The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-14
The Episcopal General Convention
Proceedings of Thursday and friday
A New York dispatch of Friday last says:

s7545. The Committee on Dioceses reported
in favor of admitting the Diocese OF Nebraska
into full fellowship with the Convention also,
in favor Of substituting Diocesan Council for
Diocesan Convention, as apphed 10 that par
ticular Diocese.
Hon. S. B. Ruggles and Rev. DR.. De Wolfe
Howe spoke strongly against the proposed
change of name. The latter said, II changes
we're to be made in this way, by-and-by we
should be hearing OF Conferences, reform
ed Catholic Church." and other things OF that
kind. ,,.
Rev. DIR. Littlejohn said the Church in Min
| nesota now called their annual assemolaSe not
Diocesan Convention, but Council. Rev.
DR.. Peterkin, Of Virginia, was In favor OF the
change. He reminded the Convention that IN
the Prayer Book the Almighty was inyoaed 0e 10 70
be present with the General Council OF his
Church.
While The debate was in progress, q message
was received from the House OF Bishops, an
nouncing that that body had adopted o resolu-
ton admitting Nebraska Rev. DR.: Goodwin,
of Pennsylvania, said he did not think 1t was
fair that the action Of the House should thus
be be- determined by the Bishops. He was in
favor of admitting Nebraska, but he thought
it had acted wrongly in changing the name,
as before stated. He would move that the
whole subject be laid on the table until re-
port could be received from the Committee on
Csnone. The debate ran on without final re-
suit till P. NJ, when the Convention adjourn
cd.
The following is summary of the proceed
ings on Saturday:
Rev. E. F. Dashell, of Maryland, presented o
petition praying for q division Of the Diocese
| of Marvland. Referred to the committee on
new dioceses.
MIR. Wm n. Battle. LII. D., offered an amend
meat to the constitution that the following be
added to canon 12, title 2: THAT member OF
church removing from one parish to another
shall be amenabe to the jurisdiction and sub
ject to the pastoral care OF the pastor OF the
parish to which he removes" Referred TO the
Goa mittee on canons and constitution.
The Rt Rev. DR.. Coke, Bishop of the Dio-
cese of Western New York. presented man.
moth petition Of one hundred feet long to the
House of Bishops, the largest roll presented
to the Episcopal Church on any subject. This
petition embraces the names OF the clergy VINO
have signed the petition for COMMISSION to
be appointed, to meet similar commission
from the Methodists, with reference to church
union. The letters received show that almost
the entire clergy, with but very few dissenting
voices, desire church union. The plan OF
union proposed is that presented by the Eng
lish P. E. Church to the Wesleyan Me5hodists, MTH1
namely: ~ The admission OF WESLEYAN
preachers to holy orders with the hypotheti-
cal form; (2) recognition Of the itlnerant
and local system (9) licensing OF the
meeting houses az recognition of the
class and love-feast system /; l5l per-
mission to continue the use Of extsm-
pore forms except for tho Sacraments; (6) re-
tention by the Wesleyane OF their endowments
and trusts. Accompanying the petition were
memorial papers bearing on church unity,
being extracts from the speeches OF Bishops
Alonzo Potter, Burgess, Coke, and others,
when the appointment OF commission OF con-
ference with the Methodists was under discus
sion. The original commission haTlng de-
ceased except Bishop McIlvaine, OF OHIO, the
petition now presented asks to have it filled
up again 80 as to meet the committee recently
| appointed by tho General Conference OF the M.
E. Church. The General Conference of the NJ.
E. Church appointed u committee OF confer
euce, as 1t was understood, out OF courtesy to
the Episcopal Convention, but very Little Is ex-
pected from them. The House OF Bishops will
probably take action on the petition and memo
rial to-day.
The Rov. Dr. Goodwin, of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented the following memorial:
To the House of Bishops and House of Cleri-
cal and Lay Delegates Of, &c.: The undersign-
ed. ministers and laymen OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church, would respectfully submit to
your venerable body the following statement
and petition:
non 12, title 1, which forbids the officiating
minister of our church, IN any way. or under
any circumstances, officiating within certain
territorial limits OF parishes other than their
own, without the express permission Of The
minister OF the parish, or OF q majority OF
them, if there be moro than one. According
to this construction, q minister OF our church
IS forbidden to officiate within such territorial
limits, even in places Of worship belonging t.
other Christian bodies, without such perms-
sion. He ls forbidden to oficlate even for his
own parishioners, within such llmi 6; and he is
forbidden, although he may be all agent OF
some missionary or other society, and without q
parish Of his own, to ofhciate within such
limits, even at the invitation OF the minis
ter of the church in which he is requested to
oficiate, if there be more than one settled min
lister in the city or town. until he shall receive
the express permission Of O majority Of such
ministers. AS to the question whether this is
the true construction OF the cauon, your petit
tioncrs would here express no opinion, but
simply stating their conviction that the canon,
as thus interpreted, is inconsistent, at least in
some of it's applications, with the reasonable
liberties of the clergy and lai'y of your chuI ch,
would respectfully ask that it may be repealed,
or so modified as to apply only to unauthoriz-
ed attempts at the formation Of new parishes,
OF TO intrusions upon the actual acknowledged
and onrolled parishoncrs OF other ministers OF
this church"
signed by William A. Muhlcnberg, D. D.,
John Cotton Smith, D. D., Edward A. Wash
burne, D. D., A. II. vuton, d. D., H. Dyer, D.
D., Rev. Phillip Brooks Daniel h. Goodwin,
D. D., LII. D., Henry r. Montgomery, D. D.,
Francis Wharton, D. D., LII. D., R. Bethel
Claxton, D. D., Clement NJ Butler, D. D.,
Richard Newton, D. D., Rev. R. T. Parvin,
Rev. A. N. Morrison, Steph en- H. Tying, D. D.,
and others.
Adeegato rose and moved that the commit
tee OF arrangements be instructed TO inform
the Convention if the religious services each
morning during the session Of the Convention
were to be the same as they were this morn
ing.
Another delegate moved to table. Carried.
The cause which drew forth this motion was
that the chatting by the surpiced choir OF
boys, which is customary in Trinity Chapel,
and which has been practiced, as usual, each
morning Of the Convention, was lot performed
to-day. It appears that number OF the dele
gates objected to the presence Of the boys and
to their surplces, and yesterday over eighty
of the delegates remained outside the church
edifce while the chanting was going on in
side. This word OF explanation will explain
what follows:
Another delegate now moved that the choir
of Trinity Chapel be, and is hereby request
ed to give their assistance to the musical
portion Of the services rs heretofore, and
that they continue to- give their assistance
during the remainder of the Conventions ses-
sion.
AN attempt was made to table the motion,
and DR.. Haight got the floor. He said he
wished it to be distinctly understood that the
change made in the musical portion Of the SER
vice was not made by the request directly OF
opv narsou nnnnectod with tbjc Convantinn