The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-19
GENERAL CONVENTION
or THE
CHURCH Of the UNITED STATES,
IRKroRrKp ron ruE "pArLr DIsrArcn..l
ELEYENTH DAY,

ELEVENTH DAY.
TuEsDAY, Oct IS, 1859.
Morning Prayers were read by Rev. SILAs
a. Grams. ID ID. of Rhode Island assisted by
he n. MILO MAHAS, d. D, OF New Jersey.
The Cr,mmittee on Elections reported, rec
Commenting that leave Of absence be granted,
Tor the remainder Of the session 70 1qage W.
mans Of Cal, L. II. Demill OF Mich, Mr.. Dill
iare OF N J., Judge Holman of N. Y. and
Re- v. Wm q. Crane of Miss. Leave was ac-
Rev. Dr. Mead, from the Joint Committee
on Canons, repor ted adversely on certain pro-
posesi amendments to Arts. ii. and ! III. OF the
Constitution. The amendments were those
pro posed by Mr.. Evans OF Md, on the 18th
int.
Also, that IL is inexpedient, at present to
egisiate on the subject embraced in u Canon
proposed by DIR. A. III. Vinton, on the l1th
INST, relating to Missionary Bishops
Also, adversely tc a proposed amendment to
! Article Nv. of the Constitution.
Judge Hoffman, from fhe same committee
II. ade the following report:
R.solted. That the following be adopted as a
Canon OF this Church, to be designated ms CANON
Ne,c Caneaas.-ln all cases of future enactment,
III same. if by way Of amendment Of an ex!stns
section = Of Canon --.)of Title =, is hereby
hf
Enactment is of an additional Clause Section or
Canon, it shall be designated the next Canon or
IN OF der Of numbering Of the Tile to which the
| subject properly belongs; and u Canon, sect.on
OF Clause be stricken out, the existing numbering
| shall be retained until new edition Of the Can
/ ons De directed.
Gen sra Convention, shail at the close OF each ses
1 sion -of the General Convention, appoint two OF
m tie Canons' and to report the same with the
prop er arrangement thereof to the Secretary who
shai PRINT the same IN the Journal.
r hey further report as follows:
/ X ssstrsd, That the following Canon be adopted
Canon OF this Church to be designated as Ca
non j. Title III. of the Digest:
OF tAs Time Of these, Canens Taking Eject
h s N se sR s S effect 1 on s.? M das
If or which day all other Canons OF this Church
ded, that such repeal shall not affect any case of
viol alton OF existing Canons committed before
| ,ne law as if no such repeal had taken place.
MIR. Hoffman, from the same Committee, re-
] ,orted the following Canon, which they re-
commend should be adopted as Sec. 8 Title
| Ill. of the Digest:
| OF ConEresa!ioas or PARISHES IN Forsisn Coua
| ay!fs-I 1t shall be lawful for persons belonging to
,other than Great Britain and ireland and the colo
| MES and dependencies thercof,) not within the
| limits OF any foreign Missionary Bishop OF this
| Church, to organize as church or congregation
2. Such church congregation snail be required,
lion, to recognize and accede to the Canons, Doc
trlne. Discipline and Worship of the Protestant
| ripScapdi III tie UHlttu GldLsS
sn order its being received under the direction eli
| the General Convention Of this Church.
). In order To such reception 1t shall lie required
20 declare it's desire therefor, duly certified by the
| Minister, one church warden, two vestry men or
rustees, and to furnish satisfactory evidence that
| he establishment of such church or congresa-
ton has been authorized by or Is not Inconsistent
| with, the laws of the government of the foreign
| ountry IN which the same Is, or is proposed to bo
| e Established.
! tlton, plan or articles OF orsanzation. shall be
4 Submitted to the General Convention during 1t.
SESSION, to the Presiding Bishop of the House OF
| Bishops at any other time; and in case the sans
i are found satisfactory, such church or conSTesa,
A ton shalt thereupon become subject TO and placed
under the Episcopal government and Jurisdiction OF
1 such Presiding Bishop for the time beIns.
assign to any other Bishop OF this Church the e1
| ercise of any Episcopal power or function IN rea-
ion to such Church or cougregatIon for such pc
| rod of time as he may deem expedient.
6. The clergy man settled IN any such Church, or
jurisdiction of the Presiding Bishop, or of such
other Bishop named by him as above provided.
| Whine in charge OF such Church or congregation.
MIR. Hoffman, from the same committee, also
reported the following resolution, providing
| for a substitute for Canon s. Title IL, of tho
| Digest, formerly Canon 81, of 1929
| Rssokred. That Canon of Title H. is amended
| TITLE II.-CANoN 5.-0f Differences bstlrcsn
! ministers and their Coagrsg af{0HS-Sec. ]. In
| cases of controversy between any rector as
sistant minister OF any church or parish tlnd the
| yesfry or congregation of such church or parish,
which cannot be settled by themselves, the parties
or either. OF then, them may make application to the
| the Standing COMMITTEES OF the Diocese to make
I; list of nineteen presbyters thereof, If there be
al many therein, and return the same to him. He
shall then summon the said rector assistant and
some one Of the yesry, or some one the part of
| the congregation. to attend; and the said number
| shall be reduced 10 nine by striking oft the names
| aIternativey by the rector or assistant minister
and such other party: the rector or assistant min
ister 10 commence striking off.
| D. lfthe whole number OF presby teres in the Do
| cese lie more than nine. and less than nineteen,
| then all the presbyters must be named on such
list. and the striking OH shall proceed in the man
be nine or less. then all the presbyters are to be
summoned. Should either party omit or decline to
strike OIL EamRs, the Bishop shall strike OFT IN the
sseaG of such party so emitting declining.
8. The presbyters thus , selected or designated
convenient time and place to consider such con-
'tSecT. III. II it shall appear ss the Bishop and a
majority of such ,presbyters thus summoned, that
there is no hope of favorable termination of such
controversy and that dssoiutiaa OF the eonnec
congregation is necessary to restore the peace of
s to s se n
iater to Telngush his connection with such church
or parish OF such conditions as may appear to them
ptS SECT. III II any rector assistant minister
shall refuse to comply with the recommendations OF
tn n5dna to the Ganons OF this Church, to suspend
the exercise n q any sn 4sta S
sal; or the vestry or congregation shall refuse to
comply With any suea a. fhe he oo shall
| Convention, uutthey shall have retracted their
srcT. w. Where there ID 10 Bishop, the stand
;,o f:nmmittee Of the Diocese shall perform all the
duties herein allotted to the Bishop, as wei as those
| S;racfed 10 he performed by them: provided that
thax shall not exercise any power under the pre-
ceding third section without the aid and consent OF
'o srcT. Y. This Canon shall not bs obligatory
| mon any Diocese which has made or shall hsre-
AFTER make provision by canon upon this subject.
| BY order OF the Committea.
| "' JOHN WILLIAMS, CHI n (p2o tsm)
OF the Com. of the House Bishops
WV. COOPER MEAD, can OF tho
Com. of House of c. and l.. Dep.
| DIR. Wyatt. OF Nd, from the Committee on
the General Theological seminary, submitted
The Committee on tho General Theological Sc
minary to whom was referred the trlennial report
of the Trustees OF sad sennafY, VIII the decu
tificates of the election OF Trustees from
/ Dinceses, beg leave TO report
of the election of Trustees from all but ten OF tic
| Dioceses-stating the names OF Iustees elected in
sad Diocsses RESPECTIVELY. and which are contain
| cd ia the list hereto annexed.
From the ten Dioceses from which no reports
| fer that it is the design sf their respective Con-
vent;ons that the former Trustees shall continue
| in Office until others shall be appointed in their
The Dioceses from which no reports have been
received are the following, VIZ: California, Della
as. Vermont, Virginia.
| The Committee have also attentivey examined |
| the trennlal report OF the General Theological
Seminary, referred to them by the Convention. 1t
contains, addition to the usual statements in
respect to the funds and condition of the Seminary,
important Information 10 the alleged inability,
of the Trustees To concur either legal moral
Articles OF the Const uiion OF the seminary; and
also az the action of the Board respect lhe
o. aho a ahs 70 ef
The Committee respectfully return the report g
the Convention, to the end that they may have II
before them for consideration.
[Here followsa long list Of Trustees, show
ing but very few changes in the appcsht-