The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-23

quoted Ayin to prove this The sentence he contend
mus, @S Ss mot D: construed strictly but Literally II
own counsel would tell them There other grounds
up%n which ne whsd 70 argue the question: and other
late (being past nine o'cock he felt unwilling to tres
pass further upon the indulgence Of the at
that ne might proceed with his in the morning
n ne mouse accordingly adjourned to the usual hour
rev Dr. Mason, Of North Carolina, read the morn.
ing prayer and the Rev DR.. JONES' OF Virginia. the
Ths minutes yesterdays proceedings we're read and
- Judge CHAMBERS called up the resolution from the
HOUSE OF Bishops relative to the historogrsphsr Of the
cnntch; which was read and coponrred in.
njttsd 800. VI suo Committee on canons then sub
motion, were ordered to be printed.
.a kev Moore then renewed the resolution which he
An Invitation Of the House of Delegates to visit the
collection Of Scripture statuary All broadway was
cewea On motion 1t was voted that the same be &C.
ceRted with the thanks Of the house.
. Rev Or HESRY Mason, offered the following resolu-
Book. NA 'A' A"''A
Resolved, That the Committee on the PRAYER Book be
hs INTO the expectancy Of transferring
Lord In the Nicene Creed and also the comma after
the words our Cod" to tho word Father in the first
sentence OF the Lltany with its
In the standard edition of the Prayer Book
-Ksv or. HAWKS then resumed his remarks After re.
proceeded to show by the act Of the bishop va
oancy de had been created in diocese of New
rative duty Of the church supply that md
further that the very church to which they belonged
had recognised this principle. Instances were to be
found where bishop had been driven from his see by
persecution and the church had put another bishop Ia
his place was the imperative duty Of the church to
refused to do this what would be the condition o. thu
diocese Should the rights Of thousands be
may in the church? His view was none the less
worthy Of confidence because 1t concided with ancient
usage a. he had last evening shown On the contrary
instsnced the Of Bishop Coghsr in England In
port OF his argument He also quoted the journals Of
the general convention Of the Episcopal Church of this
Countrywide edition embracing the period from 1855 to
1914 The case in which Bishop Provost resigned his
office and Bishop Moore consecrated In his place
Thus establishing the principle that where a bishop
from any cause ceased from the performance of his
duties, another bishop should be consecratsd in his
place Twelve years afterwards Bishop Provost asked
to be restored to the Office The diocese of New York
claimed sole Jurisdiction in the case and decided that
understood hm) was not restored lie then cited the
case Of Bishop Mcvane who elected and consecrs
Chase, who resigned his charge. These cases showed
then what was g., to. be done In the esent in
tanced In the history Of the throne OF England and in
the case of the present King of the French The auao
Ky was strong one, he commended, between the civil
practice and the high responsibilities of the church
tie could not subscrbs to the doctrine that they might
from Maryland himself living witness TO the al
vantage OF knowledge of the common law when con-
secrasd to the service Of the church Office and duty
were co relative terms II the office created the power
to perform certain duties disability to perform those
duties removed the person. pso tacto from the office
lie came to the conclusion them that the diocese was
vacant lS because the canon law it to be 60 ID
on the great principle Of the epscopscy 3D. that was
He would now proceed to consider the sense
had been raised First 1t asked II suspension and
degradation we're Identical why retain the suspcn-
sion One reason that there werscases In which
there would be limited suspension when they would
need the term. Secondly. The consequences OF sus-
pension were not the same. Thirdly They found in &c.
clesasca history perpetual suspsusionons Of
which he had instanced last evening further ,uansn
sion would leave the name Of bishop and shield the VIC
not This was his opinion, though it might be wrong
Degradation was ancienty attended with numerous
sion He urged literal Interpretation Of the sentence
Of the court Of bishops and insisted upon abiding by it,
the present They not as Judicial but a. To-
gslatve body They had not judicial power therefore
advisory power only were is TSsv moSt .av;.n %
diocese Of New Yorkthey had attempted to legisate
In the opinion which had been
the report OF the joint committee did up to the
full measure their duty by any They would vic.
late principles the well being OF
the church, If on any other ground than this-that
there vacancy In the docese-they should
to thrust bishop on the diocese He objected in toto
jeeted in toto to provisional bishop. They now pro-
posed one third provision to open door by which con-
vctsd guilt might enter-by which the suspended bishop
from the diocese o. New York proposed virtually to re-
store the bishop. Cui bono? he most emphatically
asked.
DR. FORBES craved the indulgence of the gentleman
while he explained the position which he had taken.
The Of the bishop not in itself dssira
BILE hing but OF the alternatives left them this was
preferable In their perplsxty something must be done
and when they were allied 1pon to sggravate the
encs which the bishop had patiently endured for nearly
three years. by making degradation suspension he be-
lievsd the evil which would would be far
greater than any which could result from bis rssto
fha avu
die with the man In the other, IL would 20
on through successive generations He trusted he was
now understood. He would now add what he meant to
have said yesterday that the opinion then expressed
was his own individual opinion, far regarded the
innoce 1cy OF the bshep the expedency relieving
his difficulties. He spoke for no one else The opinion
was solely his own and he claimed for it sympathy
an "a, more respect than hSd yet been received
plantation But why, he asked introduce canon stat
ing that the sentence was OF no efectl Again he
pleased the subject they could not affect The
meaning of the sentence as understood at the time
to provisional bishop, on the ground that It would
violate the right of the diocese Of New York
lie argued that vacancy void-d Jurisdiction refer
ed to everal cases in English legal practice proof He
then alluded to the Of lord Keeper Williams who
was suspended ab oicus ct bsncus time being stat
the kings peasurewhich he thought was pretty near
perpetual In this case another bishop appointed
provisional bishop would not do. Neither would an
assistant do He had heard Of the who had nothing
20 do and very faithfully he did IT, but he had never
heard that he had - assistant, In the business
But nobody would want the Office an assistant in such
this, and 1t might turn as the proverb
like master like servant" and the assistant might err
aud DO suspended Then they must have another as
sistant This surely would be the apostocal sue
cessisn no, no. The diocese Of New York. he precsed
I'd to show, would prefer bishop of their own choice
But the relief must from the general yenton
When they were cad upon to give relief however to
the diocese, they had right to ask what kind
lief she wished He now called for the reading Of the
paper offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania which
was laid on the table The Secretary having read the
same
Dr. HAWKS said, that the principle contained In those
propositions he acquiesced In The propositions recog.
nized vacancy They gave New York what she asked,
and threw upon her the responsibility Of filling the va
her free to elect the bishop now
ed she prefsrred-or SONS else Having now hn-
shed the course OF argument which he had out
he had only to say In conclusion that he was con
scious OF his imperfsctous and did not pretend any
superior wisdom He had done what he could in light.
ing his little lamp and throwing Its feeble light upon
subject which was certainly very obscure and II the
house did not see 1T to acqussce In his views he should