The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-11
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THE PRoTEsTAEr EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

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THE PROTEsTAEf EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
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The p.@sEg Prayers-1iemoriais--Th Case
Of IN Tyng-High Church and Low Church
Speedy Adjournment.
TIE supreme legislative body or 'the Protestant
Episcopal Church In the United States OF America"
had it's fourth session yesterday As usual, and as
provided by the laws OF the Church. the session be-
gan with the prayers prescribed for the day in the
Book OF Common Prayer for the Church. But one
portion of the service-the muscial part Of twas
missing, and how this omission was noticed win be
read in the concluding part OF this report The SER
vice was conducted by the Rev. MT. James Mitchell,
Of Alabama assisted by Rev. Or. Beardsley, OF Con-
necticut. The Psater was Psalms so, 81 and g. The
rst lesson from Ezekiel xxiii, verse 81, begin
ming with. 'Thus thou calledst to remembrance the
lewdness Of thy youth, in brusing thy teats
by the Egyptians for the paps OF thy youth"
Then, after the usual exercises, followed
the twentieth chapter Of st. Luke to the end. The
psalm was sung in the twenty-third metre. The
benediction was pronounced by Bishop McIvaine, of
Ohio. At few minutes before eleven O'Clock, Rev.
DR.. Craik took the chair and called the House to
business The Secretary reported that Mr.. Isaac Al
lis Of Minnesota, lay delegate from that diocese,
mad arrived and taken his seat The minutes OF the
previous meeting s,,fe then read and approved. The
Rev. DR.. Goodwin. OF Pennsylvania, proposed to
present memorial from his diocese; but he was In
terrupted by the chair stating that without the con-
sent Of the House he could not proceed as reports
from committees were in order. The consent was
given and the reverend doctor submitted his memo
rial for reference to the Committee on CanOns. The
memorial asks for o change In the present rules
for the examination OF candidates for holy or
ders The memorial from the diocese OF Maryland
relating to the division Of dioceses, presented by
the Rev. DR.. Dashei, was thenheferred to the Com
mittee on New Dioceses. Mr.. William H. Battle, OF
North Carolina, offered an amendment to the consti-
tution:-That the following be added to canon II,
title 2:-"That member Of a church removing from
one parish to another shall be amenabe to the juris-
tor OF the parish to which ne removes" Referred
70 the Committee on Canons and Constitution.
Rev. DR.. Goodwin. by leave Of the House, present.
the Rev. DR.. stephen II. Tying Jr., without mention
ing his name, and probably + about to be disposed
OF In this way The memorial, which was referred
TO the Committee on Canons is as iollows:-
TO TIE HOUSE OF BISHOPS AND HOUSE OF CLERICAL AND
Ths undsrssned and symen Of the Pro,e...n,
episcopal church would respectfully submit to
There s constrSction Of section SIX canon twelve title
enc which forsids the Officiating minister Of our Church
: limit. Of parishes 90 other than n With
q n.iorisy q them if there Be more, one.
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eonstruction Of the canon, your petitioners would
s' their :1PFs. conviction s III. but s.no amply :. a a
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your Church would respectfully ask that be repealed
ssiasi :eEnOxsdssd and enrolled parishone Of other
WIN. A. I9hlspberg, p. D.; John Cotton Smith, D D. ,
p 3. Rev Philip Brooks Daniel :. GOODWIN, .: b., LID.
h5 BSs B. B. cs%sn. Mhf Butter
rson, Stephen II. Tying. D. d. and others.
The same rev. deputy presented still another
memorial, which was also referred. on his own
motion, to the Committee on Canons in the follow
ing words, signed in majority by the same parties
who subscribed their names to the document printed
above
rAppears H. title is differently understood and
originally Intended TO apply only to those falsely repre-
S.s Intended 10 apply :: wei minister. Christian
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formerly have existed q sg.;ton in reference 70
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ION, your petitioners would respectfully that II be repeal
canon, 80 f.r as s relates relates s he question
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The canon proposed to be changed, or rather bet
ter explained, and under which DIR. Tying was tried,
reads as f0llOws:-
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have rece ed permission for that from the
minister OF the parish or cure Or in his absence from the
church wardens and vesymen or trustees OF the coneg
zion, or majority Of them.
And the canon which it is sought to reach by the
second memorial from Pennsylvania is tLis:-
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his being minister thereof to the minister or In case OF
tees Of the congregation.
Mr.. Samuel B. Ruggles then obtained the floor and
moved resolution, which may be counted as beng
presented to any General Convention OF the Church.
1t reads:-
Resolved That there shall be standing committee Of this
designated he Committee on the Foreign Relations OF the
Church, who shall consider and report upon proposition
subject connected With inereonrse Or
Church catholic throughout the world
Mr.. Ruggles added to his resolution series OF fy c
points, which he thought to be suggestive or the
range Of debate when the resolution IS TO be taken
up for action as follows:-
The Christian ecclesiastical duty Of securing and esiab
ns.cn ho os x. oE viii cs BE-
h un to surrender r. , in whole or n par. The
different nations Of the world.
Can such surrender be made BY the Protestant Epi.co
currnce Of the three orders bishops clergy and lay
united government Win coorui
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The progress made IN the churches Of her nations n
admitting the aity branch OF their and thu
influence Of that admission their prosperity and growth
b. The expediency Of separate committee to collect
consider and report the facts connected with the above
tion.
These resolutions and accompanying points
were for the present laid the table, and made tho
special order for Wednesday next at twelve noon
The Committee on Canons, through Rev. DR.. Ben
1amin l. Halght, made report on the memorial d
the diocese OF Georgia, asking TO be discharged from
the further consideration OF the Georgia memorial
praying for change OF the name convention into
convocatlon for dioceses and council for the whole
church, which was adopted and the committee DIS
charged.
Rev. DR.. stubbs, Of New Jersey presented reso
luton amending paragraph five OF section thirteen,
canon thirteen, title one relative TO the duties ano
powers OF bishops, so as to read as fOlows:-"Any
bishop or bishops elected and consecrated under this
section shall be entitled to seat in the House OF
Bishops, and whenever diocese shall have been or
QaniZed within the Jurisdiction of each mssinn r,