The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-27
The canon a amended was then adopted.

The canon amended then adopted mr..
The third canon then taken up ana read Inc
amendments OF the House Of Bishops were non
red In 49,,
MIR. WILLIAMS then moved to amend by adding the
sbove.l 1t substantially the only relief which the
committee Of twenty in the diocese Of New York sad
the only practical relief which could be anorded 70
them The practical effect OF the proposition from the
conventions far as the epscoIate was concerned was
still larger, by joining another diocese to the Juris
dicton of bishop on this to anoth,r: He took oc1a,
sou to say that he believed the res toration OF the
bishop morally impossible The idea that any bishop
who was convicted by vote ten to one lCres,
the only which could afford the relief which the
committee Of twenty had asked. Now he ha to say
that if New York did not obtain the relief WIN en- she
had sought the fault was at her door and that Of those
who adhered to her
the difference between his proposition and that of tn
gentleman's from Pennsylvania.
Mr. ALsToS thought the canon was modified in some
respect
Mr.. DELASo would be glad if they could all meet
there without any private opinion wish
He did not say that this strife for private victory did
prevail there but he feared it did lie feared that the
proposition would prove to be of great injury to the
church
Judge CHAMBERS said that the committee forming
this canon adopted the old SO far as they could
That the settled law Of the church 1t had
been practced upon by various doeesss He hoped the
canon would not be amended
MIR SEYMOUR was opposed to the multiplication Of
assistant the way that suggested by the
gentleman! He would never believe that the bishop
of New York would stand before the world as one who
had contums ciously obstructed the epscopate He
firmly believed that greatest misfortune which could
fall the diocese Of New York would be the election
OF bishop because OF the great excitement which per
vaded the diocese It the spirit of party feeling
which had created the embarr assmsnts under which
they laboring Wait until the excitement Of the
moment had subsided and they would be able to come
to some desirable conclusion He hoped the convention
would adopt measures which would allow the excite
ment in the diocese to subsde He believed the mea-
before the house would have this effect
Rev DR.. FORBES would offer few remarks directly
upon the proposition of the gentlemen from Virginia
1t involved principles of the grsvest impor lance to all
grave that he not fully prepared to consider It,
proposal elect provisional bishop contrary to all
| law. There a bishop in the see OF New YORK.
| The objection fundamental. Again, the bishop
might be continued In the diocese tn. restoration or
primary bishop his assistant, If he did not
thereto Again he could not agree to the pro-
position matter Of expediency IL would engender
able way Of relieving the diocese except by terminating
| the sentence tSsusston
Mr. McFARLAND objected to the remarks; they would
inevitably lead to Q reply which was not under present
| circumstances, desirable.
| Rev Mr. FoRsEs briefly rejoined, when
Rev. Mr. Vail conceived that the proposition Of the
gentleman from Virginia was very much misunderstood'
cipe involved not new, but implied In one OF
| the existing canons.
| Mr. MCFARLAND made q few remarks explanatory OF
| the vote which he should give.
Hafpa nine having now arrived, the vote on Mr
Wiliams's amendment TAKEN and lost by the fol-
lowing vote -
l9 divided Lsity, whole number, "a; ayes, 81
noes, 10; divided, l.
The adoption Of the amended was then
moved by Judge Chambers. which was agreed to
The SECRETARY then called up the message from the
House Bishops the final adjournment Of the con-
vention He moved that II O'Clock NJ the 26th instant
be fixed upon for the time OF instead Of
| the 27th, recommended by the House of Bishops
Before the motion vas entertained, the house ad'
| journed.