Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-15
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL GENE.
RAJ CONVENTION

SEVENTH DAY.-Ine Episcopal COnyentiOl
met again in New York yesterday morning
when Rev. DIR. Cook presented a memori Il
from members of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, and Wardens and Vestrymen of tn
Church o. the Holy Trinity in the City of New
York, respectfully inviting the attention of the
General Convention TO the report of the trlal
OF the Rev. Stephen II. Tying, Junior, rector OF
said Church "as exhibiting recent interpreta.
tion of certain canons, the previous under
standing thereof, and the long Continued.
widely extended, and undisp puied usage in con-
formity with that understanding" and re-
specially submitting for consideration the
propriety Of pIonouncing some definition, or
making some amendment, which may clear the
law of dispute, and promote the extension OF
the Church, and the advancement of religion
The memorial and the pamphlet containing 2
the proceeding of the trial, which accompanied d
IL, were, On motion. referred to the Committee
on the State of the church.
MIR. Herman Case, OF pennsylvania, was
then elected q easurer.
Rev. Mr.. Benedict, OF the diocese of Georgia,
offered the following:
ResOtred, That the Committee on Canons be
requested to consider the eXpediency OF pro-
posing an amendment TO the Constitution for 8
declaratory canOn) setting forth the principles
embodied in the following statement, or such
and so much of them as they may deem suffici-
entity clear aud important, and in such form
ana mode as they may select : This Church, IN
ner legislation, recognizes these principle }.
lhat the Episcopate characteriZes and under
lies her organization; that the Episcopatels fe-
rived from the Apostles of Our Lord, ana pr
petuates their authority to confer holy orders
and TO rule in the Church of Christ that this
authority, in matters ecclesiastical is absolute,
save when limited by the Prayer Book. or
Canens, or Constitution Of the Church; that
when the scope and meaning OF this Limitation
IS questioned, il is the duty of the inferior TO
defer to apostolic authority, till the questI on
OF limitation is settled AT the proper TIL bunal.
debate followed to the reference of the
resolution, al the conclusion of which the su b.
Ject was laid on the table.
A message was received from the House of
BISHOPS, announcing that it had adopted an
amendment 10 section ,, of Canon Y, so that il
shall read as follows: "And if such foreign
Clergyman he a deacon, he shall reside in this
country at least one year. and obtain in this
country the requisite testimonials of character,
before he be ordained priest"
Rev. DIR. Goodwin, of Pa took the floor and
resumed his argument against changing the
name OF the assemblages of the Church from
conventions 10 councils. He traced the history
OF the Church in this country from the Revo-
luton TO The present time, and claimed that n
would yet be the great catholic church of the
world. After seventy five years Of prosperity
under the name of convention, to change it now
would be tantamount to declaring that the or
ganizaton OF the Church has been a failure,
and reorganization now became necessary. He
argued his point AZ great length quoting IN
support of his position frequently from the
Book of Common Prayer and Canons.
long debate followed but no vote was Ia
ken.
message was received from the House OF
Bishops, announcing 10 the House OF Clerical
and Lay Deputies that the former had con-
Cured with the latter in the resolution relative
10 the erection of q new diocese IN the southern
part OF New York A message was also re-
ceIyed from the same body staung that they
mad concurred with the resolution dividing the
diocese OF Western New York and erecting
therein a new diocese. THE papers were placed
on file.
THE SEA SERPKNT.-This strange animal
killed near EastpOrt, has been on exhibition in
this city during the past week. This animal.
fish Ivnar h. IA.
length, and girts twenty-one feet. II has one
enormous dorsal fin, two side teIly fins, and a
breed shark like tail. About One-third of its
length from its tail, in connection with small
fins, il has two huge legs terminating in web
feet. Its mouth makes a line Of five or SIX feet
iu length, the whole extent OF which is set with
lnnhmerable small teeth, very much resem b.
ling IN size and shape the kernel OF a species of
shalP-poInted popcorn. II has series OF
gills which overlap each other like the floun-
ces once the style of ladies' dresses. His i'm
m nse body, which was estimated TO have
weighed when captured, about eleven tons
mas no framework OF bones its most solid por-
tons consisting of cartilage incapable of pre-
servaton. Its skin Is dark and tough, like
that Of the elephant and rhinoceros
mere is no record of his species, and 10 none
is it greater wonder than TO naturalists
whose attention Is being drawn TO 1t Among
others WHO have had an opportunity of seeing
IL, is Prof Baird. of the Smithsonian Institute
OF Washington, who Is as yet unable 10 place
~ IN the known list of the animal kingdom.
When first discovered il was swimming along
leisurely, and when pursued took to the land,
and when captured was some 100 feet above
high water mark. Numerous shots were fired
{, but none took effect until the gun was
loaded with small spike which took effect,
striking Just above the main fore fin. On ana
lying the stomach il contained nothing but
vegetable matter, which leads to the conclusion
that it subsisted upon vegetables on the bottom
OF the ocean and shore. From this city It will
be taken TO Saco where it will be exhibited for
few days.-POrUaHd (Jfe.) Sunday Advertiser.
BARNEY AARON In THE EIELD-He 7riV
Fi9ht Ed1CdrdS at 120 POuRdS.-The N. Y. Gin
pr says: The paragraph which appeared in
last weeks Clipper relative to the alleged will
ingness of some of Billy Edwards hackers to
match him against any man in the country at
pugilistie circles, and brought Barney Aaron
TO our office bright and early on the morning
OF the 18th INST, when he left the subioining
card, and AT the same time deposited the sum
OF one hundred dollars to make the .'com" read
right:
NEW YORK, Oct. IL, 1S6S.-FRANK QUEEN
Dear Sir: In your last issue ! notice an article
to the effect that Edwards friends will back
him TO fight anybody breathing at 12Olbs |
wish to accept the challenge, as i am deter
mined TO make good my claim TO the hight
weight championship at said weight against
EdWards or any one else, and deposit one
Mr.. T.. to appoint place of meeting to arrange
a match, If he Is not afraid TO meet me in the
ring. l am, yours respectfully,
BARNEY AARON
AN ENoCH ARDEN LAW CAsK.-MiddIesex
county, Conn, has an Enoch Arden, differing
from Tennyson's only in the IN ost Important
tan a