The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-28
The specia, Episcopal Convention.

ORG ANIMATION OF THE CONVENTION FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF EI.ECTIYG AN ASSISTANT BISHOP.
The special conve ntion called by the Committee OF
the Episcopal Church, met yesterday morning in st.
Johns Church. st. Johns Park, for the purpose OF
taking into consideration the canon enacted by the
HOUSE, Of Bishops for the appointment of assistant
bishop There was very full attendance, both of lay
and clerical members, present. Church service was
commenced about half past ten o'clock by the Rev,
Doctor saml X johnson, assisted by the Rev Doctor
Haight seabury &C.; after which, Doctor Wainwright
ascended the pulpit, and preached a rom the
xiv chap and 10th verse Of the Epse OF Paul to the
Romans. The rev. gentleman said they met to
take counsel Of each other, the result of which will
rsid he have mighty effect the present and future
history Of this diooes He then proceeded to exhor his
hearers to peace and good will He said it would be
found that the few observations which he would address
to them would have direct application to themselves
present He then speke of the contentious at Rome
between the early Christians They he divided
into two scots or classes differing in many things
The Gentiles had been taught to revere
the fesst Of Pentecost, nor were they regulated
their diet by the Law Of Moses They purchased In
open Market and hence the contest between the two
classes The apostle, therefore, to slsy the dispute
and controversy between them, with words Of wisdom
tries TO heal the wounds inflicted the church by
upon matters of no moment That liberty Of choice
was permitted to all those occasions the church
having prescribed rule every man at liberty to
O 0a n,s own jSsemsn But after an sad as that
which the Christian religion 10 founded This was the
rule in those early days BY which the rights and prvi
and upon this foun dstion In itself reasonable the
apostle founded his discourse to the Christians OF
Rome Let u.s. Therefore follow ri. advice and let
said the reverend preacher bold and SUPPLE enemy,
who 10 wstchiu Of diss~nsions and who is up
again and beginning to make bold sdvssces, sncou-
rsged by controversies. The Church OF Rome has
raised her brszen front against the elect Of
length to sprss on his auSehss .Ss 81
and for that purpose to proceed with rprit Of
mutual foi bearance and good will.
Of which the holy communion administered to all
who found themselves In state to psrtsks of IL, by
Bsrrisp. The CONVENTION then proosedsd to cFasp,ts
Doctor HAcHr, the secretary Of the Con entlon
after the church services were concluded read the 9Th
rule which provides that the president not being In
attendance the senior clergy present shall take
the chair. The Rev Doctor Moore being the senior
Hss6t then proceeded to call the roll Of the clergy
at the conclusion OF which. the chairman app tinted
Mr.. VIM Il. Dunscombe and the Hon. Judge ssndtord
committee to sseist the secretary-I examining the
certificates OF lay Delegates The Secretary then pro-
ceeded to call the sy delegates by the parishes which
they represented quorum being present, the chair
man about to call on the Oonve non to proceed to
elect q chairman, when Judge sAspFORD offered the
ResvsdTsai The list Of tn. clergy which has been sub
psS BY the for s % Of the
chairman. 60 r.Pn, vlssher any name; members
sue" and ss the ~ any
the same os%pitee to examine and report upon The cor
tested seats q the dsssaes and report the right TO
ssssai.s whose name. have no. been called Nv
The sroHnIAhr said the rules of order made impe-
rative on the Convestion to proceed In the rst in
stance. to elect PRESIDENT and until such done,
the resolution would not be in order.
Hon JoHr SrENcrR raid that the resolution Was In
rider and that this the only time offer It. He
Mr. Spencer, would call tho attention of the Secretary
TO the rules and be would find there was no rules OF
che ervH.,Asr in.irtsd that there we're, ana would
further insist that the question she ud be settled be-
iore they proceeded furthsr as fit vas ia order TO
present the resolution he out Of order In all
he did to-day He then read the fret of the rules
Mr.. srrrcER proceeded to say that n o convention
could make rules to bind their successors They
might make a. TO the discipline Of the church.
ard inch canon would bind the convention far
IL relsed TO discipline And 10 far prscedents
concerned be held In his hand the rules Of special
eOny.ntion-the same Is the prssent-hed at Utica,
one convention cannot bind their successors Mr. 8.
then proceeded to illustrate his proposition file refer.
red to dinculty In Congress about the admission OF
MT n bers fro IN the state Of New jersey in consequences
81 the clerk emitting TO call the OF the Jersey
members The Congress could not be organized until
the late john Quincy Adams had committee appoint
I'd. who reported to the House the subject The
report was then presented and the Hsu.e voted that
over; which was done and they were allowed To take
their seGts, This q case in point lie then pro-
oseded 90 argue that this convention could not pro
coed until " was asoertaDed who 10 was that had
seat and entitled TO vote. To ASCERTAIN this
the object Of Judge Ban dfords resolution and until
II s passed upon, the convention could not proceed
because there was no organization
nEMEEn moved that the rules which governed the
last convention tboulo be applied to this
nr. erEScER rad the molten was out Of order,
thsre n motion before the ctsir.
Judge sA,proHD thsn rose and contendsd that the
prsfsnt They the present convention, could not be
bouod to all the pTocot dingH every morning
IL they did they could never get through the bus
ness which this convention met 10 transact
Doctor HAwEEs said he hopec the resolution would
he adopted es be thought IL the shortest way TO
Get through the businets
Judge JoSrs said the power Of the Bishop had been
referred TO- lie then went on TO ague that the stand
inR committee hsd vested In them All the poEer' Of
the Bitbor; that he bad the poser Of making ont
list OF the clergy Who entitled Ia the
venton; that the committee had all the pover Oft
Bishops that they drew up the lst Of seats and hand
"a IL TO their secreary; morsover. there IL no com
plsnt Of any ote seeking test Who T. not entitled 70
Il IL was therefore, he thought premature to Inter
Judge sasproED again addressed the convention and
insisted that x was absolutely necessary tat the reo
luton should be passed and the more 90 IRON circu-
stances that cane TO his knovlcdgs this morning.
Mr.. W. III Hams, lay delsgAte for rrinity Church,
In this city, hoped tn. convention would not allow
ts. to be interrupted but wsuld proceed to organize
The Rev. Dcctor vtSro, said that the honorable
M mbeT from 81 Peters Church. Albany. Introduced
= vicious principle. by comparing this convention 70
political body The standing committee have al the
powers Of the bbhop; this nton IL called ~ them
under the power vested in the Bishop The third ort
Gle Of the constitution horisss the calling Of this
oonventon points cut how 10 IL N be orgspiz.d and
~so ere to be the actors in t. In rursuaucs Of u the
let IL made out and given to the secretary and the
car on Afterwards proceeds to point out The mode In
which disputes about ssats should any arise shs be
settled. He hoped, therefore, that tho resolution
vouls be voted Gown, tending 20 create confusion
and disorser In the church.
Mr. erESctR then read the csron which conferred
on the standing committee the powers Of the fshop,
and said " referred 90 matters Of discipline only but
certainly rot to matters Of organization. Thefswas
another spfver. however which va. this:-there was
canon I'm the event OF there being Behop) TO eau
IN another Bshop to perform the duty Of the absent
Bthcp but that Is not Gaze In PORT snd Therefore,
not applicable. The canon under which We nov act,
or. more properly, under which the COMMITTEES have
acted gives power % the kind; this canon W con
fined exclusively TO organization He then proceeded
10 sy that the other referred to By the reve
reno gentleman from Brooklyn, equally inappli-
cable; they empowered the bishep 10 make out the
list but whore there wss no Bishop they then cen