The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-12

Epl.eopel Conavention. Z.
NEw YoRK, oetober 10.

Nebraska was admitted unconditlon-
ally, and the deputies were called and
took their seatb. sssl. i - n q I
Z. MrsW. .H.Battle offered an namendment
10 the constitution that the following be
added to the Canon IL, that mem ber
OF q church removing from one parish
to another shall be Samenable= TO the
Jurisdiction and subject to the epastoraI
care OF the parish to which hevremoves.
Referred TO the COMMITTEES on Canons.
The Rev. Dc. Goodwinof Pennsylva-
MIA presented the following memorial
to the House of Bishops and House of
Clerical, and Lay Delegates, IEc., DO,
Thoundersfgned ministers and laymen
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
would respectfully submit to your ven
cradle body the following statement
and, petition: There is a Construction
of the section to Canon II, title 1, which
forbids the officiating minister OF our
church in any way or any circum-
stances, Officiating in certain territorial
limits of parishes other than their own,
with htne express permission of the min
tster OF the parish or majority, IL
there be more than one. According to
this minister of our church is forbid
den to off1ciate within sucho territory
even In places of worship belonging TO \
other Christian bodies withoutsuch per-
mission; he is forbidden to ofhciatel for \
his own parishioners within such limits;
he is forbidden although he be agent
for some missionary and without a Par
tsht otdciate within such limits. even
at an invitation of the minister of the |
church, In which he is requested to do |
soi II there be morethan one minister in
the city, until he ahnll receive the ex-
press permission of a msjoritY Of such |
mi nisterS. Ito rthe question: whether
this ID true construction, your petit
TONERS would express no opinion but
simply stating their con nviction that the |
Ra q of 4 or In I
of its applications with the reasonable |
liberties OF the clergy of your church. |
would respectfully ask that It may be |
repealed or so modified rs TO apply only |
to unauthorized attempts for the formR. |
ton of the new Parish, andthe INSTRUCT
tions upon the actual acknowledged |
and enrobed Parishioners of other min |
listers ofthis church. Signed VIM. A. |
Muhlenberg, d. D., John Cotton Smith,
D. D., Edward A. Washbdrne, ID. D., A. |
ii. Vinton, ID. d. n. Dyer, d. d., Rev. |
P. B. Brooks. Daniel Goodwin, ID, D., |
L. D., r. Bethel Claxton, b. D., Gle
ment NJ. Butler, ID. D., Richard New
ton, ID. De- Rev, R. Il. Parvin, Rev. A. |
NJ. MorTison, Stephen 81. Tying, d. D., |
and others; referred to COMMITTEES on |
canons, 80
The Reverend DR.. Goodwin presented
another memorial signed In! the main
by some parties recitiug, it appears |
Canon IL, title Il Is differently under
stood in our Church. On one hand 1t |
is claimed that 1t was originally in
tended to apply only to those falsely |
Eepresenting themselves as Ministers.
On the other II IS claimed, tits intended
to apply as we'll to ministers of chris
tlan bodies in regard to the question of
construction. Your petitioners would
express no opinion, but In view of their
diversity of Interpretation and the diff
ficulty arising from its liberal applica-
tion to lay-readerS OF the abscene OF
any necessity which may formerly have
existed of the legislation in referenceto
thOss falsely claiming to be ministers
of the fact that the Church has suffici-
emily expressed its mind on the sub.
ject of Episcopal orders in the preface
to the ordinRl and finally of the inexpe-
can be claimed to apply. to a SUBJ
ject in regard to which 1t has been
the wise policy of the Church
to allow dlyeLsity of opinion your pe-
titioners wonld respectfully ask that It
be repealed, and thus by common con-
sent the subject Of the canon, 80 far as
1t relates, (if 1t relates at all to the ques-
ton of Episcopal order) may be left to
the direction ofthe preface of the ordi-
nal In the book OF common prayer. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Canons.
Rev. DIR. Stubbs, of New Jersey, pre-
5th OF section Is, Canon s. lille /. reia-
tive to the duties and powers of bish-
ops, SO as to read as fellows: Any blsh-
op or bishops elected and consecrated
under this section shall be entitled to u
seat in the House of Bishops, and when
whenever Diocese shave been organ
lied within the Jurisdiction of each
Missionary Bishop, he shall be the
Bishop OF such Diocese. and may ac-
cept the office without vacating his
Missionary, provided he continues to
discharge the duty of Missionary
Bishop within his Jurisdiction, if there
be residue. Referred to the Committee
on Canons. Adjourned Till Monday.