The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-29


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DAY.
Morning prayer was read by the Rev Mr.. Blop, OF
Delaware the csnons by the Rev. Mr. Mead, Of st Gle
ments in this city, and the communion service by
the Rev. Mr. Kinney, of Md.
The minutes Of yesterdays proceedings read and
approved
Rev DR.. CRoswELL, Of Connecticut, submitted the
ports of the missionary Bishops and moved that they
be printed In the journa-which Was agreed to.
The Committee on the Prayer Book, submitted re-
port recommending that jeut committee be appointed
German Prayer Book prepared by q committee Of the
last SESSION which was accepted.
The house then resumed the consideration Of the
solution proposed last evening, viz =
That the Board Of Missions should appoint commit
tee of three bishops to superntend the Consantinope
mission
Mr. COLLINS addressed the house at considerable
length in regard to the subject contendng that siren
effort had been made by ongregatonalists and
of the Episcopal church. to impesch the
of the missionary Bishop Of Constantnope and earnest
behalf
message from the House of Bishops here
nounced stating that that body had resolved not to
adopt the resolution proposed by the OF Con-
ference on the second canon Of the Joint COMMITTEES
listened to this message With regret It was
There expedient which he thought they might
mart in unitys state of things which was extremely
abs Anticipating the result Of the action on the part
Of the House Of as had M Snt sss
Resolved, That the following message be sent to the
House of Bishops
RI Rev Fathers This house has read with deep
regret your message dsagreeng to the vote of the
mittee conference This house most respectfully ana
earnestly requests your body reconsider their deci
sion this subject believing this house does that
the passage Of the canon which was tne o. ns
conferences most important to perfect the
reported by the joint committee, and which
this house regard based upon saoh principles as both
houses and indeed all persons engaged in the late df
fcuties could assent without in any measure con-
hicting with opinions expressed by them :.
Mr.. CoLsrEN moved that the word perpetual be
stricken out and that the words without limit of me
be substit uted In its place.
Mr.. Williams concurred in the view that the word
perpetual" had better be stricken out 1t was obec-
tionable for several reasons which he named
disrsspectfu to send such q message the House Of
Bishops He thought Il would not effect
Il seemed something like the House Of
trazs whole He moved to lay the resolution
the table, and called for the question by dioceses 1t
Rev Dr. OGrLBY thought it would be very unfair
proceeding to put test vote upon such ground. ne
real scope and object Of the resolution The object was
to persuade the House Of Bishops to reconsider what
they had done relieve both houses from difficulty
He was on the Joint COMMITTEES of conference and could
speak from personal knowledge
Judge CHAMBERS said hejOint committee on the New
York resolutions had acted the principle Of compro
csnons The houses had agreed to the LIST and Sd
propositions and the object was to elect an agree
ment In regard to the third.
A message from the House of Bishops was here re.
ceved informing the House of Delegates that they had
in passing the Of the discretion to be
allowed in reference to desoons and presbyters in GER
tain cases
The hour of H. which had been fixed upon for final
adjournment, being at hand,
Rev. Mr.. GALLAGHER moved that message be sent 10
the House Of Bishops informing them that this mouse
would not be able to complete their business by IL
O'clock and requesting them to withdraw their message
of IN the resolution to adjourn at hour
which agreed to.
THE consideration of the message from the House OF
the table withdrawn and the question on its
adoption taken by dioceses with the following result
The clergy-ayes IL, noes = divided a.
The laity-ayes -, noes q, divided2.
SO the resolution was passed.
Mr. COLLINS then resumed his remarks, In regard to
the Constantnope mission. The religious newspapers
the country had for three been teeming with
abuse OF the Bishop OF Had those state
meuts been true the character Of that bishop would
been lowered that gentlemen would not consi-
der him fit associate even. He argued that they were
Mt WILLIAMS understood the gentleman to conclude
that the object of this proposition from the House OF
Bishops, to overthrow the Constantnople mission
The fact was that there not between the Foreign
Mission Committee and the Bishop of Constantinople
that sympathy which was desirable.
message from the House of Bishops was here read,
announcing that they had in the disposition
proposed the House Of Delegates with regard to the
report the General Theological Semnary-also that
they acceded the request to withdraw their
in the resolution to adjourn sine die at IL
MIR. COLLINS continued his remarks. Congregational
testimony which been adduced in evidences against
the Bishop Of ConstsntinoRle should be Win
Mr. CoLsroN sorry to hear the gentleman speak so
He hoped they would in the spirit of Christian charity
remember that all liable to prejudice, Churchmen
illness than Cougregalionaism They had bet
their attention to those things In which they
lamentably deficient in their own church. rather
than abuse those who happened to be out of its pale
sAfter further remarks. message announced
from the House of Bishops stating that they had recon
sdered their decision in relation to the canon of the
penalty Of suspension" and had receded from its non
concurrence and that it eoncurred in passing the
amended by the House of Deputies.
This announcement received with many mani
estions of joy by the members Of the House Of Depu
ties happily terminating the disagreement between
the two houses
Another message was soon after received stating that
the House Of Bishops had passed canon to be entitled
of Episcopal resignations" The provides that
g. ,, and shall be the same In canon Of lS4a,
and that IS shall provide that when suspended min
siding bishop who shall lay it before the rest MAORI
ty of whom agreeing the resignation shall be considered
1t was moved that the house do not concur in the
solution from the Heuse Of Bishops in regard to the
The diocese of North Carolina called for the vote by
dioceses. -
After large number Of gentlemen had explained the
votes which they should give amid repeated cries for
the question: the names OF the members were called
over and the question carried by the following vote
Clergy-Whole number of diocese voting ~. Ayes a.
Laity-Whoe number 10. Ayes IL, noes 8, divided .
DR. OcBY presented the report of the joint commit
tee to whom the communication OF the hstoriogrspher
of the church referred, with resolution recon-
mendpg that the several doceses aa far may
be- In carrying On the work OF the historographer Inc
resolution adopted.
The canon from the House of Bishops of episcopal re-
signations, was then taken up.
Judge JONES thought the canon would be wholly IN
operative if it intended to be applied to any limo
cent bishop who should resign no bishop could resign
under 1t without admitting himself to be guilty He
hoped 1t would be modified II 1t must be passed
Rev Dr. desired to say, with all respect to the
use of Bishops that thought the canon no more or
less than an absurdity. daughter He moved to lay
the message the table The vote being called for by
diocese it was then taken with the following result =
The Clergy-Whole number Of doceses voting 90
ayes IL; noes II; divided3
The Laity-Whols number, ls-syes 8; noes 9; d.
vided l.
SO the motion to lay on the table was lost
On motion, the consideration Of the canon was re-
ferred to the next general convention
~. Rax HASu ANIL 01nE