The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
lsIc.sng es From bishops.

Messages From bishops.
Dr.s Hart, secretary Of tire House OF
Bishops, at this point delivered tho
following messages to the house.
Mcssag e No. 1--'Thnt the commission
OF the Swedish prayer book be con-
tinucd.
Message No. 2-Tl,at canon 3, Sec
ton Ais lierebysamented SO that the
opening sentence shall read. "a cam
didate for holy orders in any diocese
or missionary district in this church,
or any church in communion with this
church whose name shall have been
stricken from the list of candidates"
Message No. 33--Canon 4. section 3
subdivision j. shall be amended by
striking out the clause lettered i, and
by changing i'll accordance with this
the lettering OF the two fol-
lowing. clauses.
~ Message No. 1.-THE House Of Blsli-
ops informs the House of Deputies
that 1t has received the report of the
custodian of the Book of Common
Prayer, and the report Of the acting
registrar OF the General ConventioiQ
Which are herewith transmitted, and
{ has voted, the House of Deputies cons
curing that these be printed with
accompanying documents as appen-
dices to the journal
$, For "Opcn Pulpit"
The regular order of the day was
then taken up. Mr.. Saunders, OF SOUTH
ern Virginia, moved that tho considera-
tion OF the report of the COMMITTEES OIL
rules of order be postponed until Tues
day at Hitchcock. 1t was carried. Mr..
Saunders made the point that the re-
port had just been printed. and that
the members had not had chance
tr, I, pafJgp ,1faS, : !
Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady offered
q resolution providing for authority
for the clergy to invite ministers and
laymen OF other denominations to
preach in Episcopal churches. The mo-
ton was referred to the proper COM
.mittee.s
DIR. Huntington called for I he calen-
dar. The house then considered the
preamble" as approved by the commit
tee on amendments of constitution.
I. Dr. Huntington stated that he had no
further argument to make. but that
the wouA gladly answer questions.
Yhrpffnotion wasssabout to Devoted
upon stwbsH oHt1u gaafold of Southern
eNirginla. entered ~ protest. saying he
hoped the resolution would not be
voted upon at this time. s4to said he
Thought the question should DO consid-
I,ered grarely; that this question had
been before the house for many years.
and had not received the support OF
the able men who had sat in the house
Fin the past. He said he had no desire
to Cause dlscorl. but he averred that
the words American Church" as used
in the preamble. confitcted with !arti-
Gle s OF the church constitution, which
states that the church is the Protes tant
Episcopal Church of America. Tie
urged that there be no lodging the
question, but that the issue be mo,
squnrcly, explaining that no lawyer
would know how to describe the church
in drawing q deed If the proposed
resolution We're passed. Judge Old
continued by saying that the preamble
was mistaken in setting out that the
American church had been planted a;
Jamestown 900 years ago. lie said II
he knew his history. that 1t was the
English Church which was planted
there. ana from the English Church
at a very much later date, the Ameri-
can church had sprung. Judge Oh
urged that the matter be not voteG
upon at this time, but that the ques-
ton be considered unit Tuesday, after
| the discussion OF the order of the day.
Reduction of Number.
The matter Of reducing the clertca
[and lay delegates from four to thret
delegates in each diocese was next
taken UP. hsSi
DIR. Eggleston spoke In favor OF ths
reduction Of representation, explaining