The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-03

efxty-ninth Diocesan Convention OF the
Protestant EpiscoPai Church,
CLOSE OF THE SESSION
With tie election of tie Provisional Bish % Gu Friday
eodiy hearts II all the n@moere lay an cls ic !, the
stteDcsncc yesterday being scarcely sufficient to form
The proceedings were opened by the Rev. Mr.. Loos-
bry offering prayer after which DIR Hawksley read the
Le,Sps of The day
The minutes of the previous meeting we're approved
wi the exception of nosce given BY JohI jay relative
to altering canon at the next session, it ceiuS shown
fucb notice would according 70 the cons lion Of the
&C nv epfiOD amount to a puiity,
REV NM. WALKERS cAsE--REvuisioS OF FEELIsc-MR.
sPENCrR's Proposed CANON hEJrcTEp.
This disc ursien resumed and the altered tone and
spirit Of The meeting were alkabe.
The canon proposed yesterday by Mr. Spencer making
an appeal by clergyman from bis eccle asticsl sope
riors court OF civil law cause u degradation from
the ministry brought and hr. spen,s proceeded
to support It The provided that In case any cer-
aymsn charged sih an offence snd presented Tor trial.
rehtsd the authority Of saob pre.Dtrs by rseortng to
civil other court such clergyman should be held
guilty offence the IL cha church. and
,rsl and conviction might be admonished suspended
or daeractd according to the degree OF The offence This
he argued, wss only strictly In sccordaocs with the
rubIc. by which Dreamed priest OF The Protestant
Episcopal church ~ will Ieverently obey my
bitbop and other chief mpst who accord ng TO the
Of the church may have the charge and govern
ntDt over following With glad mind anu WILL
their godly Djnnctons and submitting myself TO their
godly judgment
Judge BnT1s doubted the right OF the Convention to
d
Chief Justice JosEs followed 10 the same effect. lie
anxious any IN that Convention 10 uphold
ordinate ministers but hs doubted the policy OF inter
f.rpg lightly with the constitutional right OF any mau
lay or clerical, 10 appeal 10 court OF law aud trial by
lew 11'' va ''' 'e''eN 49, ~''
The Rev. Dr. HIcEEE followed and ably and eoque nly
Sustained similar argument. He regretted 20 differ
from The able mind which had drawn up the report aud
the proposed Special legislation however was
ALWAYS Dangerous ond should not be entered without
and met by this capop What vas IL It was simply
appeal TO the great fountain Of civil a@ and justice
lie c,nured them to fancy tho postlon # clergyman
degraded from his high office In such I'll extremity
he shoud not be cut of FROM any fountain of truth
justice hich God bai opened 10 hin Such result,
too, might be brought about by persons acting ire
purely malicious motiyesfor the most malicious nc Ia
were frequently done under The guse of law and justice
The Rev. DB. scnRofnsK who On the preyiousevenirg
had stood alooe In opposition tethe proposed
ierat,d the grounds of hrs objection mis- peculiarly
eloquent ara forcibe style lie congratulated the Con
ventior that
',Tir'd natures sweet restorer bnlmy Sleep
had eooheu the red feelings Of of the members
and that reason the king of the mnd-hsd resumed his
empire and enabled them 30 discuss the present question
nationally and free fom the prejudces whica arising
from the alleged or supposed guilt Of the party lad last
evening obfcuIed their better judgments
Dir. TAYLOR one OF the committee who reported It, de-
Tended the necessary uphold the purity of the
church ana from the scandal reflected il by
member who, after "dehng himself in secret places
socd forth under the protection OF lunction IRON
the civil court AND therefore enabled to defy the
Bishops authority He commended that this Convention
bao full power to pass such the proposed
The Rev DR HIGBrE said he not unfavoraole to
the canon end thought the church should have fun
power to enforce her authority and that moier VINO
deserved it, should be degraded but he opposed
hasty legislation in matter involving such serious con
sequences in the abstract clergyman degraded
could got be restored TO the ministry.
This remark gave Use to discussion on the point
MIR SPLHoKR taking issue aud arguing that he might be-
that appeal 10y 10 The civil court ii he unaw
fully degraded by writ Of mandamus
Mn LEoNARp opposed this view, and Mr. Spencer 70.
Piled in lengthy argument
The REv Mn. HoBARr moved that tie subject be post
pcned for the session.
Dr.. SCHROEDER wished to know whether there were a
Guolu present the numbers had been gradual
dwirdlng down to the present hour, and he did not
think there was and the subject to be passed upon
most important one.
The PnEsIpENr fad it was proper TO advise the Con
ycnon that he htd eceived communication which was
still that then be had open note from
Mr. Walker stating i from hn;' and as his case
was before the Convention he desired 1t might be read
10 them lie had to ask their pleasure whether it should
be received.
Hon NIX SPENCER objected new principle 1t ap
Of Mr Walker before the Con sent,on In thai
cpse certain facts had arisen which suggested
spdthey considering that their egisative capaci
Otter u e s &c
to orowding their journals with private irrelevant
communication He wished to have the sense of lb,
convention taken rs TO whether the communication
received
It was suggested that It be referred 10 committee
but this was unanimously negatived and motion thu
CT communication rejected.
The question was then put from the Chair that the
next session and this unanimously carried and may
be considered decent burial OF the question upon
which the feeling at the previous evening cont
'iaifc
The usual number of journals Of the convention were
on motion. ordered to be printed.
The minutes Of the days proceedings were then read
ana approved and the concluding pre- offer
by Dr. Wainwright, the Provisional Bshop elect after
which the Convention adjourned.