The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-12
The Episcopal General Convention.

The Triennial Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of the United States, which
was assembled at Trinity Church, New York:on
Thursday, had full representation present
from all rhe dioceses, and the ediice was filled
to it's utmost capacity.
The procession from the vestry-room to ana
| into the church was composed entirely OF Blsl.
ops. with the exception of the secretaries OF
both houses, and Canon Balch, OF Montreal,
and another dignitary ofthe Canadian Churcn,
each of whom wore their robes of office, scar
let and black. -,
The regular morning service was held. Rev.
Dr. Potter, of Grace Church, riad PRAYERS,
Rev. w. +. Perry, the second lesson; Rev. Ut.
Howe, of Philadelphia, said the Lltany; the
Ante-communion service by Bishops EastSurn'
of Massachusetts, Atkinson, Of North Caro-
lima, and Johns, of Virginia. -
The sermon was preached by blsnop Lee, VI
Delaware. It was strongly evangelical, and
altogether in harmony with the views OF the
low church party. Referring to rltualsm, ne
said a minister was not ordained to be mere
master of ceremonies, to STUDY the cut anu
color of garments, and to take part IN any
foolish pantomimes. ,.,..
heresv OF priestly meditation. whereas the
church, the Prayer Book, and the articles held
that Christ alone was the propitiation for sins,
and the ony mediator. In reference to Chris
tian union, he held that it could never De
brought about by looking to alliances Win par
ties far removed from the faith as helo py tne
Episcopal Church. They would have to choose
between the dead past aud the living present,
and not go back to :ho cloister or the cowl. AS
TO an alliance with the Protestant denomlna-
| tions, the question was one when could MOI De
answered in a moment but Christian fellow t
ship could be fostered and p: actlced, ana thls
would lead to union moro enduring than any
other. There ought to be concllation, but
f,Te Cancellation consisted in speaking the
truth. ,.u1o5
The communion was then admlnlstercu'
The offertory. II was announced, would be di-
vided equally between domestic and foreign
missions. ...:.oo .,,o
Hcuse of Bishops retired; and the Kew. Mm.
s. Perry, of Litchtied, Connecticut, Secretary
of the last Convention, called the house OF cler-
ical and Law deputies to order. The roll was
called, and the Rev. DR.. James Craik, OF hen-
tuckv. was unanimously elected President.
Mr.. Perry was reelected Secretary, ana the
Rev. Dr. Hodges was appolnteG aSs,sr'uv nmrotrlot-
ing the body that delegates were present from
| ali the dloceses. He concluded by paying q
tribute to the late Rev. DR.. Hawkes., Washing
ineton Hunt, Judge Chambers, OF Maryland
| and Hugh Davey EVaIlS, VI 4uuiJi
Adjourned until Thursday.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Convention was opened Thursday morn
ing with the usual religious services at Trinity
Chapel, after which petitions and memorials
from Nebraska, Wisconsin, and other west
ern States, were submitted, anu referred 10 up
propriate committees.
Rev. DR.. Haight, of New York, presented
the resolutions OF tho New York Diocesan Con-
vention, in favor OF new d1oceses, ,oy further
dividing the old ones. Likewise, the plan for
O Federative Council. THESE, TOO, were re-
ferred without debate.
Verions memorials to amend the fifth article
of the constitution Of 1889, relative to the es-
tabishment Of new dioceses, were referred to
the Committee on Canons. A spicy debate fol-
lowed on resolution to print fifteen hundred
copies of Bishop Lees sermon at tIe opening
of the Conventions very expensive sermon, IL
would appear, to the High Church party. a
motion was mado to table the resolution, but
this was negatved, and the printing was final,
Iv ordered. Several High Churchmen said
| they voted aye only in order not to seem to be
personally discourteous tc the Bishop OF Della
Among the Standing Committees arc the tol-
lowing On General Theological Seminary,
Rev. D. B. Goodwin and &. L. Harrison, Penu-
sylyania; on Elections, Il. NJ. Howe, do; on
the State of the Church, Rev. &. E. Hare, ID,
and NJ. Bellersby, d.; on Domestic and For
eign Missionary Societies, n. Welsh and j. II.
Schonberg; on Unfinished BUSINESS, heV. D.
| Scarborough, do.
The Convention at P. NJ. adjourned. The
acoustic properties OF Trinity Chapel not beng
| satisfactory, committee has been appolntel
to look up moro desirable place of meeting.
An effort is mating to procure ST. Annc's
Church, in Eighteenth-street; or fsillnS Ill that,
Christ Church, Fifth avenue.
| Tt, DIttlhnrn
preached tho tliennial sermon, on Wednesday
evening, before the Protestant Episcopal Sun
day School Union and Church Book Society, at
Trinity Chapel.
The New York Express says
The General Convention consists OF l. ouse
Of Bishops (forty-two in number) and OF
House of Clerical and Lay Deputies, number
ing some two hundred and eighty, halfof whom
are clergymen and half laymen, chosen by the
several dloceses and parishes to which they
were respectively attached. Tho Low Church,
or Evangelical party, as it is sometimes called,
has but few voices in the House OF Bishops,
but among these few are men OF great lnhu-
cnce, such as Bishop McIlvaine, Of OHIO; Bishop
Eastburn, of Massachusetts; Bishop Lee, Oh
Iowa, and Bishop Lee, OF Delaware IN the
other house there is an infusion OF the hadlcai
clement, but the signs are that, though it may
make great deal of noise, the traditional con-
| seryatism which usually governs will prevent
| changes of vic cnt character, either III the
dlscipine or the ritual of the church.
The Convention includes not few o. the
most brilliant intellects in the coin;ry. New
England IS represented by SAGA men as Dr.
Huntington, OF Boston, aud DR.. Hallam, OF
| Connecticut From the same quarter come
| some distinguished lay delegates, including
Amos A. Lawrence, Richard II. Dana, Jr., and
the Hon. B. R. Curtis, of Massachusetts and
Origen s. Seymour, of Connecticut. New York
| is represe ted by the Rev. Drs. Haight, Little
John. Payne and Cook, and by SImuel B. Rug
cles Hamilton Fish, Orlando Meads, well
known lawyer of Albany, and Henry E. Pierre
pont. oil BROOKLYN. Prominent among the depu-
| ties from the diocese of Western New York are
Governor Seymour and Judge Johnson. From
New Jersey comes the celebrated DR.. Stubbs,
who figured as the recent prosecutor OF young
MIR. Tvng. Pennsylvania sends DR.. Howe Uf
Philadelphia, who several years ago was elect
ed Bishop of new missionary diocese in the
West. but declined the honor George W. Cass,
q nephew of Lewis Cass, and President Of the
Chicago and Fort Wayne Railroad, is lay del
egate from the diocese of Pittsburg, represent
ing Western Pennsylvania, and Thomas Al.
Howe, of Pittsburg, is another. Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota send DR.. Paddock, OF
Detroit. who was recently elected to the Epis-
copatc of Vermont but declined. Ohio sends
Hon. Valentine B. Horton and Columbus Dela-
no, former members of Congress, aud Virginia,
B. Johnson Barbour.
The delegates from the States South include
several men OF mark, such as Governor john
W. Stevenson, of Kentucky, and George 4.
Trenholm, of South Carolina, Confederate Sec
rotary of the Treasury for a few months pre-