New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-25
FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY.
SPEECHES IN THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
THE LAMBETH DECLARATION ADOPTED BY THE
DEPUTIEt-sTATlSTICS OF THE CHuRCus
GRowTu-PRAYEHs FOR MRS. HARRISON.

THE LAMBETH DECLARATION ADOf Ii-D pi I'M
DEPUTIE-sTATisTlCs OF THE CHURcus
CRowTu-PRAYEEs FOR MRS. HARRISON.
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Baltimore oct a4.-The authorship Of the bishops
pastoral letter which Is read at The adJohfhmen' Vi
every Episcopal General Convention, Is ""'sS
secret but IN the Of the coming pastoral ie''ci
IL Is pretty secret. everybody put inc oiS"ol
knowing that Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson OF
Mississippi. IS the man chosen for that work. bShop
Thompson is vigorous writer and trained news
paper man. who has always kept In close tOuch Win
the questions OF the day, and much interest Is lhere
fore felt In what he may say
Both houses voted to adjourn without day tomor-
row evening. After the reading Of the minutes uhS
morning In the House OF Deputies. the Rev MI
Ranger Of Indiana, on behalf Of the whole deiega-
ton from that diocese. offered resolution requesting
that the rules be suspended in order TO aIo" rresl
dent Xix to lead the house for few minutes IN APP
propriate prayer for Mrs Harrison. 1t was 50 'o'eu'
aud DR.. Dix used u portion OF the ONCE ior 'He 'ii
taon Of the Sick all the deputies and vsl'ors III the
galleries rcvcrenty kneeling. Business beng resueo'
the chair announced the appointment OF some JOINT COM
mittees and joint commission on trahSiauhs t"e
pray book into foreign tongues.
DIR. Huntington, of New York. chairman OF the NoHi'
mittee on Amendments to the Constitution. reported
adversely on Mr. Burgwins resolution calling LOT me
arrangement Of the contents Of the pIayer'oon
and the postponcment OF the issue Of the standard
prayer-bcOh for three years. The report WIS
adopted.
pr. Converse. OF Massachusetts, read the report OF
the Committee on the state Oi The Church. during
the last three years six bishops have died, ten have
been consecratcd and seven have Just been eiec'o'
Al tho present time there are seventy-t"o Disnop9'
$50 clereymcn, 1920 communicates ana 2''1"-''
h,n,i,od Church nembers The total contributions
for all purposes aggregate siO5GG,o:o ~, showing "
increase Of II per cent There has been an increase
o, - per cent in ordinations and gratifying Increase
IN the number of church buildings but not In rectones,
here being nj present only reotory TO every three
churches one new church has been built every '"o
dovs Tho committee desired to impress on the
church the fact that theology IS an exact science
Now that the revision OF the prayer book Is hhiShu
everv clcrcymen SHOULD obey the law laid down
I'm the rubrtcs The observance OF the Loru paS
and the tendency not the prayer for Congress
were deprecated The practise Of baptzing In private
houscs was condemned and attention called to The
fact that Friday IS fasday. Clersymeh "ere
| urged TO teach the Church CatechsIn, ana h't 10
delegate their duty Of in,irucng the young 10 sun
day Schools witch are not recognized Dy the '"uro"
md the teachers oi wai'h are oi''" H'oo"P'''"" INV
report adopted
,ri,r ~ message, were received from :hc
rors. q, bishop one Of which announced the r"slS
nation OF its secretary Dr. william Tat!ock ana the
| election ~ DR.. samuel Hart. OF connecticut aS zee
rctary Dr.. IIar;'s appointment as custodian OF "''
standard iraycr Book was also announced III" '""'"'
! = tho IIou.e we're rendered to the man understood
! e., l.. ! Perpont Morgan who had met Tie eAi"ho'
,,,,rca I'm issuing the special folio edition Of III"
standard PRAYER Book. The Lambeth declaration then
care ND again aud Dr. Huntington moved It's pass'S
A. the independent act Of the House. ana mhue "
strong speech I'm favor Of II. CONSIDER. ne s'iiu I"
what Nc - Church arc now smut up ~ US
,uruishcd Mehop tie other day lmpuencd The validity
/ III ,-f.,- Wc no
I'm ,hl, country except ia Aasla and they are Ku''o
Gr..k q cour.o W. do not recognize Presbyterian
| Methodist or Auabapist orders. and MoraVl1h ana
swedish orders arc now huns up by the appointment
| of , commission 20 consider th'ir NanHi'S' - wv
,r, sh,, TAP 'o the theory that there ARE Only some
| thing liI- 1000 priest, Va this country Who nave
| ,ot bowed the knee ~ baal and whose names are
| ,-,.,c, In whitaker, Almanac. People have said
| ,,.,t his ambition Wis f. PC recognized niurgcii
cxn.rt If was far HIGHER than that 1t wa To h'lp
onward the reunion Of English speaking thrlst'hhom
| The Rev. Chauncoy n. brewster made reference
u he THIRTY nine Article, a. freight tnih iohH'H
! Min d.nd lumber and side tracked. lie was FOR IL,
resolution. Dr. Nelson Of I,rsln' Hsinc'" ayd 'H Wr
| rrcustor explained it. Dr. Jewell. 81 MILWAUKEE,
.uoke against IN, resolution. becausc 1t oprhcd ti'
,oo% hclSre the sect, rang the tell. When they PRE-,
the button will do the rest. he s1ld' D.me'
noakcr, In favor 81 the resolution were DIS Me Mn
| Of Maryland Al,op Of Long Island. and Tho Key
| Dudley Rhode. Of southern ohio d.. Nelson; OF
ucs~r' ChrstIan II Newark ard Fiskc. Of Rhode
Island spoke against IT, Dr. Huntington closed tue
or1 1 IT. WITH m" foowmg result Clerical hny
one dlocc.c~ voting-yeas D. na's II. di'HGd
Law forty one dlocc,c- voting -yeas ~ nayS D. d
| Iided o. The resolution was therefor adopted
irer recess the new canonS OF or,nallon proposed
| by tho committee on can0ns were taken up tn' 81
the eleven canons were adopted, with f." amend
~ the evening session the consideration of the
| canoni Of ordination was resumed