Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-01
DOMESTIC NEWS.
From N. Nelo YORK. Ga.seHe, Oet. 90


From h- Nelo YORK. Ga.-cHe, GA. %
EPISCOPAL Co.vEsrIoH.---T This body maj al the
usual hour Yesterday atSt Johns Chapel, where
a se,mon was preached by the venerable bishop
White OF Pennsylvania, the senior officer OF the
church
The business of the Convention, after DIVINE
service, commenced with the report OF majority
Of ,oint committee Of the House Of Bishops and
that of the counter report othe minority OF the same
committee in regard 10 tho resignation OF the XII
Rev Bishop Chase Of tho Ohio Dioccss.
All the documents and cxrnneous information IN
~s ard to this resignation ~ furnished TO The tom
~it,ce On which the report was founded, were read
BY Rev o. An,bon, the Secretary.
The orisinsl report ofthe committee of the two
Houses was, TO accept the proceedings OF the ONO
Doc sss in Masking valid tho resignation OF bshop
Chase, and the election ofthe Rev. DIR McIlvn'no
Of BrooklyD, AZ his successor The minutes ofthe
snnual Conventions of Ohio OF 1881 aud 1852,
showed that the resignation wss accepted, ana That
Dr. McIlvaine was in both years UNANIMOUSLY elcc'
ted TO the Episcopato by those Conventions.
subsequent protest was issaed by other persons be
longing To the Church Of Ohio, denying the right
of,he Bishop to resign
The question before the Convention IL, whether
Bishop in the United States mas rtsm 10 ff,
stca?
The discussion wos opened by William A. Duer,
IL. D. President OF Colombia College one OF the
Lay Delegates Of New York. lie spoke two hours
IN tho affirmative OF the question, and sdducco
many preccdenis in support oil has position both be-
fore and since the reformation. las arguments
and remarks were well dlges,cd, and IN some IN
stances pungsst He was lisIened 10 with great
attention by Que OF the most nt. CANT and rsnp'e
table audiescss TIA, rscoset IL have met n sny
tune
rresiden, Duer, AT , O'Clock, gave way 10 mn.
ton ofad,oulnment, aud Is expected 10 resume his
remarks this morning.
Previous 10 the discussion, the Convention nc
copied The request OF the nlorcss of Alabama TO be
admitted into the UNION OF ths Episcopal Church Of
the United States
tram Me- ~ J. Ga-rHr, o6f -
EPISCOPAL. CONVENTIONAL subject
Of the vacancy in the Dlocess OF OHIO wns yestcr
dsy resumed By President Ducr OF Go'unhn fo
lege, who occupied the attention Of the Convention
in an address Of more Than two hours OF great ahh
ity and rescarch,---He recaptulated Tic remarks
n AIDE by Inn on tho preceding day IN regard 10 TIE
resignation, or rather ycaunciatioa, OF Bishop
Chase, to the Episeopatc of his charge.
He spoke ofthe fact Of his removal from ONO 70
the Territory OF Michigan, the sale OF his property
IN Gambler and his refusal 10 Withdraw his feslS-
nation when requested to do 80 by dtPuiaton
from the Ohio Convention, as sufficient "af"h
" to adopt the resolution Of the committee ohaef
consideration, VIZ. that the resignation IS falo,
snd that the subsequent proceeding Of the d'ocess
of that church be confirmed by The General Cohveh-
ton that his appointment, not being OF DIVINE or
gin, there was no temporal power eXis'hg L" Pre-
vent the exercise of the privilege he had asserted
He mentioned ass precedent the translation 81 blsh
cps IN England from ono bIshopricl TO ano'hcf,
implying resignation OF their inst Stations nc
cited several Instances IN the reign. Of Hen'y VI.
and Henry VIII where bishops bad resigned ana
their successors were appointed lie qoo'ea inc
case Of Na,cissus, in tho early age OF The chofch'
then bishop Of Jerusaleu who, being charged, ui'-
Justly Of an Infamous crime, and his accusefs con
demned and punished, having, tom excessive sen
sibli,y on the accusation, abandoned his place ana
fed to the wilderness, where nc renamed III soil
tude many years.
III Abandonment was CONSIDERED suihcieht war
ranty TO the choice ola successor and II was nor
ill after three several SUCCESSORS hnd been eiee'eu
that he made his re-appearance N Jerusalem" ana
was hailed ono risen from The oead' -'"eis'" US
was then declared coadjutor Of the incumbent bi5h
Cd and so continued TIL the end of his life lie no
ced the case OF Percy JoyceIyn brother OF the Earl
of Rodcn, Lord Bishop of Cloghcr, who accused OF
en infamous crime, fed to Italy and tho appoint
men, of a successor, in 1855, also, the Earl Of
Bristol, Bishop Of Londonderry, whose case was
similar to the last.
In support Of bis argument, he SAID that orr cwn
country was not without precedent II. tic case and
related 1t large the circumstances IN regard 10
BshoD Provost OF New York, who resigned III
1901, on account of III health The vacancy was
filed by the appointment and conservation ct bS'i-
Old Moore, with the consent OF the Bishops assem-
bled, Bishop White presiding. A cohuoVefsy'
however, grew out ofthe case and It was se1tieo
TINT. although Bishop Provost vas not TO be con-
siered as the head OF tins OF any other diocess, yer
TINT his diocesan functions had aot ceasei hui h'
had right to offcla'c ut sc n all o'hc's appes
tainh,s. Il, his order w,3teH j 30 ne III ce'fit
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