posed scheme of the introduction oil penl-
tential offices INTO the prayer-book. The
house voted to grant the committee on
conference. and President Dix said he
would appoint 1t later. The Upper house
named as its representatives, the Bishops
of Albany and Iowa, and the Assistant
Bishop of California.
NEXT MEETIsG-PLAcE.
Message sc concurred in Message n OF
the House of Deputies relative to the Sc
lection of tho place OF holding the next
convention. and announced the appoint
ment on the part of the upper house OF
the Bishops of Missouri, Albany, Men
lucky, and Massachusetts, and the Assist:
ant Bishop of California as ITS members OF
the committee to Tx upon place.
Message SO was concurrence IN Message
% of the House of Deputies limiting the
Jurisdiction of the Diocese OF Florida,
President DIX appointed Rev. DR.. Hart,
of Connecticut; Rev. DR.. Spaulding, OF
California, and MIR. Thomas. of Pennsyl-
vania, as committee of conference on
Message 35.
TRAss1ATIoNs OF THE PRAYER-BooK.
Reports from standing committees of
the house were then read. hev. Dr.
Samuel Hart. chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Prayer-Book, reported relative 70 the
translation of the Book of Common Prayer
into foreign languages.
The committee recommended this and
presented resolution authorizing the. ap-
pointment of a commission to attend TO
the translatlons and report at the next
triennial convention.