Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-06
EP|SCOPAL|ANS MEET.
Opening of a Three
Weeks Session.
MANY BISHOPS PRESENT.
The First Day Devoted to organiza-
tion and Minor Matters.

BALTIMORE, Oct 6-The supreme law
making body Of the Protestant Episcopal
church OF the United States. the general
convention Of 1892, assembled at Emman-
uol church yesterday, aud began its three
weeks session, n session that may result
in important legislation and changes in
the organic law Of the church. which may
have their effect for ages TO come. The
bishops, OF whom there were sixty-three
present, occupied seats upon the plat form.
The delegates were seated in the body of
tho church. They numbered moro than
t0o Twelve hundred tickets were issued
and as many .msre applications. were re-
fused.
Rt Rev Henry Benjamin Whipple,
bishop Of Minnesots. took tho place OF
Bishop Williams in conducting the COM
munion service, as the senior prelate was
not strong enough TO ofliciate. Bishop
Whipple was assisted by the bishop OF
Maryland as epistolar and by tho lord
bishop OF Fredericton as gospellar.
The sermon was preached by RI. Rev.
Richard Hooker Wilmer. It's burden WAS
TO the effect that the speaker bitterly re-
GREETED the spirit OF disunion that reared
up barriers between the different nomina-
tions OF Christ's church, and advised
more careful study of the word of God, by
which method alone could unity be re-
stored
Near the close OF his sermon, Bishop
Wilmer seemed to falter, and shortly
thereafter became sick and left ths
church.
Nearly an hour was occupied in admin
istering the sacrament To tho throng.
After all had partaken, the choir sang two
selections, and the senior bishop pro-
nounced tho benediction.
The House of Bishops
assembled at $3.50 p. m, and organized by
the reelection Of Rev. DR.. William Tat
lock, rector of St Johns church. Stam-
ford, Conn, n. secretary. DR. Tatlock APP
pointed rs his assistant. Rev. DR. G. c.
Tiffany OF New York. Bishop Neely of
Maine WAS appointed chairman of tho
house, and il will be his duty to preside
In the absence Of the senior bishop. Rt.
Rev. John Williams Of Connecticut
The meeting Of the house was simply
for organization, and IA soon IA this was
effected, the names OF the deceased bishops
recited and prayers offered for them. tho
seven bishops who were consecrated since
the last convention were introduced. Tho
house then adjourned
House Of Deputies.
The Assembling of the house OF deputies
brought together n distinguished body of
clergymen and laymen. The deputies
were called To order at $50 o'clock by tho
secretary. Rev DR.. Charles l.. Hutchins ot
Concord Mass. Aftor rollcall, nomina.
tions for president were received Rev. DIR.
Joseph Carey OF Albany placed in nomina-
tion Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix Of Trinity
church. New York. DR.. Carey was suro
he named the choice Of every member Of
the body. a number of delegates seconded
the nomination. The rules were sus-
pended and the secretary instructed 20
cast the vote Of the house for DIR. Dix.
Taking the chair, DR.. Dix thanked tho
convention for its valuable testimonial
OF esteem in his reelection for a third
term, and spoke OF the important work to
be transacted during the session.
Rev. DR.. Hutchns was unanimously
reelected secretary, and appointed as his
assistants Rev. Henry Anstice of western
New York. Rev T.. w Worthington OF
Ohio. Rev Carroll VI. Davis Of Missouri,
and Rev. William G. Prout of Albany.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
house of bishops TO sit with the house OF
deputies when the Canadian deputations
are presented TO the convention.
The report Of the committee on the re-
vision Of the Book Of Common Prayer was
made the order for today, to continue tho
order until disposed Of. Action on tho
report Of the joint committee on Standard
prayer book was made the order TO follow
the above proceeding A resolution to re-
duce the number Of deputies from four
ministers and four laymen from each dio-
cese TO three ministers and three lsymen
each, was referred.
Hill Bergwyn Of North Carolina pre-
sentcd resolutions relating to the prayer
book matter. They propose several
changes. and recommend that the compile.
tion Of the standard prayer book be de.
feired until 1895
The convention will hereafter meet and
remain in session until o'clock I'm the af-
ternoon, with the exception Of an hour and
a half for luncheon