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ornaments WINCH may DC Mt used therein,
yet there is the indication of great sim
plicity; and sthe traditional usage of the
Church in this behalf, from the date of it's
organization here to the present period, is
in conformity Herewith, and has in the
hearts and minds of the great body of its
loyal members the force of law.
"3. Reso!Ued, That this Convention af-
fectionately urges upon all who have to do
with the ordering Of the appointments Of
public worship that they abide by the ira
ditioDs and ceremonies of this American
Church that none other than the " cleri-
Cal habit known 10 our fathers and re-
ferred to by the House Of Bishops at the
General Convention of 1874 as appropriate
to ministers officiating in the congregation,
bands, gowns, and supliccs, with their GUS
tomary appcndages, cassocks and black
stoles, be provided, and that no strange or
naments of the sacred places conducive to
vain show or superstition be introduced.
"a. ReSolued, That in the Judgment of
this Convention, the House Of Bishops con-
curing, the business Of lights in the order
for the Holy Communion, the burning of
incense, reyercnces to the holy table or to
the elements thereon, the elevation Of the
elements, making the sign Of the cross Tex
ccpt when prescribed in the rubric) in and
during divine service, or the celebration of
the Lords Supper, are innovations on our
mode of conducting public worship, offend
against the common order Of the Church,
and wound the conscicnces Of many of its
true and loving members. ...-.
IS. RESOLVED, That this Convention earn
estly expresses its disapproval Of the
omission Of any of those proprieties Of ap-
parel and demeanor when ministering in
the congregation which either rule or gene
raj usage has made distinctive of our wor-
ship, and commends all who, being in Holy
Orders, would deviate on the right hand or
on the left from the common order Of the
Churchs worship, to seek first the counsel
of their bishops and submit themselves to
their godly judgments.
rSigned] M. A. DEWoLFE HOWE,
"JoHN N. CoNYNGHAM.
/" Ne,o York, October &c, 1865"
On motion of Rev. DR.. Haight, the whole
subject embraced in these reports was made
the special order Of the day for Tuesday at
II o'clock.
TUESDAY MORNINGS PROCEEDINGS.
resolution to change the title of the Con-
vention by dropping the words "clerical
and lay" reported against such alteration.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Canons presented re-
ports in favor of free Interpretation of the
prayer book and against any change in the
time of probation Of applicants to Holy Or
ders.
Both reports were accepted.
A message was received from the House
of Bishops in effect that they had adopted
a resolution looking to the publication Of
the prayer book in German, French, and
Spanish.
The Rev. Milo Mahan, of Maryland, for
the Joint Committee on the Russo Greek
Church, which had been appointed by the
Convention Of 1862, and continued by that
of 1865, submitted an interesting report !;
which was read by the secretary.
The report terminated with a resolution
continuing the same committee, with in
structions to report again to the Convention
of 1871.
The report was accepted and the resolu-
ton was carried.
DR.. A. N. Littleiohn, for the Committee
on the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society, submitted an elaborate report on
the subject committed to their charge. The
report was accepted, and so much Of it as
touched upon the Freedmen's Commission
referred to the Board of Missions.
Several messages were read from the
House of Bishops-one of which concurred
in the proposed amendment to canon Of
title Q.
The committee to whom was referred a
canon proposed by the Rev. Dr.. Adams,
prescribing certain hymns TO be sung, re-
ported, and substituted therefor resolution
declaring that until the collection Of hymns
be revised it shall be lawful to sing any
HYMNS from the books known as "Hymns
Ancient and Modern and Hymns for
Church and Home. with the consent Of the
bishop Of the diocese.
An amendment was offered to strike out
the nine last words.
DR.. Adams bravely defended his canon
and enumerated several reasons why it
should be preferred to the resolution re-
ported.
This resolution awakened wide debate.
The Rev. DR.. Peterkin, of Virginia, gave
q humorous account Of some grammatical
and rythmical errors in some OF the ac-
copied hymns.
Another member advocated this two-wing
system, which permitted choice to be
made from either book.
Another member preferred to have greater
restrictions on hymn singing.
Another said if choice was offered the
least proper would often be selected.
A motion to lay on the table was lost.
a motion to refer the resolutions again to
the Committee on Canons was lost.
A motion to adopt DR.. Adams's canon as
q substitute was lost.
The motion to amend by striking out the
last nine words was lost, and the resolu-
ton as reported by the committee was
passed.