The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-29
p ossssant ~ Episcopal Convention.

Partridge oc atpg At 10 o'clock the President took
fecoDd days proceedings and went through the other
prelipir aries.
COMMITTEES on the Sd article OF the constitution:
The Convention shall b- posed II the officiating
Presb, who regularly admitted aud settled in
some church which shail either have been in union
with this Convention for ut least or else shall
b~ the owner of edihce for the public worship VI
Almighty God duly copsesratsd, or ready for con
seen ation according To the order OF the Pro
tesispt Episcopal church In the United States OF
America. or who are employed IS missionaries nnder
the dir. ction u th convention; or who are engaged
prof.s.ors instructors Of youth III college
academy general seminary Of learning duly incor-
po s.d and situate within this diocess and OF lay
degates not exceeding three from avery sucn church
TO be- chosen by the vstry or by the congregation NO
per.on who II candidate for holy orders shall os egi
bic sy delegate To the eonstD tion Bnt no minis
ter chui Oh who which ut the adoption OF ms
article IL entitled 10 stat in the coDvention snail Do
former Sd ar,ice Of the constitution provided In the
OF minister he couiirn1 IN the same parish "ita
which he was connected Ut the adoption Oh this art
cl-.n
Rev. JOSHUA WEAvER moved the post ponement OF the
consideration Of the motion. until the tune when
bisbop should preside over the con eDtion
Dr.. AHTBos moved an indefinite postponement
Rev Da HESkY proposed the following resolution IS
an ame m.pt OF the the third
cie Of he constitution DO repealed aud In place there
Of the following be SUBJ titu,ed =
"The convention ,hai be posed Of all clsrgymen
in good standing capop,csliy resident for - time IN
the docpss aid lay consisting Of not more
than three delegates from each church IN union with
the convention TO be- cboten by the veStry or coDBre
CATION tucb delegates to poSs-ss the qnahcations Tor
admission to the holy communion, pre'crioed oy inc
rubic "
The Rev Doctor in speaking to HE resolution said
though he not opposed 10 the motion made by or
ViDton the DAY before yet it was question OF great
decscy and he considered for the higher legis
lstive body the church He thought the exclusion
Of lay men under the circumstances which had been
proposed, savored too much OF purtanism.
DR. ANIHoN withdrew his motion
Mr. w IA HAnhIsoN In the course OF bis observas'ons
said that there should bs assurance OF the sta
binty If church. before the members we're xdmitteS
in order that representatives should not come from
some .'mushrOOm' churcn, the existence OF which
might not be Of long dun alton.
Dr HtNhy an xioue as the han gentleman, Tor
the exclusion at dr gates from "mushroom churches,
~ he called them. ana had lett blank In his amend
mrLt foI the time the clergy thoud be resident III the
d, previous to their suisstoD to the convention
The Rev. W. RICHMOND and Dr McVicKEa next sd-
dI I'd the meeting
The Rev Mr.. Van KLErcx suggested q modification
of the amendment. which would. perhaps meet the
views 81 the reverend moSerbe would propose to refer
this cial committee to rep rt upon IL AZ TINS
convenion but all other questions Vt thi. nature no
would move should os posi- poped until such time as
biz hop should pretide over them.
Dr. TAYLOR. In support OF the report OF the commit
tee. said be that d-scons, uDp.ds~d men,
part In the making Of their laws he was sure that no
youpg pre- prrly imbued with the grace OF oonhr-
nation ought 10 derife It rhe amenam-nt VI us
X. ven nd b. other did net meet this dn1cuty some
remedy ought to be applied to the abuses tn which
they were exposed In aiuSion TO c-rgyuen Who had
pa, oohs, cures he said Let the rsnxgaes con-
tinue in tcsrc.n~ss" with these views, the commit
tee made their report
Hon Mr. JAY next addressed the meeting.
Rev. Mr. Cox raid, ~ thsrs WAS inucs important
ct TO be- done he would move that the whole
Of this tuhjrct lay upon the the table
The motion being seconded. WAS unanimously agreed
to
The Secretary then read the report Of the committees
OF hve .hich nsa been sppmn,,c 10 Tue
had named the keverebds Il. tox. } VI Taylor l.
BslcL. Jobes W k,cbmond, and OF the laity Aessrs
Roland. Stewart Bro~n, W. Spence r w.
Durham, and Cornelius Dudley, to form such commit
tee.
The Rev DR. HroBsE called before the meeting the
retoutou which h. laid upon The table yesterday.
The order Of the day being called the Secretary read
the preamble In rs II the Journal Of the Convon-
ton, pssssge OF which ran thus =
Whereas the aad eAnons Of the church give TO
10 esIthly tribunal The loser 10 uis mAuner 20 maze
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IONS 10 inc emit. ~rod aiocsss he righ. ssd priv
sre Of havjpr a. services nnp,
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