The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-24

was, from thai fine duly organized
branch Of the Catholic and Apostolic
Church. an may Of right SO continue to.
be, or may through the action of its sev~
eral Diocesan Councils form any other
svnodical association; And
Whereas, luthe opinion ofsevcral Of the
Dioecscs which co-operated in the fornia-
tion of this Independent branch of the
Church Catholic, the political exigcncy
which caused its arrangement no longer
exits; And
Whereas, The spirit Of charity which
prevailed in the proceedings of the Cen
cral. Convention Of the Protestant Epis-
copai Church in the United States, at its
late session in Philadelphia, has warmly
commended itself to the hearts Of this
council; Therefore,
Rcsoired, lst. That in the Judgement
Of this council it is perfectly consistent
with good faith whicl, she owes to the
bishops and Diocese with which she has
been in union since 1862, for any Diocese
to decide for herself, wcther she shall any
longer continue in union with this coun-
ell.
2l. That il. be recommended that
wherever the word Confederate occurs in
the standards of the church the word
| HnitW be substituted therefor.
Sd. That inasmuch as the change re-
commended in the f'rcgoing resolution
(heing change in the prayer book
cannot Lc legally completed until tho
next meeting of this council under the
circumstances it should in the mea ntime
have the force Of law, in any Diocese
when approved by its Bishop and the
Diocesan council.
4th. That each Diocese now in con-
pection with this Council shall bc COVER
ned by the Constitution and Cahons
thereof until such time as it shall have
declared its Withdrawal tlierefrom, us
herein provided for.
5th. That whenever any Diocese shall
determine to Withdraw from this Ecclesi-
astical confederation, such withdrawal
shall be considered us duly accomplished
when an official notice, signed by the
bishop and Secretary OF such Diocese
shall have been given to the bishops Of
the Diocescs remaining in connection
with this Council.
STEPHEN ELLIOTT.
Chm Of Com of'lIousc of bishops.
G.. ". ANDREWS.
Ch'n Of Com Of House of Deputies
Thc>Committcc to whom was referred
the fol1nwingjoint resolutions of the Gen
rral COUNCIL, viz:
ReSD'red, That wi'i'e we aitvi$e the
change Of word Confederate to that of
United whcntyer it occurs in tho Prayer
Book, We recommend that joint com
mit; b. appointed by this Council to
enter its srlclnn protest against those
military orders by which Churches have
been closed anil cIergymcn ordered to be
sns, cpnrd from their functions because
tEey could not Use certain prayers Under
ile ,d;ctati6Ii Of militrry authority-do
respectfully rcpolt that
Hhmea<. Tie Bishop of Alabama
was elected and consecrated under the
Constitution and Canons of the Protcs-
tant Episcopal Church in the Confeder.
ate States, and never has been, nor is
now, a Bishop Of the Church in the Uni
ted States, unr can be so in the judge
ment of'tllal Church, as recently express
ed in lis case, unless and until be shall
have made tile required promise of cou>
forlnity to the Constitution ard Canons
thereof, and
WAeyeas, For t!is reason he held that
he was under 10 ecclesiastical obligation
to use the prayer appointd in the Prayer
Book Of said Church for the President
of the United States, ami all others
in civil authority; and
-THeras, Tie independence Of the
Church, in matters purely spiritual, is
held to he of Divine authority and has
been tile doctrine of tho Church from
the foundation of christianity, and is Mt
this day conceded universally by the
powers of this world, whenever the
Church has been true to itself
Therefore, we the members of the
Council do, in our own behalf, and in
behalf Of the christian Church throughout
the world, solemniv protest against the
order issued September 2Gth, 1865, from
the Headquarters Of the Department of
Alabama, that,thc Bishop and Clergy Of
that Diocese be suspended from their
functions and forbidden to preach or per-
form divine service, and that their places
of worship be closed, anil against all and
every secular interference with eccsiasti>
cal affairs. as violation of liberty of
conscience, as guaranteed by the Consti>
tuition of the United Statcs.~
STEPHEN ELLIOTT,
Cb'm'u of Com. on part Of House of
Bishops, PAUL TTApIER,
Ch'm'n of Com. on part of Clerical aud
Lay Deputies.
1t was agreed that the next General
Council Gf there be any,) shall meet in
Charleston in this State.
Resolutions expressive of the high
sense entertained by the Church of the
late Bishops of Tennessee and Louisiana