The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-23

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BY the Joint Committee Canons, entitled 8, Of H.
tic 4, OF the digest
ELECTION On MISSIONARY nmuora
The House then proceeded to ballot upon tho election Of
Dr. Clarke, OF Connecticut, Missionary Bishop OF tho
Northwest, with the following result
Whole number OF docoes voting Observation-Disclosures. 80
W whicn LIT. Clarke received ........."......... "
Only three voting against him.
Whole number cast ........................2 20
OF which DR.. Clarke received. "a
The voting then proceeded ON the election Of Dr. Henry
c. lay az Missionary Bishop the Southwest and resulted
Upon the announcement Of the election OF both tho
house sang the Gloria IN Esccs and then, upon motion
Pr MEAD the signing OF the testimonial was proceeded
WIN, ana THIS occupied tho remainder or tho night
session.
TWELFTH DAT.
Much OF tho session Of to-day was devoted to matters
Of business relating 70 business and church discipline but
not interesting 70 the general reader.
DISCRETIONARY usx TIVE LITURGY.
lengthy debate took place the following preamble
and resolution reported by DR.. Aemnnsor, from spe.
oial committee on the subject VI
Of Hsops on ~ lA Of d. hat aessloa
n - " Is s ~ seS
r uniformity x vorh whis6 lho1id prevail our
rs esss sss e
can lawfully s. sds except b. The JOINT action Of SoS
Hosses In general Convention. made known 70 The
Son q Is church. y mo
es..; ss,:s.
n.lesd Q. separate action The subject matter end
~ esss ss
CURED y Ae con.liiuOp q he church. making alterations
The preamble and resolutions referred to In the FORE
going are as follows
Whereas the order Of worship prescribed BY the Book Of
e nsc q m
our a 3
yet With our where there
t.Sshed parishes or where said parisss are yet in their
s Be
portions Of the population which demand special services
whereas is desirable the use Of tho Book Of Conmo,
s e
enable the clergy snd people make their labors Tor Christ
Received as the sense Of the House Of Bishops.
That ministers may At their discretion use separaely the
be held the any or tho ante communion Office BOTH
That The the holy communion It's enreness
with sermon be used separately provided peverhe
less that The greater should in their Judgment
That on or han morning
nnS s e ss s &c %
Prayer and snch lessons as shall in their judgment tend most
The report Of the minority of the committee to whom
the subject had been referred closed with the following
resoluIion:-
Resolved That the preamble and resolution submitted
IIv Of 1882 be referred 70 joint comnitise Of the two
what mosicSon are IN e mode Of
ing the services Of Inc Of book Of Com
sionary field, foreign and domestic.
Dr. COKE offered the following as a substitute for both
resolutions
of Bishops the eighteenth day Of the Of the
e TO The Of ne Book q Com
Sa @ considered By as sufficient grounds for
throughout church received in various pa
rshss e. authority for devaqg from the Kusrcs
committee Of the two houses e consider and at the
Convention what notifications If needed in
The debate these several resolutions occupied most
Of the day. and was characterized by disposition the
part of the delegates to mpute to the House Bishops
desire to overstep their legitimate functions. Finally tho
following amendment was Adopted
Strike out from the resolution of the committee the words
Bshops the 18th Of October the last session Of the
ship insert the words have disturbed the minds Of many
members Of church creating doubts both the effect
The mode in which they were adopted and published"
Rssovsd That The House Of Bi.hops hereby respectfully
joint action Of both houses '-p' - ~ 20 INC
The resolution of the majority Of the committee as
amended, was adopted by the following vote:-
CLERICAL DELEGATES.
Whole number of diocesses represented thirty one-of
wncn there we're yeas II, nays Q, and divided.
LAY DELEGATES.
Whole number Of diocesses represented twenty oneof
which there were Is yeas and nays.
Pm 80 20 W. : o'''~
THIRTEENTH DAY.
Dr. MxAp, from theCommittee Canons presented re.
ports on the following SUBJECTS
Canon rs to the abandonment of communion by pres-
byter or deacon; to It's abandonment by bshop: as
to service of notices catons to the trial of mi
nisters by foreign bishops The Canon approved and re-
ported on the latter point reads as follows
MINISTERS RY FOREIGN BISHOPS
missionary appointment and within
Sn sny 'spa s s
Obedience to the awful authority OF the Mssna re
Bishop such clergyman shall proceeded against according
which been the lime Of the OF s
shall 6s made he prs
e he sandggs q The party be member
2 The court for the trial Of such Minister shall con
standing commiee or there be NOT 1--WE three Of an the
he ss sf b. be o s
The the General SnS
the Episcopal Church in far the be
exsency The court shah e5neider the
" apa ss the ,o
Of such missionary jurisdiction who shall have power
be final and conclusive.
MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
DR.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania from the Committee on
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Societies. reported back
the series OF resolutions presented the tenth day. omit
ting the last in conformity with the instructions of tho
House in re committing the report few days ago This
last resolution, will be remembered gave rise to long
discussion, and it was finally agreed to recommt the re-
port with instructions TO omit that one pnted abovc)
MISSIONARY BISHOPS
On motion of Mr. FAIRBANKS, a resolution offered
by him few days ago. and laid upon the table, in reer
cnce TO the conservation of DR.. Clarke and DR.. Law
elected few days as Missionary Bishops the north
west and south west respectively was taken up and
adopted with some slight modification.
An amendment was agreed to, fixing Saturday as the
day Of adjournment sine dir.
Dr. MASON OF Md, submitted the following Resolved
the house of Bishops concurrng that the following canon
be adopted -
CANoNICALs UoURa