The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-23

ibdrCh III she Confederate stutcs.
The proceedings of this body, which, is now
IN session III CoIuAlbia, =. e., is somewhat
III terestiog The following is portion Of its
proceedings on Friday last:
Blshop Elliott presented some consider
atj0ns Ia favor Of The adoption Of The first
article, viz: This Church shall be called the
Protestant Episcopal Church IN the Coulttlp-
rate States OF America" lie thought il iuex-
pet'ient 10 make changes nniesS ao,olutely re-
CURED. The identity Of the Church might
tons IN REGARD to property might arise, and
litigation eusue.
Judge Phelan. of Alabama main tanned that
if the corporation remained the same 50
would its rights and,labilities
Rev Mr. Irapier mentioned several facts
ia the history Of churches In Charleston,
New York. ana Vermont, substaaJiating this
Viey-th9t il The essence, doctrine, and diSci-
pine be preserved, its form might be
changed.
Bishop Green considered the term Pro-
tesiant nnmeaniaG from lis generality. ana
that il involved tFe Church III the odium Of
the fyilies aud heresies Of various secls. Apis
eOpui. t-rrl, 1I;4s not djststive because
there We're other Hp.scopQ bodies. III pre-
ierrea tie title. -"Ihe American Catholic
Church"
Mr.. Williams. OF Virginia. glori led in the
term Protestane. Does the Church still pro
test? The Articles are explicit upon that
point, and any change of the kind advocated
would subject the Church to suspicion.
Rev. MIR. Hines, OF Tenn, inquired # there
were TO other errors to protest against but
those Of Eomahists; In the creed we pro-
teSsed 10 believe iii The Catholic Church. He
wanted a name which would take us back %
the days Of The Saviour and apostles,
Mr.. Fairbanks OF Florida, ri Toss to
discover how Protestant came TO be applied
as u name 10 theCaurch--it was superiiuous.
The argument 10 retain IL upon tie ground OF
eXpedieucy was wholly untenable. They
We're not TO regard expedienoy IL was the
ioWest ground OF action.
H. II al &1p{, tr1rnItp1 "a ~
liked The title. It had always seemed TO him
To be sevtarian. But IT was nard 10 get rid Of
He would gladly escape from IT, but the at
tempt might entail confusion, and require
endless explanations.
Bishop Elliott would be extremely 10th to
strike out : term which was q standing re-
bake OF Rone's peculiar assumption, that
She IS The Catholic Church OF The world -
The English Church gioried in it, and even
the Z Ucen hal 10 take "a oath to support the
Protestant religion. He would peHt what
he had said IN sermon i'll l6li, that the
Church Is Catholic for every truth ot God,
and PTOtes SAINT against every error Of man.
Bishop Atkinson urged that names should
Pspond 10 things. They should be dis.
tinctiVc. He thought the term Reformed
more expressive than Protestant. The fan
senists protest, but do not reform. Ills pref
erence was for the reformed Catholic
Church.
Rev. Dir. Trapier urged that Protestant
Episcopal, as 4 designation, was now q CON
crete thing, ard naliowed by association.
Bishop Davis dwelt upon the Inconvenience
of change For several centuries after the
Church WAS established, il bore The title Ca
tholic, ana derived character frora it. Sub
seQuently, when corruption crept ia, il was
nor so. II became Il falsehood. Protestant
in due time became the true term, and gave
| its historic testimony to the pure and true
Church. Viewing each 10 its time, Catholic
aud Protestant are in harmony. The term
| Episcopal likewise testiiies 10 the true Gov
eminent Of the Church.
4 dad
| tes,ant IS derived from Germany. and was
not originally directed against errors in the
| Church OF Rome. lie alirded to the present
war as the result, in his belief OF ultra Pro
| testantism or furitanisn. lie objected more
| particularly to the expression Gin the Con-
! federata States" Itw2S entaDgiinE
Rev. Dr. Crane, OF mississippi, considered
| that to take tho name Reformed Cathoi,s
would be but to resume the appropriate ava
| original title Of the Church. CTAn1ner, Rid
ley, and L.a1uner were uct Protcstauts, they
We're Reformers
bishop Lay, of Arkansas. gave as a strong
reason why the name should oe retained, that
its origin could not be discovered. Names
gradually caIae into rsc. The reasons for
their adoption were ia The course Of time 10. t
sight Of, but the necessity Tor retaining them
continued. When LANES were changed, ufia-
cipes often We're. He thought Protestant af.
iirrned the position of the Church ia respect
to the accretions Of Rome, and Episcopal di q
so likewise ~ 10 the snhtractions of other de
name which others could not recognise as
rightfuliy ours, without denying their own
principles.
Mr.. Hines said the term Protestant was
common 10 the innumerable seets who dis
sraeed tae Christian world. He moved that
frotestant Episcopal be stricken cut.
Mr. Williams argued that II you strike out
Protestant, you march more than half way
towards Rome. When changes of dis SORT
Were proposed, there must be solae reason for
them.
Mr. Pcarce. of Alabama, said taat the term
Protestan Episcopal originated in Maryland.
10 distinguish IL from the Romish Church
there. 1t was attached to the Church by the
naersst accident.
Bishops Utey and Davis entered into some
explanations of their previous remarks
Bishop Elliott moved an adjournment. The
question was called for.
Pending the call, DIR. Wilmer of Virginia,
expressed his desire TO cHt short the whole
discussion. He was for adapting the old Con-
stltuteon and oaaons to the altered circum-
stances OF the Church. He would move al
the proper time To substitute II for the one
now proposed.
Bishop Meade, from the chair, expressed the
deep regret he felt In putting the question. He
implored his brethren to pause and consider
we'll the results Of the contemplated action
They might give aid and comfort to their enc.
! mics, and tnftiet incnrable wounds upon their
!, friends, whose affections thay might ALLEVIATE
aud Whose support they might iesa,
Tia moiion 70 adionIn prevailed