New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-18
GENERAL RPIsCOPAL CONVEN'
li r. TION.

ThsuksgivInv ssrviccs-RsEnisf Pfsceed'
Dismissal Of efClcrsynen-Fsreign
Missiouary Episeepstc-Ths Cspsdfns
Chureh-Excitinx Debate-RessIutiens
Laid on the Tsbie--Prstess From Dr.
PHILADELPHIA Tuesday. Oct. II, 1863.
Services OF Thanksgiving were held at ST.
Luke's Church this morning at 10 O'Clock large CON
gregation was assembled. ~ =. 80.
Tho opening prayers were read BY Bishops TsiDot
and Bee the Greed and first two prayers BY the Lord
Bishop of Honoulu, and tho remaining prayers and
special thanksgiving BY Bishop McCloskyi the Com.
read s'aSp Ssop
Gospel read by Bishop Lay and the spsciai frayef
and Bencdiotion by Bishop Hopkins.
,sRCoND DIsPArCB r...~.rl
'.r-irlr PHILADELPHIA Tuesday Oct. IL, 1865.
The General Convection OF the Episeopa Church
reassembled at noon to-day. D.
The order Of the day the Foreign Missonary hp,ss,
relative to the dismissal OF clergymeh nom their
parishes t. .,.fr q ..r..lI.. I'D ~
man leaves bis charge without ecclesiastical permis.
son DO shall forfeit Ills seat In the Convention ba mar
the vestry shall still be represented; and that u
vestry dismiss clergyman without the proper autho
y the yesry shall lose its scat and the clergy re-
The amendment wss adopted.
The Object Of the Amendments before The House "a 10
give the foreign missionary bishops the same privileges
now eDoyed by the domestic missionary bishops, IN
Ihaypg seat in the Hoase OF Bishops aud In being ell
Chile as Diocesan Bishops by vote OF majority Of
the House Of Bishops md standing committees.
After discussion, the amended oanon was unani'
morsy adopted. ...L -. /,
The Committee ON the Prayer Book were instructed
TO report whether the sentepee In the at
the end Of the Gloria Ps,ri 70 rabric o ths prayer.
book aud binding upon the clergy ~
Mr.. BiDDey offered tho following.
R,eed Thai the sddess Of sympathy from the Synod NJ
the Canadian Church lately sent to ni. Convention by the
Of Bishops with the expression Of their great 'ati'iae
tou theres and which eoneuied IN by this House did
reasonably and truly eIpres. the that the orrns
csuse Of the separation between different portion. Of
love and real support Of the principles which
formerly united al the member, Of Church n body
would i-ssert their cl,m and triumph the external
csses which had KEEP, u. apart r-st..-.-rr
Rored, That. rejoicing coriisly DO st the fsore
psspect entire and anbroben union among all the por
iions Of Church deem Il duty render cevou
thanks the Divine Head OF the Church for the removal of
that great occasion Of national d,sensi0n and enlargement
referred by Canadian feovchuchmen, to which
feel with them, that our late troubles were due.
R,'ored That In the Judgment Of this ou,e s the duty
Of body Of Christian men, wbich has offered ts d.yout aud
pr.yer. Almighty God fo sreAi national ble.ns
to render H. thanksgiving 70 Hun WHEN Tint blessing has been
Rc.olstd That ih. House having b, 'Oemn re.olqon
adopted at m se'on IN October 1901 pledged 70 tho SAtons
Geyrnmcn t dryooi aud earnest prayers iha, 80 efforts
Sl be 50 .aidsd by .4op ssd n,h.e With .,Iensh
cess which Efforts for the ressabshent OF the
tonAl authority whole country, ,nd have been
crowned with success 1t becomes duty TO tender
thasi,givins to tIn to whom that ,aecs" 10 due
The Rev. DR.. yinton Of Eew.York seconded the res.
olutons.
Judge Chambers objected saying that the question Of
reception bad precedence. ..r.r
Dr. Vinton appealed from the decision.
1he Rev. DR.. Hodges moved that the decision OF the
Chair be sustained.
The Penusyvanls Delegation called ior the yeas and
nays upoh 30 motion OF ar. He1st-.
The Hon. Mr.. Fish explained that the Chair was In
erru in his parliamentary ruling. II is The ihheren,
right of member 10 offer a resolution and SECONDED
10 is In the possession Of the House
Rev. Dr Meade nm sorry to vote against the de-
cison Of the Chair bu. che rule clear Petitions
and memorials m1y be objected o. bot not aresolulon.
protest " thing bnt ~ ISOLATION Ia another. We
have Perfect control Of any resolution offered 10 this
House. do rot LET US have 'gag;law here.
The discussion was continued at Length upon the ap
peal from the ruling OF the ChajI -.
there was no motion before the house.
" vinton Of New.York sdveried 10 the resolutions,
aud was interrupted by Dr. Hgbee Of New.York. who
said that noble letter fFUm Csnada had not meddled
with our affairs
which end could only be accomplished by the adoption
OF the resolutions offered BY Mr. Blnney L
Tie Hon. Washington Hunt OF New York expressed |
bic desire 10 enter most solemn protest against the
ppt about 10 be made 10 incorporate certain po
tioa theories and dogas IN the prayers Of the Church
Slavery had beea abolished. But dad che gentleman
accept the fact and show any willingness to repose
undef the shade OF victory which they had achieved
N ehyery was the solo ealss OF the war Why was i
that the question resurrected here In the council
OF the Church assembled for different purposesi lie
had no intention Of entering into any peitiea discus
sion whatever and he prayed that God might iorbld
that he should say word 10 disturb the |
harmony Of the Cburcb but there were wide differences
n opinion the question. There were those who did
not believe that Slavery was the sole cause OF our
national troubes There were those inside and outside
of the Convention who believed that the and
troubles which Lad distressed our country Tor 'he last
Iour wears were cansed mainly by spirit OF seetionst
strife snd the determination of Den IN all portions
the country tho there shonld be no peace and thai All
harmony shoud be Destroyed both IN our national and
s..s iOus couDciis.
another accept implicit truth his private theory
OF the cause Of tbe war. ,.
lie hoped the sudden abolition Of Slavery despite the
Of things would prove 10 be blessing lie
declared his opposition TO the resolutions on many
grounds among others that they proposed no action
but were merely that they were calculated
TO destroy all harmony. and Keep hhVo tne Spit,
Of discord He hoped that tho negro wGuld
not again be introduced, now that SlaVerJ was
a thing of the past, but that the dead
Oh o late civil war being written. and tho ah!est
minds OF the country were engaged upon H. and would
differ as widely In their conclusions as to the cause OF
IL AZ did the historians Of the civil which tcim
the career OF Slavery and yet 1t hero pro-
p6sed in Church Convention within six months after
the close OF the to declare the cause which pro
duoed H. He moved TO lay the Resolution on the tabie
The motion 10 lay the resolution on the table was
made BY eXGoy. Hunt Of at tho conclusion
The Rev DR. Cumrnins OF Illinois said that the reso:
ltiont contained statement which impugned the good
faith Of the Canadian Church.
The Diocese Of Ohio moved that the vote be taken by