The New York herald., 1867-10-22

Thanksgiving Meeting Of the Clergy nj
Trinity CaapeI-The Reverend PreIste's
Account of the Pan-AngiIcan Council.
Trinity chapel OF Twenty NTH street and Firth
avenue, vas crowded yesterday. between the hours OF
twelve and two O'Clock with assembago Of The clergy
ana ay OF the diocese give thanks for Bishop Pot
ters safe return TO his charge after three moa,hs
absence in Europe AFTER an Introductory PRAYER the
devotional service read by the Rev. Dr. DIX, the
pastor OF Trinity chapel assisted by the Rev. Ds Surpe
and Lttlejobn, and subsequently q hymn sung.
The Bishop then directed Dr. Morgan road the closing
prayer and charge Of the Pan-Apgican synod which
enjons all the clergy Of the Protestant faith to be caro-
fu in their ministry aud avoid such dangers as nnova
ons from and unwarrantcd additions to tho original
Scriptures left them BY the Saviour. address from
ali the cergy Of Bshop Poters diocese
the prslae ON his return. was then read by Dr. sey
faculty and stsdepts Of the General theological Seminary
70 the same effect
discourse Of some length in the course of which hc
commented the Synod and Church Congress recently
held in England and also related some Of bis own per-
sonal remnscences when his tour through that coun
try and or the incidents In connection with the Synod
The prelate said -It would not be difficult for to
address spontaneously and at great length after
tho acctonate and cheering sympathy expressed in the
addresses presented TO me by the pastors and brother
dents Of the General theological Seminary | never
thought Of DONG otherwise but last night led to
consider tho matter differently as could not trust my
memory and look all rhetorical display with tho ut
most distasie Thinking it best both for you and for
myself therefore, have written down few thoughts
beon happy, my beloved brethren, 10 return
homo 10 my friends and my diocese and my
dear countrv, and thought my happiness to ba
complele but the welcome and sympathy you now
extended 10 me have caused my cup Of Joy overflow
needed not this assurance Of your friendship and
pathy, for you have already given abundant testi
mony OF your love and respect. All can now say Is
that you have sent unspeakabc comfort TO the heart Of
your bishop. The right reverend gentleman then went
on 10 explain DIS gong 10 Europe at
had been no pleasure tour on his part; he had gone
simply as a matter OF duty towards those wnom he had
under his charge and the FIRST receipt OF the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury's invitation to the panAngicau
Synod he had been tempted to send refusal; but he
had at length determined TO accept the invitation and
he was glad that he had done Outside parties who
did not understand the reason for ibis conference of the
bishops and clergy OF the English Church had been
tempted to deride It, and expected that great thing
was to proceed from IL; he however thought that s II
only succeeded in silencng strife among tho members
and putting tho whole establishment Of the Church
more harmonious footing II would have achieved much
Synod was one Of the greatest Of tho Church
ever held Bishops there from New Zealand, from
Melbourne, from Nubia, from the >ape-from America
too, he happy TO sate; and the only who had
been excluded the hcrecal Bishop of Natal Doctor
colensono less than soventysx bishops all united in
holy and harmonious conclave. Through all these
events there was the most perfect and concord
There debate, certainly, but tho discussions
conducted in an orderly gen'lemanly manner, and
many OF iboso disputed the were perhaps tue
nrmest Of friends. Bishop Potter then related
sn, gy OF LADY os1mgnf orS 70 1ns ",so 81 the re-
tho Bishop Of Iichfeld's daughter ~hen dangerously
H. and he took Tho opportunity OF rcmarklng that TO
thought there harm In such cites being
formed by those who had ties 10 connect them with
the world save the common tie OF humanity. He
much feared also resolution introduced and earned
at the Conference that all Of the English chaplains
abroad should pray for the President of the United
States as well as for the Queen and such an order will
IN future be included in the regular lanv service II
thirty slnco be had last been England, and
he must say there was a marked Improvement In the
Church and here he wond wish TO great
the subject Of the English Church. II was quite
mistake to suppose that the generality Of the livngs
were in the hands OF younger sons" who took orders
merely for temporal subsistence On the contrary hun
drcds OF English nobemen and gentlemen had taken up
the simply from the love which they had for it,
built churches md school houscs and Generated
ship often entirely at their expense The order
demeanor too OF The palacal residences and retnue
tho English bishops pleased him greatly. all
thoroughly religious and bomeiike. He could give
In tdetai all that had been done in tho synod bat ~
proceedings will shortly be published. He believed 4
had done much good 70 eradicate EVIL and strengthen ths
true IA th and all that he had learncd-ani hc hac
learned much-shOuld be given his Master service