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


ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF EIECTiNo 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 bslEpsst ten o'clock, by the Rev,
Doctor saml r. johnson, assisted by the Rev Doctor
Haght seabury &C.; after which, Doctor Wainwright
assembled the pulpit and preached sermon rom the
xiv chap and 10th verse Of the Epise Paul to the
Romans. The rev. gentleman said they were met to
take counsel Of each other, the result Of which WILL
raid he have mighty effect the present and future
history Of this docess He then exhort his
hearers to peace and good WILL He said 1t would be
found the observations which he would address
to them would have direct application to themselves
at present He then spoke of the contentious at Rome
between the early Christians They he said divided
into two sects classes, differing in many things.
The Gentiles had been taught to revere
the feast 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 ssy the dispute
and controversy between them with words of wisdom
tries to heal the wounds indicted the church by
upon matters of no moment. That liberty of choice
was permitted to all on those occasions; the church
having prescribed no rule, every man at liberty
TO be subject to the great prime pie upon
which the Christian religion 10 founded This was the
issss of the early Christians were to Be- iptsrprssd
and upon this foundstion In itself reasonable the
apostle founded his discourse to the Christians of
Rome. Let us, therefore, follow his advice, and let
there be peace and harmony amongst us. We have
said the reverend preacher, bold and SUPPLE enemy
who e ever watchu Of our dsssnsions and who is up
again. and beginning to make bold advaaces encou-
ragged by controversies. The Church of Rome has
once more Issed her brsrsn front against the elect of
length, to enforce on his audience the necessity OF
peace and for that purpose to proceed with sprt of
mutual foibearance and good will.
The services were again resumed at the conclusion
Of which, the holy communion administered to all
the Rev DR. Wainwright, assisted by Drs Hsight and
Berrien. The Convention then proceeded to organize
Doctor HAIesr, the secretary Of the Convention,
after the church services concluded read the 5th
rule which provides that the president not being In
attendance, the senior cergJ man present shall take
clergyman present, was called to preside. Doctor
Hsebt then proceeded to call the roll Of the clergy;
Mr.. VIM f. Dunscombe and the Hon Judge ssndford
committee to assist the secretary-in examining the
eertne.tes Of lay delssstes The Secretary then pro
they represented. quorum being present the chair
was about to call the Oonve ntion proceed to
sl.st chairman, when Judge sAsprORD offered the
ReoiysdThai the list Of tn. clergy which has been sub
eesysntsn. ss@sssss scSii:sss q three
ehalrmsb 20 rsp, whether any name. Of mSmSeSs are
sSs sn snsn & ss1 Are are mo, s.ed to fS
seat. are om,:ss hsrstron Aiso a: be referred 70
tested seats q the dslssaes snd report the right to
.e,,s the Convention Of al @ins sic as lay
The sroHrTARv ssid the rule, of order made II mps
r.tive on the Conversion to proceed in the hrst in
stance. to elect president; and until such done
the resolution would not be In order.
Hon joins srNSorR raid that the resolution was In
MI Spencer would call the attention of Secretary
TO the rules and he would find there rules OF
she srcR.lssr ir.irtsd that there we're. ana would
further insist that the question she ud be settled be-
fore they proceeded further as fit vas ia order to
present the resolution he order In all
he did to-day He then read the fret of the rules
Mr.. srsrcrR proceeded to say that n convention
could make rules to bind their succes,ors They
might make canon a. 20 the discipline Of the church
and snch would bind the convention far as
u related to discipline And far presidents
concerned be held In his hand the rules Of special
copvsntion-the zane ss the present-hed at Utica,
by which IL expressly declared that rules made by
one convention cannot bind their successors Mr. 5.
then proceeded 20 illustrate his proposition e refer
red TO aimcnty IN Congress about the admission OF
mtDbsr from the State Of New jersey In consequences
Of 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
cd, who reported to the House the subject The
report then presented and the Heuse voted that
the psm,s Of the Jersey members sheuld be called
over; which was done and they were allowed 20 take
their seRts. This was case in point lie then pro-
cscded 20 argue that this convention could not pro
coed until " was asoertainsd who 10 was that had
seat and entitled TO vote To ascertain this wat
the object Of Judge andfords resolution and until
u "" parsed upon the convention could not proceed
tecsuss tbefe was no orranzation
srnrEn moved that the rules which governed ths
nr. srEScER said the molten was out OF order as
thsre was n motion before the chair.
Judge sA-DroHD then rose and contendsd that the
rules Of the last convention not applicable 20 the
pre,.pt They, the present convention, could not be
bound to 40 over all the pIocet dings every morning.
ness which this convention met 70 transact
Doctor HAWKS taid he hoped the resolution would
be adopted es be thought IL the shortest way TO
Judge JoSfs said the power Of the Bishop had been
referred to lie then went TO argus that the stand
ing committee had vested In them all the power Of
the Bishor; that he had the po-er Of making out
list Of the clergy Who entitled 10 seats Ia the con-
ysniioni that the committee had all the powers ofthe
Bishops that they drew up the st Of seats and hand
"a IL TO their secretary; moreover. there IL com
plant Of any ote seeking who & not entitled 70
rupt the proceedings
Judge sASprohD again addressed the convention and
insisted that Il was ab.outsiy necessry that the reso.
luton houid be passed and the more 90 ror creun
stances that cane TO his kno~ledge this morning.
Mr. W. VI Hams, lay delegate for Tdnity Church,
itself TO be Interrupted but wsuld proceed 70 organize
In the usual way
The rev Dcctor vtSros said thst the houorsble
ntmber from ~. Peters Church. Albany. iptroduoed
a vicious Principle by comparing this convention 20
political BODY The standing conn ittee have all the
powers Of the Bhop this ntion Il called hy them
under the power vested In the Bishop The third sfti
Gle OF the constitution aut horisss the calling Of this
oobvenion points cut how II IL tn be orgauizsd and
40 ere % be the actors In e. In Vursuancs OF " 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 ssate (stoud any arsel shal be
settled He hoped, therefore that the resolution
wouls be voted down, 80 tending 20 create confusion
and Disorder In the church.
Mr. srtNorR then read the csron which conferred
on the uandtng committee the powers o. the Bishop
end said referred 10 matters OF discipline only, but
certainly not TO matters Of organization There was
smother snfwer. however Witch vas this;-there vi.
canon On the event Of there being shop) 20 call
IN another Bbop to perform the duty Of the absent
bfhop but that Is OF csse In poirt and therefore,,
not applicable. The under which We nov act,
or, more properly, under which the committee have
acted, Rivee no 81 the kind ths canon " con
fined exclusively 10 organisation He then proceeded
20 fsy that the other csnops referred Co By the reve
reno gentleman from Brooklyn, we're equally inappli-
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