The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-21
GENERAL CONVENTION
OF THE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH Of the UNITED STATES.
(aHroRrEp roR THE aDATLY DIsPATCu..1
TWELFTH DAY--Nlanr SESSION.

WIpssspAY, Oct. 10th, 1850.
The President appointed the following nam
ed gentlemen on the Joint Committee in re-
| latiou to the Hymns and Metrical Psalms o.
| the Church: NJ. A. DE w. Howe of Pa, VIM
| Il. Stevens Of Pa, A Cleveland Coke OF ND
| Jos. &. Talbot Of Ind, o. W. ANDREWS o.
/ Virginia. :,
The message defining the boundaries Of the
| was nv reuuest returned to the House o1
| isishons. ana afterwards sent In amended by
| striking ont the words "or included within
missionary districts"
| ,ns.saye was also received announcing the
| concurrence of the House of Bishops In a res
| oiution for the appointment OF Joint Com
| mistee on the Hymnody and Psalmody of the
! Church Committee on their part: Bishops
| A. Potter, Bowman, Burgess, Hopkins and
Whittinghann.
The House resumed the consideration of the
unfinished business of the morning namely
The preamble and resolutions IN relation to
| the use of the Book of Common Prayer
Mr.. Fairbanks, of Fla, commenced the de-
bate, and protested against any change of the
laws except by constitutional provision. He
| was in favor of adopting the report of the
majority and the resolution of the minority
| of The committee.
Dr. yinton, of Pa, addressed the Honse in
support of the substitute proposed by DR..
| Coke.
| DR. Hawks, of N Y, made a long and able
| argument in favor of the report of the ma
| lorty of the committee, giving a full EXPOSE
| lion of his views in regard TO the subject I'M
der consideration, and replying TO the posi-
| tions Of DIR. Vinton.
| DR. Mason, of N. c., thought evils might re-
suit from "prerogatiyes by prescription
| which II had been contended the BISHOPS en-
| Ioycd and showed the necessity OF checking 1t.
| Mr.. Guion. OF La, sustained the actlon Oh
| the committee.
DR. Mahan, of n. j., addressed the House
on the subject of the report of the special
committee, and closed by offering the follow
| ing by way of amendment to the substitute
offered by DIR. Coke
Vh.reas, The resolutions adopted by the House
of Bishops the 18th da, of the last ession OF the
Gsneral Convention. have disturbed the MINDS OF
mani nembers OF our Church creatins doubts both
as To the erect of said preamble and resolutions,
ard as to the constirutionaifty OF The mode IN
which they adopted and publ shed: Therefore.
RSoieed That the House OF Bishops IS hereby
eecttuilF requested to reconsider the said pre-
aniie and resolution and to throw the subject into
such shape as Will admit OF the JOINT act on oil
Mr. Adams, of Wis, advocated the report OF
the majority of the committee.
a motion to adjourn was lost.
DR.. Stevens moved an Indefinite postpone
ment Of the whole subject and was proceed
ing to state his reasons, when
Mr. Taylor, of Va, asked him to give way to
a motion for Adjournment.
DIR. Stevens consen ted, as he would thereby
be titled TO the floor tomorrow.
The members manifested strong desire to
| have the question settled at once, and the mo-
! ton for adjournment was voted down.
DR. Stevens then finished his speech. and
renewed the motion for indefinite postpone
ment.
MrHunting don. of Conn, made an excited
speech in favor of the majority report, and
was followed by DR.. Mead, of Conn. and DIR.
William Pinckney, of Md, on the same side.
The vote was then taken by Dioceses and
orders upon the question of indefinite post
ponement, with the following result: On the
part of the clergy, 81 dioceses were represent.
ed: ayes Z, noes ~, divided g. On the part of
the laity, % dioceses represented: ayes :, noes
Ii, divided 1. So the motion was lost.
A motion to adjourn was defeated by large
majority.
Dr. Finton, of New York, gave the reasons
which had Influenced him 10 vote Tor indeh-
| mite postponement.
After much confusion and excitement, the
vote was I: ken by Dioceses and orders, and
Dr. Mahan's amendment WIS carried.
at half-pas Ii o'clock the House adjourned.