New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-13
pURLUC MEETINGS.
TprrNNIaf. CONVENTION OF The
CEsERALLr r ,e;rAVT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

,saerors s. pt ~ Maine assisted By the Roy Ar
1le ~ Corn performed the morning s,TFles. 60.
BsTa y Of tie lsi meeting were read ~ INC 9'e
ir se esed for the presentation q reports from me
sanding Coili1o Carons through the Rev Dr. Macon
Tts Comm. 4, fsvor # egning the testmones o, tne
rs1e ',be Rev. Or Atldnson'l OF NoF'H N'''"'
BshoP 80 .a.sd that the diocese II Facen,. ~ C,o,o,.
ne puneaD Of Ia rom zoe With series rso
effrtd nnSy al effect that under the e1shg
luons 70 iue vacancy in The Jurisdcon VI ani
h no., ~ can only be cIea'ea ~ ~ 5eno.i.ion
lsy made sLa soT Of Judge Ruin Of n e ma tne
On the sug ng these reports were Withdrawn rom
Heul. Sc House for he pTcsehI bsel as canon.
The Coiniof the Rev Mr. Tones, Of Iennessse oil
ns FrcisnSsv 10 The effect that IN any resusiy g
t9 IrSr end in all place, o. puaDl nc the General
sBook Of Con sS Chrrch shall be used but tha bsh
sCOnyeDnon cnliar diocese, may compile ior1 0.
"oPi ln;Se5 nothing inserted IN sI,1 pIayei '"N
~, contained 10 ihe BOOK o. d. substitute for
The tsle ~ On The mode Of securing an acIuIa.o
& 81 The state Of the ChnIea s.acs competing the
wy more full return Of the stal"cS
destf9s ofIa was opposed to the gr9po'eu oan2 e
nIDSrg IN leQi.lste for the acuoh o. nv lie ooved
49, be General Convention hSs 10 t statistics from
lpcb Az ,l; Convention and not from the pSspJ
1stfe 5ia. rent diocoses, who cannot De Ool'i'"'
hen. ,,.e.o, &c = Y thought otherwise, but ne wa
hI osed 10 the amendment Of the gentleman ilO-'
1@ lie coniended that this Convention oy ca. ~
IVA ,be nresbvters Of the di0ccses 10 90 "nU' ~
fa5en Dr Monde thought the present canon when
% IN oreratioD since 1904 YES goou onv, oh
,ssded 10 amendment ne was 10Y ns' nyo,osed would
sSspe The adoption OF ne canon % ~" obopgs tbeirs
REM rSns Of Nd w8s in favor Of The canon - Ic'
h "a onnosed 10 the cmendment proposed by ar ll
~ fIa Mr. +. cont nded tnat IL W. u'so a., ~ che
en- " Tur delegate TO knOw all about inc s'a'o Vi TIC
CSsD Rsy Dr. yton, Of Now York. depOred The pro-
IT sferslops in ihiH ancient canon canon ~ i'9
INC modification Of former canons OF Isy I9O7
W 80 go and 1901 He was in favor oil tne pro
I sIA od6calon OF the Committee on Canons, bu oP
Yosdi Mr. Duncan anendaent- -, I'm. .,o,
o,;op Of the keg. Dr. Meade the amendment was
ad % cssmSes said this was impossible, without car
,r;'e i6e whole proposition with It. ..,,o...,
o;on Of Dr. N.non The vote TO lay on inc taDe was
Al .'onSered and the question being taken directly
.eS notion Of Mr Duncan to strike out and insert 1t
no o amendment to the canon proposed by the Commit
zee va 'n' ny HancEe Of South Carolina read memo
;i f,o,o The Diocesan Convention Of that sac seitinS
s ba. one Frederick Kobn late merchant Of thai state
sssbed tbe surn Of 100000 TO the south Caroline 10
1871 seminary Il appears that Mr.. koln was n
sI,bv merchant who did business and resided III sonih
sos hut was accustomed to spend his summers al the
Zcrfh X,
Ia !, bjs house In philadelphia through the winter until
~ deaib The memorial claims that he was ct@en OIL
Sautb Carolina and not Of Pennsylvania The Diocese
az peunsyania however had claimed to appoint ana la
\; 90 ,,ssointed nine trustees Of the Seminary. The
Constitution of tho Seminary gives the Diocese m when
,gsey Of 10000 j. left the Seminary an additional
trustee The memorehsts asked Tor io oocis.on ol e
Convention in the and Their petition was referred 10
me Committee on the General theological seminary
lie Rev DR. Stevens, of Penn, offered memorial from
ile bishop White Prayer Book Society 10 tie enJcI
- afio Of PRAYER
Snsu;sh language for circulation in Cuba Mexico &c
Teiernd to DE Committee on the Prayer Book ~.
The Rev Mr. Scott Of Geogga, in consideration Of me
scarcity Of candidate rholy orders moved that special
lrsyef be drawn up n1d added to The Prayer booh 10
meet his exigency Referred to the Committee on the
Prayer Book. ,., - ,
,csnon the propOsod amendment of the Conons by the
Rev Or vnion to the effect that the Church m eGch -
ocse shall be entitled TO representation 0 pom inc cle
ey and the laity which entdtion sRu consist
retLsn four clergymcn ami four aymen VINO shall %
rOnnnrcans Passed and sent up to the House oi bh
pe icf concurrence. -, a., 4, -.
~ of Cenons reported in favor of amending Arhcie
Of the constitution Of the Church by striking on me ''
clause The following il the article with the cl"uSo pro
posed 10 be stricken out in brackets 80
A Protestant Episcopal Church in any OF the UnHe'
States or ans territory thereof not now rcprcseneu my
anytime hereafter he admitted on occedng 10 ms con
,tiut,op. and new diocese to be formed nom one 81
more exiting docoses may be admitted under Tie iono"
ing restrictions .r,, c.rr,o5 or oroctcd within tho
limits of any other diocese shall any diocese be iore1
Nv the ;nncton of two or more dOcescs unless with th
consent Of the Bishop and convention OF caeh OF te "o
teses concerned o. well as Of the general COnVenlioh
mo such new diocese shall be formed, which shal con
san less than eight thousand square miles IN one BODY
and thirty peshyors who have been for at least one yea
economically resident within the bounds OF such new do
rose REGULARLY settled in parish or congregations az
qualified 10 vote for Bishop Nor shall such new do
rese be formed IL thereby any existing diOceses shat O
so reduced to contain less than eight thousand square
miles or less than thirty presbyters who have been re
siding therein and settled and qualified as above men
iioned
In Gaze one diocese shall be divided into two doceses
ihe Diocesan of the diocese divided may elect the one
which he viii be attached aud shall hgrcupon become tn
Diocesan thereof And the Assistant Bishop if thore b.
one may elect the one to which he will be attached an
be not the one elected by the Bishop he shall be 'h
Diocesan thereof
Whenever the division Of the diocese into two diocese
shall be ratified by the General Convention each OF tn
awe dooeses shall be suctio the constitution ana canon
at The diocese 50 divided except local circumstance
may prevent until the may be altered in either die
cese by the Convention thereof.
And whenever diocese shall be formed out of two o
more existing di0oeses the diocese shall be subject
ihe constitution and canons Of that one Of the said oxstn
doeesos to which the greater number Of clerymen sha
have belonged prior 10 the erection Of such diocese
anti iLe same may be altered by the Convention OF tn
new diocese.
Mr. Meade moved that this be adopted and put hroug
fhe constitutional forms for sanction by the diocese An
on this motion the vote 10y yeas and nays was unan
mousy IN favor OF the proposed amendment Sent TO tn
tpper House for concurrence
The California question deferred until Il o'clock Il
day, as the Committee was not ready 10 report
The Committee reported on the amendment to Canon
81 1874 on the Election Of Bishops which reads a. 70
sac l. 10 ene Docsse to the choice Of Bishop BY the Coz
e hereof there must Be- tho time o. such choice and rs
ssn derns the year pIe,ous officiating PTesbye
, , sss settled il Perish Church and 9uAiod % vet
abhePi AID six Par hes represented Ia the Conyc
s.s.eStls But voor adjoining Drccsef nct having
re requisite number Of fresiyteTs cnte either 90 q
e o hshop associate and yToCccd 20 he choice Of be
81 to exercise Jurisdiction ake each OF the associated Doces
D Al Tie time Of such choice ana have been dufns the ye
tA nle CT more such rrcshytcr residing IN pa OF IA
esse Doeeses qus Cd aforesaid aud the Bishop elects
aA exercise Episcopal jurisdiction each OF she as9c1ed d
80 ln such tine OF sad Docescs having sN
eyte sno1ea qualified % clecf Bishop, shall ce
nc M hal have accepted tie ohcc its exclusive ID