The New York herald., 1862-10-16
GENERAL EPISCOPAL CONVENTION,
The Debate on the Rebellion Kesunn esi !.
wWEIITH DAY.


After the religious exercises il was announced that tho
Trescen confined by lpefs, ana could not attend
Rev Dr. Howe appointed President 70 tna.
The Committee Canons presented report, which
YVES read.
Tie report embodied resolutions, as folows:--
Resolved That the resolution and substitute for the
of the book Of Comnon Prayer found icUrna, Of
1850 page 35 be referred to the next General Ccve
tion for consideration.
Resoved That the resolution relating to tho tile Of
bishoprcs in the OF divided diccesses re-
errcd 10 the next Gs-era Convention FOR consdeTa
The report was adopted.
FOREIGN ASp DOMESTIC MISSIONS.
The SrcREIARy read report Terogn and Domestic
Missions, recommending the adoption Of the follos As
provisions
That lo Board be entrusted with Tie eu'.re super
vision Of The missionary oarators or the church that
clergyman shall be appoined missionary by the BcTd
unii after conference with tue ecclesiastical authority of
the diocess or missionary district To which h belongs
hat no person be employed missionary except 10 DO
minister Of the Profession Episcopal Church IN rega!r
saa ing snl that sssocatcs designed 70 act N con
nec'.on with the Board may become auxiliary.
The report was adopted
mHIla4L 4yroGrA AruicA, ooRnTIrloys
Rev nr N.sos, Of Maryland, read report of the typo
gre rhcal corrections oC the standard Bible which stated
that IL lie past three years lie had again revised The
cred volume and that Bible, which, With the rcpser
ton Ct the omitted references 10 tie ApocryFo aod
make the british (oxford) quarto edition Ct Js52 its
model would present as perfect an edition If the Holy
Scriptures human skill in tho present day csud
supply. and when so reprinted i. would be 4 worthy
standard Of Il church in America During lie fore 3
or the Inst General Convention sheets Of the pro
posed work were submitted and highly approved o. aud
was hoped tha. the present Convention would auhc-
rize the completion OF the work
THE PsAIMopy.
The following resolutions were submitted
Resolved. the House OF BishoTs ccncurr.ng, Tha. The
Joint Committee Mcrica Pss.mody and Hynnoiy be
continued and consist for and on behalf Of this House of
the Rev. DIS Howe, Coke, Young MrhlenbHrs Rev r..
Wharton, Prof. Henry Cappsr and Pies.den, Samuel
Elliott.
Resolved That the committee be instructed TO prepare
and report 10 the nex General Convention body Of ad-
donal hyn.as, aud to revise the psalms now bond up
with the Prayer Book and 10 report 10 the next CDvsn
Iar DEBATE on 7Hs REBELLION.
Mr CosxvAL offered series Of resolutions, which in
substance declared that the church has fully taught
her liturgy and cstechsm obedience civil authority
legally constituted and that tho report and resolutions OF
the Committee Of Nine did not give any additional moral
force 70 the nuac'ions Of tie church in that resrect
Mr. sEArTuc IA the course Of bis remarks re.erred
bis past friendship and associations with Wendell Philp~
Mr. Philips loysl man bu, for niActce years
he had been striving 10 break up tue Union Now what
ha M ne as Saose ms Gnanss Inns Gentleman ayowea
up The Union And whyy Because the Eog srnlent did
not carry oui bis IDEAS or what necessary for the
great law o charity in reference TO the black that
they did not pass such laws ho r phllls) thought
were wise aad Just and because the government did not
year, IN striving 10 overthrow M l. Now s Ss M aSa
.hat he is loyal man simply because the government
hos como 70 us senses nd s now edes voing to do What
h- wants 90 have done Tho church TAUGHT ,hem 20 be
obcdcnt 70 nc civil authority II true bot no coeroiye
measure ~ thsHh Woutu DC available la bringing back
Their Southern brethren 70 their allegiance fc MAS in
favor Of the resolutions Of the Committee OF Mine
Rev. Mr. RANDALL was not present Narsarhrssfts
sinner q Massachusetts, saint. lie was rrosent AZ
member Of tue living church OF the living Gcta deputy
from the doccss-and IN that relation be wa re.
Fppusiblc, and ~ other whatever He would
leave Massachusetts 10 take OF her.clf she
has enough % answer for, and thank God she hos
enough 70 be proud OIL her record IL Gxcd. ana no
man can unda IT, she The dlst shed her blood In
The days q the Revolution and she again .he
Shed y 10 supIressng this rebellion and whatever we
may have 10 the futurcw neither glory death may
swsit Der sonssbe will be nrs in the van first IN the
nei1 ~ glory or OF death la regard 10 the qrss.
tion before u.s. we warned against cstabi sh.
INC Ireoeeent. Toe country is In rebellion
the church IN schism and the Convention in its eccle
sallea authority called 10 do whats wha, many gen.
uenen mere are AFRAID Of doingto erng south
ern brethren you wrong That the beginning and end
q ~ But as 10 this precedent Suppose some 100 years
nence The country should be rebellion ana The church
~ sSni.m nere woulo be precedent thenthat in the
present instance the supreme ecclesiastical authority had
declared that wrong done But suppoae feor 10
meet the rcsoutontha have not courage eno, ,gh 10
say that our southern brethren aid wrcngwhat Then
wise and dangerous precedent. The results ,oieh,
be such as all might have reason 10 denlnre
Ia fact, any OF them when they went back IN
their diocsss might cut loose from the church
the Prayer Book apd deny the authority Of the church
70 which they had sworn allegiance. and for tbesa
offences they would have their defence the act Of ,hs
Cooventonin the precedent laid down that their South.
they set precedent Of this kind there was no kry,na
what the effects might be- had been argued that these
men had only sebarated. But they have taken most
solemn obligations % pay allegiance 70 the suprsmsecce
They have repudsted the consttution they have fio
lated and tranpled up6n their oaths, broken their
canons and altered the Prayer Book THIS cannot
sd,on1n oe asnisa s sla , ,s SeRv.n'on sboaia