The New York herald., 1862-10-12
General Episcopal Convention.
TisFn DAY.


The ,rcInia General Episcopal Convention reassembled
yesterday morning The usual morning prayers were
read aitcr which the house organized
FriscoPaL slRyicts i aAyTI
The committee u 9hain was referred resolution n
favor Of making Arrangements for the performance Of
Episcopal duties the three years Hsyti re-
ported. The report reced liza, lin, q. being inde
pcndAn, government without the rned States is
riories was placed within tbs provisions Of title canon
s. section q which provides ha, any parish belonging
tho Episcopal Church Hsyti place itself under
such supervision and may BE- necessary 10
sirable.
The report and resolution adopted.
I'M BOOK oF rRalFs GrRsls
Rev Dr. I.rrps submitted the ioilowin
Resolved The House Of Bishops concurring. That a
iont committee be apponsd 10 consider the subject of
revision OF Book of Cofnmsn Prayer the German
tongue with TO us conformity 10 to idom
Of that language and to take such measures may be
sion
The resolution adopted
rns nuELloS
BEING the order the day after preliminary business
In lIovs rOsc--Brehy commenting the wording OF
the resolutions he referred TO fact which was apparent
10 an that there members VI tho
Convention most anxious that the subject should bs
fully met and discussed, while there others
amony,i them who declared that be adoption ~ the
solutions themselves, without discussion, al
Sufficient while, again there were others Of the Con.
venon who expressed regret that the subject OF the re-
becn had introduced. He wond sustain the unity
of the Church. and doing strive perform his
TO Cod The question one u interest and i'm.
portsnce the Church, which, this terrible crisis OF
the country synpa hi2ed with ~ ssfcriags and tr
Bni 10 the action proposed by thce wAho desircd
that the Church should pas. condemnation upon those
body who had seeded from the Church go
vernment, il ought TO be remembered that the whole
Church represented in the Convention and that
their whole duty now belonged to the Church and It's
Affairs exclusively. II adyan, so that the duty
the clergy profess loyalty 10 The powers that be
Al a general position that right--silpremcy right
ndesdin relation 10 the government which the Coo OF
fathers had given them. They owed g. the world
which the field of The Church. To tho great
question before thcinbut with any bitterness OF
spirit Their brethren The South had often before met
them and they had ever conceded they were chi
va1fic manly and noble race oi men. whom woiid be
grcvous part with. " their sbseut brethren should
ever again assemble within that house be hored they
would be welcomed, and not rspued and he conf.
dent the Southetn brefhrcn) would the Conrsn
the for the action they bad taken He
1 favor Of the amendment
1 pcv M grsaS dcprecaied discussion on The reoei
lion which Le said had already token much oi the
time OF the Convention. which had more important mat.
ter 10 debate Thoae outside issues he id had been
forced upon them by the lash OF the This question
OF the rebellion should tc eft the hands of me stat
men the soldiers OF the Union ought have
been entertained by this Convention They had heard
good deal OF the schsm OF the Church in the south bnt
he thought that the action proposed 10 bs taken
risd BY the Convention. would result danger
ously than the scbsm they mach dcpiorcd Tie
Church in the United states not the whole Catholic
Church. and II any OF its members should save her
communion that would not necessarily be departure
from The Catholic Church Tho Chsfch was bound by
her doctrines and the Convention should ADOPT the
course proposed the subject II might be quest on
whether the Church in England the British provinces
or in other places would sustain them in a. they ought
not 10 condemn any of the members Of tho Church t hs
parties had opportunity of defending themselves That
lad been the practice of the Church IN all ages and
common iustice demanded should he followed.
lie would much rather that the subject had been ia.
ro,'usd They arked 10 decide IN Convention what
Wa sedfion ard what was TepsNon. Ibess were rot