Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-10-15
NEW JERSEY,

The Episcopal Court at Camden brought its session
to close on Thursday the 10Th, and in manner
which we cannot but think will be deeply gratifying
to the Church ct large. Friday, Saturday and Mon
day, the 9th, 10th and 18th, mostly occupied by
Bishop Doane and Mclvanee, arguing for and against
the motion to resist the presentment. Both OF the
speakers said to have been very powerful in the
matter and manner of their argument We can well
believe that such was the case; and we doubt not,
that the speeches could be reproduced they
given, they would tell much for the varied ability and
resource OF our House OF Bishops, who, taken all
gethef indeed very noble and Superior body Of
men, and such as we may all delight to honor.
On Tuesday morning, the argument being eonclud-
ed the Court went into secret session, which seems to
la resulted in the appointment of a Committee Of
seven composed of such members were not present
at the former Court to confer with the Presenting and
Responding Bishops, to ascertain whether they could
agree uOon plan for dismissng the Present
ment. The Court adjourned over to Thursday, with a
view, doubt, to give the Committee time for action
At the re assembling OF the Court Thursday the
following paper received and placed upon he
Record:
To THE CoURr OF BIsnops The Presenting Bish-
ops, having been informed by Committee of the
Court that proposal is under consideration
dismiss the Presentment, upon the several grounds
stated in report of the said Committee, the chief Of
which is a certain acknowledgements the part Of
the Respondent do represent to the Court that the
elusive ri ht withdrawing the Presentment is with
the Presenting Bishops that the only legal mode OF
dsposng of these charges by the Court is try them
by the evidence that the Prosecutors stand ready with
their evidence to enter the trial. which they feel
themselves bound to ask that the Court will call on
the Respondent to plead guilty to the Presentment
With this statement of the legal position of the Pre-
seniors, representing the Executive of the Church
in this case the undersigned prepared abide by
such action as the Court may take in the premises.
| (Signed) WILLIAM MEADE,
Charles p. McILvAINE,
GEORGE BURGESS.
The following is the Report submitted by the Com
mittee of Seven, as basis of settlement:
The Committee appointed to confer with the Pre-
sentng Bishops and Respondent, to ascertain wheth
| er they cannot come to some understanding which
shall be mutually satisfactory, and also fully answer
the purposes of justice, beg leave to reaor that
consultation with the Presenting Bishops they found
that no understanding could be come to of the sort
contemplated in the order of the Court, the Present
ting Bishops feeling themselves unable to withdraw
their presentment under any such acknowledgment
of error the Respondent would be willing to make
The Committee then conferred with the Respon
dent who expressed himself quite ready to acknowl
edge, as he had already done to extent in open
Court such error his conscience accused him Of
The result of which conference the paper embod
led in the preamble and orders now submitted as the
basis of settlement of this vexed and painful ques
/ ton.
LEoNIDAs Polk, STEPHEN ELLIOTT,
G. w. FREEMAN, JOHN WILLIAMS
JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT
| Whereas, Very serious endorsements have beer
thrown in the way of the action of this Court first by
the postponment Of the trial of the original present
and afterwards by the decree and orders of The
Court of Bishops which assembled at Camden in Dc
tober 1852 and continued its sessions by adjournment
at Burlington, to-wit:
'Whereuponit was decreed that, whereas, previous
to the making of the presentment now before thit
Court, the Convention of New Jersey had nvestiga
cd of Al, hoA
termined that there ground for presentment
therefore
Ordered That as to the matters thus acted upon by
said Convention, the Court is not called upon pro-
coed further =
Which decree and order have been pleaded in ban
to the trial of the present presentment And whereas
the Convention of the Diocese of New JERSEY has
through Committee of its most influential and hon.
orable aymen, satisfied itself that whatever may have
been the imprudencies, in word an act, of the Re-