The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-17
.os,au. Episcopal General Con.
fi' yentf0n.

M' nj; "S of the word national would
ia,' w .,n;schievous. and greatly impair the
no. %.: y, of the Church in these United
S..,ua Il is Church designed by the
S'" r:,,r for the whole world, and it should
%,f be their earnest prayer, and their
NC, ,DS. should so tend, to make it uni
s.i church. We pray, said he, every
, e,b for the "Holy Church universal;
~. i NAV be guided and governed By
n ,ns, GOOD Spirit: that it may keep the
W." s;,r # the faith in the bonds Of peace and
j.: ."r r;obteousness of life" Geographically,
..Ss.Tburch was originally but "patch y;
s .- 4 has extended its sphere until it has
...r;rclea the world. What part, he asked,
"a thew occupy' The strip of land bounded
~ tbp Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the
crf Of Mexico, and the Arctic basin, he
.ansiiercd very respectable piece of
-,,pni wherein to found Church: and
= lid not think il became any brother
:, csricature their efforts to extend the
.nbere Of this Church. This is the Pro-
,tsant Episcopal Church in, not Of, the
United States. The Government of this
country has no religion. He was sorry for
This. but such was the fact. The Govern
uent is independent of the Church, and
The Church of the Government; and whe-
Their it were monarchy or an autocracy,
the Church would have nothing to do with
il. There is some difference between men
Of the North and their brethren of the
South 90 to whether these United States are
nation or a confederacy. We claim the
former, and our brethren of the South the
latter. But this is not question to be dis
cussed here. 1t is enough for them to
know that the Church is on board the ship
Of State, and it was for them to be inte
rested in her welfare. But whether it be
nation or confederacy, it could not be
denied that we have the principles Of ma
tionality and the power to preserve our
integrity, and to all intents and purposes
We are q nation. He therefore opposed
the introduction of the word national
Ills superfuous. 1t is enough for him to
be citizen of the United States, without
insisting upon calling himself citizen Of
6 nation. 1t is enough for him to be q
member of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in these United States without stopping to
question her nationality. 1t is necessary
for the Church to have an extensive geo.
graphical area, because other churches
have il. He paid worthy tribute to the
empire of Russia and to the Greek Church,
and expressed his belief that one day, not
far distant would see the union Of the An
rlican and Greek Churches. And move
ment in that direction was made by the
Archbishop of Canterbury in his call for
the Lambeth Conference last year, which
passed resolution recommending the form
alton IF Synod to be superior to the Eng
ish or American Churches, and which also
looked to a great Gcumenical Council of
Christians of all names and denominations.
The Rev. DR.. Norton, of Virginia, the
mover Of the resolution, replied TO the ar
ruments of DR.. Goodwin, Mr.. Ruggles, and
the other speakers. upon this question, sup
porting most strenuously the change recon-
meQded. He had no doubt that if the
founders of the Church had to-day to find
name they would adopt some other word
than convention. There is q strong desire
on the part of many dioceses to adopt some
ether name than Convention, and he did not
think much OF the difficulties said to lie in
the way Of the change Of name. He re-
viewed the arguments Of the opposing
SPEAKERS, and asked his brother, the deputy
from Wisconsin, Dr.. Adams, 10 provide some
Ctner term than national" in his amend
ment, as he was anxious to compromise and
10 press the question to a vote.
A message from the House Of Bishops
announced their concurrence in the cree
ton OF two dioccses within the present do
cese Of New York.
Mr.. c. c. Parsons, of Kansas, offered a
substitute for the whole, asking for the APP
continent Of joint committee Of both
Houses to consider whether any, and what,
changes are necessary in the nomenclature
Of the Church.
Dr. Adams, with the leave of the House,
withdrew his amendment, and DR.. Norton
accepted & suggestion OF Dr.. Mahans to
call this Convention "The General Council
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States" which would sufficiently
express It's national character.
4 delegate from Illinois thought they
might as well adopt the title Of "great
Lumbug" AS any other.
Dr.. Pierce, of Alabama, favored the
change, because council was much more
expressive than convention, which referred
only 10 occasional 0ssemblages tor any pur-
pose.
Judge Otis, OF Illinois, stated the legal
objections TO the original motion and the
amendments, and said that as at present it
would have no such effect as the movers
desire. 1t would also necessitate four
changes in the Prayer-book and twenty IN
tie Constitution.
Nh L. VI. Bartholow moved to lay the
whole matter on the table. 1t had been
sufficiently discussed. Lost.
Dr. L,;tlejohn pointed the moral of this
days work, which he characterized as
waste Of time.
message from the House of Bishops
expressed the non-concurrence Of the pre-
!aies IN Dr.. Mead's resolution asking for
Committee on Church Unity, and asked for
committee OF conference on the question.
Mr.. Welsh then called for division of
The resolution Of Mr.. Parsons, one part Of
which Is general, and to which he had no |
Volecton, and the other specifc-namely, !
demanding changes-to which he had de-
GatI objection. He did not see what he |
coa1d gain by rcbaptising his mother at
eEnty years OF age. The Church had done |
wei Vt, under the title Of Convention, and he |
''4 mol see the necessity for o change.
Dr. Mead opposed the reference to a
yo'u' committee, as it gave Legislative |
powers TO Bishops which should not be |
even II would virtually drive them back |
" d single House, which would be very
INJURIOUS to the Church, as he might have
OCCASION 10 show them before this Conven-
lion adjourns.
49,, DF' Llttlejohn moved to postpone the
"" ""oe matter Indefinitely. CGrried-ayes !
w. ~, nays S9-the President giving the cast
me order Of the day was called for, but |