The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-20
Trier.nial Convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
TWELFTH DAY

TWELFTH DAY.
The Convention assembled yesterday at nine O'Clock
hour earlier Il usual owing to anticipated adjourn
ment sine dine within few days.
Morning prayer was read by the Rev Mr. Sparrow, Of
Va assisted by the Rev Mr. salter Of New Hampshire
who read the lesson.
The minutes Of the last day were then read and ap
proved.
The English delegates after the morning prayers took
their leave Of the Convention and upon motion,
mttee was appointed conduct the delegates to the
steamer at Jersey City
The Rev. DR. Potter then informed the house that there
delegation from Toronto at present in the city,
ssting of two clergy and two aymen who had COM
muncations to make to the two houses.
motion then made to appoint committee TO in
troduce them to the house, which carried
The question then in regard to the amendment
Of article I'd of the constitution This article read
follows
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attend general convention the churches In sueh do
shall nevertheless be bound by the acts Of such
This question had long before been debated and various
amendments proposed to this article and lost The last
debate upon this subject ended in referring it to the
deraton of special committee who instructed to
present yesterday the following report with the ar
tce annexed proposed substitute to the above article
second Of the contribution
liberation Of AS asSI IL Consultation.
subject q ssn ct the
as to require that BE- eligible to this
report by recommending the adoption Of the following rsso
Resolved the House Of Bishops soncurring That is
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shall consist eisrsymen and four lay
S sna I'll By the
have and the majority of shall
hsnd majority Of the % in tina: order
dose nssisss deslins appoint clerical aopa
Of those ordsr sppsnssS should neglect S e
snted BY such deputy or deputies as may whether
this IS hs. lay
such dOceses shall nevertheless be bound BY the Of
Resolved House Bishops concurrns That the above
be made known to the several diocesan
III Rev DR.. vroS arst took the floor in support Of
this amendment. long debate arose for and against
when for the purpose of cutting short the discussion
motion made to refer the further consideration of
this subject to the next general Convention.
Upon this motion another debate.
Dr. VNroN, OF New York, again spoke think with all
respect to the gentlemen present. this is of the most
important subjects which have been brought before this
Convention. will state that in all the civilized world
there not an instance where legislator makes laws for
Kingdom TO which he does not belong. / HOPE no fur
ther reference to this question will be made Let
declare that shall egisate for the church of God
except those who strong in Ills faith.
The Rev. Dr. BuRRouGIk of New hampshire, offered the
following resolution as substitute TO the before
the house,
Resolved That while this General Convention recognizes
iss ''' a'' iSs''''' upon 'n' sub
After some discussion upon this substitute the vote was
taken upon IL, which resulted In It's rejection.
Tho motion to refer to the next General Convention
withdrawn ard the vote up upon the resolution at
the close Of the preamble of the report proposing the
amendment to the constitution, which was adopted.
The second resolution at the close Of the proposed
amendment was then voted upon and carried.
motion then made by Judge CONRAD, Of Va, that
during Il remainder Of the session should occupy
in speaking, than fifteen minutes without the per-
mission of X o house.
This motion was opposed BY Mr. NEWTON of Mass. lie
did not like to gag debate in this way He did not make
long speeches himself but there we're some questions
which could not be debated in fifteen minutes time.
Judge CONRAD supported his motion.
The vote was Ken, and the motion carried.
The Rev. Dr STvEys Of Penn then read the report OF
the Committee of the Board of Missions. The report
commended wider diffusion Of missionary intelligence
There wanting frontier missionaries. The Committee
noticed with pleasure the attempt to awaken the atten
ton Of the young to missionary matters by small paper
called the Carrier Dove; and the report recommended the
circulation Of thisspaper. Europe was pouring unen.
the Attention Of our The report called par.
ticular attention to the Territory Of Utah, New Mexico,
and California. The Mormon practices and unsody ac-
tions Of these Western athenswere alike insulting to
the nation to the church. The report ended with FIVE
resolutions which, upon motion made the order Of
the day this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Rev Dr. PortR then asked that the Convention
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