The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-08
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larger than on the preceding morning, show
ing tina, there is an increasing desire to see and
hear the interesting proceedings of the body
Morning Prayers were read by Rev. X. s.
MASON, ID. d., of North Carolina assisted by
Rev A. n. LtTrLEJonS, ID. d., of Connecticut.
The services closed with the 18th Psalm Of the
Selection, commencing
with one consent let all tho earth
sung with fine effect by the congregation, to
the tune of the ''old Hundred"
Tho President DIR. Creightonl resumed tne
chair, and called the House to order The roll
of delegates was called, and the proceedings of
yesterday We're read by the Secretary.
message was received from the House OF
Bishops transmitting the triennial report OF
the Bishop of China. Referred to the Com
mittee on the Domestic and Foreign Mission
airy Society.
Dr. Minnigerode, of Va, stated that he was
in "A somewhat peculiar situation, having
more money than he knew what to do with
The collection made ut the oflertory on We'd
nesday morning would not OF course, De
applied in the usual manner Of this church,
and he desired to be instructed what he should
do with it,.
DR.. Hawks, of n. V, suggested that he re-
tain the fund for the present, as report
would be made during the present session
from the society for the relief OF aged and in
firm ministers and their widows and orphans,
aud it might be made the nucleus OF fund for
that object.
Dir. Stevens, of Pa, said the usual way was
to place the ofiertory at the disposal of the
Bishop, ana he presumed no new method OF
proceeding would be adopted at this time.
The subject was passed by.
Standing committees Were called on for re-
ports.
The Committee on New Dioceses reported
that they had considered the application of
the church in Kansas 10 be admitted into
union with this Convention, and having
found that the usual preliminary measures
had been adopted recommended the adoption
of the following:
R,s0lrtd, That the House of Bishops concur
rins, the Diocese OF Kansas be admltted into the
Episcopal Church of the United States OF America
The resolution passed.
MIR. Murray Hoffman, of N. Y, desired to
present report, but DIR. Mead, OF Connecti-
cut, said the hour had come for taking up the
order of the day, and suggested that Il motion
10 suspend the rules was necessary.
Mr. Hoffman moved suspension OF the
order of the day.
Mr.. PendletoD, of Ohio made an exposition
of Constitutional rules in such matters; after
which, leave was granted Mr.. Hoffman TO Of
fer the report.
Mr.. Hoffman then presented to the House
the report OF the committee appointed by the
last Convention, to prepare and lay before the
General Convention Digest of the Canons of
the Church under appropriate Titles, Canons
and Sections, and offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, If the House of Bishops concur, that
the report of the JOINT CommIttee appointed
to Digest the Canons of the Church, be referred to
Joint Special Committee, composed OF the Com
mttee on Canons OF each House, to cons der and
report what action In relation to the repeal of ex-
istlng Canons may be necessary, IN case such Dl-
gest is adopted, and also to report upon any emen-
dations or additions to the same. which may be
submitted TO such committees, by either House, or
may be suggested by members of such committees.
Mr.. Newton, OF Mass, thought there was an
objection to the resolution, inasmuch as it
prescribed the committee of reference; and
moreover, two Of the gentlemen who prepared
the report were mem bers OF the Committee on
Canons. He thoughtit should go To an indie
pendent committee.
DR. Hawks of New York. said if the gentle
man from Massachusetts understood the mat
ter fully, he would raise no objection to the
resolution. The members TO whom he alludes
have given the matter much attention, and
might materially assist the committee in their
labors; and had We any disposition TO oppose
their views, we are but two out of nine, and
our opposition could avail nothing. We have
no desire TO be on the committee, but are quit
content to go and give them the benefit OF our
investigations.
A South Carolina delegate was opposed to
combining these committees until the report Of
our committee had been heard by the House.
DIR. Hawks replied, that the report was the
work of a joint committee of the two Houses.
1t made no change in the listing Canons.
Judge Conrad, of Va, said that as the COM
mlttee had neither taken from nor added TO
the existing Canons, but had merely classified
the laws of the Church, he could imagine no
better direction to give the report than TO refer
il to the joint Committee on Canons.
Mr.. Newton, OF Mass, SAID there was a
great uestion behind all this. Is this code TO
be the law of the Church This work had
been mainly the production of the Committee
ON Canons, and he wanted an Independent
committee to examine and see whether its pro-
visions should continue to be the law.
Mr. Newton then moved To amend the reso-
luton so to refer the resoIu ton to q special
committee, instead of the Joint Committed on
Canons.
DIR. Mead, of Conn, thought that if the re-
port went to a special committee the matter
would have to be laid over un til the next GEN
eral Convention, or else this body would be
kept here six weeks or two months to consider
1t. No doubt the Committee on Canons would
be glad To be relieved from the labor, but his
object was to facilitate business.
MIR. Newton's amendment was put TO
vote and lost. Mr.. Hoffman's resolution was
then passed So the report stands referred to
The Joint Committee on Canons.
DIR. Stevens, of Pa, asked and obtained leave
to offer the following resolution:
Rssotued, That the Con- nttees ON Canons. on
Domestic and Foreign Missions, and on the Gene
raj Theological Seminary. be each enlarged by the
addition of one clerical and one lay delegate, SO
that the West shall have an equal represent alton
with other sections.
After some discussion, the resolution passed,
and the President announced the appoint
ments, us follows:
On the General Theological Seminary-Dr
VIM. Adams, OF Wisconsin, Francis Is. Fogg, of
Tennessee.
On the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society-Rey. Francis J. Clerc, of Missouri, L.
b. Otis. of Illinois.
On Canons-Dr Robt. H. Clarkson, of Illi-
nois H. r. Baldwin, of Michigan.
DIR. Talbot, of Ind, moved suspension OF
the order for the purpose of taking up the reso-
luton Offered by himself on yesterday, to hold
the next General Convention in Chicago
Agreed to.
DR.. Talbot hoped the question: would be ta-
ken directly upon his resolution--either for
Chicago or against it--and that it would not
be embarrassed by parliamentary tactics or
side issues.
MIR. Campbell, of Md, said he observed no
disposition to embarrass the question in that
manner; but it was right that there should be
Il free expression OF opinion. He desired that
be attended by the largest number, and where
Church legislation would be most thorough,
and not in q remote place, where the work
would be only half done He believed that
the only suitable place was one OF the Eastern
cities.
MIR. S. S. Ruggles, of N. Y. addressed the
House IN speech of considerable length and
much ingenuity He produced Church sta
tistics to show the large number OF communi-
cants in the West, and asked why they had
not good claim upon the presence OF this
bodyl He believed that the time was coming
when this strip Of land on the Atlantic would
be Of secondary importance compared with
the mighty West II the Grand Council Of
the Church is to be locomotive and not per-
manenf, let ii be held where the great masses
of the Church are to be found, that it may
benefit itself and the mass. He alluded TO the
custom of the early Catholic Church, whose
archives were kept at Rome, but whose Grand
Council betook itself to the mountains and
the valleys to deliberate. The speaker dwelt
upon the growing power and influence Of the
Episcopal Church, and closed with recital OF
the advantages presented by Chicago as
place for holding the Convention.
MR. Sherman, Of ILL.,. spoke OF the growing
power Of the Church Ia his State. He would
be glad 10 see the Convention there. The gen.
tleman from New York had made noble argu-
ment, but he would say in addition, that Ohio