Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-10-16
Protestant Episcopal Convention.

tant Episcopal Church OF the Unltet
States, now in session in New York, trans
acted the following business on Saturday
Rev. L. F. Dashiell, of Maryland, pre-
scented petition praying for division O
the Diocese Of Maryland. Referred to the
committee on new Dloceses.
Mr.. VIM. Fl. Battle, LII. D., offered ar
amendment to the constitution that the
following be added to canon u, title
"That a member of q church removing
from one parish to another shall be amena
BILE to the jurisdiction and subject to the
pastoral care of the pastor of the parish tO
which he removes" Referred to the ccm
mittee on canons and constitution.
The Rev. DR.. Goodwin, of Pennsylvania
presented the following memorial
"To the House of Bishops and House Of
Clerical and Lay Delegates Of, &C.: The
undersigned, ministers and laymen Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, would most
respectfully submit to your venerable body
the following statement and petition:
"There is a construction of section 6,
canon II, title l, which forbids the otficia-
! ting minister of our church, in any way, or
under any circumstances, officiating with
in certain territorial limits of parishes
other than their own. without 4 the express
permission of the minister of the parish,
or of majority of them, if there he more
than one. According to this construction
minister of our church is forbidden to
officiate within such territorial limits, even
! in places of worship belonging to other
Christian bodies, without such permission.
He is forbidden to officiate, even for his
own Pensioners, within such limits and
he is forbidden, although he may be an
| agent of some missionary or other society,
and without parish of his own, to offici-
ate within such limits, even at the invita-
ton of the minister of the church in which
| he is requested to oficiate, if there be more
| than one settled minister III the city or
| town, until he shall receive the express
permission of a MAJ GRITTY of such minis
tiers. AS to the question whether this is
the true construction OF the canon, your
petitioners would here express no opinion,
but simply stating their conviction that the
canon, us thus interpreted, is inconsistent,
at least in some Of It's applications, with
the reasonable liberties Of the clergy and
laity of your church, would respectfully ask
that it may be repealed, Or Sc modified as
to apply only to unauthorized attempts at
the formation Of new parishes, or to intru
sions upon the actual acknowledged and
enrolled parishioners of other ministers of
this church"
Signed by William A. Muhlenburg, ID.
D., John Cotton Smith, D. D., Edward y.
Washburne, d. D., A. H. Vinton, D. D.,
LII. Dyer, d. D.. Rev. Philip Brooks, Danl
+. Goodwin, d. D., LII D., Henry E.
Montgomery, d. d., Francis Warrior, D.
D., LII. D., II. Bethel CIaxton, d. D.,
Clement NJ Butler d. d., Richard New
town. d. d., Rev. II. L. Paryin, Nev. \.
Morrison, Stephen Ii. Tying, ID. l., and
others.
A delegate rose and moved that tie com
mltteo of arrangements be instructed to
inform the Convention if the religious ser
vices each morning during the session Of
were this morning.
Another delegate moved to die. Car
ried.
The cause which drew forth this motion
was that the chanting by the surpliced choir
ofboys which is customary IN Trinity chapel,
and which had been practlced usual,
each morning of the Convention, was not
performed to-day. 1t appears that num-
Der of the delegates objected to the pres
ence of the boys and to their surplices, and
yesterday over eighty of the delegates re-
NAMED outside the church editice while
the chanting was going on inside This
word of explanation will explain what fol-
lows:
Another delegate now moved that the
choir of Trinity Chapel be and is hereby
requested to give their assistance to the
musical portion of the services as hereto
fore, and that they continue to give their
assistance during the remainder of the
Conventions session.
And attempt was made to table the mo-
ton, and
DR.. Haight got the floor. He said he
wished it to be distinctly understood that
the change made in the musical portion
of the service was not made by the request
directly of any person connected with this
Convention. His reverend brother, the
senior minister in charge of Trinity Chap
ell, (Rev. DIR. Swope,) understood that the
consciences of certain delegates were
troubled by the presence and participation
in the musical portion of the service of
"our little boys in their customary dress
es,' and he Che Rev. DIR. Swope) of his
own motion requested them to absent
themselves ''for the sake of peace.''
He hoped this convention should not be
disturbed with questions of this sort I'll
was great sacrifice on the part of his re-
vered brother, on the part of the people of
this chapel, and on the part of himself, |
(Dr. Haight,) to make, but if there be
those in this convention who cannot come
here and worship Almighty God according
to our mode therein, he Or. H. for one
was willing, Though he could not under
stand such squeamish feelings. and never
experienced them himself in any strange
church into which he vent yet he for
one was willing to make the sacrifice /; his
ministerial brethren and his people were
willing to make the sacrifice, for peace
sake.
A number of delegates attempted to get
the floor, but we're all shut off by the pre-
sident announcing that in accordance with |
a resolution the convention now stood ad-
iourned to 10 o'clock Monday.
Forsyth's Indian FIght-Interestlns De-
tails of 1t.
The Philadelphia North American prints
a letter dated at Fort Wallace, Kansas, Oc-
toher LIST, from Lieut.. Col. Carpenter, who
went to the relief of Col. Forrest, when re-
Gently attacked and surrounded by Indians
upon the Island in ''Bob Tail Greek. -
First describing his search after Forsyth's
party. its exact whereabouts being I'M
known, and their arrival in the vicinity of
the creek, he proceeds to say:
In the centre of the creek I observed a
little grassy place or island, with few
trees on it, and some objects which appear.