Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-20
The Episcopal Convention.

4 PHILADELPHIA, OctODer 1S-lne 6eneral
Convention of the Episcopal Church reas-
sembled to-day. ' -- H
The Committee on Canons reported an
amendatOry canon empowering the
| Board of Missions TO elect Missionary Bish-
| ops, which is the order for to-day at one
! O'Clock.
The following resolution, as a substitute
| for The military canon, was then adopted
| and placed in the appendix TO the canon !:
Resolrsa, The House of Bishops concur
ring, that it is the seHse of the Protestant
| Episcopal Church in the United States of
| America, that it is Incompatible with their
| position and sacred calling for the eiefgy OF
| TINS CutrIC IL - -.
The Committee on CanOns also reported 1t
as inexpedient 10 consider the resolution
relative to calling thes diOceses after the
principal cities.
The Committee on Prayer Books submit
ted a report, with resolution amending the
| PRAYER for Congress and State Legislatures
| by the adoption of words at the end of the
| gloria patria, making it more explicit.
Message No. 10 from the House of Bishops
was received, as follows: %
Resolped. That this house does not concur
in the memorial, for the reason that the
Bishops do not consider it teYpedient oenter
1to the subject.
y Ge resolution was referred to the Com
roitte. on Prayer Books
The 7 esolution prohibiting the introduce
ton of neT business after to-day was re-
scinded.
DR.. Mason in reduced the following from
the Committee on Prayer Books: F.s..
Resolued. That the last line of the 1st
stanza of the 2Oth selection of psalms be so
altered as to read my foes" instead of "thy
foes and the first line of the Sd stanza of
HYMN sc be also altered so as to remove the
theological objection which exists in the
minds of many against the line as now ex-
pressed. - --
Resoloed, That an additional cycle COM
pleting the present century, be inserted in
the table for finding Easter, and that the
cycle from 1888 to 1861, inclusive, which has
alredy expired, be hereafter omitted
DR.. Howe moved to refer the psalms in
metre to the next General Convention. The
motion was agreed to.
The Secretary submitted the following
resolutions: 'l
ResolDed, That the House of Clerical
and Lay deputies respectfully request the
House Of Bishops to express their opinion as
to the proper pOstures to be observed by |
both minister and people during the admin /
istration of the sacrament of baptism and of
the Apostolic rite of confirmation.
The following resolution was reported |
from the Board of Foreign NTissions
RESOLVED, That it is respectfully suggested |
to the General Convention that a canon is
greatly to be desired which might enable |
any presbyters of this church, in numbers
not less than six, and being in actual charge |
of as many congregations in any foreign /
country, to form themselves into diocese, |
on certain conditions to be stated in the |
canon. ID.
Resolred That the Board of Missions re-
spectfully request the General Convention
to consider the propriety Of passing an
enabling canon to include the following:
First, aprovisiOn by which parishes form
ed in foreign lands under the care of mission
aries or. clergy of this church, may in GER
tain eases unite in dioceses under the gener-
al principles of existing canons.
Second, A provision that no diocese be so
formed without the consent ofany Missionary
Bishop in whose Jurisdiction such diocese
may have been included.
Third, A provision that such diocese,
when duly and canonically formed, may
place itself under the provisional jurisdie-
ton of the presiding Bishop of this church
until such time as a Bishop of their own be
duly elected and eOnsecrated. r.y
Judge Chambers submitted the following
resolution;
be requested to inquire wl.ether any further /
legislation is necessary to protect congrega-
tions of the church from ministrations Of
men who have not received Episcopal ordi-
nation, and report to the Convention. ia
This resolution was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Canons. -a-r.e - -.arrs. II
Judge Otis introduced the following reso-
luton:
Resolped, That the Committee on Canons
be requested to consider and report to this
body whether or not the time has arrived
when the interests and growth of the church
would be promoted by the removal of some
of the restrictions upon the division of do
ceses imposed by articles of the Constitu-
ton. r $50 r 3Ilsi lg
Judge Otis urged the adoption of the res
olution because he had found upon an ex-
animation of the Constitution that it ap-
peared TO be the aim of that instrument to
prevent the growth of the Church. There
should be no iron rule laid down upon the
subject. Something should be left to dis
cretion. The Church will grow if you will
only let her grow. f.tE = -a
The resolution was then referred to a COM
mittee. ,.r. .i. 4lti
Mr.. Pierpont submitted the following res
olutiOn:
Resolped, That the Committee. on Canons
inqure and report on the expediency of
canon requiring that no minister who is not
a citizen of the United States shall be set
tied in parish in the Church, and, if they
deem it expedient, to report canon ae-
- -H
Dr. Goodwin submitted a report with
reference to a revision of the German edi-.l
lion of the prayer book. A resolution was
attached to the report as follows ~ :. --e4
f. Rcsolpea, That the Joint committee on
he German prayer book be continued with
to print such revised version of
he same as they may approve, and give