The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-17
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MONDAY MORNING. .ocr. /, ,ssa
GENERAL CONVENTION
or TAg
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF the UNITED STATES
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MN TIL DAY
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| Convention, said the Committee was ready tc
| report. Wherenpon Mr.. Hoffman, of N. Y.
read the following:
| The IoInt Committee appointed to prepare and
"a, before the General Convention Digest Of the
/ Canons of this Church. under appropriate Titles
| That they have compared the said Digest will
! the text of the existing Cauons. in every word
! following nature, IN such Digest: Ferbai and
Clerical corrections; OMISSIONS OF portions of ex
is'ins Canons which occasionally occurred, and the
which IT has been changed; the substitution of a
somewhat different phraseelogy in some cases, in
the sense and intent OF the law would be more
clearly expressed aud carried out; the introduc.
tisn oi the word Holy before the word Orders,
| where the ministry IS designated. which in
some cases had been omitted, both in the ors snal
text and IN the Digest; variation of the coloca-
tion OF sections or portions OF sections few in
| stances; some chsases in the Titles of Canons
setter calculated to indicate the subjects of the
The Committee have. also. from a minute com
| parison, satisfied themselves that no part of the
| eNlstin; CaIons has been omitted.
The COMMITTEES are engaged in executing
the other part OF the duty assigned to them, VIZ
In relation to the notifications of or additions to-
the existing law, upon which they are not now pre-
The Committee submit tho following resolu-
1 tions:
| /. Rssolced, That the Digest of the Canens OF
| ms Cnurch, now submitted, be approved and
| ?. Resoired, That committee oftwo be appoint
ed to PRINT such Digest, in such form, and with
snlgset by way oil note, or otherwise they shall
Resolred. That the following be prefxed to
| said Digest: "A Canon of Ratifcaton.-The fol-
lowing are declared and adopted the Canons for
Church IN the United States of America, passed in
! General Convention, in Riehmond, Va, October,
Canons of House of Bishops.
WIN. COOPER MEAD, Ch n OF Com.
| on Canons of House of Clerical
and Lay Deputies.
| Mr.. Hoffman addressed the Heuse upon the
report, and dmoyed The adoption Of the first reso-
| luton.
| DR.. Vinton. of n. Y. moved that the resolu-
| Iion be laid on the table. Negatived.
| The first resolution was then adopted.
The second resolution was discussed and
| laid on the table on motion of Mr.. Hoffman
| The third was also tabled at his req uest with
out debate.
Mr.. Hoffman, in connection with the same
subject, offered the following:
Rssolr,d, the House of Bishops concurring That
ces to the Committee of either House u7on Can
ons shall he understood to be to the Joint Commit
tee of both Houses.
Adopted
Dr. Mead, of Conn, from the Committee on
Canons, submitted the following report:
The Committee on Canons, to whom was refer
red the seye' al tanons proposed as amendments
to Canon "a, OF 1858, with instructions to report
on the same on Saturday morning, respectfully re-
port that they have had tue same under considers
adop ion of this House:
RsSo{red. the House ot shops concurrinc, That
the following Canon ne passed as q substitute for
,SH6stiinfe ter TItic L-canon xIL, Section 7 Of
the UigsSt-0 -0iciatins ministers icithn the Cures
Of otk5.s-1. No minister belonsin- to this Church
shall oihcate either By preaching, readin4 pray er,
otherwise. in the parish within the parochial
cure of another clergyman. unless he have re-
ceived express permission for that purpose from
the minister of the parish or in his alb
senee, from the church wardens and vestry me n or
trustees, of the congregation, or majority of
.. The ascertanment and defining of the bounda-
rles OF existing parishes parochial GU es, well
as the establishment OF new church OF consresa-
tIon and forming new parish. Is left TO the action
OF the several Diocesan Conventions, for the Dio
ceses respectively. Until a Canon. or other regu
| laton Of a Diocesan Convention, shall have been
| adopted, the formation OF a new parish. or estab
| Ishment oi r new church or congres CATION within
| the limits of other parishes, shall be ed in the
| shop of the Diocese, acting by and with the con-
| sent Of the Standing Committee thereof: and in
3. Where parish boundaries are not defined by
this section. be settled and defined by the civil di-
visions of the State, as follows;
aoic tired by tGu. ot any village town, township,
Incorporated boroue h. city, or the limits of some
recognized by the Bishop, acting by and with the
/ advice and consent OF the Standing Committee. as
constituting the boundary oi parlsh or parochlal
5, if there be but one church or congregation
| within the limits OF such VILLAGE, town, township.
/ borou h. city, or division of such city town as
| herein provided. the same shall be deemed the pa
/
therein, it shall he deemed the OF tho minis
| ters thereof: and the assent OF majority OF such
| ministers shall be necessary.
g. When. under Diocesan authority, new parish
is constituted, and Its boundaries Defined this
fSn ssed shall be applicable to the same as so ss'"'
| If any minister of church, from inability or
other cause. neglect to perfom the regular ser
vices of his congregation and refuse, without good
cbufe as to oieiate within his cure. the Church war
dens, yestrynen or trustees of such congregation,
shall, on proof OF such neslect or refusal; before
the Bishop of the Diocese or If there he no Bishop
| before the Standing Committee, or before such
persons as may. be, by the resqlatlons OF this
! hearing and deciding on complaints aIainst cler-
gymcn, have power with the written consent of the
before, mentioned authority, to open the doors OF
their church to any regular minister of the Protest
| ant Episcopal Church.
DIR. Stevens, of Pa, submitted the following
| report from q minority of the same commit
! tee:
The undersigned, minority Of the Committee
on Canops, beg eave to dissent from the report vi
| the majority Of said Committee, and tor the fol-
Because it is q legislation by General Conven-
ton. upon subject wil!cn We believe should be left
| sola4y to Diocesan action.
Because no legislative act on tins subject can be
so framed, as to avoid the voxatious questions and
issues which will necessarily arise as to the con-
| structlon OF SAID Canon. ss -.
] Because the best way to regulate tbs bui dlng OF
| Churches and organizing OF parishes and minis
tering the Word, Is by the law oil supply and de-
mand. .r;., a., a.
1
in matters pertaining TO their highest spiritual IN
! terests.
| Because, rs In most cases, cure OF souls IN
! these United States cannot be bounded by geogra-
! phcal limits, so no Canon should be framed which
shall limit that cure 70 territorial eistrlct, whch
long 10 the congregation OF the parish SO dehnsd'
| and also necessarily include many who belong to
/ the cure of another rector. go
! Because it a law. which,, if carried out, will
! produce more evils than it will remedy
| Because it is a law which will impede the growth
! OF tue Church
| The minority Of the Committee, therefore, offer
/ the following resolution:
| ResoEred That, the House of Bishops concur
/ rin4 the following Canon be adopted:
| or Perish Boundaries, Caaoa :, 1859. Sect. L.
! may he established by the Convention thereof
| Sect. 2. Canon x. of 1853; is hereby repealed.
| VIM. Bacon STEVENS,
JAMES CRAIK,
7. WILLIAMS.
| On motion, the reports Were made the order
of the day for Monday at O'Clock
DR. Howe, of Pa, from the Committee on
| the state of the Church, read the following re-
\ port:
The Committee on the state of the Church re-
spectiuIly report
That it appears from the statistics Of the Church
Increase of contributions for Church purposes, and
a consequent increase of the work of the Church,
IN i. hs and our sss
ali must feel that the Church has Jailed ts reach
its known sbty and IN view ?, TINS aac. s1hs ab
rne that it is the duty OF every member Of THIS
| communion to contribute portion OF his income,
port Of the Church, in is varied operations for
preaching the Gospel and sustainins tne y ora o. OF
God This duty they ass o. 70 haa % f6e
spiritual welfare of the contributors or the enlarge
| nent and growth the Church This duty Of sys-
any other Christian duty.
nressen az such OPINION By the Convention. would