The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-18


This body met IN 81. Paul's Church, Au-
gusta, on Wednesday morning, Nov. sih,
Tor its opening service. Morning prayer
was said BY the Rev. Mr.. IrapieF Insisted
| by the Rev. Mr.. McRae. The Senior Bishop
| proceeded with the office for the holy com
muniou, being assisted in iis celebration bv
the other Bishops present. The Bishops
then withdrew. aud organised for business
/ BY the re- selection Of the Rev. v. . III. Harri-
son, o. G, Orgia, as their Secretary.
| The House Of Deputies elected the Rev
! Mr.. Pinkncy, President, the Rev. Mr..
| Mitchell, Secretary and the Rev Mr.. Pick
| EFT, Assistant Secretary.
/ The necessary preliminaries having bean
arranged, and the appointment Of the usual
standing committees ordered, the great sub
/ ject before the CoNucil, viz: the relations cf
the several dioeeses comprising It n each
| other, and TO the Church in The United
/ States, was referred 10 q joiut COMMITTEES
I consisting Of Bishop Elliott on the part Of
the House OF Bishops, and the Rev. Dr. An
drews, the Rev. Messrs. Tupier and Pick
eat, aud Messrs. Phelan and Moore. on the
part o. the House Of Deputies.
This committee made report on Thurs
day morning, which, after discussion and
amendment IN each house, was passed in
/ the following iorm, thus providing rule by
MANlEnHa
| the Council Will govern themselves IN de-
termiRing their future ecolesiast cal rela-
tions
PREAMBLE ASp RESOLUTIONS o. rHE JOINT con-
NIrrEE OK ECCLESIASTICAL RrLtrIoxs, As pr-
NALLV ADOPTED.
WHERE4s, The several Dioccses, which We
as Bishops sud Deputies represent ct th .
Council, were impelied By political events to
anr rat ia Lee -1..se-
Protestant Episcopal Church in The United
States, and did decide, Gpou grounds nuc-
toned By Holy Scripture and primitive
antiquity, 20 unite tagetber and adopt for
uieir better government and more c nve-
nient action a Constitution aud Code OF
Canons, and did meet, in pursua &c Of that
onstltuton, IN General Council, IN Novsm.
Der, 1852 and,
WHEREas, This Church 50 organized, al
though arising out OF political events, was
from thst time a duly orgaaized branch Of
tho one Catho ic and Apostolic Church, and
may ofright 20 continue 70 be, or NAV,
through the action of its several Diocesan
Councils, form any other synodical aasecia-
tioni aRd
WHEEEAs, In the opinion OF several Of the
diocsses which cO-operased iu the formation
Of this independent brsneh Of the Catholio
Church, the exigency which caused il ar
rangement no longer exists: and
WHEREAS, The spirit Of charity which
prevaied IN the Proceedings q tide Gen
erai ConVeution of the Protestnnt Episcopal
Church ia tie United States, az It's late ses-
sion IN Philadelphia, ha warmly commend
ed itself 70 the hearts Of this Council. there
fore
Resoiess, I. Thst. in the Judgment Of this
Council, 4 IS perfectly consistent with the
good iaith which she uwa 70 the Bishops srd
Di0ceies with which she has been in unioa
since 1852, Tor any Diocese todecide for her
So whether she shall any longer continue
in union with this Ceuncil.
III. Thetit be recommended that wherever
the word Coniederate occu iu the staudards
OF this Church, abe word United Be sabsti-
tuted therefor.
TT. That, inasmuch ss the chabgs re-
commended in the preceding resolutions
beng change in the Prayer Book rao not
be legally completed untl The nert meeting |
Of this Council, that, under the circum- |
stances, il should, in the mciut5me, have !
the force Of law IN ANY Diocese, Whenever |
approved by is Bishop o. nioccasu Couu- /
clL
~. That each Dioce'o uoH in connection 4
With this Council sball o. goysrned ~ TIE I
and Canous thereof, gHtl such I
ti1ae - il shall have declared its withdrawal /
therefrom, as heEeiaaiter provided for
y. That Wheneser any Diocesa shall de-
teTmine TO EithdraE from th 5 Eeclesiasfieal
Consideration. such Eithdrawal shall be con
sidereG a. duly accomplished when Al oif-
,ial notice, signed By The Bishop and secre-
y of such Dioce-s, shall have been rfvsn
% the Bishops Of the Dioceses remaisirr ii
,ounection with this Councu.
hesofred, ihet While We advise ths ehangs
. tne word Conisderate 70 that of Unitsd
lliefe y oceufa IN The Prayer Book, We re-
'eIumeud that Joint aomIa &C.. H. .,',.,.',-
"a by thls Council 70 enter itr soIsulu pr,.-
est against thuss Military Oriers ~ rSieh
.hsrenes haze been closed and Clerevmon
'fdered % Be suspended from their fupe-
ions' Deeaase they could not use certain
'fsFefs under the dictstion of the Military
me JOINT Committee provided for IN he
ofegoing resolution made the f5lloving
EErOEI.
The COMMITTEES, 70 whom rvss -ea--r.l the !
blowing ioint resolut.oa Of The esuerai ,
l0unci, va; +
hcsoiues, That, While We advito he change Y
Z the word -oonfeie crate 70 thtf 1f = United 4
Fhere = occurs IN The Prayer Bcok. Ws re- y
ommend thEt q ioins coznrlitiee b. appcln-
81 - ms Council, . enter q solemn pro-
ess sgainst these Nihlary efderi b Ehich
snrchei have beer closed and eisrEyIaen i,
rdered % bs snspoaded frrm ihcf f1as- 3
ona, became they could not 1se ceflais i.
rEyers under tie dictatior ot t1s Niisary =
% respectfully report, thats
Whsr<ss. TIE Bishop q Alahzzaa va
'eeted end cousscrated uuder the Ccnsltu-
on and Canoes Of the Protestant Ep.tc1nsl c
knr-b. b tsc thsn Coufedsraie States. ~ I =
ever has bssni nor = nos, Bishop q ths q