The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-29

Mere ghost OF what hath been
At Sour-scoro years surrenders breath.
Grows cold as graveyard clod;
Crosses the Rubicon Of Death,
Dividing Man from God
The better lot ahi who may guess
The frst or second chidishnessp
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Tho Pan-Anglioan Synod.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE CONFERENCE OF BIsH-
OPS AND CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.
The following resolutions were passed at tho
Conference Of Bishops OF the Pan-AngIcan COM
munion recently held at Lambeth, England:
''INTRopuoT1oN.-We, Bishops Of Christs Holy
united Church Of England and Ireland, processing
the faith delivered to us in Holy Scripture, main
tained by the Primitive Church and by the fathers
good providence Of God at the Archiepiscopal
Palace Of Lambeth, under the presidency Of the
thanks to Almighty God for having thus brought
us together TOR common counsels and united wor-
ship; secondly, we desire to express the deep sor,
the flock of Christ throughout the world; ardently
longing for the fulfment Of tho prayer Of our
in Me- and in Thee that they also may be one in us,
that the world may believe that Thou has sent Me-"
and, lastly, we do here solemnly record our con-
ed by maintaining the faith in it's purity and nteg
rity-as taught in the Holy Scriptures held by the
mty9 &c Church 9Sn up in ths 0reed and
by drawing each Of us closer to our common Lord
by giving ourselves to much prayer and interces-
sion by the cultivation OF spirit Of charity, and
q love OF the Lords appearing.
Resol,ston THAT it appears to US expedient,
for the purpose Of maintaining brotherly intercom-
munion, that all cases Of establishment Of new
sees and appointment Of new Bishops be notified
to all Arohbishops and Metropoltans and all pre-
% Parhas sUsn hasns regard to the oond
tons under which INSTRUMENTATION between men,
bers Of the Church passing from one distant do
by declare it desirable: /. That forms of letters
icommendatory on behalf Of clergymen visiting
other dioceses be drawn and agreed upon. Q. That
forms Of letters commendatory for lay members
Of the Church be in like manner prepared. 8. That
his Grace the Lord Archbishop Of Canterbury be
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Resolution s-That Q committee be appointed to
draw up o pastoral address to oil members of the
can branch OF the Church Catholic, to be agreed
upon by the assembled Bishops, and to be publish
ed as soon as possible after the last sitting Of the
Resolution 4--That in tho opinion Of this Con-
ference unity Of faith and deoipline will be best
glican Communion by due and canonical subordi-
nation OF the Synods Of the several branches to
the higher authority OF Synod or Synods above
Resolution 5-That committee of seven men,
bers with power to add to their number, and to
obtain the assistance OF men learned in eoclesias
tics and canon law be appointed to inquire into
and report upon the relations and functions Of
such synods, and that such report be forwarded
with request that, IL possible, it may be commune
Gated to any adjourned meeting of this Conference
Resolution 6-That, in the Judgment Of the
Bishops now assembled, the whole Anglican Com
munion is deeply injured by the present condition
OF the Church in Natal; and that committee be
now appaointed at this general meeting to report
Evered from the continuance of this scandal and
the true faith maintained That such report be for
terbury, with the request that he viii be pleased
to transmit the same to all the Bishops Of the An
giican Communion and to ask for their judgment
Resolution THAT we are here present to &C.
9uiesce in the resolution Of the Convocation Of
@ Canterbury. passed on June 49, 1885, relating to
the Diocese Of Natal, to wit.
1t be denied that new Bishop should be con-
ssoratedIas to the proper steps to be taken by
Natal for obtaining new Bishop, it is the opinion
Of this House-hrst, that formal instrument,
declaratory OF the doctrine ana discipline Of the
which every Bishop, priest and deacon to Be ap.
pointed to Office should be required to subscribe;
ssconaly second that gedly and welearned man
the lay communicates Of the Church, and thirdly,
that he should be presented for consecration,
aforesaid instrument should declare the doctrine
and discipline Of Christ received by the United
Church OF England and 1reland-o to the Bishops
Of the Church Of South Africa according as here
venient.
Resolution s-That in order to the binding of the
ary Churches beyond them in the closest union
with the Mother Church, it is necessary that they
receive and maintain without alteration the stand
ards or faith and doctrine now in use in TINT
Church. That, nevertheless each province should
have the right to make such adaptations and add
sS Q, ne onqreh Is its peculiar
change or addition be made inconsistent with the
spirit and i'd principles ia dR Of the Book Of Common
revision by any Synod of the Anglican COMMIT
scented.
Resolution 9.-That the committee appointed nv
resolution g. with the addition of the names Of the
Bishops of London, st. David's snd Oxford and all
the Colonial Bishops, be instructed to consider the
constitution OF voluntary spiritual tribunal to
which questions OF doctrine may be carried by ap-
peal from the tribunals for exercise Of discipline
rheir report be forwarded to his Grace and Lord
Archbishop Of Canterbury, who is requested to
communicate 1t to an adjourned meeting of this
Resolution TO- That the resolutions submitted
to this Conference relative to the discipline to be
exercised by Metropolitans, the Court Of Metro
Of Bishops, when not otherwise provided for, the
declaration Of submission to the regulation Of the
be proposed for the Colonial Churches, be referred
to the committee specified in the preceding reso-
luton.
Resolution 11-That o special ,mmittee be ap-
pointed to consider the resolutions relative to the
notification Of proposed Missionary Bishoprics,
and the subordinates Of Missionaries.
ASO~Os0ScVse
OF the jurisdiction Of different Bishops, when any
question may have arisen in regard to them, the
question as to the obedience OF Chaplaia= cs the
United Church OF England and Ireland on the Con-
tnent and the resolution submitted to the Con-
ference relative to their return and admission into
Gifted in the preceding resolution.
Resolution 19-That we desire to render our
hearty thanks to Almighty God for His blessings
vouehaafed to us in and BY this Conference; and
leg may hereafter be followed by other meetings,
to be conducted in the same spirit OF brotherly
love. tt4
After resolution Of hearty thanks to his Grace
the Archbishop OF Canterbury, for having convened
the Conference and for having presided Of ii. the
Archbishop solemny offered up the prayer for the
Church militant The ''3Ioria in ExceIsis' was
then sung BY the assembled Bishops his Grace,
the present session Of the Conference came to it's
close.
From tho Polls to tho Dissectang Table.
There was O. man named George Kehoe. the
head OF . family, who. on election day, left his
domicile in West Philadeiphia to electioneer and
TO vote. He drsnk freely, and after q time lay
upon the grass sklrting the road near Hiddington
in the same ward The policemen took him Ia me