Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-14

~ Mr. l;ariner, from the Committee Expenses,
made the following report: r., =, .
r,. CommIttr- on Expenses 20 whom was re!erred TIE
-, ~ treasurer r--prciuy report that they have
y,n,inrI II sane and hud II correctly cast aai Guy
vouched and that heFe nov aHs t 'S . sss, vii
,hn IA. assessment, :or the D.oceses for $50
ara. ,ruy naII There vii then remain deficiency IN
r-o:jr f"r Of 81: 81. THIS deicetc! j. due 10 nrtAr'
49,, IT. ,y. t,, carried forward from one C"nren'
lion n another Tie Treasurer, account shows f'" d"
i out Will. the i"rAl r'-Uufr, rh. H. OF 'NIcttS" ~
. r.! in are ~ a, wt.ti" rate .; assessment ATOP!
v ma, ig, Convention The Increase ia the nuuh:r OF Hr
Clergy riay Lc expected raise III. Income "
NEE, an economical expenditure ~ me ,I
zion. t. the arrears long 'ih'' "n,am.e" ~ ',
Treasurer from hi, private funds your committee ts''
mend tn. following resolution l., ,,,..
Resolved That the Secretary and Treasurer be au''"''
I Ia Ir,r uron The .-y.rn piocrsr- ior ;h-F proper
lunai part Of the indebtedness 81 IN. 'o'nt'i'o'.
Mr. g. aid hr would remark, in connection .i'h 'r re-
pot,. 'Es' he amour; due The Treasurer WAS 'It' "
little than Siu" over that Of last year u Wa no
proposed that the should be wiped oE' "'ostu''
tn income hu: sufficient to meet tlc current eNPre''
Rev. h5 Coming, nf Michigan from ihc INihi'''te
Unfinished Business reported thl; haNiE: tNin"ht" "s
Journal of the as, Convention, they find e i"l"",HE o
lscis o: unfinished bG,ncs. as lying over Tor
h., hi. Convention
r.r. .. and ia resolution respecting committee 10
c,'T friendly intercourse with the Church In Sweden.
Page, a and l.A resolution respecting committee 10
rr-pare = Digest az CanUus o! TIL, Church.
rtre, - IL, ijl-A resolution Tor n" appointment ~ =
r,r.un typographical yIrur- IN c aGtcfs ~
version of tie Scriptures.
Page iIlThr Report OF the Rev nr Stevens upon the
Foreign Missionary work y! the Church.
PAGE .!A resolution respecting the appointment OF a
coirr.. upon sU.uS stereotype e.i!" Of III" Journals
I rO, me subject OF ,ly t-lg.'a, on ol III. Prayer
80, r 10 :sIA sage from tic House Of Bishops
in reference Canon entitled "n Councils .! C""cia'
r,.. % Sn-Thc report Of IT, special committee on the
judicial >y.irEl Of the Church
Pc The correspondence In reference 10 u: Epi-
cor,l Missionary jurisdiction in China and Africa.
PAGES lp l3g 3 ;sl Tile consideration 81 certain ar
,ic.. Of The Cpn.;!tuonYis land Which have already
engaged in part the attention Of the Convention
Page, T. l,i-1hc sui ec q the music Of The lGrch
\ message was received from the House Of Bishops IN,
forming the House ;; the Prr,i'iG E-hop had obtained
leave 10 occupy any part o! the Capitol grounds Tor Tie
rro.r of the conservation If the Bishops elect tomorrow"
H.. had determined IL the weather s."ai' he ''f "ye'
ny for t, purpose the grounds cpn,. 81 W." %
IL the Weather should rot De AR W. so ' ~
held In 81. P:,ui'> Church
Mr. ChurchiIl Of Ky. moved ha; tie resolution aeon
ray:r She report 81 tie Commit ~ sArt't- be ddoP''
Tie resolution adopted.
Hr Henry \. Tayloe offered the !!o"ores'"ln'ion.
Received That after this day The speeches al nciHhrrs "i
tin, House shall be restricted 10 fifteen minutes DURATION
ar!c,s los the uma;l!Hiou, consent % the House.
IL said that grrL; many OF the delegates lad raven"
Lpdr II nr out Of love q! the church. to attend the
.rijp. Il ti. Convention Wrhav- now reached the sew
,h DAY % the session and really but very Little business
ah been Transacted and lac ,aw not hos the Convention
wa. to transact il, hU-iys unless the iraic was imtch
Rev DR. Highly lid only to ask whether We had AIRY
precedent Tor Transferring frc political assemble pre-
rr,!r:.; Ike ihi-.
The secretary Yes. ,ir; several them.
rev DR.. lrihy SAID II rh'Fr vas. II mas have been
long -;,rr,l- aud he trusted sAoU! pIt 81 E''oa'
ton kctli- until necessity rrcs-rii, upon u.
Rev nr Wilmer stated that under III" circumstance, d"
ul 90 support the resolution. liz" Yesterday, cut SHOT
hi, own speech and left hi, reputation III the hands "i "s
Conventions for the sake "Gy o -a'nE the tine OF '- '"
y.u,i,u Immediately after delegate from the south
,S,,i addressed N. House hour and hty-hvc minn"'
lie woud speak or III" House generally bat ne 'r'ei
that speech vii, some i'n1i:emcc lie W." III 'a'"F OF
the resolution. ,
nv MIR lin, II Gala would have objection 10 the
resolution fhr could be allowed To peak upon the suhJfct
which hc Yesterday introduced TO The notice OF TIE lo'e''
;.rr, rrlaii ing 10 the election "t additional Esioi'
Delegate suggested that the resolution should not q"
...,o oIcraiirn uu;,l Monday next
III. .g.rf,mcu, Was accepted ar4 ~" r"."iatioa, A'
Mr. Mrmugyr 81 : G., offered tie following preamble
a:I resolution, which referred 10 Special Committee
of five:
whereas. the preamble and resolutions adopted 10y 81"
iiuc bishops In relation to the BOOK Of Coipn'n Fray
,i published IN the journal "i the saih haEI
disturbed the uniformity oi worship WHICH s"u' Pre- Va"
;rurUu: our church. aud have been received III various
Iar. ~ a.'ul authority for dry.'ing frpa III" rIbc
aud l.rra. in :hr nIinnr Of i, House. suc change
can lawfully made except hy the joint action OF BON
I!ou-c, in Genera! Convention, made known 10 Tie several
piorc,rs AMI adopted III the manner prescribed b! tie
Constitution OF the church. therefore,
E,.Dlvc, Tia; the ioase 81 Bishops i hereby respect
fy rrquc,cd RECONSIDER 'hr >ai preamble an rs0ig
lions and instead II any separate action ur"n The subject
NATTER to send down to this House -gc proposals Tor any
chang, Of worship A. may deem rNprcu :" be- aci"iul
o in required by the Constitution Of "a. 'ui;
,- maxim. alter ,.isp ia the book ~ Common Prayer.
Res Dr. Nn:on of Pa stood here t" represent Oh. %
IL. Clerical Dgiu;ic- from California, VI. IrhIll VII" la!
beer, called away by affective circumstances" Us hS re-
gHc'' he "h,red tie following amendment !" 'e ''"''""
E..oyel The .Iou.c Bishops conrarins. That Article
H. after being amended a, follows, lee numbered Ar'
A., H. Tie General Convention shall he composed Of
HOUSES The Bishops Of '- Church. "Neri.>ing Ihr:''
M ton In the T. S,a,- with ;"r assistant Bishops IL aHy
such ere are shall form pT.r 10 b." km"~n a. the
House 81 Bishops The clerical and lay deputies, To j."
I.,.J from ii, fla. .o.,.e. vi" have already or hall
hereafter have adopted this Constitution hall form the
other Ia be known i the House q! Deputies.
Each House ha have power 10 originate ac;s pass uron
item ai send them 10 the other House Tor their action;
and GA Of both Houses in such action II
-ltii become the Law e the Church.
lLr House - Bishop, .ha before the "d day after
uy action . cent to ihc.hy ID" House Of D.pu:lrs inform
III. House Of Dcpuc, u; t,jT n"-con-
currcuce lhc later with their reason. in writing !,
they shall! IN: and Oh failure thereof. !: snA!
nay. the fore" 81 law, without the action ..
tie. House Of Bishops: Provided" that any action Vi
e House Of Dcpu,, wich stl he sent TO the lous. 81
Bishop, than Tie 81 day preceding the Adjournment
stall become itw oly by tl- c"i.cGTrehc" OF hoth "usT
Al act, the ConI -u'on shal he authenticated 10y the
signatures u tie presiding officers and Secrcart- q" ho'h
The resolution was r.'-rrr, to the Committee on "a.
Mr Evans Of Mi moved the following resolution, which
1. as referred tot The ~In- C,MIi'tr':
Resolved Thu lI"u." %: Bishops concGrrnc tina; II Ice
made ,'r .versl por,." Conventions, hit !; Is
I
l. strike ou; the = ir-t article
:. Iu-vri the folio H: 3 attjrl"-
ATtcl" There .hail hr General Convention 81 Tie
Prn;c,tam, Episcopal Church in the United states OF amer"
ca n,,>i-li. Of House 81 Bishop, aud House "i C!tF
cal and lay Derutig. The ~" "",s- han be eo-"rh
na" ani each shall av" right 20 ORIGINATE ana pr">e
uy acts or resolutions which it may think proper and I"
concur reject any act or resolution proposed ty 's
other House ,,r
Article H. The House % Bishops ha consist Of all ish
ops 81 this Church exercising jurisdiction within t!r
United States, and II all Assistant bishops canontaE
IF.-f q, lls4r
the Convention In the House OF CLERICAL AhH Lay
Deputies each Diocese shall hr entitled to repre-
,en,om 81 both Clergy and Laty, such representation
.haI con,i., Of not ln oar clesyme ana i%nr Jay
in this Church, residents III NE poc't
an chosen IN the manner prescribed by TIE convention
thereof and in all questions when required ny !e ''tF'S
and ay representation from any Diocese, cach "Irt sa
have "uc vote and tie majority Of ,uhFacrs by processes
shall ~, conclusive in each order, provided SUCH ma
jnri,y cofrrcrni majority Of the Uoccscs repre-
,.ni In that order The concurrence OF both orders
,la! be- necessary to constitute vote oi 'hc h"i'e-
II the Convention o Diocese should ncsicr "r r'h"c
10 appoint clerical !trlae., "r th'y sn'L'" VI
decline 20 appoint, lay deputies, or any OF ih"'. d" cer
nr.F appointed should neglect to attend or be
y cSr-, any other accident, such Diocese st!' never
rhrv-S considered duly represented ny slth uePuy
deputies may attend whether lay or clerical anu '''
through neglect % the Convention OF any OF hr
Licl shall have adopted may hereafter adopt is Con,
-,rut.n deputies. either lay or clerical s"I'i h'''h
~ anv General Convention. the Church IN such Diocese
shall nevertheless, he bound y III" acts OF -Hth 'o"''"
Ar III tn. General Convention -ail the frs;
Wednesday In uciorr in every third year. from ir year
or Cr Lord one Thousand gh hundred and sNtI Two an!
and in such place shall lie determined by the CONVENTION"
in there shall he al epidemic disease or any QUIZ
cause 10 reader il necessary Ia alter The place Neu "h "'
any such meeting of the Convention, III" fre'iihs >
-la have !; in l- power :" appoint anothrI 'o'tI.t
r,r- a. near may 20 IL" place hNel ON i'E 'e
ilnr Of such Convention AID special meetings may "
called ~ times, in the manner Hereafter 20 u. Prov
,Ii for and tbs Church Il mHJ 'r.ty of the DI"ces'-
winch hall have adopted hi, Constitution .hAI he repre-
S.it-d before they >h proceed Z" ~! mes except u"'
-fs 'sFHgs ION lls