Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-11-07


"nce in the two resolutions, and the de
bate continued M before.
II The vote was finally taken by dioceses )
~ follows i'm favor Of the resolu iODs
| Clergy 8, Laity II, total 10. Agains
the resolutions, Clergy 10, Laiiy IL
total 90. Six dioceses were divided.
/ Judge Chambers Of Nd, moved th'
following resolution
II Rtsoipcd, That the House Of Clerical an,
i.nN .d"pniies c"nsd'r The articles, Liturgy an'
Offices oi tho Church sntlicinnt opponents %
Il he sense Of the essential doctrines of Ioi,
Scripture, and that the canous of tho ChurcI
liiOrd ample means oi discovery and c0rrrniioI
Ilnf all whu depart from hrr standards aud fur
'hcr, that the general convention isnota snita
bile tribunal fo, the trial and censure of thcm
ind that this Church ~ not responsible" for tl''
errors al IndN ijuals, whether they arc mem
,bcrs of this Church or otherwise.
Il This rcs0lu'ion led 10 n continuance
nf the former discussion, and was fnall,
adopted by the following vote Yeas
Clergy %, LaIiy l3 Nays, Clergy i
Laiiy 9 Subsequently the Clergy %
Maine and Rhode Island altered ineil
votes to the affirmative, making the az.
gregaie Of Diocesan votes, Yeas 43
h Nays ).
The titles "Protrsiom Episcopal" and
"rJormed Catholic," used by The Cier-
Il gy.
Mr.. Dubois Of Ohio, offered the fol-
loving resolution
II ResOircd That The stvle and title Of this
Church is the Pror"stan, Episcopal /; aud that
n practice Of emitting THAI designation aud sub
,iItuing others, in publications or otherwise, Is
lrrogaiory 10 The character Of the Chmch, aud
should be discountenanced
The advocates of this resolution al.
luded to the use of the title "Reformed
Catholic" in recent publication by IA
presbyter ofIhis Church, and contended
that names were too significant to br
passed by without attention. The chief
supporters OF the resolution was Drs
Hawks of Miss, and Brook and Dodd
of Ohio, and Mr.. Memmingcr of S, G
1t was opposed by Judge Chambers Of
Md. Prof Oglby, and the Rev. Drs.
TyDg of Pa, Mason of ~ c., and
Strong Of Mass The speakers in the
negative coniendrd that the term "lIoly
Catholic Church, ,"or 'Cathnlic Church,
were assumed by The church in its high
est and hottest voice, and that presbv-
ter had a 'i.h' to style himself by those
titles, and yet be rightlul member OF
'hat specific organization called the
Protestant Episcopal church. Eat chief
~ II was couended that the resolution
was unnecessary, nUgatury, aud out Of
place. 1t was rejected by large ma
Io,iiy.
Nomination Of Rer. Francis L. Hawks,
ID. as Bishop Of .NisSissippi.
The Diocese of Mississippi had nomi.
mated the above named clergyman late
ot ST. Thomas's Church, n. " as
their Bishop. 1t was necessary that tins
nomination shorld he confirmed bv the
House o! Deputies. 1t seems that DIR
Hawks had lately been engaged in
u large establishment for edurnlion at
Flushing, l. | O., in which he had failed
aud was indebted ia the sum Of about
"rre tradesmcn. Ihe,c were many re-
p"rts and opinions uniavnrabe 10 Dr.
IL : strict honesty IN his dealings with
his creditors, aud he had probably been
very Imprudrni. ii was con,ended that
nnder these circumstances II was most
exprdirni that he should not be confirm.
ed as u Bishop for he could not be
-a''i 10 come up to 81. Pau's require
nent that IA Bishop shai he "ot good
report ~ and that, leaving out the qurs-
iI"n oi the Dr. : honest Intentions, the
state oi his affairs ought 10 require the
"n'i,e attention Of u man who Intended
10 repay his creditors, and he had slown
qualities -, qreslinnable character, ,aud
got himself involved IN trouble and evil
report To such an extent that he was not
a proper person for an Office ol labor
and honor aud high irus'. Dn ''n other,
hnnd, II was contendrd that DR. Ilawtr
had been simply unfortunate aud per
nnpS imprndrn,, bat that his moral chal
acIrr was clear, and ihat therefore here.
was ~ ground for refusing to confirm
lhr n0nination. The principal speak
"rs 10 favor of the nominari,u were,
Judge Berrien OF Georgia, Judge Co. /.
nyngham Of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mem
'"'n.,er of South Carolina, and the Rev
DrS. Tying and Uplold o! Pennsy vania
The principal speakers in opposition To .
he nomination were, Judge Chambers
IT Mary land, Hon. Horace I5nnry o!
Pennsvlvnnia, Hon d. B. Ogden of
New York the Rev. Drs. Mason, Mead,
and IIIQbec, and Rev. Messrs. Trapier
If South Carolina, Forbes of New York,
and Atkinson of Maryland.
\ resolution was offered 10 the effect /
hat the explanations given by Dr. Hawks
lad sufficiently proved his integrity
This was adopted, there being no votes
brown in The negative but sixty mem II
'ers were excused from voting. After
'arieiy of resolutions bad been put with II
'aiious success, Judgp Chambers moved /
hat the nomination at DR.. Hawks be rc.
II. Alter some debate this resolution
'assed unanimously.
Bishops 10 be Empioycd on Foreign Ms
Sions.
The Convention has passed canon
uihorzIng Missionary station Ia be put
nder the direction OF Bishops who shall
csIde at the stations. la acco, lance
'Ith this canon, the following dcs,gna-
nns of Missionary grounds were made,
nd persons elected 10 be consccraied as