The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-15
NEW YORK.
Congressional RetYenchment-Gra
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testant Episcopal Convention to-day
DIR. Sam. Cook, DID,, of New York
presented the following memorial, ac
companied by rerbdtint report 0
Rev. Stephen Ell. Tying, Jr., &c, Il
the House of Bishops. and of tn,
Clerical and Lay Deputies in the Gen
eral Convention of the Protestan
Episcopal Church in the United States
| ofAmerica: naa
The undersigned being members Oi
the Protestant Episcopal Church and
Wardens and vestrymen of the Church
OF the Holy Trinity in New York
City, respectfully invite the attention
of the General Convention to the an
nexed report OF the trial of the Rev.
| S, III. Tying, Jr., Rector of said church
! as exhibiting recent Interpretation
of certain canons, the previous I'M
derstaDding thereof, and the long
con tinued, widely extended and un-
disputed usage in conformfty with
that understanding, and respectfully
submit for their consideration the
proprietys of pronouncing some de-
6nation or making some amendment
which may clear the law of dispute
and promote the extension of the
Church, and the advancement of re-
ligion.
Very respectfully, signed, Robert
Dumont. s. Henry, Head Wardens.
I r. r. Tremeine, j. Nelson Tappan,
Charles K. Randall, w. L. Andrews,
Jonathan Edgar, w. B. Northrup, r.
M. Brundige, Vestrymen.
The memorial was referred 10 the
Committee on Canons without debate.
Herman Cape. of Philadelphia, was
re elected Treasurer. -. s.sis i, So.
A member offered a resolution IN
structing the Committee on Canons
to inquire into. and report If It
would be expedient, to amend the
fourth article OF the Constitution,
which was read, as follows: :. The
Bishop or Bishops in every Diocese
shall be chosen agreeably TO such
rules as shall be fixed by the Conven-.
ton of that Diocese, and every Bishop
of this Church shall cOnfine the exer-
else of his Episcopal Office to- his
proper Diocese, unless requested to
ordain or confrm or perfor N any
other act of the Episcopal Office BY
any Church destitute of a Bishop
Adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Benedict, of Georgia, Of
fercd the following:
heSOlUed,s That the Committee on
Oanons be requested to consider the
expedieney of proposing an amend
ment to the constitution, or declara-
to y canon, setting forth the prinei- |
pies embodied In the following state
ment as such, or so much as they !
may deem sufficiently clear and inn
portant, aud in such form as they may
select: This Church. in her iegisla-
tIon, recognizes these principles: that |
the Episcopal character is and under l
lies her organization; that the Epis-
eopal is derived from the Apostles of
our Lord, and perpetuates. thaiE- a.a-=
Th0rfIy TO CONFER uofy orders and ruIc |.
in the Church OF Christ; that this
authority in matters ecclesiastical is
absolute, save when limited by the
Prayer Book, or Cauons, or Coustitu-
ton of the Church; that where the
scope and meaning of this limitation
is questioned, it Is the duty Of the |,
inferior to defer to apostolic authority
till the question of limitStions Is set
tied at the proper tribunal. A
A debate followed as to the refer
enee of the resolution, at the eonctu- +
sion of which the subject was-tabled, I
The following message from the
House of Bishops was referred to the
Committee on Canons:
ResoIUed,. That the I'll ouse Of Cleri.
cal and Lay. the deputies concurringI
Canon 10, Section 2, Little 1, be aud
hereby is anaulled by striking out the
word three, and inserting In its place
the word one, as follows: and If such
foreign clergyman be q deacon he
shal. reside In this country at least
three years, and obtain in this coun-
try the requisite testimonials of chai-
acter before he be ordained priest.
Rev. DIR. Pitkin, CT Michigan, from
the Committee on New Dioceses, re-
ported in favor of the division. of the
Diocese of western New York in dis
tricts, to take place on the 1st of No
vember. Adopted, -esr -
At tue afternoon session a message
was received from the House ofBIsh-
ops. announcing that it concurred in
the resolution for the selection of q
new Diocese in southern New York.
A message was also received from
somebody stating that they had cen
Cured In the resolution adopted |
this morning. dividing the Diocese of
western New York. @
The balance of the session was con-
sumed in discussing the proposed !
change of name, from Convention to
Council.
New YORK, October 14.-Forty-
seven barrels of whisky was seized /
yesterday afternoon by the revenue
officers on the Stonington. steamer
Narragansett. Ga a.g88 /
The Congressional Retrenchment |
Committee examined one witness yes
terday in relation to internal revenue
frauds. asse1 MEa
Thirty-three thousand voters were
registered in Brooklyn yesterday.
Since the close of the quarantine
season custom officers have seized
over one hundred thousand cigars,
while being smuggled into this port.
DR.. Flynn caught his wife and Dan
iel Tracy IN ga0rante deltetH last
night. Flynn shot Tracy. Flynn was
arrested, and the woman fed. & -
NEW YoRK, Oct. 14.-The Con-
gressional Committee on Retrench-
ment having waited two days for |
Binckly's appearance before them to
testify, on inquiring at the Astor
House, found he had left It is said |
Binckly refused to answer questions |
propounded by the Committee. on the |
ground that it would compromise the |
President.
Grace Church has not been sold as |
reported, but the we'll known Brown,
who has been one of the institutions
of the church and city, has left with |
the choir. on account of a disagree
ment with the new Rector, in reference
to the performance of operatic music |
by the choir.
Mr.. Guiidree Boillou. Consul for