The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-23

FRIDAY. ...'sooi ophN 20 1910.
p,o.es.ant Episcopal General Com
ventfOn.
r,rsros OF TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS
o0S THE TYING CASE
D,r Dr. Haight presented report from
,nS,,nm;ttee on Canoas adverse 70 all the
'as n Ud amendments of the csnons with
IU Uafri 70 the general regulation Of minis
,sTs and their duties.
Row. DR.. Daniel r. Goodwin, of Pennsyl-
MA said that clergymen ought to have
':.sts in their parishes, but not arbitrary
l:ssbts He had already called the atten-
,;Sn Of the Convention to some hardships
hat might arise under the canon requiring
~, he, permission of the clcrgymen Of one pa
-;sh before one from another parish could
estate there. He presented the following
amendment:
' !" Resolped, That clause /, section 6, Of
canon u, title /, is hereby amended SO as
:, read I: 8 No minister belonging to this
church shall oficiate publicly, by preach
inc. reading, or prayers, or otherwise, in
the parish or within the parochial cure of
another clergyman, with the intention Of
establishing, without canonical authority,
new parish or congregation therein /; or Of
otherwise disturbing the canonical paro-
chial relations Of said clergy and
against the prohibition 50 to ofhciate from
the minister of the parish or cure, or in his
absence, from the church wardens and yes
trymen, or trustees of the congregation, or
o majority Of them.'"
"kcsoiped, further, That at the end of:
paragraph 4, clause Q, section 6, title /,
canon u, instead Of the words and the as
sent of a majority Of such ministers shall
be necessary shall be inserted the follow
ing and the prohibition aforesaid must
be from majority Of such ministers ,"
Rev. Dr.. George 81. Norton, of Virginia,
said it was very difficult to find any general
expression to describe the rights and duties
OF clergyman when within the cure of
another, and moved that the subject be re-
committed with the following amendment:
"Resolued, That the report of the Com
mittee on Canons be recommitted, with in
structions to report the following amend
ment: .>-,r
Resolved, That canon r., title /, Sec
ton 6, ri be amended by adding: Nothing
in this canon shall be understood to forbid
a minister of this Church from discharging
all mis- duties as such in respect Of mem
bers of his own parish who may be within
the parochial limits Of another minister,
except the duty of preaching and reading
prayers in d public congregation
Rev. DR.. Goodwin would not accept this
as substitute; and it was withdrawn. ,..s
Rev. DR.. William Adams, of Wisconsin,
said: Had not this canon been on the books
for yearsY 1t certainly had. A, gentleman
in New York had been tried under this
canon, and the ruling in his case was sim
ply judicial determination Of the sense
Of that canon. 1t was determined to make
this Convention court of appeal by sort
of side wind, because the case had been
agitated by factions and taken up by some
OF the papers. What they meant was sim
ply that the Convention should acquit a
gentleman who had been tried, found guilty,
and admonished by the Bishop. Gentlemen
had brought the matter up under . plausi-
bic measure.
The President: DR.. Adams, it is improper
to reflect upon the actions of gentlemen IN
the Convention. e
Rev. DR.. Adams: Withdraw the remark,
then; but that's the effect of it. fLaughter.l
Rev. DR.. Adams moved to lay the subject
on the table.
Several members objected to "applying
the gag law" this subject, as the House
wanted to debate it. Rev. DR.. Adams with
drew his motion. ..r.s.
Rev. DR.. J. n. Rylance, of Illinois, said
the memorials presented were respectful in
form, and the fact that they asked a change
acknowledged the effect Of the canon as it
now stands. There were many in the
Church who were anxious to undo the cast
iron bands of this canon as it stood. While
there was proper protection against.intru-
sions there should be no chance for q cler-
cyman to fall under it's tyrannical enforce
ment by any foolish brother. He disclaimed
any allusion in this to anything that had
recently occurred in the Church. He hoped
the members of this Church were prepared
to relax this canon little. He hoped there
was not clergyman of such mean spirit IN
the Church that he would take wrong ad-
vantage of brother who happened to fall
into his power under this canon.
Rev. Christopher P. Gadsden, Of South
Carolina, supported the proposed change,
and related circumstance in mis- own ex-
perience which, he said, showed its neces-
sity. He had been called upon at one time
to preach to congregation of O different
denomination, and had no time to consult
with any one, but had either to 60 at once
or let those people go without preaching.
Rev. DR.. Haight asked whether! the pur-
port of the canon was anything more or less
than an application of the old principle,
"Mind your own business" TWAS diff
cult to frame canon that would not per-
NIT of trouble arising between clergymen
who held fast to parochial prerogatiYes and
those who believed they were commissioned.
to preach the gospel as they understood it
everywhere and on every occasion. Still
he was willing that the subject should be
recommitted, and the committee would do,
the beat they could with it.
: Judge John N. Conyngham, of Pennsyl-
vania, read the report Of a minority COM
mittee, presented at the time when the Ca
non in question was adopted, which set
forth many objections to the canon.
Rev. DR.. Charles w. Andrews, Of Virgil
mia, said it was an easy thing to pass re-
strictive laws and then say to the minority
If you don't like them leave it." If COM
PEELED to leave the Church, where could
they go Some would resort to the practices
Of idolatary, and some would be found upon
the Eve points of Calvanism. Where out
side of the Church should they rest 1t
was serious thing to lease the Church.
Rev. DR.. J. Peterhn, Of Virginia, said
the canon did not prohibit the Bishop who,
as they read in the morning papers, had
taken part in meeting for the smeliora
ton Of the condition Of the poor Indians.
Now, if any clergyman wished to ofticiate
in his parish against his viii it was best
that he should do SO. Iftany such. clergy
man ,paro than tram