Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-22
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members
The following message was received from the House of
Bishops;
The House OF Bishops informs the HOUSE of Clerical
and Lay Deputies that Il has adopted the following reso-
port Of the Joint Committee on Csnons, to whom WAS
referred the additional section of Canon XIII. Title l. of
the Digest, aud beg leave to report the following, to be
numbered In the Digest as clause l, section 8, Canon IL.
Tue l and they also recommend that clause I of the
Digest DO numbered clause 8.
Clause z, section 8. Canon IL, Title 1; "Eyery such
Bishop may yearly appoint not lcss than two nor more
than five Presbyters, resident within his missionary juris.
diction, and acting under the appointment Of the Board
VI m.Ss'ons, 70 act as n Standing Committee upon all
questions pertaining to the interests OF such missionary
Jurisdiction, in such missionary jurisdiction and In case
OF the absence OF tho Bishop from his jurisdiction, or Of
a vacancy In the Episcopaie, said Standing Committee
shall be the Ecclesiastical authority Of such missionary
Jurisdiction"
Also, that they have adopted the following resolution
Resolrod. The House of Clerical aud Law Deputies
concurring, that the following be adopted, as section II
OF Canon IL, Of Title l..
Sec, IA. Of a Bishop ~rs,iy~ing ri. juri.dictio- and
becoming q Parish .HiHisfer.-l. No Bishop who shall
have resigned. or may hereafter resign, his jurisdiction
as bishop OF this Church, shall oniciatc AS the R.rtof
Stated Minister or Assistant Minister of auy church n,'
rish or congregation In this Church, until he shall have
obtained the written consent of the Bishop, or. If there
be no Bishop, of the Standing Committee Of the Diocese
in which such church. congregation a , n,r;sh Hi IL
situate.
:. Any bishop who ceases to have jurisdiction and be-
comes a Rector, Stated Minister, or Assistant Minister of
any church. parish or congregation, shall. while In .ucL,
cure, not perform any episcopal act In the D;oc.s. In
which his cure Is situate: he shall also, while he holds
sueh cure, be subject, in all matters concerning said cure.
anu ia relation thereto, To the ecclesiastical authority
and to the esnons of the Diocese in which his cure i.
situate.
Dr. Meade, from the Joint Committee on Canons. re-
ported Sec. u OF Canon ID of Title !, "Of a Bishop re-
signing has jurisdiefion and becoming a Pdyi,R H;,;..
Ter as embodied in the above message from the House
OF Bishops. H nHr ~#-
DR.. Meade, from the same Committee ,,.o nor,
follows:
The Joint Committee TO whom was referred a pro-
posed canon concerning the Book of Common PRAYER
respectfully recommend the adoption of tho following
resolution:
Resolred. The House of Bishops coucurrine. that the
proposed substitute for Canon Is, Title >, be printed In
the journal OF this Convention, and referred to the ne II
general Convention.
Rev. DIR. Howe, from the committee on the state of the
Church, reported the results of their Investigation into
the statistics furnished by the several Dioceses, compared
with those presented at the last general Convention
The candidates for orders then reported were 2i3. now
29l The ordinations of Deacons were Pa. now 9sl
not including the Diocese of New jersey which L,S,
not been heard from. The ordinations OF Priests were
221, now the same. The congregations then reported
were SO,di4, now 43,O75 The communicates reported
then were 1880. now lS9,SO7. Baptsms then "a, 52g.
now s9,oi4. The Church CONSIDERATIONS then l55 NOS,
l9s. The whole number of parishes then l,s25. nov
300. ~
The COMMITTEES propose the adoption Of the following
resolution
Rc.oircd, That the view OF the Church herewith pre-
HNNNNAt ~ aA1AhANAt " Aht Our Vi BiSnODS. lCltln
their prayers and blessings, and requesting that th,S
will draw up, and cause to be published, a pastoral letter
to the members of the Church.
Adopted.
Rev DR.. Carkson, from the committee on Fxpcnscs
TO whom was referred a resolution authorizing the pay.
fnent OF the Enquirer for its publication of the proceed.
ings oil the Convention, reported that the EPISCOPAL Clrr-
gyinen of this city had assumed the expense. and recon-.
Inended that formal thanks bc extended to them for cour-
tesy.
\ vote OF thanks was accordingly given.
Rev. DIR. Evans, Of Nd, offered the draft of 4 Canon
which lac simply desired should be entered upon the ionr'
nal, so that members might have the period of linn. in.
tcrvcning between this and the next General Convention
in which to give il their consideration. The title il 'of
the title of B~ishoprics in the case Of the division of Dio.
ceses.'
IL was ordered TO he entered on the journal.
resolution:
Rsso'red, That the Committee on Canons repor, an
amendment TO Canon ii. of lS47 by inserting the words
or in plrt' between the words altogether and ere
nit ia the second line.
The order Of the day next came up. 1t was the re-
port OF a Joint Committee of the last General Conveu-
ton on the expedieucy Of opening friendly intercourse
with the Church of Sweden. The resolution reads as
follows:
Rssoircd, The House of bishops concurring. that a Joint
Committee consisting offve on the part of this House he
appointed to inquire into the eNpediency of opening a
friendly intercourse with the Church of Sweden. and re.
port to the next General Convention.
DR.. Hawks moved TO amend the preceding the resoIu.
with the words, "while this House does not desire to
commit itself to any question of Episcopal jurisdiction
nevertheless, resolved" &c.
Adopted.
A message was received from the House of BiShops
expressing their concurrence in the resolution. by the
House Of Clerical and Lay Deputies. 20 adjourn sin, III,
on Saturday the 22d inst.
Mr.. Ruggles, OF n. Y, offered the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, That the present state of the Church and of
the world around il omphaiicaly appeals, not only 10 the
clergy, but 10 the hity, earnestly aud actively to employ
their time and means, TO the best of their ability In sun
porting and invigorating the Christian efforts of the
Church in all its departments.
Ar. Conrad, of Va, asked to he permitted to append
the following TO the above resolution Therefore,
Rssoired, That a Committee consisting of five laymep
he appointed, who shall, during the recess of this Gene.
raj Convention, devise and carry out such means aud
measures as they may deem advisable and calculated TO
reach the hearts OF the laymen Of this church and i'm.
press on them especially the imperative want nv the
Church OF Ministers, who must be supplied from their
body; OF mon'y, which Is more needed than ever tn
meet the increased expenses of the Church of earnest
and holy zeal in the cause Of Christ, which il needed
most oil All ana II aroused to a proper tone, will secure
the supply OF the other two needs referred 10.
Mr.. Wilmer of Va, moved 10 amend the amendment
hy sppoiting as a Committee "one lay member from each
Diocese, five Of whom shall constitute a auorum.r
The resolution as amended was adopted upaDimouslv
a message was received from the House Of Bishops,
expressing their concurrence in the enactment of the
Substitute for title of Canon All, Section 7 of the
Digest"
Also, that they have unanimously passed the following
Re,olrsd. That this House concur in and odop, tho roso
buttons Of the House Of Clerical aud Lay Deputies, convey.
ed to this House in Message 81, having added to them the
following
Rssoired, That each clergyman he directed to read
She foregoing resolution to bis congregation at the time
OF bringing the matter to their notice.
Dr. Mead called up a Canon, which bad been laid on
the table, concerning Differences between Ministers and
Congregations"
The canon being taken up, il was, after some discus.
sion, on motion Of DIR. Stevens, repealed.
Mr.. Wilmer, Of Virginia, offered the following resolu.
zion
Re'oIsSd, That the Committee on Canons be requested
90 report an amendment to Section s, of Canon III of
1886, by inserting the words "or candidates for orders +"
after the word Iicentiate."
Also that they report a similar amendment To section
:, Of Canon Nv Of 1856, aud report such other changes
as will render the Canous eouformable 10 such amend.
meuts.
Proridsd, however, that the probation Of such candi.
dates shall In no case be less than three months
Referred 20 the Committee on Canons.
"A Canon relative 10 the Formation Of Churches aud
Congregations In Foreign Countries" was next taken IN
pending the consideration Of which. "
The House took a recess until 9 O'Clock, P. NJ.
PARApE OF rrE soSs or MALSA-The members Of the
charitable Order, known as The "Sons Of Malta" made
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