The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-23
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Tharsday Morning, October 81. ISsa.

THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Tharsday Morning, October -, 1886.
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EPISCOPAL CoNvESTfox. -SspentscnA D~ -
message was received from the Hou.e a
Bishops, announcing that they had passed ,he
canon "of Expenses Of the General Conyen lion
with an amendment requiring the dioca..n onn
tas to be paid on or before the lst Of se,,emhe,
Of each year Of the meeting Of the General Az.
sembly.
The amendment was concurred In.
~ hr. herman Hope was unanimously reelected
Treasurer for the ensuing three years. -
Jaage Cnamoers offered series of resolutions
Denying the right of the House of Bishops 70 inter
iere with the Prayer Book without the consent of
This body. An animated debate ensued betveen
Kev DR.. Hawke and A. H. vinton, and the reso.
iuttons were laid on the table.
"A message from the House of Bishops anrounc.
ed that that booy had resolve6o adopt the arrange
ments OF canons In relation to ordination and GER
tain sections of canon on removals from parisbes
Also, had resolved to concur in the adoption M
the amendment to the 9th article of the copstitu.
tion: Also. had appointed a committee of three.
on their part, as committee of reference "On the
Courts OF Couciliation.p Their COMMITTEES was
composed Of Bishops Atkinson, Johns and Polk
and had resolved not to concvr with reference IN
the canon on Councils Of Cancellation" And as
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until the next convention.
1t was moved and seconded to lay the whole sub.
Ject OF the joint committee on the General Theo.
logical Seminary on the table. Carried
Resolutions addressed to the parochiai clergy In
support of foreign missionaries were passed.
A message from the House of Bishops announced
that that body non-concurred In the enactment of
the canon respecting the abandonment of the com
munion OF the church by any bishop, priest or dea
coz. oenevlng that the existing canon was sufi.
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The House of Bishops also concurred in the canon
ior the election of Missionary Bishop into Dio.
cesar Bishop, and in the amendment of article 9th
OF the Constitution. Adjourned.
Eighteenth Day-Rev Dr. Meade, from the Com
mittee on Canons. to whom had been referred the
proposed Canon OF the expenses of the ecclesias-
teal trials, reported that they deemed legislation
on the subject nexpedient for the reason, that lit
was proper matter,for diocesan, rather than for
general action. The committee therefore asked to
oe discharged from thefarther consideration of the
subject. 49, -
He also, from the same committee W no had
neen Instructed to inquire into the expediencv of
nxing specific time when the Cauons passed by
the General Convention shall take effect reported
tue following Canon:
Every canon enacted by the General Conven.
tion shall take effect at the expiration of sixty
days from and after the final adjournment of the
Convention by which it shall have been passed
exceptin cases where special provision is made
On motion of Rev DR. F. Vinton, the following
clause was added as section q
This canon shall take effect from and after the
day of its enactment"
Mr.. Conrad moved to lay the whole subject on
the table. He thought it wsuld be better to pro-
vide In each canon when it should take effect.
The motion was agreed to.
A proposition was made to have Missionary
Bishop in Nebraska and Kansas. During the
discussion which followed Hon James Buchanan
n Ia md fnnk wifi ha
Pennsylvania delegation. The session of this
morning was unusually full many ladies being
present. The interest in the proceedings appear
ed to be rather increased than diminished.
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA -Neao School Third Day.-
Rev. A. Fl. Fl Boyd, ID. D., Rev. W. McLain and
Rev. Halsey Dunning were appointed committee
ON the communication of the Synod of Mississippi
and the resolution of the Presbytery of Hanover
on the subject of slavery. After proper delibera.
ton, the committee reported as follows:
The Synod of Virginia agree in sentiment with
their brethren of the Synod of Mississippi that
the agitation of the subject of slavery in the
church, and it may be added in the State has been
productive of much evil. In our judgment this
agitation is not only calculated to ALLEVIATE the
North from the South but it also nterferes to some
extent with the southern ministry in the discharge
of their duties TO the colered population Ittends
to render the condition of our slaves more undssi-
rable by leading to the enactment of more rigor-
Gus laws by our legislature, both with respect to
their liberty and religious instruction. It is true
that the discussion of the subject has been produc
tive of good by inducing thorough Investigation
of the principles essentially involved in the rela.
ton of master and slave. .,
Wehave reason to believe that one result of this
discussion in our branch of the church has been
general concurrence in the opinion that slsvehold-
ing is not SIN per Sea principle that lies At the
foundation of the extremes of Northern Abolition.
lists. Our General Assembly, in it's action on the
subject of slavery, has virtually repudiated the
idea that slaveholding is essentially sinful. We
attribute this result in some measure, to the dis.
cussiou of the question in that body. We believe
also that this discussion has contributed to give
Northern brethren more correct views of the sys-
TEN of slavery as it exists among us-that by the
statement of facts by Southern delegates many
have had their prejudices removed, and are dspos-
ed to leave the subject where it should aiways
have been left with those who have the power to
regulateit.
After some further reasoning the committee re-
commended to the Synod the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolutions:
l. ResStrsd, That in the judgment of the Synod
no necessity exists in the present state of the
church for further action the part of the South
ern Synod.
IL. Resolsed That the stated clerk of the Synod
be directed to forward copy of this minute to the
stated clerk of the Synod of Mississippi as expires.
sive of the views of this body. b.. e.
The above report and resolutions were, with
great unanimity, adopted by the synod.
IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-We clip the following
from one of our New York exchanges:
"At recent religious meeting in one of the
towns in Erie county, in this State, the preacher
undertook to instruct his hearers in their duty at
the coming election. He denounced the uresant
national administration of the general government
as we'll as the Democratic and American parties,
IN the most violent manner, and called upon all the
voters in the congregation to vote for free speech
free Kansas, and Fremont One of his hearers, an
1Asy, hat foL
sold fellow, will bet you ten to FIVE dollars there
are more Fillmore men present than there are of
the negro-worshippers.' The offer was declined
by the preacher, and the person making the offer
nf Sh0 ote efYrfo