The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-23

great name Of God and our Saviour.
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exercise OF eli Christian ocss OF
In the Italian churches.
On motion OF Rev. Dr. Mahan. OF Maryland the
report was made the special order OF the day for
THR NIcENE CREED.
Memorials were ofPered from six dioceses by Rev.
Pr PIERCE q Aabams praying i9r true tTans -:
eighth Article OF Religion. The Rev. Dr. Adams, OF
Wisconsin, offered similar memorial, with the fol-
lowing canon and translation Of the Nicene creed,
as approved by the councils OF his docese:-
the churches Of West Latin Of the Greed q
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a. well OF the Church, the org
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ss ss e Il hs pa Ss
without ot title having passed away and whereas
on Of Sis Paps western verson or persesion) Of the
Catholic Faith OF the Orthodox Catholic Church, entitled
from venerable mother the Church of England omits,
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"oiy as an attribute OF the One Holy Catholic and Apos-
United States enact. ha! q hi;
the Neeps Creed passed in the Ecumenca Councils and
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THE NIcRNR CREED, THE EVER BLESSED FAITH OF THE
ORTHODOX CATHOLIC oHURoH.
We believe II one God the Father Almighty the Maker Of
Bego,!en Of God the Father before All WORLDS Light
Being q one substance with The Fathes By Whom ali
and
Ghost and the vr:in Mary And was made man And was
buried And again the third according to the
a somus glory
Judge the living and the dead whose EnsdO%s there shall
with hs Father and he Son together i worshpp.d
Of she dead, and the life Of The world 70 come Amen
All the memorials and the canon, with the transla-
tion were referred to the Committee on the Prayer
CHRISTIAN EDUcATIoN-THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The order OF the day, the report Of the Committee
tons proposed published in full exclusively in
Yesterdays HERALDl was reached and Rev. DIR. A.
n. LITrL EJoHN, Of BROOKLYN obtained the door.
would say nothing in advocacy OF the resolutions as
they were all practical suggestions and as to their
lie then referred to the contrast existing between
the belief and the practice OF the Church In regard
to education. The Church should not only increase
by accessions from without but by organic develop
ment from within. The reverend speaker then en-
iarged upon the power Of education and upon the
deficiency OF the efforts OF the Church hitherto to
properly attend to this branch Of the Churchs duty.
ing in their enortsa DO they fan to dis.
Do asey not realize The fact the
Church which educates the most and extends
its system OF education the most widely will hold
the generations to come In its graspl No; but the
views prevailing are distractions and theories, while
action was peremptorily demanded. The true cause
is in that disntcgrated Puritanism has parted from
cQQrafte0
upon the public mind and Popular education" is
the cry OF the day. The nndelity OF the Old World
follows In the wake OF Puritanism, and universal
education is to be gorined because IL is popular.
The fault is that the Church had not moral courage.
not backbone enough to stand up ana rro, est as
Church OF Christ He knew well the influences at
work to produce this result. Austria Is but now rid
ding itself from priestly interference in its govern
ment ana schools Spain, still In the throes OF revo
luton is throwing or the chains the priesthood had
wound around i; and France , Is chang pn;
the rising tide OF well understood liberty
should object to such influences. The Episcopal
Church Is as far from sectaranism as from Popery;
it breads despotism in spiritual as well in mental
things and is as much opposed to the overwrought
individualism produced by the Puritan schools.
the guide Of unfettered intellect III that land; 1t
seeks peace and order through liberty through and
shoua be- combned Te chucS to the
first but suffered by emitting the other. The rev.
erend gentleman concluded his fervent and impress
sive essay-the first he delivered during the sttings
OF the Conveniently moving the following resou-
ton in addition to those printed in the HERALD yes
terday, and to precede them, which was unani-
Resolved That this hereby declares its conviction
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organic corporate capacity and az Of coordinate importance
Several other gentlemen spoke to the same sub
ject. and particularly noticeable are the remarks OF
several Southern members, who dwelled with evil
dent earnestness ana sincerity upon the many mani
festations OF Christian and kindly fellowship shown
lowing gentlemen were appointed, on motion Of
Rev. DR.. Dekoven, as members, on the part OF the
house, Of the joint committee provided for by the
Mcvicar, Potter and Messrs. Hamilton Fish, Mont
gomery Il. Throop and J. q. Garthwaite.
ALTERATIONS or THE PRAYER BOOK.
The resolution OF Mr.. Tazewell Taylor, OF Virginia
declaring inexpedient to make any alterations In
the "Prayer Book" came up next In order, and after
some debate was referred to the Committee on the
Prayer Book, to the great merriment OF the whole
DIR. MAuAN's REPORT AGAIN.
The amencmen to canon IL, title /, reported by
DR.. Malan in the morning, was then called up and
several amendments were proposed and debated,
but without any conclusive action the House ad-
journed.
Just before the adjournment an attempt was made
10 close the Convention on Tuesday next, but 1t
failed, as longer time will be necessary for botn
houses to finish the most important OF the business
before them.
GREAT DEBATE EXPECTED TO-DAY.
To-day the provincial system will be up for discus
sion and the debate win mainly hinge upon the ten
points submitted by Mr.. Samuel b. Ruggles in the
following shape:-
l. The unity and unerampled prosperity enjoyed by
the Church IN these happily united States mainly TO be at
tributed TO it's simple but efficient organism under
supreme authority In the General Convention restrained
only by the ecclesiastical constitution established by the pey
and forecast OF fathers.
No change should be made in that organ.
without the dearest evidence of urgent necessity and
only the constitutional mode carefully considered
amendments the constitution 10 be submitted TO the clergy
y In each Of the doceses for their due considers
tion.
O. In framing altering enargns the organism OF the
Apostolic Church United States
great province OF the Church Catholic there not and Is
Scrptura other necessity for adopting initial
ing any example Of local In other country
ago. whether In the ancient Roman empire or the
OF modern Europe aud that all such local ecce
sacal structures should be subject TO variation with the
necessary changes of time and place.
No evidence has been furnished BY experience of
action want Of action by the General Convention which
requires delegation Of its
or local OF doceses representing only
rate sections Of the Church.
Any such surrender according 10 all human experience
eventually and Inevitably operate 70 undermine and
overthrow the authority OF the General Conven
ZION necessary Tor preserving the unity OF the Church.