Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-12
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

! At yesterdays session of the house OF
deputies of the Episcopal Council in
Washington, Rev. VIM. Prall, of Mich.
/ igan, offered Il resolution for the ap
| pointment Of pint committee of dep
uties and bishops, to take into consd-
GRAFTON the validity of the orders of the
Reformed Episcopal Church, and
whether reconfrmation of the mem
bers OF the Reformed Church who come
into the Protestant Episcopal Church,
are necessary.
Rev. f. z. Davenport, of Tennessee,
from the committee on canons, report
ed resolution discharging that body
from the further consideration OF the
proposition for the revival Of the order
of evangelists. The committee be-
lieves that step of this character
should have its initiative in the house
of bishops.
The resolution was adopted.
/ Rev. Walton W. Battershall, of AL
bany, offered resolution, which was
referred to the prayer book committee,
striking out the words protestant
Episcopal' from the title page of the
book.
At II o'clock the deputies went into
| joint session, with the house Of bishops
sitting as board of missions.
A resolution, offered by Treasurer
George G. Thomas, of Philadelphia,
! was adopted, providing that on the
second Sunday after Epiphany and on
the Monday following, addresses are
to be made and collections taken from
the Sunday schools for the benefit of
missions.
A resolution presented by the bishop
of Massachusetts was adopted, receiving
with gratitude the united offering of
$50, 600 for missionary work, contribut
ed by the Woman's Auxiliary, and
placing on record the boards apprecia-
ton of the women of the church, and
hailing with thanksgiving their in
creasing generosity.
The House OF Bishops agreed to the
report made by Secretary Rev. Samuel
Hart, recommending the correction Of
several errors OF print in the standard
copy of the Book OF Common Prayer,
kept at the mission house in New York
Copies OF the book were printed from
he plates from which the standard
volume was produced, and the bishops
decided to donate a copy each to the
University OF Virginia and Rutgers
College.
The bishops also agreed to the
changes in the Golden Numbers" in
The prayer book, by which the Easter
date is ascerained for the next three
hundred years. beginning with 1900.
The bishops OF Albany, Pennsylvania
and Kentucky were appointed members
of the Joint committee 10 consider the
questions presented by the Lambeth
Conference. The bishops of Albany,
Pittsburg, Delaware, Ohio and the CO.
; adjutor OF Rhode Island were designat-
ed members of the committee to con-
slider the memorial OF the American
churches in Europe. A resolution was
adopted expressing the gratefulness OF
the bishops Of the earnest missionary
abors of the Swedish clergy among the
peonle Of the Episcopal faith speaking
the language of that country.
Almost the entire afternoon session
of the House of Deputies was cou-
sumed in debate on the amendment to
the constitution providing for the
formation of provinces out Of the
diocesan and missionary districts, and
it was finally recommitted to the COM
mittee for recommendation and report
on certain amendments offered during
: the long discussion. The deputies re.
octed the amendment proposed by Dr..
EZar, of Central New York, limiting
The boundaries OF the proposed pro-
} vince to state lines. An amendment
offered by DR.. Huntington, of New
York, was adopted providing that no
province shall I've so bounded as to con-
tain only fractional portion OF a state
or states,
The action of the House of Bishops
IN changing the golden numbers in the
prayer. book, making certain corrections
of print therein, and presenting several
copies Of the standard edition of 1892 to
colleges, was agreed to.
In the house OF bishops the report Of
the church university board of regents
was agreed to and resolution adopted
abolishng the board. The existence
of the body is regarded as unnecessary
as its work is now done by volunteer
association having for its object the
promotion of the interests of the
church, schools, seminaries and col
leges. This action of the bishops Was
afterwards agreed to by the deputies.
After some discussion of articles two
and three of the proposed new consti-
| tuition relating to the organization OF
the general convention and the conse
Grafton of bishops for foreign service,
the bishops formally nonconcurred in
the action of the deputies, and con-
ference committee will be appointed.
The provision in the constitution
that no city shall form more than one
diocese was stricken out. After briefly
touching upon the proposed canon on
marriage and divorce the bishops ad'
journed.
Corean Justice.
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