The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-18

| CONSTITUTION FROPOsBD FOR THE PROTESTANT EPisCO-
PAL cHURCx IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AAE-
RIGA
ARrux T. This Church retaining tho Of Protes
Episcopal Ghall be known tho Protestant Eps-
! copa church in she Confederate States of America"
ART ii. There shall do in this church a General
Council. There may be also provincial councils anu dio
| ARR nj TNo General Council Of this church shall
tho second Wednesday in November IN tho year
Of Lord thousand eight hundred an sixtytwo ut
Augusta Ca. and on the same day in every third year
thereafter such place shall BIO determined by the
| Council.
In case there ,sha be on epidemic disease, or other
good TO render 1t necessary to alter the place APP
pointed for such meeting the presiding bishop may de-
sgnae another convenient place for holding OF such
Council and special IN etings may be called at other
| times in the manner hereafter TO be determined.
The G neral Council shall consist Of two houses-the
| House of Bishops and the House of Deputies.
The House OF Bishops shall zoe composed OF all bishops
OF this church having jurisdiction within the Confede ate
| States or the territories thereon.
Each docess rhal be entitled to an equal representa-
ton clerical and liy in the House of Deputi $. such
representation shall consist of not more than thrrc cler
gymel ami three laymen, communicates IN this church.
rsd ut in the doc and elected by the Council thereof
Before III shall proceed to business majority Of tho
docess which shall have adopted this constitution shall
be represented in the Co mci The representations from
two docesscs shaal be Sufficient 60 adjourn.
In all business Of the Council freedom Of debate shall
be allowed.
Each house shaE have the right originate acts and
whom act shall have been passed in either house it
sa be transmitted to the other house for its consdera
ton No act shall have the operation Of law unless
CARED in and authenticated by both houses
When any proposed act shall have passed the House OF
Deputies aud shall be ncgatived by the House of shons,
the House OF Bishops shall when requested by the House
OF deputies. signify in writing their nonconcurfence
within three days after such request shall have been
made
all questions when required by the clerical lay
representatives from any doccss each order shall have
one vote and the majority Of surages by dioccsses shall
be conclusive in each order provided such majority com
prehend GRITTY III the diocesses represented in that
order The concurrence of both ordcrs shall be neces
sary in such case TO constitute vote of the house
III q
deputies to tbs General Council, should omit de-
cline to elect lay delegates, or any II those Of either
order elected should fail to attend such docess SHALT
nevertheless be considered duly represented by such
deputy or deputies as may attend whether lay or CERT
cal And If, through the neglect of any docess which
shall have adopted this constitution deputy thcrclrom
either lay clerical, should attend the Council, the
church in such doccss shall nevertheless be bound by
| the acts Of such Council
ARr 4. Whenever any of the Confederate States
shall contain moro than one diocess, said State may,
with the consent of all the diocesses thereof,
stitute Ecclesiastical Province, in which Provn-
cia Council be held at least in three years,
which council shall be made up OF all the bishops
having jurisdiction within the province AMI OF such
representatives clerical and lay from the docess with
in the province may BIO determined upon by the Do
csan Council thereof II there be more than bishop
within the province the senior bishop, by conservation,
shall preside in the Provincial Council and when there
shall BE- three, than three bishops they shall
form separate house.
Whenever such council shall legslac Its shall be
Of force within all the dioceses embraced within the pro-
vince
ART Where shall DO held annually In each dioccss
n diocesan Council to BIO composed of the bishop or
bishops the docess and lay and clerical represen
ation from each parish Of the Dlocess. This council
Shall legslate for only dosenn purposes.
ART. N.Ihe bishop bishops, in each diocess shall
he chosen by the council OF that docess agreeaby
such rules rs may prescribe and every bishop of This
church shall conne the exercise OF his episcopal Office to
his proper docess unless requested to perform any
OF that Office by the ecclesiastical authority of another
diocess.
ART VIA diocess, formed any of the Confcic
rate states in territory thereof represented
may any time hereafter be United to union with, and
representation in the general council Of this church,
acceiing this constitution Provided, there were, at
the time Of organization and at the time Of making
application for admission at least six officiating lrssby
tiers within such diocess, regularly settled in parish
church.
Anew dioccss may be formed within the limits Of any
existing diocess, with the consent Of its council, ard
bishop bishops thereof il there be bishop Of the
ecclesiastical authority thereof; and new doc may
be formed within the limits of two dioceses
with the like consent: Provided that such
docess shall be formed which shall contain less
sefsuportng parishes or less than ten prcsbyters who
have been for at least one year economically resident
within the bounds Of such new dccese regularly
settled in parish congregation, and qualified to
vote for bishop; shall such diccess be formed
il thereby any existing docess shall be so reduced
to contain less than fifteen self-supporting
parishes, less tnan fifteen presbyters who have been
residing therein, ana settled and qualified as aboyenen
toned: Provided That no city shall form than
dioccss.
In doccss shall be divided into two or moro
doceses the diocesan OF the docess divided may
the dcess over which he will preside and shall become
tho diocesan thereof And the assistant bishop if there
bp ono m alattf tn Viii he viii ba af
tachod and If no be not ina one eec,ed nv tha h,sho
he shall he tho diocesan thereof = S'
Arr Win Tho mole of irving bsbons shall ho mo
yded by the General Csunc The court apnopted for
thai puroose shall be cnmrosed of biehons only 80
In every diocnee tbe mode Of irving bvers and
deacops al hs necrbed nv The comet NJ he ocess
None bat bshop SHAH pronounce sentence of admon
tion snsnenson or dcy-edation from tho ninstrv On
any clergvma, whcthrr bisbon presbvter or deacon
Art tx No ncrson shall he admitted 10 hol1 nraers
untp be sha have heen eyamined nv the bshon and two
nreshy,e and shall have cvhihited snch testi,nonias
and other roauis,trs ne lie canons in that cas, oviad
may direct = - " - i
Nor sha anv nersn he ordained either deacon or nr,as
until ho shaI hoio sriscriboi 10 ira fonwing jrara
,a,, ,,iy. - ~
40 holiove tho uo,v Scri,,nr.s of tto od az, Na.
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things nec,ssarv n salvation. and do soemnlv naaga
10 conforn, n Tho dctrnas md vorsh or IN. poscet
rna
10 person ordained oy oreign iisnop sha DC Icfn4.
oa 70 ocate as initstS " uis chuIch until Nc shah
nave eonipc WIN the cuou UT cenois ~ SUCH case pro-
'eu anu nave also supsorloed aior.saac ueciaratoh
AIT. "A look OF common iTayer administration ~
we Scr'lheht una otner Tues ana ceremonies " Inc
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