New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-18
A NEW HYMNAL ADOPTED.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE EPISCOPAL GENERAL
CONVENTION
IMPORTANT WORK DONE AT YESTERDAYS SFs-
SION -CONSTITUTIoNA AMENDMENTS
CoNs.DErED-THE LAMBETH
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paltlm ire oct l1.-Ths was an important uS J"
tbs Fniscoral General Convention. In the morning
session it managed to get 10 reconsideration VI ''
Burgwm's resolution, lettering its action III r'E''u
to Dr. Unntlngton's amendments to the c7h'u"'"'"
and promptlv laid II on the table Then II 'opR w
In. mopo,ea new hymnal and adopted 1t WIZ
fe,v amendments suggested by the House Of Bishops
which also adopted IT, 50 that IL Is now the hyh'a'
Of the Church In the afternoon Df. liuh,nR'on'
proposcd amendments taken up and d'batea WIZ"
great earncstncss
Morning prayer was said by bishop Coleman anu
the Rev Mr. De Ross behalf of all the m"'no'rN
o., the committee on amendments T. the constitution
the Rev Dr. Huntington, It's chairman, aSkeH U-''
the committee be discharged on the GROUND uia' ''
Eurgwins resolution, adopted by me h)us'' w
priv.d II e all rs functions. The request create"
Q sensation. Mr.. Bur6vin asked leave 10 MAN
personal explanation o. his course IN moving lis
restitution lie denied that there was anything unu'r
landed In his action. DR.. Huntington uccep'eu his
explanation, but insisted on the discharge u INV
committee. Mr.. Nash took the same view. nv"
Mr. Bergwin moved a suspension OF the r'HS III o"''
That he might aterward move a r"c0nsfderauoi u
his res button. Motions to suspend ana RECONSIDER
were carried Nj luTgwn again moved MS rcso'-
ton, TWO Deputies moving amendments INNING It,
scope 10 matters pending at the close vi bic H'''o
Judge Wilder said that The resolution was WORK %
supcrerogatlou. \ mouJn was then uaue 10 lay
which carried.
The committee on canons reported non-concurrencc
with the message Ct the House Of Bishops. mahing II
tie duty of ministers 10 report the amount Oh tnc
aims 10 the bishop ADOPTED.
A resolution to date the standard prayer-booK on
All Saints was put on the ca'ehoar' III hr' Vi
the committee on the Payei-Book. reported That
coryIfght on the PRAYER book not feasible. liLcei
on the calendar. -
Mr. Faudc Of Minnesota, behalf of the loh'
Committee to select place for holding the next zen
eral Convention. reported in favor OF saratoga ~ l.
Placed the calendar.
Dean Hoffman, of Ncw-YOrb, offered a resolution
questioning the propriety Of the Church sending mis-
sioDn,ies TO foreign countries where there is ALREADY
q sister Church Referred.
Mes ages from the House Of Bishops were reao'
constituting Southern Florida and Northern Mchs"i
as missionary Jurisdictions, and announcing the haea
OF u special joint commission to examine the Vahol'!
Of Swedish orders. They arc as follows; Inc
bishops of Chicago Iowa. Michigan and the assistant
bishops Of Virginia and California. The lower house
had previously appointed on Such commission NV
Rev. Mcssrs Christian of Newark; Tiskc, OF Rhode
Island; Lawrence, Of Massachusetts, fercNai' vi
Philadelphia. and Greer o. New-NorK.
The report of the hymnal commission winch was
the speclal order Of the day, then called Tor
The Rev Dr. Nelson, OF Western Ncw-IorK' tie secre
tary OF the commission read the long report Vi INV
commission, the house listening with great hi.eIes'
After sketching the difficulties of such WORK. he
announced that in accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS
Of the house the commission had modified us mS'
report published three months ago, BY adopting some
If the suggestions since made. 1t therefore SUD
m,ted an amended report In which 1t omitted 'AlTS
six HYMNS from the new hymnal proposed by IT, anu
added TO il forty HYMNS from the present hlHlhal'
The report ended with resolutions asking the mouse ~
accept the proposed hymnal as finally amehueu -
continue the commission for the purpose OF i"AiNs
suoh alterations as have been embodied IN thc report
and to authorize the use of the old hymna uhi 'he
next General Convention.
An earnest and lively debate followed. a large
number Of resolutions were offered and nunlOer VI
speeches on various aspects Of the question: "e''
made hut they led 10 action. AT thls point
message from the House OF Bishops was read an
pouncing that the bishops had adopted the prop 'Sen
hymnal as finally amended except that TWO hymns
were omitted and four hymns In Inc Olu ~ hii"
were restored. dOXology to LYNN NO LOO Wiz
also added After good deal Of sldrnlshing mo
ton 10 concur with this message was made \arious
ATTEMPTS were made 10 prevent vote on this mo
ton but every such attempt was defeated ana II
WAS finally put. The chair declared IL adopted ~
division was called for, but while the vote was Oeihe
coupted FIVE dioceses called for vote by dDceSes
and orders This was taken with the following re-
sult: C!erca-nty two dioceses voting-lca ~ nay
n. divided s. Lay-fOrty-thrce doceses votlng-lea,
30: nav 49, divided, 1. The motion TO concur was
therefore carried, and the new hynnal was by tha'
vo. adopted by the General Convention. ms Is
most ruarkable result. which was brought aOOal
largely by the desire Of the hOuSc not to waste lme III
diss,lssng the merits dement's vi GOO 01d hymns
In thr afternoon session, Dr. Huntington ctNcu
mn The epoIt OF tie Constitutional Amendnrht Com.
uiGt.e recommending his resolutions OIL amendment
,o the constitution. These resolutions pIV'ilcu IO
The incorporation in the constitution OF inc LahDch
decar don first muated by the General CohVeh0
0f Is6G This declaration named the ScIlp'ht's tne
two Creeds the Sacrarents ana lhe nistoric
EnIsc0T,aie AZ essential 10 the unity Ol inc Nnu'h
Jhey also provided that congregations haV.he u
duy ordained minister and accepting the Two cEecu3,
and such a form of worship as the Dshop sndi
nrescritr may be taken under the spirUudl oNcr
sieht of the bishop. Dr. Huntington MADE speech
IN s,pp.yt Of his amendments, refusing an eAths0l
~ lime unanimously given him. lie eXplahed tne
ralatinn OF the Lambeth declaration 10 ChT 7dl uHS
aud declared that a great opportunity ana great
rcsnonsihiNty now confront the church ,,a
k leach OF Milwaukee, sad the amcnduleiis
usre covert and ingenious attack on the Oiulilai.
Dr CosheIl OF Indiana hailed the amendments as
honesnI attempt to put the church 10 respectful red
49, With American Christianity. -
Tho Rsc DR.. Faude. OF Minnesota VINO nad pie
,,onsiv r,sd a statement Of the reasons why nc aus
seoted from the ajorty report OF the conih't'oo'
smoke arainst the report. !, ,.oo,s
sPMr Nah of New York. opposed the am'-.;iicn,s
,scanso n the churchs belief can he established III us
ooonet,iutiT, II can he abr0ga,ed by amendment ~
oon nr prasl Of Michigan and Dr. Eliot ana ~
uor,rd Of Connecticut, spoke for the ainchoHeH,s'
mH Mr. Fairbanks, OF Florida, and Others spoh"
aro;,ef them. The house then ahlournco'