Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-16
ALlXAI)aIA FAlErrE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

hitting the use of modified forms Of
worship.
The amendment was adopted by the
following vote:
CIericsl-Yes, 3S, nay, 10, divided 5.
Lsy-Yea, 81, nay 10. divided 3.
The chairman announced that the
amendment had been adopted by con-
stitutional majority. IL is as follows:
But any bishop OF this church, acting
by and with the advice and consent oil
the standing committee of his diocese
or missionary district, may take in his
spiritual oversight any congregation oil
Christian people not heretofore 10 COM
munion with his church which accepts
the Apostles Greed and Niceue Greed,
and whose minister, having received
episcopal ordination approved by this
church, shall covenant, as may be pre-
scribed by canon of the General Con-
veutiop, TO use 10 public worship In the
said congregation such form or directory
q the said bishop shall set forth and
authorize, as follows:
"Such form or directory shall contain
or et join nothing contrary to the direct
line OF this church, shall make pro-
vision for the apostolic rite OF confirm.
alton, and shall require 10 the admins
tration of sacrament OF baptism and the
Supper OF the Lord, the unfsiling use OF
the words, acts and elements ordained
by Christ himself"
Provided, further, that the same be
approved by the House of Bishops; and
provided, also, that no such congreRs'
ton shall be admitted into union with
a diocesan convention until it has been
organized as a congregation OF this
church, in accordance with all canobi
cal requirements and until IL has been
duly certified that the Book OF Com
mou Prayer is the uss Of such congre-
cation.
Rev. DR.. Davenport. of Tennessee,
for the committee on csnons, reported
an amendment, which was adopted,
providing that missionary bishop may
BE- chosen as diocesan or,cosdjutor bish-
op OF a diocese only after having been
OF east five years in his missionary dis
trict, except it be diocese formed out
OF his district.
The deputies CONQUERED with the
House of Bishops in the enactment OF q
Oumber of other amendments to the
canous. Among these we're provisions
for allowing resignationsin the ministry
by minister notwithstandir G he may
be under charges, governing the resig'
nation OF bishops, and relieving mis-
sionary district in the case of its bishop
becoming permanently incapacitated.
Resolutions were passed completing
the action providing for marginal read
inRs.
The committee on the state Of the
church presented it's report which In
Guided the following statements: Tho num-
| Der OF confrmations during the last three
yesrs WAS 121, 345, which was 1896 fewer
than in the preceding period the number oil
bsp,isms was 1882 70 yer. The clergy in.
creased by 9 while the Communicates In
creased 8 per cent The number OF parishes
md missions increased by 692, which was
pronounced satisfactory. Attention wsi
csler to the lack of sufficient candidates. fol
| the ministry. There had been total revenue
| from all SOURCES OF $46, $50, TO, an increase
| Of about So 900, 100. The contributions fol
| foreign missions had increased $685. QUO
/ and for diocesan missions S327,OO The
| funds for the relief of disabled clergy and the
wi lows and orphans Of clorgymen had als'
largely increased.
The committee on the validity OF the or
ders OF the Reformed Episcopal Church re-
ported thst it was not prepared to make
| GAL report and vas continued.
| Bishop Potter, Of New York, Yves selected
to prepare the pastoral letter for 1904, BIZ
ASST tauts to la Bishops Randolph, of South
ern Virginia, and Doane, OF Albany.