Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-21
THE GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE PR0TEs-
TANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
TWELFTH DAY-WEpH DC
EVENING SESSION.

TWELFTH DAY-W EDSESpAI. bCT l9fH. lSJ!.
EVENING SESSION.
Tile Convention re-as.t;urici - O'Clock.
The PRESIDENT appointed - We COMMITTEE, on the
par, Of Ills House the 'ultcc; Of Tie fsa!mody ani
IIynnodv o. the Church. ErTI DE- HpaE"! Ia, Dr. Sfh
WIS q Va, Dr. COKE Of Md. De- TLn"1T .! L.. and d.
ANuEEwS az Va.
N;r FAIRBANKS .. Fla. addressed ;h- House ti-
subject ir Report ot he Special Committee which
under consideration in the morning. "h- the liouic took
recess Ir read ;c law -; the church on The subj - Of
UsL other prayers iha '",r ~ vac fi"ycf Book a' con;
,ncd In CanU> XIV AMI NLtil. Of l>;:. a.i argued
that The resolutions. II the bishops, 10 O their pruI
i,, wrt. Ia conflict with i.r>r CanOi, II Tie Canon.
were wrc.. he IN av"r Of a-adiu. rpcaI. them
In the constitutional way, hut not hy ihr separate ot
Iou,. He VAS in favor q! She am ndn.E: Of he
gentleman FROM ikl.ud Mr.. C"Ns.l
Rev pr NlNfnH OF IA WA ~ 'a'"r"i The amendment
Of gentleman from Mar! land rather r' hr rc.u!uof
REPORTED hs the majority Of ihr Committee" II, stood
fore the House 10 Vrcar the Prer"eaiv- OF tie EEcp
founded the ciea!.t prescription, pr.r".a;!Te which,
in lis apprehension they had not exceeded IN tl iGnnr
They had carefully avoided cong beyond l.. Tie H.
which had the matter under consideration styled
''Commis,u and M: Committee, term never Used
rNccu In reference 'ua,cfs coming within their prrro.l
tive The report rna!c hy TIL Commission .!,y-,
tia, they very carefully avoided legislative ac'lcn.
This movement H. disguise II a ,"a VIII! an a,-au u,u
their almost divine rriugaiivr lie fc.crrtd 10 The
under which the E.h"is had acted |; va, discovered AZ
the General Convention which AT III NV lUTs ia Yeas
ago that this 18th Canon Of IL. siO!teihy III" gem
raj practice of CtrsyIGyi ia the country. I,a Wa
that these gentlemen caire 20 the Bishops and impiyrcG
them TO take such action wou.i ease t"r c"nsccnc,,
aud relax the strc; requirements 81 the rubrc, TIL, 80.
FICTION item therefore, uHciirl T, and lie hoped
i would not have tie sanction %! tbs lioG-".
Rev. pr. HAWKS lid not stand her, ~ special adro-
cate II the Bishops, i'T he a ne" Stood h'Tc as their r-
clal accuscr liz defined The powers 81 c House Of B>,l.
ops l-: acts us; be judicial, legislative, in cUuuciL
Their in cOGHci! knc" nothing about for
Of them r'rs r'cr>G U.s. Their acts, :"u which reach
mus; be ci,le l,ill"r legislative. speaker affirmed
that Iii Wa. IL" jnia at'. hut va. legislative
Il Intended 10 :pr;' having all ;I- eide; of law
L. Was. remarked 10y tie yru;lciuIu from south
lima, what j. known n Iiw - a ieciAr,'i'- .,I,ue
Eu' It hal been ,a! tiat mcsc expression 8!
,i,It Hone A
ION. Ills Il"u>" dl expires counter opIon. IL ic
las Convention canon "i rr0lo-rdh? Rev. vi VI NtE.
which, In soHr Of il provisions, VA precisely IT."
A. those embodied In :e ry'o'w"ns &" t.ic iihol, 1t
WIS referred 10 the COMMITTEE Cauru-, tho made an
adverse report uponi', ami the COMMITTEE: ", fr i'c arsr
Here, then vs. the expression o! one "i'"n D.! one
House Of thi. Convention hni cNUC'"r expression II
opinion upOa :lr subject y the "s7 iIousr such
expressions. mo- Uny. - had been said ns--lY bU.
rxcrcdincly dangerous. Ma; would be- the effect: When
the CLERGY Sira'" IT, EG'ir they were -s- IA sGch VIC
,tin .rars- wl-,! they came - tried. '-y v.ui Of
course he uIhrd by their judge. the bishops, WHO hat al.
ready expressed heir o!HiyH III favor {" -wcii Violation ia
idrancc
VA. rial OF the Bishops, the speaker asked IL In. come
10 This thai this House Which has preT0cIivs- We" as
the Bishops Wrn feels a' IT, rights fa'' been "!F!n-
g-l uiOu Internationally Though II may he. rai"i sAr 10
that other House, I'VE ,lak yoa have erred and rr--rt-
fully ak YOU that You viii RECONSIDER your "c'or With!
on, ,,cIug the bishops trial. lie opposed
Euric alterations. he wished ;"m hr had Felt 'h,ir bur
Ns Is well IS his brethren, Ia; hc w-rh q" c!aarc. 70
to hc made IL. ACCORDING" with tie ,2:',;!'H,. ~
". II.
III. late Elhor % New jersey. which Contained Prayer.
and Services taken rom the Old Esi,h service which
hal be-" specially TSi,r'ti "a III" r''ar"'.n o. 's Ar
r.cin Prayer Kau. IL" cici &c Nh.ie an ordination
h,L hrra rem without r " the Morning service.
Whcrc would this lead u. IL arrtei 10 ti House 80
acr the matter on io"iirs 81 "ic! We could proceed ~
accordance with the Eultit-.
Ia rrilv 10 Rev. d.. WINGS who Immediately preceded
him h.: r,i tie saacy - II, assumption Icy in thc ;aj!
ina, ;'c Bishop, hlr .nc pr"gogt"r '"ur.' on pre-.
sc-,inr They have certain prrrc.irc> rtiu: 10 spirit.
nal matters which no Constitution can taxi rom them
FOR taken from them they would Io l." Bishops but
our Bishops, the Primitive Bishops wen tIt Apostles them.
,r!,c, In all such matters Iii acted under constituted
authority. W. u-t no' forget wiz. all Te'r'r Tor ihe
sacred o!Cr wish al, oar T.-ncc' ;or ;'ri- barring ai
their plcy tie rights lni privileges which, ~ l:'H'" II il
Rev Dr Mason, Of North Carolina Il. t,la! .., ,t"n
~ the E.,ho, he legislative in IL clarI,gr IL: -poA-
Of The power 81 the Bishop. T.: :hr rrc,rn' day is lrn:
les, .han that vested Ia the Apo'i" or 'h"- Of
IA, Primitive, Church. H.. ~ ;hr opinion MAJ The
House Q; Bishops IN .i!' Instance bad exceeded 'r ~
;horiiy.
ELop, sn opposed er"-o"1ion rr'5;-d'! '"e.wJ'Fi'y
Of the Committee.
Rey pr. MAHAN. ofN. J. dir! no, ;ini he e.1nFss pro.
ro.-i were irjIiic."8. In reia,el'c- s'nnuIh va.
doubtful whether the Bishops mad net exceeded ,h-ir 80.
r,uri;v in ;' CoJr-. they had 'Isen "" therefore moved
% amend tie amendment 10 make !; read ~ follows:
Whereas. TIE preamble and T-s"!r;! 'ss adopted by Ia"
ousc Of n,fop, Oh IL. 18th day % ~" ,- session Of ;!@
General Convention IN relation tie ~ the Book "'
Common rrgycf. an! published "a III" Jo"fa! ~ TIE al:
Convention, ltaT" Disturbed ihr EAna .! ih',S y, ""i
church. crrn''. doubts both 30 ir eject Of sII PIE
th'e arg i 81 49,, .r,ii,, ~
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orr =, IL, H.. %, r:..,,. 2; ,,.,.,., -s.,,..~,.
h"s"''s' ma Wv. -, az, d., sfi r,rI., ..,,i r,.n.
,a! III .I ,II - ra:;rr i,o ,;,s', .f.,. ;.
aito', " 49,, j.,, ,.,r ~ h"u u,u.... If ~. ~.
vc,.o,
D., ir ,n,yS -, Wisconsin va. IN :yor q the re.5-
-. ,,, 80, ,,,,,a,r.,, he ;l, C.,nrr,;;s.
Us H. .iryt'\: ~ o.. r,ny.l g., u..;,,.n. -. sub.
i, ,ir srInTscrrE. briefly ~ c.yr III, reasons
q, ,,,iirg ,,.. ro.lrn
Mr.. mUNrIyGToY. Of Connecticut. hope! the .u.Iec;