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Show KpiHcopul General Convention New York, 27. In the Episcopal Convention this afternoon John Bolton, Bol-ton, of Pennsylvania, offered a substitute substi-tute for the committee's report forbidding for-bidding the uso of incense, elevation of the elements at holy communion, etc. He spoke at length favoring its adoption here. A message was received from the House of Bishops assenting to the setting ofl'a portion of the Territory of California as a missionary jurisdiction. jurisdic-tion. Concurred in. Dr. Beers, of Albany, thought the wrangling over the matter of ceremonial cere-monial was a very poor occiii ation. After further discussion the time of speakers was limited to lo minutes each. Dr. Harrison, of Tennessee, said the feeling of the church was against letting any etremist opinions into the church doctriiics,:ind excluding exclud-ing ritualistic doctrines. He thought the minister who practised them should be arraignable. Mr. Hazelhurst. of Philadelphia, said the air was full of ritualism, and asserted that law was necessary on the subject. Rev. Dr. Hall, of Brooklyn, said that this canon of the committee meant either the death or the victory of ritualism. He advocated tho passage pas-sage of the canon. If it was not adopted a terrible wrong had been done Dr. Seymour. Mr. Burgwine, of Pittsburg, closed the discussion for the committee on canons, answering the arguments against the adoption of the report. The amendments to the canon were-tabled were-tabled and the report of the commit tee adopted, as follows: Clerical votes, ayes, 38, noes, 2; divided, 1. Lay vote, ayes, 34; noes, 3; divided 1. The Convention adjourned. |