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cally resident presbyters, requisite to the for- 

 mation of a new diocese, to six; and providing 

 that no new diocese shall be erected out of an 

 existent diocese so as to reduce the latter be- 

 low twelve parishes and twelve presbyters ; and 

 exacting that no new diocese shall be estab- 

 lished until satisfactory assurance of a suitable 

 provision for the support of the episcopate in 

 the same has been given to the General Con- 

 vention. 



2. Proposed amendment to Article IV. of 

 the constitution, granting authority to any 

 bishop of a diocese to perform episcopal acts 

 in another diocese when requested by the ec- 

 clesiastical authority thereof. This was sent 

 down to the diocesan conventions, and must 

 come up again at the next General Convention. 



3. Arkansas Missionary District admitted 

 as a diocese to union with convention. 



4. New diocese erected within the limits of 

 the Diocese of Pennsylvania, and comprehend- 

 ing the territory which lies outside of the 

 counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Del- 

 aware, and Montgomery. (This diocese has 

 since been called, by its first convention, the 

 Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, and the Rev. 

 M. A. D. N. How, D.D., has been elected 

 bishop thereof.) 



5. Canon, upon assistant bishops amended 

 so that "extent of diocese" shall be a reason 

 for such appointments. General Convention 

 or standing committees of dioceses must con- 

 sent in order to make such elections valid. 



6. Consent given to the Dioceses of Texas 

 and California, respectively, to elect assistant 

 bishops. 



7. New Hymnal adopted, to become authori- 

 tative on the Feast of the Epiphany, 1872; 

 thenceforth no other hymns to be used in 

 public worship except those ordinarily bound 

 up with the Book of Common Prayer. 



8. Canon upon "Theological Education, 7 ' 

 increasing the qualifications requisite for ad- 

 mission to orders; authorizing bishops to ap- 

 point examining chaplains; and defining all 

 matters relative to the character and exam- 

 inations of postulants a stringent canon, 

 which aims to elevate the education of the 

 clergy. 



9. Canon upon " Restoration to the Minis- 

 try " amended so that the bishop who degrades 

 or deposes, under certain rules, shall have 

 power to restore the person degraded or de- 

 posed by him. 



10. Canon aiming to restrict the alienation 

 of church property, but with due regard to 

 the civil law. 



11. Canon regulating parishes in foreign 

 countries. 



12. Canon requiring ample record of the 

 consecration of bishops to be kept separate by 

 the registrar. 



13. Canon declaring that all new canons 

 shall take effect henceforth upon the 1st of 

 January following sessions of General Conven- 

 tion, except whenever otherwise provided. 



14. Trustees of the General Theological 

 Seminary for ensuing three years elected. 



15. Trustees of fund for the support of aged 

 and infirm clergymen elected. 



16. Board of Missions elected. 



17. Constitution of the Board of Missions 

 amended so that the numerical proportion of 

 elective members may be such as shall from 

 time to time be determined. Board may adopt 

 a constitution and alter same in subordination 

 to approval by General Convention. Board 

 must report triennially to General Convention. 

 Domestic Committee of the Board authorized 

 to appoint an Indian Commission. 



18. Special Commission upon Indian Affairs 

 on the part of both Houses appointed. 



19. Joint committees upon the following 

 subjects appointed, viz. : Christian Education ; 

 reviving in the Church the Order of Deacon- 

 esses ; Preparation of a Translation of the Book 

 of Common Prayer into German, Swedish, 

 French, and Spanish, separate committtee for 

 each ; Standard English Bible ; Standard 

 Prayer Book ; Religious Reform in Italy ; Re- 

 lations with Russo-Greek Church; Relations 

 with Swedish Church. Joint committees to 

 sit during recess and report to the next Gen- 

 eral Convention. 



20. Address to the Church of Ireland. 



21. Address to the Russo-Greek Church. 



22. Powers proposed to be exercised by the 

 Federate Council of the dioceses within the 

 State of New York approved, except sec. 3, 

 Art. I., providing for an Appellate Court in 

 said Council. 



23. Ritual Uniformity. On this subject it 

 was 



Resolved, That this convention hereby ex- 

 presses its decided condemnation of all cere- 

 monies, observances, and practices, which are 

 fitted to express a doctrine foreign to that 

 set forth in the authorized standards of this 

 Church. 



Resolved, That, in the judgment of this 

 House, the paternal counsel and advice of the 

 bishops of the Church are deemed sufficient at 

 this time to secure the suppression of all that 

 is irregular and unseemly, and to promote 

 greater uniformity in conducting the public 

 worship of the Church, and in the administra- 

 tion of the Holy Sacraments. 



24. The city of New York declared to be 

 the place where the General Convention shall 

 hold its next triennial session. 



25. Canon upon " Differences between Cler- 

 gymen and their Congregations" a canon 

 aiming to give relief to both parties, in case 

 of dissension which the Bishop cannot har- 

 monize. 



Measures discussed which failed to be adopt- 

 ed: 



1. The proposed division of the Diocese of 

 Illinois was negatived in the Upper House, and 

 the papers relative to it were withdrawn from 

 the Lower House. 



2. The introduction of suffragan bishops 



