Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-18
Episcopal General COnyentiOn-.-Thanks
giving for Return of Peace.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-THE Thanksgiving service
Tor the return of peace held to-day at St. Lukes
ohrch by the General Convention of the Episcopal
church. The service commenced at 10 o'clock. and
was attended by very large congregation.
The first portion of the service was read by Bshons
Talbot and Bedell and the creed and prayers by the
Lord Bishop OF Honolulu; Bishop McCoskrey read
ing the special prayers of Thanksgiving The Ante
Communion service was read by Bishop Atkinson of
North Carolina the special Collect for the day and
the Ep'se by bishop Smith and the Gospel by Bishop
Lay. Inc Benedlcton was pronounced by Bishop
Hopkins.
The Convention met at noon. The order of the
day, the Foreign Missionary Episcopate. was laid
over to take up the proposed canon relative to the
dismissal OF clergymen from their parishes. The
proposed amendment provides that if a clergyman
leaves his charge without ecclesiastical permission,
he shall forfeit his seat in the Convention but that
the vestry still be represented and that if vestry
uisihlss clergyman without proper authority, the
vestry shall lose his seat. which was adopted.
Inc order OF the day was then taken up. The OBJ
Ject of the amendments before the house is to give
foreign missionary Bishops the same privileges now
enjoyed by domestic missionary Bishops in having
seat IN the House of Bishops, and being eligible as
Diocesan Bishops, bya vote of the majority of the
House of Bishops and the standing committee After
discussion the canon thus amended was unanimously
adopted.
to report whether the service in the Prayer Book at
the end of the Giora Parie is rubrc of the Prayer
Book, and binding upon the clergy
Mr.. Binney offered the following:
HesotDed, That the address of sympathy from the
Synod OF the Canadian Church, lately sent to this
Convention by the House of Bishops, with the ex-
preston of their great satisfaction thereat, which
was concurred in by this House. did most reasonably
ana truly express the trust that the original
ha h,t,- !. n
Church had now ceased to operate feelings of broth
erly love and zeal in support of the same hallowed
principles which formerly united all the members of
our Church in one body would reasSert their claim,
and triumph over the external causes which had
kept us apart
hesotced, That rejoicing as We cordially do at the
iuture prospect of entire and unbroken union among
all portions of our church, we deem it duty to
render Thanksgiving to the Divine Head of the
Church for the removal Of that great occasion of
tiona dissenon and estrangcment referred to by our
Canadian fellow churchmen, to which we feel with
them that our late troubles were due.
ReSOiced That in the Judgment of this House, it is
the duty of a body of Christian which has of
fered its devout and earnest prayers to Almighty
God for great national blessing to render thanks
giving to Him when the blessing has been gracously
granted.
Rc,oyced, That this house having by solemn reso-
luton adopted at its session in October 1862 pledged
to the National Government its devout and earnest
prayers that its efforts might be so guided by wisdom
and repleHiShed with strength that they might be
crowned with speedy and complete success, which
efforts for the rc-csabliShment of the national
authority over our whole land, and have now been
crowned with success, it becomes duty to tender
our THANKSGIVING to Him to whom that success is due.
Rev. DR.. Vinton seconded the resolutions.
Judge Chambers objected to their reception.
The chair decided that the question of reception
had precedence.
DIR. Ninton appealed from the decision of the chair.
Rev. Mr.. Hodges moved that the chair be sus-
tained
The Pennsylvania deputaton called for the ayes
and nays.
Hon. Mr.. Fish explained that the chair was in
error in his parliamentary ruling 1t an inherent
right of II member to offer resolution and, if
seconded, it is in possession of the house.
Rev, DR.. Meade-I am sorry to vote against the
decision Of the Chair but the rule is very clear Pc
titions and memorials may be objected to- but not
resolution. protest is thing, but resolution
is another We have perfect control of any resolu-
tion offered to this House. Do not let us have a
gag law" in this House.
The discussion upon the appeal from the ruling of
the Chair was continued at some length.
After a long debate Mr.. Binneys resolutions
they were laid the table a vote by orders
clergy, ayes Is, nays s. divided g. laty. ayes H. nays
Il 1i,iln oil y All