The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-30

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shall construed 20 authorize the entire omission
s.e Il shall be lawful for any bishop or missionary
rkop church select such parts OF the Book OF
ss sss DC suSe bs used b. any minister
sry Of @ church wherever there Is no organized church
Saes place for e period Of one year provided the Lords
s,m sss u sSa sss The Ss bishop S,'ns
- the, vary or add 70 such selection.
IMPORTANT CHURCH STATISTICS.
DR.. RoFERT B. CLAYTON, OF Ohio, from the Committee on
the State Of the Church. submitted long report from
which extract the parts Of most Importance
Last ConrsRtica No'c.
Ordination OF deacons. 2A PSI
COMBINATIONS .............. 3O,GA 43.0l9
Baptsns .7O527 S9,oH
Churches consecrated.. ib5 lgS
whole number OF parishes. ,S25 2,l20
ne diocesses incomplete make il impossible
fr them 70 make accurate compilations.
The report goes on to say
your Committee cannot fall 10 can the st.en
- Of This house % The wonderful deficiency the
member u candidates for holy orders, when compared
- average q candidaeship Is two years hsve
% feae i fpss s
year By ar snthorins The yiihdraSai Of many who sur
esh 10 many parishes are ali vacant and many eersymen
sae " tao three or more parishes yet the whole numer
ese csoesses IS true TIA: few parishes claim the SER
s nan one v %. sa1 ras a
Nm rest wh Jet are unocsupied In parochiA work alarm
Ii hss been mentioned Inst during The past three wears
SEQ ss% ns s sy ssss Il sspoa
: De can for tbo-rs ministry The number of adult
.pasns, y much greater hsD !. former years as 2 be
And ,hs hoase his seen ard known during this
'
so Se .s w1sS
Xe doubt not q many other NE aos &C g., from
ue slopes Of The Rock Mountains No words Of the
posed this ist the Church has IL these
md these enterprises e up way OF progress hat shall
Eme En-, v op1 ssnsraoed 70 close hs re-
pu referring the Houss Bsasrs an1 House Of deputies
discs and the ACCOMMODATES table they shalt appear the
r. sot abroad grows il ip,ncs and grows IN promise
by With forty bishops With more than two hundred
ssnls he rros SSs pseepai Church q he United sa
ought 70 be- under God aiming aad achieving great hsngs
The report closed with the following resolution:
Resolved That the view Of the Church herewith presented
se ransmed The House Of Dishoos soliciting their prayers
70 We pshed pastoral letter The OF the Church
The resolution adop cd.
NEW CANON.
DR. VrsroN Of New York. offered the following resolu
rlpn, which referred 10 the Committee Capons:-
Resolved the Comni. ee on Canons report amendner
canon OF lsa' 9y Inserting ne Woras or n part be
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON INTERCOURSE WITH TIL
CHURCH swEpES--HIGEnY INTERESTING ADDRESS TO HI
MAJESTY OSCAR, KING OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY.
Or MASON. Of Maryland, from the JOINT committee ap
pointed the last general Convention, the expectancy
sf opening an intercourse with the church OF sweden
submitted report favorable 70 such an end, and the
following letter 10 the King of Sweden and Norway:
TO MS uAJrsrY OSCAR KING or swEpKS AND NORWAY.
NAY It fhass ySvs - x Ss citizens and sas
roys person with respect Prnce Of
nsOn nsrous for many ages among The Powers OF En-
lands which is oommoniy LED The Pro.e
and and 1sh
ION effected the Independence Of our country derived MS
and in church ana STATE We dependsn
es e s
ouscs Of worship preserving The Doctrines and worship and
ss ser @ sy the Of
ana ss Ss Ss and ss ssn
GUIDES Kept Up frequent n,erceurse With Their parent
s e ss ny . in S and discipline Of The Church ?,
~ tongue the adop land called 70 exercise the pastoral
sVss s.ss s ss
nae = ns ss . ss Of he
iah were absorbed ato he Church q England
II some cases they re,sinsd manage
snn admnisered by dsscendan Of Swedes De-
,yns Their saesrdsa powers b. orcinson hrosgh the EGG
The snd Of their have aearching into ne
s venerable nsn .So rom thai aaa frat D9e y s
Gospel ID this New World in the swedish tongue ssedes
ar as accessible this country. have lately been
s 81 ams and eep 81 ss sc early
such information relative the early swsds aat
~ s aSe. II @
are also committee the church called Protestant Episcopal
been appointed under cesn friend
10 the church Of Episcopal members ~ The Hous
Bishops the clerical and lay members by the House
and Lay Deputies ,ed IL our general conven
uonhaye undcrtaken. In connection with our appointment
that may oompor with your royal interest Aad for tn
church which the providence Of od hss placed you
defender nursing father 10 cause 70 be translated Into h
English sca % e sw msy e ssra2 u yS
preached everlasting Gospel 70 their country ms
enigraing these shores. Suci documents, whc
presumed exist In The letters snd Of hos
Swedish clergy gone their ros IN the Lord would
together With the documents posessed III this county consut
precious memorial OF dear 70 the hsars many wh
n hese regions s regard with esteem reverence their nm
srpicaior would doubt also tao furherance
nay relations between two churches which, though ssparstt
nertnsious Of Catholic and etentox
The faith delivered Saints and througs
time and ny the recon OF the errors which amid
Nay that Triure God who King OF Kings and lord al
Lords happy your pu5Ie resons ana ne
sAy q religion I'LL He jou with the glory OF His ser
nal Kingdom S' " -
The following resolution was then adopted:-
Resolved Nhe House Of Biabops consen.ng, TIN, sr,
committee contrasting Of Ave the part Of this House be ars
intercourse with the church of Sweden aad 70 report 70 Ne
NEXT general Convention =
Mr. Fl. D. EvASs said he discovered from the reading
Of this document that the Swedish church had
- the Apostolic succession. This he could not endorso
and no. therefore, asked leave 70 withdraw his name from
The Mt Of the committee signed 70 II.
Leave was granted
m HAWKS said an regards the Apostolic succession i,
was constrained say that every clerical member IN,
committee entertained different opinion from the gentle
man from Maryland (Mr. Ed AT all events be dcernet