Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-18
Tur GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE PRoTfs'
A1-A -.,-T EPISCOPAL CHURCH

M. Convention was opened Ut '"e u7I"'
han, ly the readiaS Of Morning Prayer " "s'' ~ H@"
s,,,,, Carolina. assisted hy Rev. De- lvhp, o. "a
49, ,,pr,SEs al Fla desired to make the enquiry, b.
VT IT. yari"us circulars pamphlets, &c ireicrrine %
t,I article entitled "A Ca'ecisn Ter i.e iiheS, HAY
rri,rrncc the proposed restoration Of b>op uhdyr,
Va. which had been generally circulated IN the churc1
ao',> rn thrust into our rtws II such documents
VIE to be Circuutedby ANYBODY who Eight please 10 seH
ra here We nigh: have rC"s ui!cd with reports 81
every trial scandal ia all tie b!Occc., With "h''' W
have nothing whs,eTsr !, DO ,.,,,,,.
The PRESIDENT said tha; upon enquiry, ;Ie PAL 80
lets allltedio had been placed ia The pr"s .s j,n.
10y the sexton Of ihe church; lie had give" Si!v'
ton that no document, Of any description """i, ~ IN.
be distributed in the church dGiir= t"r 800 .rr ,l.r
Convention, by direction Q; the Rector 81 "''
except by his order. c.,,,ce on III Il.
Rev Dir WYATT OF Ma Grcm the C'nh.!'" &C.. =" ,".
mee ,ha, they had carefully examined ,e tsot VI
Trustees Of the seminary ana 'I W,, usl desire
W. " ,Is~ present the same In dcaH. 'h'!
also r,port The names Of the Trustees ""''" nav
elected , & 10. asrert.I,,l that
-; =, ~. rsrsuas named were iilealati'yu ~ =;
ing a. Trustees ~ USa. I " ''
which ,%y Of Rev Dr. STEVENS OF Pa the rsror; wa
w TO the committee Tor iac purpose U! CORE
iS w" mistakes which had been d.seo'cfe" Oil - '
~" message VAS received from :hc House Of Bishops III,
tue ,ls House that they had passed resolution 'i'
iint committee OF the TWO houses be apr"h'si 20
plan for the creation ot cnG?ch hu!,""5 r", ~.
burmese Q! assisting feeble parishes ana a.
missionary stations requiring that he toin's' sI' g.
rort al the next session Of the General Convention
bishops UryoLr, CLARK and E"wMNS nhd ptg' srpo"'s
a. such committee the part Of the House D hi'nop
Also that they had considered the report OF e lon, S"
ri,,cc appointed by the session Of 81 81 'e "sett 'vh
yrr,u tiDon the publication o! tie prayer BOOK III Uir
Spanish language, from which appears '' 'e oy''
rynr hen ACCOMPLISHED by the publication Of PRAYER
hr Sr anothrr BODY CONNECTED with the Church. no ac.
,!on by this b,ly necessary They hhi 'l.,c'It'
adopted resolution that the sail joint committee be DIS
Rey Dr. m\XCKEL. IS C.. from the Sreca! Committee
on the Canon proposed some days since y MI
relative 10 The jurisdiction Of American IharSts IN !"s.is
countries reported for the consideration oil the ''h'e
the following Canon
CAyox H. Sc. g. o. MNi-'l.s Hl"sIS"'N" 20
FogrIGx CovoEGGAToNs.-i. Whenever claTch or con
crcr,on Shall have organized Ia aiy foreign country
no, within the ai,s and jurisdiction OF AZ" !"r'i.i MI,
sionary bishop; and shall 10y its constitution or plan .!
srti lies OF organization have acc:GeG to or FSc"sE.n 'c
CONSTITUTION c.nons toy,rine discipline and worship Of
;hr proirstau; Episcopal Church In the United states OF
America. and ha! have declared rs niste, uu vtteu
by the minister church warden and two vestrme or
1ra.t- 20 be under the direction Of the General Convex
s.ou thereof the same shall be subject 20 ;e Episcopal
and Jurisdiction OF the rt'''S ti'iop i0s 'e
kline bcin: fihr House OF Bishops.
such Presiding Bishop may, :rOn ;lmr 10 time, assign
to any other Bishop. any Assistant Bishop ~: this
Church the performance 0i Episcopal dGt:r and the
exercise Of any Episcopal powrr ia relation TO such ch@r''
Or congregation and 3r suc! period o! time a. hc may
3 The clerryrnan settled In any such church
CATION shall In al respects be subject TO HE Jurisdiction Q:
:ae Presiding Bishop such Assistant" Bishop named 10y
him. Is above provided in ie SAM In"hes' ia " "r 'a
canonicsl residence within ,he United sia's'
In connection with the report, Rev pr i,ScsEL stated,
that Church had been formed IN ar- Gndr" I'll" adthoTi'
~ Of The French Government aud had taken measures TO
cree. church building. U"c Individual alone i!a! sao.
scribrd $4,000 towards is erection ny ie hTt section 81
the Canon the Church IS placed under e direction ai
supervision OF the Presiding H,o? Any cGrsEinai there
fore going otciat woG.i siHeeI unGer ms con
troll and direction Eui, In.smEc the Presiding Bishop
may mo-, have il in his power to give lis personal ate!.
ton the sceoad section provides i' lie may authorize ANY
other Bishop to take charge Q: :lr same aud perform ay
other Episcopal functions TIA: Hy Geyoye upon him in
. connection with such lGEi'dict'",' -,
! The Canon made general, G"i would Apply TO al
Parishes formed outside ~" regular jurisdiction oil rtcH'
lar Bishops. The report was LAD o. the Table Tor we pre-
sent.
rev Dr. STEVENS Of Pa, i.cm the Special Joint Com
ai,,ec anr5!a.d to mate Board Of Missions. report;
cd the following a'iHE ossn proposed ~ a'
Eevd.. X. L. Cr,cacr p p Wm. Bacon Stevens, u. d.,
A. H. Vn.cn D. u j. L. Glars i. L., J. II Morrison ph
H. rkin J. p y SShs D. D. ME- NJ sUtiIIs r. Il
H. Henderson n d, Benz WATSON, j. IL Green, f. Card
mer, e. VI. Randall, u - H. W e-rc'Gmle Fra n'EtSn'
D. y Ben j. Haislt d. b, L. +. W Blich, u. d. Ch Min.
nt:sroi, u. d., JAIME. H. Elliott. c II Halter, D. D. W.
Cu,Dr.,,s u. D. * Goddard, Wan. Il. Mulicibur: u. =.
J. +. T. IugrahaM, ". {. Williams, Joshua fei"rh",
. D. Mau,cr r. D. Thomas H. Vail. % D., L. ~ iai.an',
D. D.. Wal +. Morgan. u. D. VIM. Il; Ashley d. D. Il !.
Duane, J. L. Clemson u. -; Wm T. Mfai;' H. -; IN NJ
George II Clarke, D. D., enry c. Lay. e. H. Nelson, j..
Scott, H. D Charles Gcotrch b: D. Gh Gillette, e. l..
Quinard. VI. D., Jas. CraiS, H. H., Eras'u Bur- D. d. S
TulbV, d. D.. Il. H. GARRISON u. H., Dr. McMa>ter> D. l.
Grinasl!, rayi Keene john CGogi VIM II. gi! Ch Gal.
lAway. y. L. Patterson, H. H.. Rich Newt.n d. H., y H.
Iced. [. D Dana, J s Bran!g:c, Montgomery
SsauylcT, =. D.: Alfred S;uIh,, Ni9 Mahgn, D; D.
puncaa : IT, Huntington, Robert : Mason, D L. Gyai!,
Josiah BOILER $ T. dupont, r. T. Mimqrn llil. Mii!iai,'
pheI,n jane, Potter, George $ iersvrC C. TrowbrdsS
/. L. Focg I. q. MemEia-yr. George ~ Wharton ) e.
G.r,hwae, T. II. Wright. H. pS. !. po"aia.on, john Il!
swift. VIVA {. Smels John Ferguson Murray Holman )!
{. Hoi.stcr. Henry L. McFarau, Herman Cope ffanc'
Wharton John y. C9nyn-ha,n stephan Ca'nbr ,enf EcSi
H. Ives, GeorSe d. Morgan, Benz Williamson, Nn Welsh!
Thomas II. Powers, Simeon l!e Victor Atwood, Wm. T.
Lee, Warrington Hunt: GeorscE fafnanks john L. Lob
H. kin7ee Gc.rrc H. li j. s. HcI!en-'ca, Geo. Gr"ap,
: Ill STANLEY. j. NJ. B,ine NJ. H., Isaac htwn;rr.
On motion, the nominations confirmed ny The nous.
Rev pr. RANDALL th>-l>t-it Secretary pTt-rnis! Il
memorial addressed 20 this House, forwarded 20 lin 10y
Rev Mr. LyEsOy, Of Paris representing ia' 0; The for
NAL organization Of Ch.rcl in PAIL %as made hi. duty
present 10 tie General Episcopal Coare"on such inio
nation relative to that Church shall fTm the ha'i. Of
such action shall be- deemed proper hy this C"H'cniion
The memorial recogaied,e various circumstances OF "
Guilty aul ci,t connected with The formation 81 the
church in PIri, hl; the eGce In which hey now worship
is weekly aieI with American wog.:pprr, and stating N"
reason. y in hi, opinion, Il was desirable t!' suitable
CGurci. ,,..ce should hc erected, aud TIA. The '"uTc
LnnI bn llr.l In Due. connection wil!I md under the
jurisdiction O! the General Convention ~ the Protestant
! Episcopal Church o: TIE United states o: America
Eey. Dr. EAHbUipii moved that the memorial He re-
with the Canon proposed y r!e Special Committee Q" TIE
subject.
. ". J..
lie referred to the Committee o. Cations Nu "oGI be
Nj CIIiMBERs. Of Nd said the Committee CauoDs
were prcparu: digest Of a the Caa0u- " c Church.
I This Canon. therefore, ought to 20 TO tcGl.
Mr. GCION, o! La, practical difficulties in' way o.
she adoption of the proposed canon The r'%c; would be-
TIA, clergyman officiating outside the u:i,eI states would
first h- placed under the jurisdiction Of one Bishop and
then undrr tia; another lie thought clergyman goin:
oct OF tai. coun;ry, oicI:e Ia foreign country, ought
the diocese from which he wen: on; ia hi. country.
was referred T. The Jo!::t Committee GA tsunu'.
Rev. Dr vINToN Of y. " moved thai the r.nor q TIE
renee Canog> l. and II q ls1, he made the order 0:
the day w!-: The orders o! the dag now pending shall J."
disposed %:
The a!o;on was agreed 20.
The hour OF /. having arrived, the osI"r % toe day was
called uP, being stated IA lee the consideration 81 the re-
pcr o! The committee on the consccr1?" % Ehor' :e
comueaGH: the election OF two additional Missionary
l.horone Tor tie NoTihn est AMI one 70: ia" Srutwe>i
Tie resolution read a. follows:
Resolved the House Of Bishops concurrin:. 1ha' is
p.,!en; ~ ths tin. nominate and elect twa Missionary
p!Aops-nne for he Northwest and for the >oG:hwc,;.
Nir CONRAD Of Va submitted HAT the order Of the
day. which .uou'l TAI" precedence The consideration
of the proposed amendment 20 Ar'ice VI OF re Con.in.
,ion, holding iGom ne day Of TIE !.>; sitting o! the
H.. PRESIDENT decided hat the proposed amendment
to IL. G Article the Constitution, would TAX. precedence
Rev. MIR Hill Of cta, moved to lay that order on the
table The House had scat Two day, in disr sins ?o.
drew T. They had sr.a' another DAY ia the discussion q
proposition which nobody had aay idea Toul be adopted
tthe Convention continue" 10 devote IL tim" 20 tie coHs
derat.oT o: such questions, rrac;c" hucs would be
transacted u. AL
Mr. S'lrI OF :. c. said his question would haze be
disposed Of nj some time Il laid III, iaH. now I; must
Ice again called up, and the discussion ae again gone
with Why not dispose of II now:
Rev Mr. hill said that II the question cou'' be taken
the aGcndncn, st once, he woii Withdraw Il, motion
tn lay the table.
Nj WILLIAMS .! Va moved tia: III" question on the
aiaca Imcnt to Article VI be tlkcn.
The motion agreed 10.
Mr CHAMBERS, OF Nd, in order to say. tie time ,a;
woG be required :aSc the question 10y Docc'S aud
ders must br Il taken directly! moved 10 lay The whole
I subject the :ablc
The motion was not agrreitH.
The question thea taken the adoption % til. to-
loving in lieu OF the p!ecn; Article VI. OF tie ution,
viz:
"Agr VI The node o! trying Bishops shall he provided
by the General Convention The Cnur; appointed FOR that