The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-18
COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning, Nov. 18, 1865.


Episcopal Church in the South, met No
vember g. in ST. James Church, Augusta.
Prescnt-Thc Bishops of Virginia, Georgia,
alabama and Mississippi. The Bishop of
South Carolina had been detained at home
by the aff]iction of his eye. The Bishop of
Florida was expected
The House of Deputies was organized by
the election of the Rev. C. C. Pinckney, OF
South Carolina, to the Presidency, and of
the Rev. Wm. Mitchell, Of Alabama, as
Secretary.
After the adoption of the usual prclimi-
nary resolutions for appointment of COM
aaittecs and admission of others than
members to the sitting of the House, e
committee Of one from each Diocese was,
OF motion of DR.. Andrews, of Virginia,
appointed to consider tie relations of the
Church in the late Confederate States to
the Church in the United States, and on
message from the House of Bishops, in
forming the House of Deputies that the
Presiding Bishop had been appointed 4
committee to confer with committee from
the House OF Deputies Oh said relations,
the commit of the House was made, on
the part of the House, committee of con-
ference.
The joint committee, the next day,
brought in the following preamble and
resolutions:
we as Bishops and Deputies represent at
tllis Council, were impelled by political
events to separate in Legislative capacity
from the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the United States, and did decide, upon
grounds sanctioned b. Holy Scripture and
9cimitiye antiquity, to unite together and
adopt for their better government and
more convenient action a Constitution and
Code of Canons, and did meet, in pursu-
ance of that Constitution, in General
Council, in November, 1862; and whereas,
tEis Church so organized, although aris-
ing out of political events, was from that
time duly organized branch of the one
Catholic and Apostolic Church, and may
OF right so continue to be, or may, through
the action Of it's several Diocesan Councils,
form any other Synodical associations; and,
whereas, i'll the opinion of several of the
Dioceses which co-operated in the forma-
ton of this independent branch of the
Church Catholic, the political exigcncy
which caused its arrangement no longer
exists; and, whereas, the spirit Of chari-
ty which prevailed in the proceedings of
the General Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in .he United States, at
its late session in Philadelphia, has warm
w commended itself to the hearts of this
Council; therefore,
Reeo,red, l. That, in the judgment Of
this Council, it is perfectly consistent with
the good faith which She owes to the
Bishops and Diocescs with which she has
been in union since 1862, for any Diocese
60 decide for herself whether she shall any
longer continue il union with this Council.
2. That it be recommended that wher-
ever the word Confederate occurs in Tic
standards of this Church, the word United
be substituted therefor.
3. That inasmueh as the change recon-
mended in the preceding resolutions (bcing
change in the Prayer Book) can not be
legally completed until the next meeting
Of this Council, that, under the circum-
stances, it should, in the meantimc, have
abe force Of law in aHy Diocese, whenever
adopted by its Bishop or Diocesan Council.
4. That each Diocese now in connection
with this Council shall be governed by the
Constitution and Canons thereof, until such
time as il shall have declared its with
tlrawal thecefron, as hereinafter provid-
ed for.
5. That whenever any Diocese shall de-
terminc to Withdraw from this Ecclcsiast-
cal Confederation, such withdrawal shall
be considered as duly accomplished when
all Official notice, signed by the Bishop
and Secretary Of such Diocese, shall have
been given to the Bishops of the Dioceses
remaining in connection with this Council.
6. That while We advise the change of
the word Confederate to that of FnHed
where it occurs III the Prayer Book we
recommend that q joint committee be ap-
pointed by this, Council to enter its solemn
protest against those military orders by
which, churches have been closed and
clergymen ordered to be suspended from
their functions, because they could not use
certain prayers under the dictation of the
military authority.
STEPHEN ELLIOTT,
Ch';n'n Com. on part Housc OF Bishops
G. ". ANDREWS,
Cn'In'n Com. on part House Of Deputies
Under this last resolution, joint com
1nittcc was appointed who reported as fol-