Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-26
From the C,ia1n5io Is. o. Guardian.
CONVENTION OF TIE PR0rE sTANT EPISCOPAL
CHURCH IN TIE CoSFEDER ATE STATES. HIGH.
LY INTERESTING DISCUSSION.

LIZ INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
FRIDAY, October Is, 1891.
Convention met at 10 O'Clock. Prayers were SAID BY
Rsy. Richard Hines, OF Tennessee. The minutes were
read aud approved.
Bisnop Elliot. presented some considerations 10 favor
OF the adoption OF the fist article, viz This Church
shall be called the Protestant Episcopal Church Of the
Infedersts States OF America lie thought IL ineTpe-
dent TO make changes uuIess absolutely required The
identity OF the Church gbt DO more or less called In
gu aud Que,t ons In regard 10 property might arise.
aud l.u,si)n ensue.
judge PhslaD Of Ala, maintain that Il the corpora.
ton remained the sane would its rights and iAoili
ties. ..H
Rev Me- Trspifr msntloItd several facts 10 the hsto-
ny Of Churches IN Charleston New York, and Vermont
suostantiatiog this view tbs II the essence. doctrine
aud discipline be preserved is foim might be chang
ed.
Bishop Green considered the term Protestant unuesn,
ing from s generality and that IL involved the Church
in the odinm OF the foes and heresies OF the various
sacts. EpiscopS q term, not distinctive, because
hers were other Episcopal bodies He PREPARED the
lie "fhe American Catholic Church."
Mr. WI Jams, of VhginiA, sloried In the term Protes-
tint Does the Church still protest. The Articles are
explicit upon that point and Any change Of the kind ed
yocated would sui .ect the Church to suspicop.
Rev. Mr. HINES inquired II there other errors
to protest against bus those Of Romanss In the Greed
We proiessed TO believe in the Catholic Church. he
wanted which would take back 70 the days Of
the Savior and Apostles.
Mr. Fairbanks, Of Florids Was at . loss to discover
how Protestant came 70 be applied ss . name 10 the
Cturcb-it was superaatus The argument to retain
1t upon the ground of ezpedienoy vas wholly miserable
They NO, to regard eIpsdiency il vas the lowest
ground Of action.
d. Mason, Of North Csrolins, had never liked tie
title IL had always seemed to him to be sec.srisn
But it hard 10 get rid Of he would gladly ecars
from IT, but the atfmpt might entail confusion and re
qure endless e1plsnstions
Bshop Elliott would be extremely 10th to strike out
term which was a Standing rebuke Of Romes peculiar
assumption, that she L the Catholic Church Of the world
The English Church goried In IT, and even the Ieen
had TO take an oath TO support the Protestant religion.
lie would repeat what be had said in sermon In ls44,
that tire Church Is Catholic for every truth Of God and
Protestant agsins. every error Of nal.
Bishop Atkinson urged that names should correspond
&c things. They should be distinctive Re thoaghI the
term Reform more erpre sive than Protestant Tae Jsa
s,ns,s protest. but do not reform, His preference was
ter the Il formed Catholic Church.
Rev. Mr. Tapier urged that the Protestant Rpiscops,
as a designation, nov concrete thing, aud hslo~.
ed by association
Bishop Davis dwell. upon the inconvenience OF change.
For vtral centuries after the Church established
bore the tile Catholic and derived character from il
sub equenty, when corruption crept 10, il not So
Il became fssehood. Protestant In due time became
the tern, and gave lis historic testimony 10 the
ple and Church. Viewing each in its time, Catho.
lc and Protestant In harmony. The term EpseoEa
likewise testes TO the true Government OF the Church
B:shop G.ey oopterdsd that the term Protestant de-
rived from Germany, aud vas rot originally dreeu
against errors In the CHURCH Of Bone. Re alluded I:
the present the result In bis belief Of ultra Pro-
testanism Puranism. He obi cited more particularly
the expression 'in the Confederate States" i was
entanglng.
Rev d. Crane, Of Mississippi considered that to take
the Reformed Catholic would be bqt TO resume the
appropriate and original title Of tho Church. Graz
mer, Ridley aud Latiner we're not Protesahts; they
we're Rsformeis.
Bishop Lay, OF Arkansas, gave as 9 st.ong reason
Why the should be retained that is origin could
not be dis ;oyeIed. Names gradually oome into use.-
The for thor adoption were in the course Of
time lost eight Of but the necessity for retaining them
continued. When changed principles often
we're. He thought Protestant affirmed the oplion Ct
the Church IN respect to the sccretion OF Rome, and
Eoisoop Gid 90 likewise TO the substracons oil other
determinations. We should also not assume name
which Others cod not iscosoiss rght.uy ours With
out denying their own principles.
Mr.. Hines said the terms Protestant Wa common u
the unumerable sects who dsgrsced the Christian world
de moved that Protestant Episcopal be stricken ou'.
Me- Williams argued that ii you strike out Protestant,
you mach Eo;a than half way to Rome When changes
OF this sOr vsfs proposed shrs rs. bs some reason
for them.
Mr.. Pearc- Of Alabama said that the term Protestant
Episcopal orignsted In Maryland, TO distinguish l. from
The kInsb Unufol tnere IL Was htAcneo 70 INC Olufch
by the mel est accident.
Bishops Qlsy and Davis entered into some sIplana'
iiors of tbrir p,svious rsrsrks.
Bishop Elliott moved an selournEsnt. The question
was cal ID for.
PeudIug the call, DR.. Wilmer, Of Virginia, oppressed
bic desire to out short the shols discussion. He wss
for adapting the old Oonstu lon and Canon, 10 the a.
tered q cum stances Of the Church. he would move ct
the proper time 70 substitute IL Tor the ons roW propoe
Cd.
Bishop Mcada from the chair expressed TIE deep re-
gret he felt 10 putting the question. He mp,ored his
brethren 20 pause and consider well the results of the
contenp. sd sc;au. They nigh. give aid and com 'ort
10 their ensmias and la incuElbls younds npon their
lrie NOS, whose 90 cons they might asusts AZ; whose
support they might lose.
The motion to dourn prevailed.
SArusDAT, Oct lsk.
The Convention ne; at TED Morning prsyers By Rev
IT, Clarke Of Georss. The rsll sss called, and the
minutes read and app,oyed
The esr;i6ess Of NJ J. z. Sass, app tinted dsssate
% place Of Mr.. kcCrsdy, wss presented and tooS biz
,est as q member
Bishop otey gave notice Of NEE ing of tho Trustees
IF the Unireriy of tie soGtb and urged the punctusl
l,tendance Of mepbrrs -
gr. Williams, Of Georgia moved that o. aud after
Monday, the Cons take recess from % P.
Adopted.
Rw DR.. Wilmer moved, that on the question now
before the House no member speak l,pgef than ten
minutes more than twice, and that tbs vote be taken
,y O'Clock
Jadge Ph.l,n, Of Alabama, took the ao,r. BE hid |
,svey been satisfied with the word Protestant.
hould be descriptive. Protestant exprexed nothing
aith Ministry ard worship constituted the Ohurch
Protestant has nothing TO do with either Il had soe
historic interest snd be had spec. for for that
'on. Bat be tad such feeling for I. spilled to
multitude Of discordalt sccts some Of which even de.
,t.l ,ha sbs u.Ff to