The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-13

| EcAeH duu pTcSeTVc LudG SII0pllc1
and absence of unnecessary ceremt
mails. which the Protestant Episeop.
Church in this country sought 10 OF
tain. a5asf s..l - 81 s4l.
Judge Cunningham said he .ha
prepared a canon for the considers
ton OF the Committee on Canons, t
which he proposed it should be refer
red. The new canon would read a
| follows: @ $50
| ''Ggf the Manner of C5nductsIag Diioiin
gaa 81 s5 Worship. a3a
| SECTION 1. No ministerial vest
ments shall be worn during worship
or when present at or officiating a
any rite or ceremony of this Church
excepting surplices, stole bands, Oh
gowns, which shall be used as hereto
tore on occasions of worship, and, al
tho discretion of the minister, may be
| used at rites and ceremonies; and ne
| ecclesiastical vestments shall be worn
on occasions OF Divine worship or
Church services, by choirs or other
assistants therein: .Pt0vided, That
this section shall not be construed to
relate to episcopal vestments. olloa
SEC. 2. Candlesticks. cruciiix, or
super affairs, so-called, made of wood
or metal or other substances, shall
not be used or suffered to stand or
hang over any communion table as
part of the furniture or decoration
thereof. ssHgst at11oG % g.
"SEC. ;. Bowing at the name of
Jesus, except in repeating the creed
turning or bowling towards the com.
munlon table. except so far as may
be enjoined by the Rubie; making
the sign Of the cross, except In bap-
tism; the elevation of either the ele-
ments during Holy Communion, or
oblation Of communications of others;
occasional singing in churches, except
as provided BY the Rubics, and the
use of incense in, and during the con
dueting of, Divine service, are all de
clared unlawful"
Rev. Nj. Beck, of Delaware, ana
madverted on the fact that these me-
MORALS had been gotten up 10 New
York, and sOwn broadcast through
out the country, and signed by many
persons without fully comprehending
their itnport.la = ssei1 e5ai1la s 1.
Rev. S. p. Tynge, Jr., was present
ON the floor Of the convention, ia
earnest conversation with several del
egates. 80. ....... '... s. -,.' 81 .Y.s.4s,.
Recess was taken at 1:15 o'clock to
2 o'clock. 49, 9af ut -h7las sd as2
On reassembIing. Rev. Milo Mahan,
from the Committee OF Removal, pre-
.sented a report of the committee. The
report recommended the removal oe
the sessions Of the cOnvention, after
tomorrow recess, to the Church of
the TRANSPORTATION. corner of TWen-
ty, Ninth Street aud Broadway. He !
moved that the convention concur 10
the report, and remove at l o'clock
TO morrow afternoen. .sal z.. ar
The report was adopted.
After debate. Governor Hamilton
Fish, from the Committee on Canons,
made a report, which suggested the
transfer from tho Constitution to a
canon, of that portion Of the 9Th Ar
ticle OF the Constitution which was
complained of as too restrictive on the
formation of new Dioceses In pro-
posing the transfer to the canon, they |
also proposed to alleviate the recur-
ment Ofthe number of sulf supporting
parishes !; to reduce the number now
required from fifteen to six. In 9TH
er respects, the canon, as proposed by
the Committee, will be the same as
at present.
The provision of the Constitution
for these restrictions taken out, the !
proposed that every new
Diocese. shall make, before its crea-
ton, SONS arrangement for the sup
port of the Episcopacy. The report |
was made the special order for II
o clock Thursday.
E Rev. DIR. Adams, of Wisconsin,
took the floor on the subject of the |
canon proposed by Judg3S1 Conig- |
ham He said when the question was
debated, it would be that the House |
would consider. the matter with all
due regard for the distinctive rights !
OF both the Low and High Church |
branches of the Episcopal Church. y |
The memorials and the proposed |
canon were referred to the Commit
tee on Canons.
Rev. Jos. A, Harold offered |
another resolution instructing the |
Committee on Canons to the subject |
usage by defect in omit'ing any por-
tion of the services already pre- |
scribed. Referred the same as the |
last Frg r z T @ aloEtj
A message from the House of Bish- |
ops was read, In which they concur in
the proposed removal The Prcsi |
dent names the folio ging gentlemen |
as a committee on clerical salaries:
Jas. H. Thompson, Of Maryland; 5, /
b. Ruggles, of New York; James W. J
Van Nastraud, of Nebraska; Geo. q. /
of Massachusetts, and |
johnson Barbour, of Virginia.
The Rev DIR. VIM. Cowper, of |
Mead, Connecticut, got the floor, and |
WHEREAS, The restoration of the |
unity of the Church is an object of
vast importance, as without unity it |
viii be impossible for her perfectly |
to fulfill her mission to the world; |
and 2
WHEREAS, In the opinion Of many
the signs of the times indicate that
there is a strong aud increasing de-
sire among the churches of the vari-
Gus denominations of Christians in
Chtissendom to see such unity re-
stored; therefore, =
ResolUed, The House of Bishops
thatla joint committee of
the two Houses. constituting the
General Convention, which commit
tee shall consist Of an equal number
of Bishops, Presbyteries and Laymen,
be appointed as al organ of commu-
nication with other branches of the
Church, and the different Christian
bodies deserving conference on the
subject. the said committee to be en-
titled Commission of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United
States of America" On charge of
unity, Dir. Ruggles Withdrew his reso
luton with similar object offered by
h L., Gntr,rdnu nnA Dr. Md . M ssed