Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-12
TIE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.


report On the memorial changing the
date of meeting OF the General Conven-
ton from October to September, was
adopted.
Memorials were received asking for
the division of the jurisdiction of Wash
ington and Colorado, and action On this
will come up later.
a report concerning the Order OF
Deaconesses was referred TO the COM
mittee on canons.
Quite little breeze was occGsioned
by the opposition of an element, led by
Rev. 1Ir. Weller, of Fond du- Lac, to
the translation of the prayer-book into
Portuguese, for use in Brazil, that gen
tleman claiming that the American
church had enough on its hands with
out seeking the conversion Of Portu-
guese, whom God, he said, had COM
mitted into other hands.
Mr.. Nelson, of Virginia, said he was
amazed to hear the gentleman from
Fond du Lac assert that he thought the
American church has nothing to do
with the work i'll Brazil.
The motion was put upon the calen-
dar
The convention then resumed the
consideration Of the resolutions making
changes in the Prayer Book.
Resolution A provides that i'll the
form and manner of making, ordainine
and cousecrating bishops, priests and
deacons, in the first rubic of each of the
three services, the words, "after morn
ing PRAYER is ended be omitted. The
result Of the adoption of the resolution,
it was feared by some, might lead to the
holding of ordinations at the evening
service, which is against the general
custom, and might lead TO the omission
of morning prayer altogether on the
morning of ordination, or to the cele-
bration of the Holy Communion in the
evening. Rev. DR.. McKim, replying tc
this latter thought, defended an even
inc communion service. The resolu.
,io.. MS lost. The House of Bishops
;lad also rejected it.
Resolution 10 was unanimously
adopted. II provides a proper place
for the recitation Of the Nicene creed
in the ordination of priests-just pre-
yious to the sermon.
Resolution II was adopted. 1t pro-
vidcs that, in the Litany and in The or.
der forthe administration of thd lord
supper as printed in he ordinai, inc
same changes be made as have beer
made in the same services where they
are printed elsewhere. except that Ii
the order for the administration OF the
Lords Supper expended to the ordlnal
the word Bishop" shall be substituted
for Priest"
Resolution rs was adopted. 1t pro
yides that the Gloria Patri be printed
at the END of Psalm "A.
Resolution 40 provides that in The
conservation of q church or chapel
that, in the first prayer, the word.
''the performance Of be omitted.
Resolution 80 was adopted. 1t pro
vides that, in place of the four rubrc
after the gospel, there be inserted: "fo
the last collect. Immediately before TIT
final blessing. the Bishop shall say thi
prayer;'-(the proper one in the service.
Resolution 81 was adopted. 1t pro
vides that, in the last prayer before tn
benediction, in place of what follow
The words "the saints upon the earth.
there be substituted: Grant, we be
seech ;hee, that in this place ROW Sc
apart to thy service, thy holy name ma.
be worshipped in truth and purit,
through all generations, through Jesu
Christ. our Lord. Amen"
Resolution 50 providing that, in th
Psalter, the numbers of the Psalms u
printed in common numerals, and tina
the verses of Psalm xix. be numbered
continuously, was adopted. This con
cluded the Prayer Book changes. >
much gratifed were the bishops ant
deputies at the satisfactory termination
of this revision that congratulatory res
olutions were adopted to express tn
feelings of the concurrent legislativ
bodies.
DR.. Huntington then laid upon tine
table the text OF the Standard Praye
Book. revised up to eleven O'Clock, DC
tober 18th.
The prayer book is five pages shorte
than it was formerly.
DR.. Huntington submitted a series o
resolutions providing, among othe
things, that, the bishops concurrins
the text submitted be accepted as tn
correct text of the book of common
PRAYER of the Protestant Episcopa
church. With his resolution DR.. Hunt
ington proposed the adoption of a canol
''of the standard book Of common
prayer" This canon contemplates tn
preparation and authorization andpres
ervation of any standard volume Il
which all printed copies shall conform
and to which all questions as to TIL
text formulas of the church may be de
cided, and for the appointment of ;
custodian. The resolutions we're adopt
ed, but the canon was referred to thu
committee on canons.
A resolution that the words Protest
ant Episcopal" be omitted from tn,
title page Of the standard prayer bool
was tabled.
The question of reducing represen
tation was referred to the next con
vention.
After recess, as the first business, The
house adopted a motion to appoint
committee of conference on rejected
resolution No 81 of the prayer book.
In the House of Bishops the confer
ence committee appointed to confer
with a similar committee from thu
House OF Deputies with regard to reso
luton No. 81 on the prayer book re
vision made its report, and the repor
of the joint committee was adopted By
the House of Bishops. This makes thu
resolution a part of the PRAYER book.