Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-19
EVENING STAR.
IRE PROTESTANT EPI>,oPsi CIV
EaAI CONVENTION.

EsAL 1oNNENlioN-
TrA Dav.-The tenth day's Fe-~t,a o. IA.
fpisNi 81 Convention vas hcguE saturday
morning ~ TIE usual hour
Kew. IT. hsigbl. from the Commute on IA
Hoas' r"loEied AZ tSNJr Of amending Canon \.
20 lAAt a. lie 49, Of a ceaNon OF pTl-sl er-
aANed " a SlsGOp Lot Iu COmmuntOL Nith tn
SypSl NLuTCh, he shall remain o. pT. pa
',A CO, year instead % SIX nOl.Ihs. A. A. pres
bu e uI>-eLtiug vote
br hs'sht reported adversely tc ne amend
NJ u ?, C'nNu NH. saying that u Wa IN "a
t'citAt "a makt domestic tuls,.,.H.ry hF.h,n~
IA" bishop OF a diocese organized sttstn a..
JII'soi, 'ion. Tue TePoIt "a a. aco-pted snd the
comm ltt.s oIs. Aarg@o
nv. Dr HSitau. q. Iaup.-.,-., g., IL.
'0mEi'"e IN ihe Sac oI the Caarca. READ a
report upon the WOTA IL tEr CAufcn. NSht-h
Nas ehSourasl"E a. tore. The Uoiilluslan o.
lie IL port recommended the adBpfI. al - -,
lut8vu a. the efSct thai he we've OF the = IN,
uiit"s he t.sus Tniit 4 10 -L~ hoas- ~ Rtsaan-
WIfb - request kr tLelr YravsIs. Ana al.. ts,r
th'y osus, 10 De ISSUED pS>i'rai lstteI uh-
pasloIs uf the ChUfOh. lsr srgrt Was scc-p;-
- anu the resolution auCptru.
h,y. Imam ". llerTs, 81 Els,l astu. a. fro-
vGCd - sett,s OF TesoiuiIoE>- e-.,-d oy a
preamble giving al detail III v-tIrs OF tu.-
GhHrcI-askug Tor tn s-tahIl~l lrrIll ed. Ili-.
sioIAly and pdIish .lsu, -c,I s,hO5is aud also
IoT a UAu iug scLcOi "a every dipC+-r. az IA
'ducs 81 t-aCGrrs. lae t-suiuuoas W.
leierTed Ia Jhr GOmHtstse O. IATl~lsau Et ...t-
iul.
Tw,Iyr O'Clock hsvIag arrived. the H.u-a
..1L d
IIoIn TIE IUmnl i-- ,u CalOLs, whIcn lad
OUvu n SIDE tue sVs,I. Q order
"-snd tErjLsr siessIr.d Ihat The 90 lowing To-
acoli'o a. "a Nv "a. Ca, 20 ne sFcttCu : 90 cauDl
q. o. ptls p. No new dtyC-se -haA hU form Il
winch sLaii contain ie~- tuan SIX pari-l,.- "a
les than FIX p-csbNt.T, who have q - AZ l.s~s
ole year Cauonlcsliy resid-ut witbtn fHe bounds
OF su' h new uloCcs'. and regularly seeded an
parishes or cOngTeg cations therein. aud 4LAil led
10 Noie for a bishop. Nor snail any new dlolas-
b. foTm' II theTtby any eNIst,uE diocese shall
be reduced 20 a. % con ain les thau twalr-
paTishe>, or lees than twelve presayters who
have been residing anu tied and quaiiii "A n
above mentioned
A delegate moved that the Consideration %
The above b. De iernrd % toe mex general con-
NeDuOn; winch gave IRE TO a debate walch va.
taken part an by elsht IT ten ueieG Ii's The
motion 10 refer wa adopted.
The Hon. Judge 4 nnyngh an. Of Pa. offered
the following resolution. Amend SECTION ..
canon IL. title 1, par. =, line :. by adding after
the word clergyman. the following word,
with the intent and purpose OF forming OF A.
tempting 10 form - new congregation within
the limits OF such parish or parOchIai e. ure, MOI
authorized by diocesan authority. or otherNl--
disturbing the canonIcai parochIal relations OF
such clergyman, 80 that the canon should
reed
mo minister belonging 20 THIS church snail
oftic late either by preaching, reading prayer,
or Otherwise, an the parish OF within the pa .
rOCbIal cure OF another clergyman. Nv tn tn-
intent or purpose of forming ar attempting 10
form a new sOnSregaIon within the ilmu- OF
by diocesan au thOrIiy, or otherwise disturbing
The canoDICai parochial relAtiOns o. IN tier
gyman. unless he have reCei we'd express per-
mission Tor that purpose from the minister OF
the parish or cure, or an has Or-nce IRON the
church warcens and vc@trymen. or trustee OF
the congregation, or a ms IOTIty OF them.
The incongruity Of the amendm mt when
read WIN tbe text OF the canon caused general
laughter. he words IN brackets are the pro-
pos, a addition.
After considerable debate the whole SUBJECT
81.
The friends OF Mr.. Tying regard TINS =
great triumph.
The Committee on Canous, to which wac ra-
feTTed proposed canon, with an amendment
concerning the conservation Of churches, re-
ported the following canon.
]. The form of conservation Of a church or
chapel shall not be used Al any time before
sufIclt nj evidence be furnished 10 the Bishop
hat the building 70 De- c0nse Grated. aud tue
land on which il stands. Is tree from debt OF
other pecunIary liability.
,. The ut j. 10 such building and Land shall
he secured 10 the person. persons, or corpora
uon authorlz ed by the law Of the State or Ter
rltory in which il is situated t. hold prop -rty
for the diocese, parish or congregation, and
such building or land shall not De eacumbered
or alienated BY mOrigag or sale by TIE parties
aforesaid withoatthe consent % the eccl-siast-
zeal authority Of the diocesa AZ whica they are
situated.
). A church or chapel once consecrated to ths
service OF Almighty God shall BE- separate
from all unhallowed, worldly or common
uses, and II shall not b. removed or disposed
Of or taken down unless permission be first Oh
tanned IRON the Bishop acting by the advice
and consent Of the Standing Committee Of tbs
I diocese IN which il is situated.
The canon is now under the consideration OF
the House.
A number OF objections were made to the
phraseology, especially from Vermont and
Maine, the peculiar laws Of which States MADE
a pew real property ami subject 10 attachment
Tor debt / he proposed canon was finally re-
TERED back 10 to the committee, aud the House
az halt-past three O'Clock p. m, "a iOuTned.